Fond Memories

Buttons. I love buttons. They remind me of this store my mom used to take me to in Downtown Salinas. It was a fabric store and on the second floor, they had a bin of buttons. (I think the store is still there, but not the bin of buttons). All the buttons were loose... it was like a sensory table full of various shapes, colors and sizes. I loved to just move my hand through them. I loved to search through them for just the right button. Perhaps this was the beginning of my button fetish.

I now have several containers full of buttons. They are all organized by color to make it easier when I was making my Color I-Spy Bean Bags (reminds me that I really need to make more of them). But really, there is no way that I can use that many buttons... or make that many I-Spy Bean Bags. So, I decided to come up with something else to do with them.

I've been looking for tacks for my bulletin board. I didn't want anything boring and ordinary... so I made some tacks with all my buttons! I love them!... and I've listed a few sets in my On A Whimm store.

You should also search Etsy and see what other fun things people have done with buttons. Here are just a few...