I love Christmas! To think that the Creator of the universe would send His Son, would stoop to become a helpless baby, because He loved me and you and He would rather die than live without us - that's something to celebrate! Emmanuel - God with us!
Spoiler alert: if my family is reading this - no peeking!
This year is our first year without Granny. I have her button tins and am making special ornaments for all the grandkids and great grand kids. I made these ones up in less than 1/2 hour, and didn't even make a dent in the button pile. I still need to add a poem to the back of each ornament (but it's only half written) and add a hanger.
I have a whole lot of sewing plans for Christmas but haven't started those yet. I do have my kitchen decorating almost finished - I started early because I have a couple tea parties planned and have the time n now. Thanksgiving decor is up in the living room.
Hope you enjoy my pictures! Have a Merry Christmas and Happy Thanksgiving! 7am special update - I didn't realize it but November 16th is officially Button Day-rather fitting for my project!
I'm posting from my phone so can not put up the raffle copter thingy but if you stop over at our wonderful head elf Marian's blog, www.seamstobesew.com you can enter to win a $25 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop! There's a prize everyday and Marian has a free pattern for you too! For even more entries visit the other elves:
Okay my blogger app is not cooperating :( and won't let me add the links - please stop at Marian's to visit the others www.seamstobesew.com
Monday, November 16
A Stitch In Time
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From This To That
Just Let Me Quilt
Quilting Affection Blog
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Tuesday, November 17
Just Because Quilts
Words & Stitches
Feather Your Nest
Patchwork Breeze
Quilt In Piece
Wednesday, November 18
Pink Doxies
Schoolhouse Quilts
Morning Glory
In Stitches and Seams
Moose Stash Quilting
Thursday, November 19
Meadowbrook
Tea Time Creations
Selina Quilts
Living My Dream
Seams To Be Sew
69 comments:
A Merry Christmas to you, too!
What wonderful treasures your button hearts will become. Special memories of a special person. Thank you for sharing this idea.
Pretty awesome to have a jump on the decorating for Christmas! What an inspiration!
Beautiful idea and lovely decor
Good luck on your Christmas sewing plans! Merry Christmas!
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These ornaments will be heirlooms. Before my best friend died she gifted her button collection to me. I made each of her daughters a button brooch from them. They often mention how much they cherish the pins because it brings back memories of when they played with her collection.
What a sweet thing to make with all those buttons. I'm sure your family will love them.
Nice use for all of those buttons!
Great idea!!! Lovely pictures too.
Wonderful way to use those buttons.
So many terrific projects! I love how you've used the buttons.
Buttons, buttons, everywhere. What a wonderful idea and it will keep Granny close through the holidays with everyone.
Beautiful photos! The hearts decorated with buttons are cool--what a great idea, and something my young grandchildren could make too! Thanks for sharing your heart-felt Christmas thoughts and photos!
You have been busy. Merry Christmas.
I'm trying to sew my presents for Christmas this year also. Hopefully, I will be able to. Thank you, peterstankovich@comcast.net
I love the idea of giving unique ornaments to remember a loved one. Merry Christmas.
Such sweet button ornaments to share with your grandchildren. I'm sure they will treasure them!
Your button ornament idea is brilliant.
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Nice button collection and great use for the ornaments. I'm having lots of tech problems this morning but maybe its the snow in Arizona! So not typical of here this time of year.
Cute ornaments!
sorry about the loss of your granny; the button ornaments are a sweet way to keep her memory alive.
Your button ornaments are just precious!! I may have to make a couple of these this season!! :)
Your family will cherish these button hearts forever, not just at Christmas but year round. A very special tribute to your loved one. Nice job!
The button ornaments are a great idea for Granny's buttons. I also love that spoon tree.
Your family will love the button ornaments, especially that they had belonged to Granny.
Love the button idea ty for sharing my grandson might enjoy doing a few for there tree.....happyness04431@yahoo.com
Great way to repurpose cute buttons!
Cute hearts - love buttons!!! :)
Merry Christmas! I just love all the decorations. Thank you for sharing!
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Ohhhhh tea parties! That sounds delightful! What fun for the holidays!
I love buttons and just love what you made with them--
thanks-smiles, diane
Merry Christmas, and what a wonderful way to use those buttons.
Love your ornaments! What a nice reminder of your Granny.
What a sweet gift. Your decorating is lovely. A blessed and merry Christmas to you.
Gorgeous buttons! What a sweet gift from the heart!! Thanks for sharing!
Love your buttons hearts! Thanks for sharing some Christmas from your home.
Susie
Looks like you have been busy decorating. Thanks!
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I did a similar thing one year. I had an old quilt that was in tatters that my husband's grandmother had made and I cut it into hearts. I added buttons to each of them from a tin of buttons from his other grandmother. I made them for all the kids and grandchildren. I put a little twine for hangers so they could use them as ornaments.
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A Happy National button Day to you! Cute project and I love the Thomas Kincade pic!
These are a beautiful keepsake, thank you for sharing.
Your tea party sounds like fun!
I'm sure your button ornaments will become treasured items since the come from granny's button jar. Wonderful idea.
Love the button ornaments. What a lovely way to remember Granny Thanks for the inspiration.
I love what you're doing with the buttons. That is such a special, thoughtful gift, and one to be cherished forever. She'll be with the family every Christmas through her buttons and your ornaments, and so will you. Thanks for sharing your idea.
I love that you are using Granny's buttons to make special ornaments for the family. I'm sure they will be treasured.
I have so many old buttons, I really ought to try this!
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Lots of very sweet projects. Love the buttons!
Thanks for sharing. Beautiful ideas.
What a great idea for the buttons. My mom still has my grandmother's button tin. I hope to acquire it when she is done with it. Love old buttons!
I see your hearts are all buttoned up..:0)
sew cute
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Thanks for sharing. I really need to get going on my holiday gifts!
Those are nice! I love the old buttons that remind me of mother of pearl.
Christmas is certainly in your heart Bobbi, the button project is very cute, but I really love that Utensil tree and Nutcracker on the mantel. Very cute and unique.
You really "buttoned up" some great keepsakes for gifts!
What a wonderful idea! Now, that is really a gift from the heart, and they look lovely.
What a great way to share your grandmothers button collection! Nice job. Thanks for sharing.
National button day!
National button day!
What a lovely treasured button ornament. Your family will cherish them forever!
Your button ornaments is such a great idea!!! Love it!!
Happy Holidays... Your buttons are wonderful.
What a wonderful way to celebrate Granny and the heart of Christmas.
Love all of the buttons!!!
These will be beautiful memories of Grandmother and you. Great heirlooms.
My grandma kept her buttons in a pickle jar with a slot cut into the top. I have fond memories of looking through the jar for specific buttons when needed. Cyndi D.
Your button ornaments are such sweet treasures! Lovely.
Cute use of buttons. Merry Christmas
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