A little while ago I bought some beautiful vintage buttons at the local flea.
Before the holidays I turned them into a gift for a friend.
I simply thread the buttons on a string and tied a beautiful silk ribbon on each side to tie around her wrist.
It kinda looks like a very pricy bracelet.
I guess it should be our secret that it only cost around $10.

























Gorgeous!
Posted by: Michelle | January 06, 2012 at 04:57 PM
Wow, that is beautiful! What a nice flea market where you can find such pretty buttons for cheap :-)
Posted by: Jamie says dream | January 06, 2012 at 05:27 PM
Absolutely beautiful and very smart idea, I might steel that ;-)
Posted by: LiseLotte | January 07, 2012 at 01:27 AM
Beautiful !
Posted by: Isa | January 07, 2012 at 05:39 AM
This is absolutely beautiful....have so many beautiful buttons that I have collected. some from my Mom's tin that I have wanted to do something with. She would definitely be smiling at me from heaven and so proud. THANK YOU!!!!!! for the idea.
Posted by: romelewandowski@yahoo.com | January 07, 2012 at 01:56 PM
Hi Paul,
Would you be able to post a picture of the underside of the bracelet? Just so we can see the thread and exactly how you attached the ribbon?
Thanks for being so creative!
Posted by: Jennifer Wayne | January 07, 2012 at 06:03 PM
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Posted by: can i buy valtrex online | January 08, 2012 at 07:47 PM
What a cute gift! As mentioned already, I'm a big fan of your work. You can see my blog post about Sweet Paul here:
http://mykeminutter.blogspot.com/2012/01/i-love-sweet-paul.html
Have a great week!
Posted by: Anita | January 09, 2012 at 06:19 PM
That is so beautiful and such a great idea.
Posted by: AddToTaste | January 10, 2012 at 12:43 AM
Oh my goodness, how beautiful! I love vintage buttons. I'll bet she really treasures this one-of-a-kind gift.
Warmly, Michelle
Posted by: Michelle@Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust | January 14, 2012 at 12:22 AM
Ok I will admit my son who lives in NYC inherited my love for big books, really I should say books in any size. Would love to pass this bag along to him. Thank You , bag is adorable. GG
Posted by: gg | January 29, 2012 at 12:33 PM