Micheline Gravel is truly an avid button collector! She is a member of the National Button Society, and a member of the Ottawa Valley Button Club in Canada.
Needless to say, her store, inspiredwithbuttons is filled with unusual buttons made from different materials. There are buttons made from brass, mother of pearl shells, glass, wood, lucite, ceramics and with crystals. It is an Aladdin's cave full of button treasures!
The large one one featured above is a vintage Bakelite one. Some of her antique buttons date back to the Victorian era. Shown here are my favorites from her vintage and antique collections.
Depending on their size, the buttons can be used as jewelry clasps in bracelets. See links below for some tutorials. Larger ones can be converted to pendants with some wire work.
Off to a button treasure hunt?
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Vintage glass Art Deco buttons |
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brass buttons |
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Victorian button |
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Vintage colored enamel button |
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Early 20th century pearl shell buttons |
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Vintage metalized plastic buttons |
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Vintage moonglow buttons |
Before You Go:
- How to Make All in One Button Earrings Tutorial
- How to Make All in One Shank Button Earrings
- More Button Jewelry Tutorials to Inspire
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ReplyDeleteI still kick myself for selling off a ton of great coat buttons 5 years ago. I had quite a collection and at the time thought I'd never use them. What a dummy!
That is so sad! But on the bright side, you can go shopping again!
DeleteHi: I bought a bag of antique buttons and some of them have 2 copper/bronze tiny tubes soldered on the back for attaching? The other option is that they are a bracelet or necklace buttons? Have you ever heard of buttons like that? Bob
ReplyDeleteHmm. Nope, I have never come across that before. Are those soldered tubes attached like shanks?
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