in the red

Posted on January 10, 2009 by cosymakes

craigslist run. first this, then, quite a bit later, this box, and then these.

and now these

a grandmother’s and mother’s button collection. i used to not care about whether there were any sets of buttons in the buttons i bought, but now i seem to be doubly pleased when there’s more of one of something. especially when they’re red ;)

12 thoughts on “in the red”

susan on January 10, 2009 at 4:14 pm said:

such simple beauty

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April on January 10, 2009 at 4:56 pm said:

Wonderful buttons and that spiral is fun too.

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michelle on January 10, 2009 at 6:18 pm said:

Oh the cardigans! Great score. :)

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gale (she shoots sheep shots) on January 10, 2009 at 7:17 pm said:

ooooh! Looking at those totally made my day.

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chelsea on January 10, 2009 at 8:35 pm said:

pretty pretty.

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Kai on January 10, 2009 at 9:02 pm said:

Red buttons… nice. :D

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velmalikevelvet on January 10, 2009 at 11:40 pm said:

ohmanohman, what a score!

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Iris on January 11, 2009 at 2:25 pm said:

I love how they appear to move as I scroll down the page.

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Sonia on January 11, 2009 at 11:11 pm said:

Those are fantastic! I’m dreaming of cardigans for your red buttons…teal, brown, grey, purple…have fun with them!

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Valerina on January 12, 2009 at 6:03 pm said:

yay craigslist, those are all awesome finds! I’m always checking CL for a wheel but havent found one yet.

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mel on January 13, 2009 at 1:05 am said:

Cosy, these pictures are wonderful! I love thinking about the history of the buttons too :) I have some from the women in my family and though some were never used, some of them definitely were (I love it, it makes me smile!)

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Nell on January 13, 2009 at 1:13 am said:

Cool! Who knew off of craigslist?!?!?!

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