Vintage Metal Buttons From Love Buttons

Hello everyone!

Here is a small selection from the vintage and antique metal buttons available from Love Buttons HQ.

36mm Vintage Metal Picture Button With Castle, £7.00.

13mm Twinkle/Mirror Back Vintage Metal Buttons x 9, £4.50.

 

1940s/50s Vintage Metal Buttons With Anchor Motif x 6, £1.80.

To see more vintage and antique metal buttons, visit the Love Buttons HQ Vintage Metal Buttons Section.

Posted by Julia of * Love Buttons HQ * Fire Horse Textiles *

Bunch 'O Buttons

I recently had the opportunity to buy a huge lot of buttons.  I don't normally deal in buttons but this was a fun way for me to learn a little more about them.  I now have several lots of buttons for sale in my store that I hopefully have grouped to appeal to collectors and crafters alike.

12 Camouflage Tight Tops

300+ Red Buttons

10 Matching Antique Buttons

22 Blue Glass Buttons

1940's dress using Butterick B5281 pattern

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Butterick-B5281-Misses-Dress-and-Belt-14-22-/180738747228?pt=UK_Crafts_SewingPatterns_EH&hash=item2a14de6b5c

The dress below was made by a customer of mine using  Butterick pattern B5281, a green buckle which was purchased from purplestevie at ebid (http://uk.ebid.net/items/purplestevie) and 2 buttons made by her husband.

"The buttons were actually made by my husband (with a bit of help from me of course!).  You can buy something similar – I think they’ve got a French name – and I’d seen some but didn’t want to pay the price.   So we used Russia braid – but the real secret was the rubber washer (which came off the eyelets for the tent) – I just knew they’d come in handy one day!!"

Vintage Glass Buttons

Hello everyone. Here are a few of the vintage glass buttons offered for sale at Love Buttons HQ.

White Glass Buttons with flowers £3.00.

Brown Glass Buttons Shaped Like a Shamrock or Clover Leaf £5.00.

Black Glass Buttons With Gold Lustre £6.00.

Posted by Julia of * Love Buttons HQ * Fire Horse Textiles *

Crochet is back in fashion

Crochet waistcoats, tops, jumpers etc are back in fashion why not create your own garment in the style and colour you want.
http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/crochet-pattern-loweth-ladies-top-32-42-charity-100593189.htm

http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/crochet-pattern-vintage-sirdar-ladies-beach-wear-top-shorts-charity-

http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/cotton-jumper-crochet-knitting-pattern-1728-patterns-103725596.htm

http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/twilleys-crochet-pattern-6402-ladies-tops-bust-34-40-105133276.htm

http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/twilleys-crochet-pattern-6253-ladies-tunic-shawl-bust-32-38-105133530.htm

http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/crochet-halter-pattern-halter-top-47686834.htm

http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/stylecraft-halterneck-top-crochet-strap-top-pattern-dk-81-107cms-32-42ins-94878468.htm

A selection of ladies 1950's patterns from ebid sellers

http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/vintage-bestway-knitting-pattern-b2586-ladies-mans-jacket-34-42-105110971.htm

http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/woman-s-weekly-knitted-cardigans-and-jerseys-1950s-82549921.htm

http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/44-vogue-knitting-book-fashion-in-knitting-crochet-1950s-103093611.htm

http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/1950-s-woman-magazine-pullout-booklet-10-knitting-patterns-95999952.htm

http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/vintage-1950s-misses-full-skirt-pattern-simplicity-105099010.htm

http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/1950-s-vintage-knitting-pattern-ladies-gloves-weldons-a885-101685684.htm

http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/vintage-knitting-pattern-patons-ladies-twinset-1950s-101677505.htm

http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/vintage-1950-s-simplicity-pattern-5203-misses-shift-dress-size-med-14-16-cut-98395980.htm

http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/6-vintage-ladies-sewing-patterns-1950s-sexy-pencil-skirts-some-uncut-103302631.htm

A Walk In The Country - Etsy Gift Guide

'A Walk In The Country' by FireHorseTextiles

Some of the pleasures of walking in the countryside... flowers, trees, animals and insects

Tree Slice Business Card Hol... MadeWithClayAn... $40	Fabric Ceramic Ring - Butter... BlueTerracotta $16
Bohemian skinny headband tan... Mashacrochet $27	Whimsical Wellie Rain Boot i... sloeginfizz $35
Pansies of red and orange wi... SophieandMoe $30	Original Watercolor & Ink &q... circlesaregood $25
Good Vibrations Magnet Set -... GoFindAHappyPl... $8.5	Orange and Green Retro Snail... blockpartypres... $35
Tangatina - Art Doll Hannakin $50	Cottage Brooch - Lapel Pin /... ME2Designs $10
Fox Brooch Animal Brooch Han... NUTAK $15	Orange and Yellow Real Flowe... caughtREDhande... $26
Orange Cosmo 8x10 Fine Art P... laughlovephoto $25	owl zipper pouch, decorative... mamableudesign... $29
Vintage Flower Trim - Orange... theturniptruck $18.5	woodland pony - wooden anima... carnivalamigo $22

Treasury tool supported by the dog house

Posted by Julia K Walton of Fire Horse Textiles 

P G Wodehouse Collectable Books

Rob (my husband) and I have been decluttering a bit lately. First we sold our CD collection and donated all of the records to Oxfam, along with an antique treadle Singer sewing machine. I had been reluctant to get rid of the sewing machine, but Oxfam refurbishes them and sends them to countries where there is no reliable electricity supply. They can be the start of a new business venture for an individual, so it seemed like an excellent new lease of life for the machine.

Here is the sewing machine and stand, with my newer model in the background!

Anyway, this week it was the turn of the books. Most will be donated to charity shops, but our collection of P G Wodehouse books will be sold on Ebay. Many of these are collectable, and very funny to read, of course, so there are some bargains to be had!

The auctions can be found in my Ebay shop here, and will finish on 7 and 8 May 2013.

Posted by Julia of * Love Buttons HQ * and * Fire Horse Textiles *