tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576390510207905741.post6420846140573371916..comments2023-11-18T17:00:20.266-06:00Comments on Bijou Lovely: button jars.holly | bijou lovelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857113437419125133noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576390510207905741.post-37323733935892115042010-06-14T06:53:16.493-05:002010-06-14T06:53:16.493-05:00I Love Buttons...I have my Great Grandmothers. Yo...I Love Buttons...I have my Great Grandmothers. You know they are old when you open the jar and they smell like formaldehyde. I made a couple of bracelets using wide elastic. I sewed as many buttons as possible all around. I'll have to remember to post my favorite sometime this week.Jamie Janow Elferthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06385167067902914914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576390510207905741.post-9367668243955669192010-06-13T20:30:17.456-05:002010-06-13T20:30:17.456-05:00I did the same thing with my grandma...I remember ...I did the same thing with my grandma...I remember just sitting in the dinning room of her big old farm house and playing with those buttons over and over and over again...maybe that is where we get the love of sewing!?!?Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288394643989799434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576390510207905741.post-30086761457546032072010-06-11T10:13:39.250-05:002010-06-11T10:13:39.250-05:00My grandmother had a button tin that she let me pl...My grandmother had a button tin that she let me play in as well.<br /><br />Congrats on 100 posts!Aubrey S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10463029915830355954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576390510207905741.post-65476240942554188962010-06-11T09:41:59.030-05:002010-06-11T09:41:59.030-05:00My grandma also had jars with buttons that I loved...My grandma also had jars with buttons that I loved to play with (she probably still has them). I don't even know what I did with them, but I used to spend hours playing! I've always wondered where they all came from.Jennyhttp://allthingsjenny.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576390510207905741.post-9519075146352280092010-06-11T09:31:26.058-05:002010-06-11T09:31:26.058-05:00Holly, that is so sweet. It's so neat that yo...Holly, that is so sweet. It's so neat that you have such fond memories of the previous generations. Those jars are lovely :)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617488004725380158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576390510207905741.post-55894865858194731182010-06-11T09:08:54.917-05:002010-06-11T09:08:54.917-05:00My paternal great-grandmother and maternal grandmo...My paternal great-grandmother and maternal grandmother are my inspirations, too. Love the button jar!chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16320267523897987719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576390510207905741.post-4919685660849501802010-06-11T08:42:12.065-05:002010-06-11T08:42:12.065-05:00congrats on the 100th post. this is such a nice me...congrats on the 100th post. this is such a nice memory of your great gram...i love this old button jar. my kids love buttons...they found a bucket once at a fabric store and just sat running their fingers through it the whole time we were thereLesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183716038434262407noreply@blogger.com