AN ADD ON

One of you emailed

 and asked if I had used an antique button on top of the pin cushion in the last post.

As a matter of fact I did.  

I honestly don't remember whose button box I found this bit of button treasure,

my mom's, 

my grandmothers (best guess)

my husbands mother,

 or perhaps a donated box from a past Principal at Whitney

 by the name of Patti Hager.

But the thin cardboard these are housed on is very old and worn,

with thin rusty metal wire holding them on.

I adore old finds like this

 and try to make use of them rather then buying new. 

My guess is that they are over 100 years old.

I showed this packet to my husband

 and he was so very distressed I had pulled one off to use.

He told me it's a valuable antique and should be preserved.

Oh well I told him.

 I  had pulled one off a few years back to use,

so I had already destroyed it's integrity. 

Oops!