Are Buttons a Stash?

 Stash -/staSH/   a store or supply of something, 

typically one that is kept hidden or secret.

So, does this meaning describe a supply of buttons?

How many of us have a goodly supply of buttons?

Do we keep it secret or hidden?

Time for confessions is now. 

Here is a tour of my button stash.

I am not a "buttoner" as  button collectors are known. 

I have buttons because people give them to me,

I find them, I put them all in one place. I have a weird

frugal idea that I could use them for something worthwhile,

be in  clothes or crafty items. 

Recently, my button supply has increased due to 

legacy buttons, and estate donations.

I even get some as surprises among sewing scraps!

There are many superstitions about buttons.

An odd number of buttons on a wedding dress, 

were supposed to mean good luck.

Sewing a white button with black thread was bad luck

and finding a button is lucky.

 The oldest button is about officially 5,000 years old!

I like to display some of my buttons

and every so often I need one.

Many of mine are kept in antique canning jars like this one,

or decorative tins.

More antique jars,

and some are hiding away with other items.

I have green ones, pink ones,

big ones and small ones. 

More in jars, 

and lots are in bags.

Some look like bones, and some look like bees.

Some look like cups!

Many are are hiding on shelves in little containers.

 

I don't count these, they're more like beads.

These are from Scottish highland costumes, 

so they have lots of memories.

This one is more like a bone than a button.

So, do I have a stash or a collection?



It is surprising how many I have

 when I track them all down.

There is even a Legacy Collection

that should get sorted and dispersed.

Have fun with your buttons!

Stay safe and button up!

See the Sort!

 A bit more sorting. 

Here in Alberta , we get lots of sunny days. 

Edmonton is a strong sun spot
 with 2299 hours and 321 days of sun a year.
(That is according to the internet and 
today we will believe it)

Since we also have a lot of winter, some of 

those sunny days land in March!  When I went to 

get some sun protection... a mess of 

glasses fell out!

Who needs this many pairs and 

why am I (again) saving broken items?

So I spread them all out, sorted, cleaned and discarded. 

The glasses do not fit any of the cases! 

I also found my cooling scarves! 

Soaked in water they will be  perfect for some

 warm weather biking in my near future!

All the scratched lenses and 

one-armed frames are gone, as well as 2 broken cases!

I am ready for my another sunny Alberta day!

A quick sort but very promising

Stay tidy!

Don't Cut Too Deep! Scissor Sort!

 Getting out all my scissors was very eye opening! 

I have even more scissors than rotary cutters!

They kept popping up everywhere!  Two of my 

sewing buddies got my extra pinking sheers awhile ago but 

Still, I ended up with eighteen pairs of scissors! 

There is even a small black pair I know I have but can't find.

The four in the upper right turned out to be nail scissors. 

I will offer those to an embroider friend and the

rest will be donated. 

These very large pins will go to the 

give and take table at the guild along with brown 

handles ones left over from a set I bought years ago. 

That gets me down to 

fourteen but I feel the rest are necessary. 

Two snips for rag quilts, lots of small scissors 

for snipping machine side, 

pinking shears just because and my blue set

along with the large black handled pair for the small sewing room.

All done and dusted this little sort!  I can snip that off the list with 

the little paper scissors!

Now, how about all these buttons!?!

Stay Tidy!