The Studio Sublime

My mom had an old tin she kept in the top dresser drawer in her bedroom.   The tin held buttons that had accumulated over time.. metal buttons, plastic buttons, buttons in pairs, on cards, buttons with the thin thread still attached …. I loved these buttons.  Even now thinking about that tin, those buttons I’m transported back to my mom sitting in her chair with needle and thread asking me to match a button so that she could stitch it on my dad’s dress shirt.  I would open the tin (i can close my eyes and remember the smell of a light perfume fragrance that came from  the inside of the tin),  it was like my own little treasure chest.  I would run my hand through the mound of pretty buttons with care as not to get poked with a stray curtain tack that had found it’s way into the mix.  My mom would smile has I handed her the button and she would inspect it to make sure it matched or was at least similar,  then she would pull the thread through one of the button holes and if I was lucky she would start telling me about a memory from her childhood……I miss this immensely!   I would trade everyone of those buttons that I still have for one more story!

 

My partner for the button hop that Cindy Wimmer so graciously hosted is Holly Westfall from Silver Rose Designs!  I got to meet Holly through blogging (I hope to one day meet her in person)  and we have talked through facebook quite a bit, I’m so glad that I am able to call her “friend”!  She’s so talented, funny and just such a lovely person!    Holly sent me a pretty little decorated box that contained 5 buttons that Holly created herself which were; two pretty mixed media button, three  gorgeous polymer clay buttons **GORGEOUS**.  Also in the package were two MOP buttons.   Here is what I completed so far…..

The bracelet is herringbone stitch and is comprised of size 8/0 seed beads, fire polished rounds and the edges of the herringbone stitch are finished with tiny 24 carat gold seed beads and one of Holly’s polymer clay buttons.  The color and depth of the design in Holly’s button are amazing!!!   I planned on having two pieces to show… the second piece, let’s call it an absolute epic failure!!!   Has now been torn apart for the fourth time and I am re-thinking my approach to the design I am trying to create… the second piece will be posted this coming week…. I just need to get the buttons to behave!!

Thank you Holly for the wonderful buttons and I promise the second piece is worth the wait!!

THANK YOU Cindy!!  I love buttons so much, especially when incorporating them with jewelry designs!!

Thank you for stopping by!!!!

List of Participants

Alice Peterson  and Kim Bender

Angie Blasingame and Billi R.S. Rothove

 Billi R.S. Rothove and Angie Blasingame

 Birgitta Lejonklou and Pam Farren

 Bonnie Coursolle and Tania Hagen

 Brenda Salzano and Hope Smitherman

 Cat Kerr and Heather Powers

 Cece Cornier and Jeannie Dukic

 Celeste Thurston and Christine Damm

 Christine Damm and Celeste Thurston

 Christine Stonefield and Dana James

 Cilla Watkins and Lori Bowring Michaud

 Cindy Wimmer and Mimi Gardner

 Cynthia Machata and Julia Johnson

 Cynthia Riggs and Lori Finney

 Dana James and Christine Stonefield

Diana Ptaszynski and Erin Prais-Hintz

 Emma Thomas and Rebecca Anderson

 Erin Prais-Hintz and Diana Ptaszynski

 Erin Siegel and Sharon Borsavage

 Heather Powers and Cat Kerr

 Holly Westfall and Sally Russick <—- you are here

 Hope Smitherman and Brenda Salzano

 Janet  McDonald and Kim Roberts

 Jayne Capps and Kim Dworak

 Jeannie Dukic and Cece Cornier

 Jenna Meyers and Kristi Harrison

 Jenna Tomalka and Karen McKillip

 Jenny Davies Reazor and Sandi Volpe

 Julia Johnson and Cynthia Machata

 Kalaya Steede and Kylie Dickman

 Karen McKillip and Jenna Tomalka

 Karen Mitchell and Renetha Stanziano

 Karla Morgen and Mary Govaars

Kay Thomerson and Shannon Chomanczuk

 Kim Ballor and Laurel Steven

 Kim Bender and Alice Peterson

 Kim Dworak and Jayne Capps

 Kim Roberts and Janet  McDonald

 Kristi Harrison and Jenna Meyers

 Kylie Dickman and Kalaya Steede

 Kym Hunter and Lynda Moseley

 Laurel Steven and Kim Ballor

 Linda Djokic and Patty Gasparino

 Line Labrecque and Teri Baskett

 Liz DeLuca and Lorelei Eurto

 Lorelei Eurto and Liz DeLuca

 Lori Anderson and Niky Sayers

 Lori Bowring Michaud and Cilla Watkins

 Lori Finney and Cynthia Riggs

 Lynda Moseley and Kym Hunter

 Marianna Boylan and Tracy Statler

 Mary Govaars and Karla Morgen

 Mary Harding and Stacie Florer 

 Maureen Baranov and Tracy Bell

 Melissa Martin and Theresa Fosdick

 Michelle Hardy and Peggy Johnson

 Mimi Gardner and Cindy Wimmer

 Nicole Valentine Rimmer and Niki Meiners

 Niki Meiners and Nicole Valentine Rimmer

 Niky Sayers and Lori Anderson

 Pam Farren and Birgitta Lejonklou

* Pam Ferarri and Stefanie Teufel (will share their reveal on a later date)

 Patty Gasparino and Linda Djokic

 Peggy Johnson and Michelle Hardy

 Rebecca Anderson and Emma Thomas

 Rebekah Payne and Sue Kennedy

 Renetha Stanziano and Karen Mitchell

 Rose Binoya and Shanti Johnson

or here—> Sally Russick and Holly Westfall

 Sandi Volpe and Jenny Davies Reazor

 Shannon Chomanczuk and Kay Thomerson

 Shanti Johnson and Rose Binoya

 Sharon Borsavage and Erin Siegel

 Shirley Moore and Veralynne Malone

 Stacie Florer and Mary Harding

* Stefanie Teufel and Pam Ferarri (will share their reveal on a later date)

 Sue Hamel and Terry Carter

 Sue Kennedy and Rebekah Payne

 Tania Hagen and Bonnie Coursolle

 Tania Spivey and Teresa Gagne

 Teresa Gagne and Tania Spivey

 Teri Baskett and Line Labrecque

 Terry Carter and Sue Hamel

 Theresa Fosdick and Melissa Martin

 Tracy Bell and Maureen Baranov

 Tracy Statler and Marianna Boylan

 Veralynne Malone and Shirley Moore