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Posted by Unknown on May 24, 2012

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Did you know it was 'British Tomato Week'? Nope? Neither did I!

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Tutorial Tuesday - Dyeing Plastic Buttons

I had never even considered dyeing my own buttons until I came across this tutorial on the RIT website . I have a huge amount of white and translucent buttons, which are all a bit dull and I can never quite find a use for them, but I also can't bring myself to get rid of them! Dying the buttons would be the answer to my problems - but one of the biggest problems I have - it that RIT dye is not available in the UK as far as I am aware and I can't find an equivalent product. So if you do have access to RIT, then do let me know how you get on - I would love to know! Or, if you know of a dye, available in the UK, then do please let me know too! Supplies Needed: Rit Liquid or Powder Dye: Any color or mix dye to create a custom color. Colors used in photographs: Sunshine Orange, Evening Blue, Scarlet, Fuchsia, Lemon Yellow, Violet, Apple Green, Golden Yellow White Buttons Measuring Cup Measuring Spoons Disposable Plastic Containers for dyeing buttons Spoon for mix...

Knoop Button Bowl

Iñigo Cañedo is an designer from Mexico who specialises in Design, 3D Modeling & Print. An entrant in ' the intelligent hand ' competition on Design Boom , Iñigo designed & created the Knoop Button Bowl , by carefully glueing plastic buttons together over a hemispheric mould to form the shape of the bowl. I love how the translucency of the buttons creates light projections over the surface of the bowl and its surrounds.

Lansing Button Salesman's Promotional Card

I came across this 1958 Lansing Button promo card selling on eBay recently and it's just so lovely - with it's fabulous 1950s illustration on the cover and pretty buttons on the inside - you'll definitely be centre stage if you wear these little beauties! I wonder how modern day Button companies now market & sell their buttons - do they still produce cards like this? Has anyone seen any? How do they compare to this vintage beauty I wonder...? Don't you love the description of this ' striking fancy ' button?

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