Ribbons and Buttons

Hello Blogosphere,


Thought I'd just do a short post saying how much I adore ribbons and buttons!  Does anyone else feel the same?  I could just keep on finding and buying and collecting buttons and never do anything with them other than just spill them out from time to time and admire them!  Seriously like a kid in a sweet shop when it comes to buttons! I must have hundreds, some are little and shiny and some are huge and patterned!  Oh and jars too, are like a hobby too, but I think that's a whole other blog post!  Here is just a spilling of some of my favourites:

Just look!  I especially love of those handpainted wooden ones!

Aaaah buttons!  Those big wooden ones with the handpainted flowers, I bought from a lady with a stall in Berwick upon Tweed.  I don't know her name or anything about her, other than she takes her ribbons and buttons and lace and material there to sell at the market and she reminds me of a crafty Mary Poppins!!! 

Ribbons are also a passion but I've yet to find the ideal way of storing them, I've kept them on spools, I've had them hanging from bars etc.. maybe I just have too many?! Hahaha!  Well, at the moment I am so busy I am just an unorganised crafter, but it's impossible to be completely creative and tidy too, right?!  Here is a tiny part of my ribbon collection, in dire need of sorting through, but look at the colours and textures and patterns! I love it!:

vintage ribbons, lace, organza, wired, patterned, silk! :-)

Well, I'm procrastinating from assignments-writing now, but what better way to spend a morning than looking at one's pretty collections!!  I might even show you my necklaces next time... now there's a sight to behold!!

Till next time Crafters!

MendIt Girl x