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went to my local thrift store on Friday because I had the day off and lo and behold someone I knew was behind the cash register, so I scored!
got a huge bag of buttons, the bag said $4 but she said, "you ain't paying that much."
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p229/batchoohus/sewing/buttonsm.jpg
a wool skirt, which will become my new winter scarf:
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p229/batchoohus/sewing/woolsm.jpg
close up of the pretty purple fabric:
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p229/batchoohus/sewing/woolpsm.jpg
a nice piece of flannel:
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p229/batchoohus/sewing/plaidsm.jpg
a lovely swath of floral:
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p229/batchoohus/sewing/upclosesm.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p229/batchoohus/sewing/floralsm.jpg
and I got the whole bunch for 5 bucks.
only five dollars.
oh and these two heavy pieces of canvas, I am going to make a shopping bag or two from:
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p229/batchoohus/sewing/canvasfloralsm.jpg
ryanmoore
02-17-2008, 04:59 PM
oh that is so not fair
i love buttons!!!!!!!!!!!
oh that is so not fair
i love buttons!!!!!!!!!!!
Me, too. as I was laying my goods on the counter I saw the bag of buttons, on a shelf far behind the cash register. I stopped talking. Then I asked are those buttons? I want those buttons. Please? and she brought them to me, and I knew they were all mine from that point on.
Almost did a little happy dance. almost.
goofipinay
02-17-2008, 05:32 PM
haha freakin awesome
what are you gonna do with all of em??
yay buttons!! the blue floral is very nice!
haha freakin awesome
what are you gonna do with all of em??
The flannel will be a scarf.
The wool skirt will be a scarf.
the blue floral will become my new shopping bags... no more plastic for me.:D
I got scarves on the brain... *huge grin*
Plasma
02-17-2008, 08:27 PM
Gosh, buttons are only surpassed in the "cool things to put on random fabric" area by keys.
Does anyone know where i can get some old keys?
klc1168
02-17-2008, 10:12 PM
Sweet, I get lucky sometimes and other times I totally strike out. My last go I landed a shoe box full of vintage 1950's thru 1970's patterns. I haven't picked them up yet, the owner is holding them for me until tomorrow. I can't wait. I know they are all too small but I may copy them or I may just frame the packaging and hang them on my wall. I may sell them. IDK but it was too tempting to pass up. I love the art on really old patterns.
the-same-girl
02-17-2008, 10:18 PM
Luuuuuuuucky!
ladyjanewriter
02-17-2008, 11:01 PM
Wowwww! I love the floral! You lucky duck.
lizzymahoney
02-17-2008, 11:27 PM
For keys, the most likely spot to score them is with older friends, people your parents' ages. Old folks like me generally have duplicates of duplicates for all kinds of keys including tiny little diary keys and some from every door we ever rekeyed and every car we ever bought. We think we'll remember what they used to unlock, but we never do. So I have keys in my desk and in my kitchen junk drawer, only I know what they all are for and still have the locking devices. My fancier old keys from 75 years ago or more are all dedicated to craft and DIY stuff like windchimes and shadowboxes, except the ones that actually work in locksets I also have.
You can also buy bunches of keys on ebay and places like that.
lizzymahoney
02-17-2008, 11:35 PM
Batch, may I suggest that you thread or pin the same style and color of buttons together? That makes it easier if you want to replace all seven buttons on a shirt with some of those old ones. You'll know if you have enough if you sort through them first.
That is an exceptionally good buy for that many buttons, although I can't really see the quality of them. It looks like you have coat buttons among them.
I have literally thousands of old buttons. I keep glass vases filled with them by color, and sometimes I have tiny little ziplocs of particular styles. A few vases seem random colored, but there will be another reason to put them together like the all bakelite, or MOP, or glass buttons.
yay buttons!! the blue floral is very nice!
I touch everything as I look, and as soon as I felt this one, my mind said, "canvas, sturdy... shopping bag!".
camoxx3
02-18-2008, 01:46 AM
Omg. Giant Pink Button!!! You're lucky those finds are amazing.
NalaniFromDaHood
02-18-2008, 02:26 AM
UGH! Everyone else's goodwills and sal. army have such cool stuff! Ours don't! They like, sell the crappiest shirts for 4 bucks!
I'm jealous. :P
davef85
02-19-2008, 01:40 AM
Yeah.... $5 does seem to go a long way at Savers or Salvation army.
Great finds! I should ask if they keep odd buttons and stuff.
harrypottergeek
02-25-2008, 05:09 AM
Omg, buttons! I love buttons! I'm never able to find anything cool like that at my Goodwill.... I might have to go tomorrow just to look....
Omg, buttons! I love buttons! I'm never able to find anything cool like that at my Goodwill.... I might have to go tomorrow just to look....
You should make a habit of going on a regular basis, even if you have no cash. Just so you can get to know the staff.
I love buttons, too. When my grandmother died, years ago, I was given her sewing books and her jar of buttons. That was priceless. The woman had been sewing since she was young... so there were buttons that were as old as she was. Let's see, she was born in the early 1900's, so yeah, it was a wonderful gift.
Batch, may I suggest that you thread or pin the same style and color of buttons together? That makes it easier if you want to replace all seven buttons on a shirt with some of those old ones. You'll know if you have enough if you sort through them first.
That is an exceptionally good buy for that many buttons, although I can't really see the quality of them. It looks like you have coat buttons among them.
I have literally thousands of old buttons. I keep glass vases filled with them by color, and sometimes I have tiny little ziplocs of particular styles. A few vases seem random colored, but there will be another reason to put them together like the all bakelite, or MOP, or glass buttons.
I feel like such a dork never replied to your post, and this is an excellent idea. Thank you.
finally made a bag out of one of the blue panels of fabric
for my groceries.
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p229/batchoohus/barns/InyokernStatePreschool095-1.jpg
JumpyJavaJawa
02-04-2009, 03:15 PM
awesome bags! I love them!
nice haul! Congrats on the buttons:)
awesome bags! I love them!
nice haul! Congrats on the buttons:)
I feel akin to a pirate when I am lucky to score some cool swag, damn good feeling.
thank you most kindly for thinking the bags are cool. Kinda weird how I made it, just toodling along thinking about things I had seen and demonstrated and it just flowed all together.
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