Once upon a time, I acquired a lot of 25 vintage Japan salt shakers. I bought them because I knew they could become "vases" for my handmade button bouquets.
Little by little, when I was feeling crafty, I created a bouquet for each tiny shaker and listed it in my Etsy shop. Now there is only one left!
I saved my favorite one, a salt shaker with colorful flowers, for last. It holds a button bouquet made to match in vibrant hues.
Gone but not forgotten, the three arrangements, below, sold last month. One shaker had a tiny landscape with a cottage painted on it in muted tones.
This shaker had a rather unusual design with a seagull flying over the waves and a yellow, black and orange color scheme.
I'm partial to the color aqua, so I particularly like the bouquet I put together for this windmill embellished shaker.
If you're like me and have a large stash of buttons, try making a button bouquet. You'll find a T-Party tutorial here. If you make one, or come up with other ways to up-cycle vintage buttons, please email me a photo and I'll share your creation in a T-Cozy post.
Susan
Susan I love these. They are so creative and it is a wonderful way of using all those vintage buttons. I made my coffee friends some of these last year for Christmas. They love them. I have a huge jar of vintage buttons and I am always looking for a new way to use them.
Posted by: Elsie | January 05, 2012 at 12:23 PM
Adorable! You have such a wonderful collection of vintage buttons too.
Hugs,
Susan and Bentley
Posted by: Susan Freeman | January 06, 2012 at 01:27 AM
Your button bouquets are adorable, thanks for sharing your creative inspiration.
Posted by: Pearl Maple | January 07, 2012 at 08:01 PM