Button jar.
Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 9:33AM 
I just remembered that I have a nearly completed cardigan somewhere amongst my knitterly things. It has sat, neglected and lonely, in my WIP basket the entire summer. If cardis could talk, it would no doubt tell me that it is confused and sad. It would ask me why I abandoned it. Was it something I did? it might wonder.
And, well, if I talked to sweaters (and I do not--or at least, not usually), I would tell it that I understand why it's confused. I worked on it it until it was 95% done and then just walked away. I need only to pick up stitches for a nice finish on the collar and button bands--twenty, thirty minutes of work, tops. But you see, I also need to sew on buttons. And therein reveals why I first tucked it aside--I did not have the right buttons. But it languished for three months because I forgot about it, plain and simple.
I remembered it as I was sorting through my various baskets. And as the weather is finally cooling off, I think it's a fine time to get back to it. It also helps that I recently added these lovelies to my button stash. They beg for a more permanent home than my button jar (if buttons could talk, that is).
I think some brown ones, carved from coconut shells, are the winners for this particular cardi.
But I'm excited to have other options in-house and at the ready. I need to keep the cardi community happy. I've invited over an ambitious number this fall.
Sandra
Reader Comments (8)
Heh, at least a button stash takes up less room than a yarn stash! ^^ (And those are awesome buttons.)
Just the words "button jar" bring such wonderful memories. The buttons in my jar are not special like your (which are gorgeous). Ours are mostly plastic buttons. All colors. All shapes and sizes. But daughter #2 loved to play in the button jar. She stirred. She poured. She measured.
And then granddaughter loved them again. She made button pies and set up a pie store in my den.
The button jar was about the best toy ever.
I want a button jar too! Especially If I find treasure like these ones.
ohmygoodness! those buttons are incredible! where did you find them? i have not yet started a button stash... but with my ever growing desire to add several cardi's to my wardrobe... well i need to find some lovelies. any tips on where to look?
can't wait to see what those gorgeous coconut shell buttons will be adorning!
xo
WOW! The buttons in your stash are stunning! I do hope you are able to find good homes for them all!
Thanks for the button love! These are my fancy buttons that I keep away from little hands. But believe me, I also have a couple canning jars filled with random buttons. Most of these buttons came from G Street, a higher end fabric store in my area. And the ceramic ones came off of Etsy. And I'm always on the lookout when I duck into a thrift store!
Oh your button stash is fantastic! I need to re-start mine, I had a bunch of lovely ones when I was younger, but alas, they're lost.
The coconut ones are particularly fascinating.
I covet these buttons! LOL. Never thought of having a button stash. I just bought 2 handmade buttons. This might be the start of my button stash!