button mix

Mandala V pink, red, green

Victorian button

decorative square back/left

wrapped star button dk & lt rose

Death's Head variation yellow & rose

Triangle Wrap back/middle

square design blue & maroon

square design back/right, maroon, lime, purple

woven star button blue, yellow, rose star tips

schwalm woven star w/edging

Small covered buttons - bullion stitch roses

tutorial below:

 

button mix

red button, blue button

orange button

yellow button

teal button, spiral

green button

two color

lower left

lower right

Link HERE - Death's Head Buttons

 

button mix

multi color crystals

Zwirnknöpfe button, 3 color r/w/b

Costume button w/foil red + green

Zwirnknopf, 2 color red + white

4 point star red + white

 

button mix

Star w/embroidery

2 color "outside inward" square design

"outside in" button design

"inside out" square design

Woven Diamond Button

 

button mix

Layered Flower pink flower

Six point wrap purple w/metallic

Vest Button blue w/metallic edge

Basket Weave metallic + ribbon

Almond blue, yellow, lt purple

Purple Diced

Pink, Green Diced

Soutache braid (pink)

Yellow w lt purple tips

Lt Blue w dk purple tips

green Star

Staphorst

 

button mix

Dorset Flowers

Children's Button

Embroidered Sphere

Rose Embroidered Button

French Coat Button

Pink, Navy Square Button

Pink, Green Square Button

Pink, beige Star

Pink, green Star

 

button mix

Multi Color Dorset Button Preciosa Crystal Beads

White Spiral

Beaded Spiral

Tree Buttons

Yellow Spring Flower

Blue Forget Me Not flower

Pink Tudor Rose

Million Dollar Quartet

Paramont Stolp Theatre

Aurora, IL

Photos taken by my SIL:

Program & you can see the songs:

I think there were 100 seats.   Quite entertaining!

 

DDs kittys

Our daughter's garden.   She grows beautiful native plants and flowers.  I was on kitty checks while she was on holiday.

 

Lace Demonstration:

Thursday - Sunday

July 25-28, 2024

12 noon - 5p.m. (7/25-27)

12 noon - 3p.m. (7/28)

The L.A.C.E. Lacemakers and Collectors Exchange Guild

will be at the DuPage County Fair, Home Ec Building

held at the fairgrounds in Wheaton, Illinois. USA

President, Malinda, says L.A.C.E. members will staff a booth in the Home Ec building (which is air conditioned)

Thursday through Sunday, July 25-28, 2024 from noon to 5 PM.

So stop by and see what is on their pillows

Thursday-Sunday - This week end.

DuPage Co Fairgrounds Link

2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL 60187

 

Sounds like fun ...

 

Button 48: Zwirnknöpfe, Four Colour button

I used a 40mm ring.

DMC Coton Perle No. 8.

Colors:  553, 340, 554, 333.

Zwirnknöpfe button pattern c.Karen Smock.   

Karen's Button Supply

 Seems I've been using up a lot of DMC perle coton fibers - sizes 12, 8, 5; and Lizbeth size 20.   For the buttons I've been creating - I'm enjoying using up some of my odd bits of thread stash!     Such a bonus to select my favourite colors.   

Interested in hand made - thread buttons:    

Visit the Virtual Education section of the Lace Museum.   

Scroll down ....  look for:

"Certificate Program for German Thread-Wrapped Buttons"