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20-06-August-Monthly-Buttons

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Lynn Grieveson Designs - August Stretch Your Stash Challenge: https://the-lilypad.com/forum/threads/lynn-grieveson-aug-2020-how-far-can-you-make-a-kit-go.72475/

In those days, every household had a button tin. A metal box, usually from candy or cookies, that held all the spare buttons. This was my mother’s and when I inherited it, it has so so many of old pearl shirt buttons. Nothing went to waste and if a shirt had totally worn out, it became a rag and the buttons went into the tin. I think every child of my generation also grew up playing with and sorting buttons, I recall doing this as I sat on the floor while my Nana ironed near me. A good way to keep a chatty child quiet.

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flowersgal
I can relate to all of your journaling. Having gone through the Depression years, my mother tried to never waste anything! Our metal box was one that a fruit cake had come in. I, too, inherited my mother's button box which my youngest daughter asked if she could have.
 
mcurtt
Loving the sepia tones paired with the turquoise.

Yep, I remember one of those. It wasn't my mother's, she didn't sew at all. It was her father's, my grandfather. He was a tailor. So not only did I get to play with shirt buttons, I had some pretty awesome huge coat buttons as well and my uncles military buttons and pins. In fact, I acquired said button box and found my grandfather's tailor thimble in it, the beginning of my thimble collection. :-)
 
CharlotteM
stunning page design, love the muted colors and your treatment - and -yes, i still know that and i loved these boxes with all their beautiful treasures
 

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