Wednesday, 15 June 2022

WOYWW....

 Hello all.  It's been a busy week with sewing for me.  I've been altering prom dresses and other holiday dresses and shortening several pair of trousers but I've also fitted in some of this...




A bit of watercolour painting and doodling to make a batch of cards and.....





Ive been sorting my buttons into jars having bought a few new ones last time I went to Ikea.


Yes I do have rather a lot of buttons and I'm struggling to think of projects that will use them....but I will think of something I'm sure....all good ideas welcome.

Hugs,

Annie x

17 comments:

1. Christine said...

Buttons! Mine are all in a tin and Fx loves to sort through them when he comes round . . . . I have found some card designs which use buttons and so every now and again I have a rummage . . . .
Love your water colouring, do show the finished cards please.
Christine #13

2. Twiglet said...

Gorgeous buttons and jars! I love your "dabbling" - they look like beautiful little works of art to me. xx Jo

3. Lunch Lady Jan said...

Love the watercolour doodlings, they’ll be perfect for cards! It’s a nice thing to do as your brain is in neutral (or is that just me? Lol). You have more buttons than a pearly queen!! Nicely sorted into colours, very satisfying!
Hugs LLJ 5 xx

4. Catriona said...

Your paintings are lovely and will make super cards. I have my ribbon scraps in these jars and buttons in flat tubs for stacking. Hope you’ll be kept busy but not overrun with sewing. X

5. Diana Taylor said...

Your watercolours are beautiful and will make fabulous cards. I love your button jars - anything colour coordinated makes me happy! I saw on Pinterest a Christmas tree collage all made with buttons - triangle shape of green buttons with brown ones for the trunk - very simple but I've often thought if I had enough buttons it would be great to try different shaped trees and flowers.
Have a lovely week,
Diana xx #14

6. Crafting With Jack said...

I remember sorting through my Aunts button tin! I don’t have quite as many as you, but I do have a lot of buttons, some of them very old. I know how other people use them, but I always think they are too bulky to use on pages or cards. Actually I have just had an idea - let me write it down before I forget! Okay, done that! Happy WOYWW. Angela #11

7. Crafting With Jack said...

Forgot to say I love your watercolour doodling x

8. Lillianb said...

Loving all the buttons and so many jars, Great water colours as well.

Happy WOYWDW Take care and stay safe,

Lilian B #9

9. Felix the Crafty Cat said...

Hi Annie, always good to hear that you're busy. I love buttons and do have some really old ones that are still on their cards. I do use some of the others in my collection with my MDF projects and on cards but I love them so much that it's difficult to let them go. I probably could do with a good sort out really. Look forward to see the cards you make with the lovely watercolours too. Wishing you a very happy woyww, Angela x10x

10. Neet said...

So good to see you with your paints - enjoy making those watercolour cards.
Hugs, Neet 2 xx

11. Sarah Brennan said...

I have loads of buttons too Annie - I keep them in ex Chinese takeaway boxes not as poshas your jars. Love the watercolouring. Stay safe and Happy WOYWW. Sarah #4

12. Tracy said...

Loving your water colour doodlings inbetween your sewing ... gorgeous colours Annie 🌈
I have my buttons in jam jars 😊 most inheritated from my Aunty and Alex Gran ... I really need to start using them again so thank yooou for showing them 😘 button christmas trees keeps going through my mind as I type to hang on christmas trees 😊 just an idea ... all layered up or big blousy book paper flowers with buttons in the centre all sewn on with loose threadsc😁😀😆 seeee what you've done Annie .. I'll be dreaming about buttons now 😉😁😀 Have a gorgeous week love and hugs Tracy #12 xxxxx

13. Anne said...

Lovely paintings. Can't wait to see the cards. I've used buttons on cards, centres of paper flowers as well. Embellishment on some fabric makes. Good luck. Anne x 19

14. Marit said...

I have no idea to what to use the buttons for, but I like how they look in jars! Just display them and be happy while looking at that! Have a great week, love from the Netherlands! Marit #3

15. Julia Dunnit said...

I hope the sciatica is easing a little every day, poor Doddy…it’s fantastically painful, difficult, inconvenient….and limiting. Such a waste of time! Meanwhile, your garden is glorious. And the answer to too many buttons is not to buy extra jars! made me laugh to say that, I sound like everyone’s mother! morti made a button bouquet for her wedding, it looked sensational..maybe you should offer them as a side line, you see plenty of brides! Ha ha, like you have time to wire 1000s of buttons! I should just enjoy the satisfaction of rows of neat and colour filled jars!

16. Lynnecrafts said...

Lovely painting Annie. 20-25mm buttons are great for mask adapters-just a strip of crochet with a button either end.
Take care
Hugs
Lynnecrafts 16

17. My name is Cindy said...

Can't beat a button!! Something intrinsically attractive about them, like mosaic tesserae. Love your wc pieces so vibrant! Happy WOYWW, love n hugs, Cindyxx #17