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button up- a giveaway

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These handmade buttons by Sarah of Fulton and Co arrived in the letterbox over the weekend. They are made from pearly smooth ceramic, slightly earthy and delicate at the same time. I think they look beautiful on handmade garments- if I was more of a knitter, I would knit a stack of winter cardigans and adorn them with these buttons. 

But being a very slow knitter, I sewed some buttons onto a cardigan for Keira. This is a pale blue cashmere garment that I sewed as a project for 'the book'. The project is for a recycled knit and uses fine cotton to make bias binding for the edges. It was a tad big last year, but should fit this coming winter.

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Sarah also sent some of these beautiful little pearls for you, dear readers. A set of small, creamy grey buttons and a bigger set too. 

Would you like to win them? (I'll post them anywhere in the world.) Just leave a comment below and tell me what you'd do with them, and I'll draw a winner in a couple of days.

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83 responses to “button up- a giveaway”

  1. Nueyer Avatar
    Nueyer

    Ooooo…. I’d probably use them to decorate little pouches/bags =)

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  2. Marine Avatar
    Marine

    i totally LOVE buttons! i knitted two pairs of fingerless gloves last year and all they need to add something special to finish them off are a few buttons on the outside 🙂

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  3. Clare Avatar
    Clare

    I’d LOVE these! I’d use them for my favourite ‘In Threes’ knitting pattern! It’s my go to pattern for baby gifts. I loooove it.
    ( http://www.greenvalleycrafts.blogspot.co.nz/2012/09/52-things-i-made-3940414252.html )

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  4. Adrianne Avatar
    Adrianne

    I would love them and admire them and maybe use them to embellish something (I’m not must of a garment sewer or knitter). Or I might give them to my mum to use on one of her lovely knitted baby cardigans.

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  5. Sarah Avatar
    Sarah

    I would put them in my Button Treasure Box and dream about all the things I could do with them!

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  6. Sarah Avatar
    Sarah

    And I would probably smell them. I bet they smell good!

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  7. Pip Frost Avatar
    Pip Frost

    I’d put them on little cardis I’m knitting for my first grandchild due in June.

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  8. Jessicah Avatar
    Jessicah

    These are lovely Melissa. I would love to win them to pop onto a wee body suit I am knitting for our babe.
    I have a button collection, but Nana’s is even bigger. I have a wee ritual now where I take my finished project to Nana’s and we sort through the buttons together looking for just the right ones. Nana used to do a lot of knitting and crochet, but really hasn’t been able to for a few years now. I think she enjoys the ritual too.

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  9. Zara Avatar
    Zara

    Aren’t they so very cute.
    Count me in.
    x

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  10. Amy V Avatar
    Amy V

    Oooh, I can’t resist cute buttons! I have a knitted cardigan underway that will need buttons soon – the pattern is called Cria and I’m using a lovely green hand-dyed yarn from Little Wool Co. Ceramic buttons sound really special.

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  11. Sarah Jane Barnett Avatar
    Sarah Jane Barnett

    I would adorn a scarf with them that I am going to know myself this winter. They are so pretty!

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  12. Theresa Isaksson Avatar
    Theresa Isaksson

    I would decorate my handmade retro dress with them, they are beautiful! 🙂

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  13. melissa Avatar
    melissa

    so lovely! i’d add them to a cardigan i’m knitting for my twin girls, age 3. 🙂

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  14. Nicola Avatar
    Nicola

    I would love a set of these buttons, they look great.

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  15. Karen Schulz Avatar
    Karen Schulz

    oh these would go perfectly on one of my recycled linen dresses. There are enough for a dress for me and a dress for my niece.

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  16. Raluca Avatar
    Raluca

    Beautiful buttons! The big ones I would use for my handbag which I’m knitting now ( I will combine it with leather). The small ones I think I will use for a vintage cardigan I have to change all the buttons to. 🙂

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  17. Mariarita Avatar
    Mariarita

    Non so ancora cosa ne farei, ma ricevere dei bottoni dall’altra parte del mondo..che bella cosa. Ciao Mariarita (Italy)

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  18. karina Avatar
    karina

    I will use them for a cardigan I am making for my daughter and that is nearly finishied, the cardi is in a light grey coulor.
    those bottons looks divine!!!

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  19. Mousy Brown Avatar
    Mousy Brown

    The timing couldn’t be any more perfect – I just finished knitting myself a cardi and had got to the thinking about buttons bit…it might be fate! 😀

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  20. Amy Seven-Stitches Avatar
    Amy Seven-Stitches

    I would use them as embelishments on little christmas decorations – being so shiny and just a little off white the would be brilliant on linene and felt.

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  21. emma Avatar
    emma

    I would.make a art pencil roll for my boys and also maybe some cute little easter.monsters. good luck all

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  22. Mar Avatar
    Mar

    I would love them for my favourite white vintage dress. I think it would be very happy with them.
    They are really beautiful!!
    Thanks a lot
    xxx-mar-

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  23. Lynette Avatar
    Lynette

    Oh how wonderful. I often think of making my own buttons when I visit craft fairs but up until now have never tried, not enough timem but these are lovely.

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  24. Amy James Avatar
    Amy James

    Ooh, what gorgeous buttons. It’s my goddaughter’s birthday next month and these would look so perfect on the dress I’m knitting for her and then the rest would go on a cardigan I’m going to start knitting for myself afterwards.

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  25. Karen Houghton Avatar
    Karen Houghton

    They are lovely! I have a few friends expecting babies and have found a great vest pattern to knit, so I think the buttons would look great on them:)

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  26. Marilize Avatar
    Marilize

    Oh wow – these are lovely. Thank you for the chance to win them.
    I would use them to adorn some of my older winter accessories. I am trying to reuse and repurpose my wardrobe instead of spending money on new clothes. I have a gorgeous lacy white scarf that would get a whole new lease on life with these pretty buttons.

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  27. Ariadne Avatar
    Ariadne

    They are lovely! I would add some on a lovely summer white tunic I have and some smaller ones on some sea glass jewelry I am making!AriadnefromGreece!

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  28. louana Avatar
    louana

    oooh they are lovely! I’d use them on a cardi that I’m hoping to make for myself, I’ve got to spin the wool first though!

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  29. Lizzi Avatar
    Lizzi

    They wold be perfect for a lap quilt I am making. The small ones on one side and bigger ones on the other. Wouldn’t that just be the business.

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  30. Anna S Avatar
    Anna S

    Wow they are so beautiful! There really is something about buttons isn’t there? (please don’t include me in the draw, I will never get around to use them so they better go to someone who will) 🙂

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  31. Jenny Avatar
    Jenny

    Gorgeous! I would use them to make something for my kids (my main sewing/knitting garment recipients!)

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  32. Becky Avatar
    Becky

    oh, they are lovely! I would sew the big ones onto my old cardigan so that my baby daughter could play with them whilst nursing.

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  33. Samantha Avatar
    Samantha

    I have plans to knit a soft grey cardi and I think these buttons would be a superb embellishment – elegant and understated. Divine!

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  34. Alice Osborne Avatar
    Alice Osborne

    I love how handmade buttons add a magical touch to anything homemade. And I love the elegant simplicity of these! So happy to see you sharing the work of this artist. Would love her URL so I could follow her!

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  35. sanja Avatar
    sanja

    hello, you have very nice blog! the buttons are beautiful and i would probably use them for some hand knitted cardigan or bag 🙂
    have a nice day!
    sanja

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  36. Trina Avatar
    Trina

    My grandmother, an avid seamstress, always had a button jar. To her they were a necessity, but through the eyes of a child as I was, they were treasures. Each with a story to be told, places traveled, people seen, and wonderful garments adorned, and if that wasn’t enough, the whimsical sound the jar would make each time you shook it sounded like gems dancing. I recently started crocheting, it would be an honor to add these beautiful buttons to my first scarf I’m making. Thank you!

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  37. Gill Avatar
    Gill

    Beautiful buttons!
    I’d use them on zippered pouches – I’m making 2 for my nieces at the moment!

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  38. Donna B. Avatar
    Donna B.

    I would put them on a tiny garment for a grandbaby……..much to precious for any ole garment 🙂 Maybe a pretty little smock, made from the palest of tiny rose buds…

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  39. Laura Clark Avatar
    Laura Clark

    I love them and would use them in a button necklace!

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  40. Cyndi Avatar
    Cyndi

    I’m currently knitting a sweater in pinks, greens, and grays. I was just wondering what buttons to use…
    🙂

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  41. Megan Avatar
    Megan

    Wow, gorgeous buttons! Such an unexpected detail but would be so lovely if added to a special piece of clothing, like you did. I’d probably replace the buttons on my favourite cozy sweater, and the rest I would give to my Mom who is a knitter. I’m sure she’s come up with something wonderful. 🙂

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  42. Mel Avatar
    Mel

    I really like the look of the buttons attached to the tape – I might try wearing them as a bracelet, tying the tape around my wrist …

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  43. becca Avatar
    becca

    these are beautiful. not only extremely aesthetically pleasing but they look like they would be very comforting to touch. I would use them on some woollen sweaters I’m upcyclying into cardigans for my girls and makes some hairbands out of them. how lovely!

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  44. Maribeth Avatar
    Maribeth

    Thanks for the chance. Now that I have finally “graduated” to knitting sweaters (rather than just scarves and hats), I would use these buttons on a knitted garment!

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  45. Nancy Cook Avatar
    Nancy Cook

    these buttons are very pretty. i would love to put my name in the draw as you know i love to knit and these would get used fairly quickly;)

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  46. Neža Avatar
    Neža

    Oh, these would look great on my silvery alpaca cowl that I’m knitting.
    Thank you Melissa!

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  47. Holly Avatar
    Holly

    I’d put them on a crocheted baby sweater. So pretty!

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  48. Amber Avatar
    Amber

    I’m knitting a cozy cowl out of yarn my dear friend brought back from Portland, Oregon last summer. One of those grey buttons would look so darling on it!

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  49. Jessica LS Avatar
    Jessica LS

    I’d sew them onto a sweater for my dear friend’s little girl. How sweet they are!

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  50. create4good Avatar
    create4good

    I’ve never heard of handmade buttons! Very impressive. I would probably just sit and stare at them, and try to figure out how they are made…and then I would use them on a soft, ivory head wrap that I’ve crocheted, but is still lacking a nice big button.

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