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Well since then I have spent much time thinking about how I can go about acquiring my own button stash. I remember back to when I was a child and Mom started dating Ray. Ray worked as a manager of the Button Factory in Rochester before opening his own business. I remember there being many boxes of buttons around from Ray's previous employment. After the Molly button adventure I asked Mom if there were any buttons left and she told me they had all been disbursed and used among family members. I was bummed out when I learned of this....
Then a couple weeks ago my Aunt Dar emailed me asking if I wanted a bag of buttons she had laying around. WHAT????? YES please send them! So last week this box arrived from NY.
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Thank you Aunt Dar!
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OMG buttons and vintage crochet hooks. So as I started sorting the buttons by color, Jimmy and I realized the little case I was going to use for segregating buttons wasn't going to work. He started surfing the Lowes and Home Depot sites and found this
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which we immediately went over to pick up at Home Depot. I didn't realize until Molly sent me her pictures yesterday that it is the same as hers with the exception of color. I am looking forward to going button shopping with Molly very very soon!
Change continued...... Stay tuned!
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Last week I received an order from Knitpicks....
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From the Sensational Knitted Sock book I knit this sock. It is with the yarn purchased at Calla Lilly Yarn & Gifts in Wooster last month. The yarn is Trekking XXL and I love how it looks like I am using multiple yarns. I started this sock Saturday night and finished it this morning ~ less than 36 hours to get it off the needles. YOZA my hands hurt. :-) I think I will take a break from knitting tonight and work on the "change project".
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5 comments:
Stashing buttons....must never let curt see this post...
Button Stash FTW!!!!
Do I see a craft/work/play room taking shape? Very nice.
Glad to see that KP order finally made it home.
Love the sock.
I have a tool cabinet like that for buttons!! Had it for about 20 years now.. Love your socks -that Trekking is wonderful to work with I love it.
I have a "button" love as well. Only, I just like to keep one or two of the really cool ones I find.
The room is looking awesome. Can't wait to see the finished pictures.
P.s. I am totally impressed with 36 hours! it takes me weeks/months to complete anything :-)
Love the button tool box organizer idea. I may have to copy that one!!
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