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Button Tin Finds & Vintage Sewing Notions

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Closeup of a handmade button bracelet made with aqua stretchy cord and buttons in ivory, white, periwinkle, aqua, pipnk and purple.
Vertical flatlay grid of 54 vintage buttons five rows and nine columns. The colors go from pearl, butter yellow, light purple, pinks, reads, orange, blue, green, tortoise shell, black and last brass. Each has a unique shape some shank buttons and some with two or four holes.

A Collection Of Vintage Sewing Notions

Thread spools, whatnots, colorful buttons from my grandmother’s tin, and printable button cards from the studio.

Overhead photo of an open vintage button tin filled with buttons in blues, whites, grays, black, with a peak of the lid with yellow tulips on it.
Overhead shot of various vintage wooden and plastic thread spools with advertising from Talon and Coata and Clark's brand.
Closeup of a handmade button bracelet made with aqua stretchy cord and buttons in ivory, white, periwinkle, aqua, pipnk and purple.

An Easy Stitch Project

Using a few buttons from the tin.

Three inch wooden hoop with ivory fabric embroidery cherry stems in green thread with on leaf at the top and two different red buttons for cherries on a warm wood background.

Vintage notions that I’ve collected along the way.

Flatlay overhead shot of vintage notions including a Zig Zag Accessories tin, measuring tape, a vintage thimble with container, thread spools, a STAR darning box kit, tiny purse size sewing kit with a bible verse on it and a tomato pin cushion. Elements flow from red to brass to warn kraft paper.
Vintage purse size sewing kit shown open with tiny metal scissors, thread wrapped around gold cards and a golden suede interior.
Large green floral buttons on the original cards. The card is ivory with brown swooping arrow details.

Free Printable Button Cards

Print and finish with your own collection of buttons—download the printable here.

Victorian line art in navy blue of a girl with four flowers on her hat with buttons sewn onto the flower centers in purple, coral, emerald green and navy. Button carda and another card with maroon buttons and a hit of vintage ivory sewing tape in the package shown on a maroon background.
Star divider used has two hand drawn lines with a star in the center, used as a content break and signals new or different content below. This doodle style illustration is in a medium charcoal gray.

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