Kids love to play with buttons, they are pretty and fun
to sort. I remember playing with my mother's button collection and my grandkids
enjoy playing with my button collection. It’s a fun tradition that has been
passed down without even a second thought.
I have a friend, Lisa, over at Grandma’s Briefs and she
recently wrote a post about buttons. It seems that most grandmas have a button
jar, box, tin, or whatever to hold some sort of a button collection. I am no
exception here, I too have a jar of buttons collected over time and it contains
some handed down from my mother.
So after I read Lisa’s post I decided to play with my button collection
myself, looking for that magical fascination buttons seem to hold for little
eyes. I poured my buttons out and pushed
them together in a pile. I sorted through some colors and ones I thought extra
pretty.
I made an L shape, for Lisa of course, then pushed them up
close against the jar.
I noticed they were in a heart shape sort of so I
manipulated them into a more formed heart shape.
I was thinking about Lisa as I
did this and thought about her love of her family and those cute grandsons of
hers. I thought about how she loves on
her friends and on her blog readers. If you know anything about Lisa you know
she LOVES with a capital L! Yes Lisa is a wonderful person to have in your
life. Hmmm another L word; Lisa…Love…Life. Lisa lives life lovingly.
So here’s to you Lisa, my friend, my blogging buddy and
confidante. This one, a Jar of Buttons, is for you. Happy
Monday!
*Read more about Mason Jar Monday and the Pantry here.
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Aww...you just made my day. Actually, my week. Thank you so much, Connie. You've touched my heart and made it smile, my friend. ♥
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear that Lisa. Have the best week ever!
DeleteAnd let's not forget that each of Lisa's grandsons are "as cute as a button!"
ReplyDeleteThis gift is perfect for her, and I agree completely that "Lisa lives life lovingly!"
Hey that's right!! They are cute as a button!
DeleteLove that! Thanks, ladies. They are indeed my favorite buttons. :D
DeleteThat is absolutely wonderful!!! I owe some Mason Jars to some blog buddies, too! I have to get to work on that this week! But nothing will outdo what you did -- wonderful gift!
ReplyDeleteOh I'm excited to see that!
Deletewhat a sweet ode to Lisa! I love buttons, too, but then I love anything related to sewing.
ReplyDeleteSewing is wonderful isn't it? You sure do sew some nice things too.
DeleteHI CONNIE!!!
ReplyDeleteI have a button collection somewhere...I hid it YEARS ago......to keep Grand daughter out of them.....and I know they are in a secret drawer somewhere......I just cannot recall where.....Cause she is at the age now where she would LOVE to sort them ...of course little guy might stick a handful in his mouth!!!!!
Sorry I missed Say It Saturday...I just might need your help linking up....I will try one more time.
I missed an AZ bloggers luncheon on Sat......but we really do need to plan another one.....would that be so fun
hugs,
jamie
Hope you find those buttons :) Just email me and I'll help you link.
DeleteI couldn't agree with you more Connie. As yet I have never had the pleasure of meeting Lisa, one day I hope that will happen. From across the seas she has been so supportive of me and what I'm trying to achieve, her love comes through. I feel honoured that she considers me a friend, I so admire what she does. How fortunate we are to see the advent of the internet and how it connects people from the four corners of the earth. I am blessed with finding friends like you and Lisa, the bond that connects us can't ever be broken. Hugs
ReplyDeleteThank you Sally! I know I am grateful for the internet and the connections I have been able to make. Lisa is wonderful!
DeleteI have sweet memories of playing with my grandmother's box of buttons as well...sorting them by size, by color, by those that were my favorite and those that weren't. It makes me sad they were probably just given away instead of passed down when she died. Now I am determined to fill up a box with buttons for my grandkids to play with!
ReplyDeleteOh that is sad! I hope you have a big box of buttons to leave soon :)
DeleteThat is a very nice tribute to Lisa. I have jars of buttons, too.
ReplyDeleteLisa deserves it!
DeleteI love your heart and LISA patterns! What a creative way to play with buttons. I wrote a post that is an extension of what I learned back in the day, when I was a computer programmer - how to recognize patterns, in this case, using buttons. Just found your blog because of the Mason Jar post. Will be back.
ReplyDeleteGlad you will be back. I'm going to head over and look for your button post.
DeleteEverything you say is true ....and this is so cute. I love the patterns that you made for the photos as well! So creative and pretty!
ReplyDeleteThanks Debra!
DeleteSo cute....I could actually see your buttons in a video clip, you know the kind...where it looks like the buttons are moving on their own to create things? so fun!
ReplyDeleteMy mom still has her button tin...but I have started my own and it's so fun to just run your fingers thru. Thanks for the smile! ♡
Thank you for sharing at Saturday Show and Tell. I hope you'll be back this week to link up again! Have a great weekend!
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