... and I work in a button factory...

My Memere (French-Canadian Grandmother, and the origin of much of my crafty-ness) recently came into a large amount of fabric, patterns, wood pieces and other crafty goodies... and by "large amount" I mean enough to fill a truck. Twice. Seriously.

And so what is she to do but call up myself and a couple of my aunts for a free fabric feeding frenzy? I'm actually pretty proud of myself, to avoid physically being pushed out onto the street by my own fabric stash, I kept the taking to a minimum and snagged nothing (well, almost nothing) that I wouldn't have bought for myself at the store. Sorta.

Anyway, one of my prizes was a HUGE bag of buttons... and I love collecting buttons. They're so small, so colorful, so unique, and you just never know when one will come in handy! I'm looking forward to sitting down with my new collection and sorting them into mason jars by color... I know, thats a little sad isn't it? Oh well...

Anyway, here are some fun Flickr photos of "Button Crafts" I found today while searching for inspiration.

Credits:

1. cherry button napkin closeup, 2. more button flowers, 3. Crafting 365, day 189 - Button Brooches, 4. Giant Multicoloured Button Necklace, 5. Button Christmas Trees, 6. Button Fairy 1, 7. I am a little Button Brooch, 8. Craft buttons pillow, 9. Button Flowers, 10. red buttons and linen, 11. Vintage button suit @the INTUIT fair, Chicago, 12. Watercolor Button Flowers, 13. COLLANA the second buttons necklace, 14. 1st BUTTON CUFF, 15. Button Bouquet, 16. button quilt detail