Fantastic Five: Button Up!

Buttons are not just your average clothing fastener anymore. Whether a button is a focal point on a piece of jewelry, a numeral on a clock or a repurposed embellishment, buttons are miniature works of art, in a multitude of materials, shapes and colors. Life without buttons? No way!

This week’s Fantastic Five is presented to you by a special guest Zibbeter with expertise in buttons, Barbra LaBosco of All About the Buttons. She knows “all about buttons.” Read on to see what she found. After reading this week’s Fantastic Five search Zibbet for handmade buttons, vintage buttons, and buttons under supplies. Special thanks to Barbra of All About the Buttons for putting this together for us.

1. Handmade Button in Pink Purple Saffron Green by Fulgorine $1.50: This handmade polymer clay button with an intricate design in pink, purple, green and saffron yellow has been sanded smooth and polished to a satin shine. A stunning addition however it will be used.

2. Unakite Double Wrap Bracelet by Milena’s Corner $25: This double wrap beaded bracelet stands out with unakite beads and an etched wood button. Unakite is considered a balancing stone that releases mental or emotional blocks. It can stimulate the health of the heart & circulatory system. So not only pretty, but good for you!

3. Pink Mist Vintage Button Brooch by Callooh Callay $25: Revise and reuse those old buttons! Here are 2 chunky, mid-century, vintage plastic buttons combined in a soft pink and gray brooch. The center is a gray button with a three-leafed cutout design reminiscent of a Gothic window. Old yet new!

4. White Button Earrings by Lucy’s Bead Studio $8:  Modern and fresh button earrings will make you stand out! Silver wire shaped into a circle, buttons added, and a little twist at the top and you have an awesome pair of earrings.

5. Floral Decorated Wooden Buttons by Funkie Junkie $3.50:  Welcome spring with this set of flower decorated wood buttons. On a sweater?  A scrapbook page?  A necklace? These will be a special ornament on any craft or garment.

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very top image - Handmade Lampwork Frosted Heart Button by Polychrome Beads $6

Judy writes the ‘Fantastic Five‘ column where she features 5 Zibbet items every week. She is the owner of four Zibbet shops: Portable Graffiti Graphics, Portable Graffiti buttons, Proofreader, and Wild Goose Chase vintage, crafts and supplies. You can follow Judy on Facebook.

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18 Responses to “Fantastic Five: Button Up!”

  1. March 12th, 2012 at 1:43 pm LOCDesignStudio

    Buttons are very cool! Great choices Barbra Buttons!

  2. March 12th, 2012 at 3:22 pm RaigeCreations

    awesome!!
    nice to feed my new button obsession, visually at least.

  3. March 12th, 2012 at 3:43 pm EverythingElse

    SUPERB! Who doesn’t love a good button? and don’t we all remember the childhood favorite “Button, Button - Who’s Got the Button?” These are beauties and who better to give Judy a break and write up this Fantastic Five review than Barbra?!?!?

  4. March 12th, 2012 at 3:46 pm fulgorine

    This has just reminded me how much I love buttons! :D

  5. March 12th, 2012 at 4:13 pm Simple things and big adventures « Fulgorine

    [...] two (and I haven’t got the tool right yet either). The point is one of my buttons has been featured on Zibbet’s blog which is always nice encouragement. My button (the featured one). My other button (this one has a [...]

  6. March 12th, 2012 at 4:15 pm olebaglady

    Love them all!!! Super five! My grandmother had a button box and when we were kids they were jewels to us…played in them for hours and hours..now I collect in old fruit jars..remember the childhood often!

  7. March 12th, 2012 at 5:49 pm CalloohCallay

    So many great picks–each perfect in its own way. Thanks so much for the feature!

  9. March 13th, 2012 at 3:44 am breathofthedragon

    What a unique theme for this FF! Great picks, Barbra!
    ~Sunfire

  10. March 13th, 2012 at 2:34 pm spankyluvsvintage2

    Buttons buttons Zibbets got the buttons :)
    Great Fantastic 5 wonderful choices Barb!

  11. March 13th, 2012 at 2:46 pm lucysbeadstudio

    Oh Thank you so much for highlighting my Button Earrings! I love all the great buttons featured! Thank you Barb!
    LeeAnne
    Lucys Bead Studio

  12. March 13th, 2012 at 4:51 pm AllAboutTheButtons

    This was great fun to do despite not thinking of a theme for a bit and then being hit over the head by a giant….button!

  14. March 14th, 2012 at 10:13 am RosyDaysAprons

    I love buttons! These were all great finds! Will have to do a little shopping this morning:)

  15. March 14th, 2012 at 11:50 am Clarify

    So many great uses for buttons, they are all beautiful.

  16. March 15th, 2012 at 3:29 pm theyellowroses

    I love buttons! And these are wonderful!

  17. March 16th, 2012 at 7:07 pm monkmama54

    I have always loved buttons, used to play with them when I was a kid! This is a great collection you have put together~love them all!

  18. March 18th, 2012 at 9:04 am creationsbygena

    Beautiful Fantastic 5! Love all these buttons!

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