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Come on. We all have gone through Mom's button box sometime in our life. And now, some of us collect buttons. No, not the pin on type. The kind that we sew onto our clothing. Maybe you have a few pretty ones stashed away and are wondering if they are worth hanging onto. Or maybe you have more than a few and wonder what they might be worth, if anything.

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Join a Button Club, perhaps the National...
Link to the National Button Society
2012 National Button Society Convention...
What do you get from a membership
Petoskey stone buttons
A wonderful article about china buttons

Yes, there are button clubs out there. Every state has several. No matter what state you are in, you can probably find one near you. (Except for me. I live in the UP of Michigan. The closest is 2 hours away.)
But I'm still interested in buttons and yes, I do have a nice collection, at least I think it's nice. Let's not talk about me.... If you have an interest in old buttons and want to find out more, look up the many button sites that are on the internet.

Link to the National Button Society

If you want to learn about your buttons or buttons that you don't have yet, check out this link. They have all kinds of info there for you.

national button society: You can learn about different buttons, or perhaps even join the National Button Society. You will find it all here.
Info on the upcoming National show: Don't miss this show. Lots to see and learn.

2012 National Button Society Convention Portland, Oregon

2012 NATIONAL BUTTON SOCIETY CONVENTION
AUG 4 - 11, 2012

The National Button Society Convention will be at
Red Lion Inn, Portland, Oregon

Don't miss this one. If you love buttons, this is the place to go to see many beautiful and different buttons.

What do you get from a membership

Lots of friendship, learning and information about buttons

You can go to the link to the National Button Society and join right there. Guess What! They also take PayPal. Now you can't beat that.

Membership in NBS is $35 per year. With membership you will receive the NBS publication, the National Button Society Bulletin, published five times a year. These bulletins contain articles as well as new research and information, in addition to announcements of future shows and meetings. There is also an NBS Classification Booklet that is published annually and sent with the February bulletin. This invaluable booklet will help you to organize and to classify your buttons. Many states have local clubs and societies which you may join. Many State Societies also publish their own Bulletin.

Petoskey stone buttons

Petoskey stone the Michigan State stone

We have worked with Petoskey stones for many years and in recent years have made buttons using Petoskey stone. We do several different realistic ones. They are all a sew thru type. If you are interested, we do take special orders for them. We can send you a scan of what we do and prices.

A wonderful article about china buttons

Article in Beads and Buttons about china buttons. Nice read.

China Buttons: Nice article in Beads and Buttons magazine about china buttons.

Michigan Button Society Spring Show April 2012

Spring Button Show

Theme - Spring Highland Fling

April 27 and 28, 2012

Double Tree Hotel
Holland, Michigan

http://www.michiganbuttonsociety.org/SpringShowPage.html

Michigan Button Society Fall Show October 2012

Fall Button Show

October 5th, 6th & 7th, 2012

Holiday Inn & Conference Center in Big Rapids, Michigan

Holiday button cards - Exciting

If you want to give a small gift to a crafter, try this card project. Vintage buttons are attached to the card with pipe cleaners, so the recipient can easily take them off for use in another crafty project.

Button Cards: Nice idea for a gift from a button collector.

Mom's Old Button Box

Collecting buttons

Contents at a Glance

Contents at a Glance

Join a Button Club, perhaps the National Button Society

Link to the National Button Society

2012 National Button Society Convention Portland, Oregon

What do you get from a membership

Lots of friendship, learning and information about buttons

Petoskey stone buttons

Petoskey stone the Michigan State stone

A wonderful article about china buttons

Michigan Button Society Spring Show April 2012

Michigan Button Society Fall Show October 2012

Holiday button cards - Exciting

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Vintage buttons on Ebay

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