Introducing Sylvia our new blogger

Old Buttons Shop .com  is the website of Sylvia LLewelyn who is a Qualified valuer of Antiques and Art and who has been collecting and dealing in buttons for many years. Her collection of buttons has examples from 450 BC to Present day, and it has been on display to the public. Sylvia  is the author of "Old Buttons"  which can be purchased from ebay and Amazon.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Old-Buttons-Book-Sylvia-LLewelyn-Antique-and-Vintage-Button-Guide-/250980245268?pt=UK_Crafts_Buttons_EH&hash=item3a6f969f14#ht_500wt_1284

Book also available on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon US now!

I have purchased this book myself, it has fabulous photos of a wide range of collectable buttons  and worth every penny!

Sylvia from her business in the King’s Road, Chelsea, London, SW3  has supplied buttons and vintage jewellery and inspiration to famous clothes desginers all over the World, Film Production Companies, Operas, Theatres and Museums.  She has also contributed to the Millers Price Guide Publications and written many articles on antiques and buttons.  She now travels the World with her collection giving lectures and talks on buttons through their history, developement and fashion.

Why not visit Sylvia's shop and browse her collection of buttons 

http://www.oldbuttonsshop.com/

http://www.oldbuttonsshop.com/?page_id=4&category=1&product_id=82

http://www.oldbuttonsshop.com/?page_id=4&category=5&product_id=80

 Sylvia's Fair dates for February 2012
11th Feb 2012 Caampden Passage, Angel, London
13th Feb 2012 Monday Covent Garden, Jubilee Market.
16th Feb 2012 Thursday SpitalfieldsMarket, London, UK
20th Feb 2012 Monday Covent Garden, Jubilee Market
22nd Feb 2012 Wednesday Campden Passage, Angel, London, UK
23rd Feb 2012 Thursday Spitalfields Market
27th Feb 2012 Monday Covent Garden, Jubilee Market