welcome to the family, 40 pounds of vintage buttons!

Posted on 22. Jul, 2012 by in at the office, in the studio

Yesterday, my business partner Sarah and I were on a vintage buying trip for of our new ecommerce startup, Hello Holiday. We were at the home of a woman with a huge collection of vintage jewelry that we were looking through, and she casually mentioned that she had lots of old buttons as well. Didn’t have to beat me over the head with it–I was interested to say the least!

I left her house with almost 40 pounds of beautiful vintage buttons. Lots of teal and purple (which I’m always low on), tons of glittery rhinestones, and many shapes and designs that I’d never even seen before.

In my office, I sort them by color and value to make sure that everyone’s bouquet has about the same dollar amount of materials. It also helps me price things like brooches and kits when I put those together for customers.

I’m still in the sorting stage, but enjoy these photos of my haul! You’ll probably see more of these guys in the shop soon.

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  • Michele

    There is just something about buttons! Obviously, there is the visual…the beautiful shapes, colors, designs…some are just amazing little works of art! I love when I open a jar of buttons and get that funky sort of formaldehyde smell that tells me there are some true vintage in the mix, but my most favorite part of a new batch of buttons is pouring them out on the table and running my hands over them, feeling all the various textures and hearing that click, click, click sound….

  • http://www.katieholland.com/ Katie

    This looks amazing! I’m currently sorting through about 1/4th the amount you got. I’m thinking about storing them in mason jars by color.

  • http://www.anzouya.com Angela

    Oh, wow! that would be my button paradise!!! So many colors, so many different shapes! You are so lucky! :-)

  • Peggy

    wow! I would have been in heaven!

  • Emily

    When I was little, my most favorite thing to do was sort my Grandma’s buttons. I wish I could through all of those!

  • Maike

    Vogue Fabric has $1 per cup bins. I love running my hands through those and tend to lose track of time going through them as I decide how to fill my cup. Because just scooping them up is boring! :)

  • edie3

    Green with envy! I wanna run my fingers thru them too.

  • http://www.manystepssideways.blogspot.com Lizzi

    oh wow. That is an amazing collection of buttons! I want to reach into the screen and run my fingers through the tubs! wow.

    • http://princesslasertron.com Princess Lasertron

      that’s the best part!!