{"id":126,"date":"2008-11-08T20:09:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-09T01:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/vintage-buttons\/"},"modified":"2018-11-28T10:29:05","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T15:29:05","slug":"vintage-buttons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2008\/11\/vintage-buttons.html","title":{"rendered":"vintage buttons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My favorite buttons are the really old ones that, if you&#8217;re lucky, you might find at the bottom of your button bin. They&#8217;re made of real shell, with chips and discolorations and irregularities. I love the patina that they&#8217;ve developed from the many years of washings and handling that has worn much of the shine from their surfaces. Once upon a time I might have passed them over when looking for a suitable button; they&#8217;re mis-matched and, at first glance, don&#8217;t appear to be anything special. But now those imperfections and irregularities appeal to me. I like to recycle them to use on samples; a bit of old mixed in with the new that gives the clothes extra character and interest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/button1-787370.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/button1-787297.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/buttons9-773549.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/buttons9-773459.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/buttons3-720600.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/buttons3-720516.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My favorite buttons are the really old ones that, if you&#8217;re lucky, you might find at the bottom of your button bin. They&#8217;re made of real shell, with chips and discolorations and irregularities. I love the patina that they&#8217;ve developed &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/button1-787297.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-22","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12978,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/10\/cinemahide-and-seek-dress-sew-along-bonus-front-buttons.html","url_meta":{"origin":126,"position":0},"title":"cinema\/hide-and-seek dress sew-along bonus: front buttons","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"October 14, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Interested in moving the buttons from the back to the front on the Cinema Dress or Hide-And-Seek Dress? 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