Buttons on the brain

Lately, I've looked at longingly at my button bowl. The stash boasts of mostly mediocre with a few homeless treasures.

Old thrift store finds, some are antique I think.

The red three-flower one is meant for the kitchen cloth in progress. The three purple buttons with the stitch-y look are my favorites but I haven't made something that deserves them yet. Maybe the Bee Bopper bag, which waits in my queue.

So I went on a little button-buying binge this week. For 50 cents a pair, I found some practical buttons at Joann Fabrics this week.

Clearance buttons

I think the rounded black buttons are destined to be pupils for the Yoshi hats I'm working on.

Yoshi hat base

Lastly, I finished my market bag. Of course, I made it too long. It seem to be my thing, lately, to make purses and such much longer than they need to be. So snap – it's folded in half to look normal. Unsnapped, it could come in handy for all that poster shopping I don't really do.

Market bag, almost done

Which brings me to the end of my button binge. To pretty up the bag and make the snaps look like they belong, I ordered my first buttons from Polka Dot Cottage today.

I've been meaning to make a purchase someday anyway. She creates very creative polymer clay buttons. The colors combinations are amazing! And I already waited too long for some pink-green buttons (the ones in the upper left corner). I pictured them as the eyes of my knit bunny WIP but the button pair has since sold out.

Back to the bag ... her swamp colors looked like a perfect match. Now I get to eagerly check the mailbox everyday until they arrive. Then the market bag is off to the market with me.