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Button, Button...Who'se Got the Button?

When I was growing up (back in the dark ages), my mom always cut buttons off clothes before they were discarded; therefore there was always a big jar of buttons that kids loved to play with.

 

I'd like to do a craft project with my grands – make a decorated box with buttons and glue – but can't find any reasonably priced large containers of buttons.  If I buy them by the pack it would cost a fortune to pay for this craft project.

 

Does anybody know of somewhere large quantities of buttons can be purchased reasonably?

 

Thanks,

Jane

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Re: Button, Button...Who'se Got the Button?

You can find bags of different colored buttons at Michael's for about $2.50.

And you might have some luck at a thrift store but I might be careful of really old ones that might have lead in them.

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Re: Button, Button...Who'se Got the Button?

Have you tried Etsy?

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my house...........lol..............just kidding  Smiley Happy 

 

I used to save every button I came across,got that from my mom,I guess................lol

 

 

to this day I have a very hard time throwing them away..........lol

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I never throw away a button. I have collected a cake tin full - plus when my grandma died I inherited all her sewing stuff which included her button box and when my Mom died I got hers too.  I could start a button store and never have to buy any stock. I bet I could fill a bushel basket with buttons.

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Re: Button, Button...Who'se Got the Button?

Farm sales and antique malls.

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Re: Button, Button...Who'se Got the Button?


@Alajane wrote:

When I was growing up (back in the dark ages), my mom always cut buttons off clothes before they were discarded; therefore there was always a big jar of buttons that kids loved to play with.

 

I'd like to do a craft project with my grands – make a decorated box with buttons and glue – but can't find any reasonably priced large containers of buttons.  If I buy them by the pack it would cost a fortune to pay for this craft project.

 

Does anybody know of somewhere large quantities of buttons can be purchased reasonably?

 

Thanks,

Jane


@Alajane I just checked out Amazon - I typed in Bulk Buttons - you can buy 1 pound of assorted buttons for about $6, and 2 lbs for about $13.

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Re: Button, Button...Who'se Got the Button?

I used to buy & then sort & sell them at a local antique & collectible mall.  I bought some of mine at very reasonable prices in large lots on Ebay & Etsy.  The best bargains are if you can get large unsorted lots.  

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Re: Button, Button...Who'se Got the Button?

eBay always has button lots. Search for buttons, vintage button lots, etc. I don't see, and I threw out a large jar of buttons when my husband's aunt died. That's before I realized that dome people want such things.