Button Button Whose Got the Buttons???

How cool are these button designs...I love buttons and there are so many different designs to use like the ones in the photo or use your immagination and let it go wild. :)

These Victorian buttons make beautiful necklaces and bracelets...by Frances Casey

Here's one full of immagination
And some perfect Summer buttons to use for your creations, I love watermellons they are so colorful

Oh this is my next project I love these Button Indian Corn napkin holders....aren't they cute!!!

And wouldn't this be a great box to give a friend for their birthday? Just fill with a little button bracelet or necklace...how cute is that???

And here's a whole napkin set... :)  

And for another unusual gift give them a button covered teacup!!!

What you'll need:
Solid colored teacup with saucer
Assorted decorative buttons and beads of different shapes, sizes, and colors.
Hot glue gun and glue sticks.
Tweezers

How to make it:
Make sure the teacup is clean before beginning.
Use the hot glue and glue all of the buttons and beads onto the surface of the teacup. You can just do the top half or the whole cup if desired.
Continue to glue buttons and beads to the saucer as well.
Use the tweezers to help you place the beads and buttons on the cup. This will prevent you from getting burned, and will make it much easier

This is not made with buttons but I liked this idea for the summer time and beach...A cooler bag

New Designs and Colors

Did you notice the change..??? Yes I decided to give the ole blog an uplift....as i was sipping on some ice tea the other day I decided to try something different for my blog.....but I want to change the fonts on my name and add my own design to the heading, but alas I am still learning that part...will have to do some research to learn...unless one of my followers can help direct me in the right direction?????

I am on my laptop as I got that virus on my desktop computer...ugh!!! Do NOT!! and I repeat DO NOT!!!! open "x" out or anything else to a pop up box that looks like it came from your computer but it DID NOT!!! It is a virus for a protection that says your computer is infected and it has a sheild and is called "Security Alert" it attaches itself to your hard drive changes your home page deletes your desktop and won't allow any windows to open but the alert window and asks you to buy it....then nothing you have lost your computer... :( the sad part is that even if you close it it will do the same soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo just shut down your computer and it should then go away... so many hackers out there is is not fun!!!!

On a more positive note I finished some of my goodie bags for my up coming Halloween party...and also working on some more necklaces for Christmas and pins out of buttons.. :)

Button pins are easy and fun to do and we all have a few old ones sitting around...so get creative and make some...

I am going to crochet a few flowers and add my button creations to their middles...if you like to swap buttons try this swap here....

PB Designs Newest Items

Check out some of PBD newest items to be on sale soon!!! :) If they are not listed in the Etsy store be sure to email me with your requests....

Vintage Buttons

I love Vintage things and one of the cutest vintage items I got from a swap and used this week was these cool buttons. They are hand painted and big old black vintage style. They worked perfect for my "Little House on the Praire" costume for Halloween I put one on my hat, one on each apron pocket and the last one on my bag...

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This jeweled bird used to be all the rage back in the 70s for your bath....I found this beauty at an estate sale.. :)

My Sewing Room, Swaps, and Ducks

The book I got from my Book swap partner and I cannot wait to read all about the ideas and tips it has to offer. The bag below I made with Noro Daria, my first time working with it and I am hooked. I love how sturdy it is. The photo does not do it justice as the colors are really brillant purples and teals and pinks...

this cap is for an adult or young teenager...I love pink and the bag below is getting ready for lining. I work on an assembly line basis make th ebags and then line them all...

yummy polka dots and even Dorothy's shoes.. hee hee....

these are for bags, and aprons, I just love matching up the material and Tall Mouse has the best!!!

these items are for my Nemo and Littlest Mermaid tote bags

I got a wonderful apron from my swap partner and some goodies too, a book, recipes, organizer, and she even hand painter a plate for me...

Wow check out what came walking down the street?? Isn't she just the cutest? Mama and 9 babies.....I just had to run out and take a pic...

Then I decided to photo some of my materials for upcoming projects..hard to get a look at it all but the material is for aprons, hot pad mitts, tote bags, and round bags...some for Christmas gifts and some for craft sales in Nov and some for my shop..I also made up some cute little sewing booklets to hold pins....:) I haven't had a chance to photo it all but this is a peek....and I just finished a terrific tote bag that I made with cotton and really got into the lining attachments with pockets and a clip for keys and also I stuck a photo holder on the front...I really like this one...

My Fabulous finds on Blogs

I was visiting some of my favorite blogs and ran across this beautiful sculpture. Now realize that these horses are all done in tape!! Yup...you have to check out this guys site to see the rest of his creations. Just fantastic!!!

Another great blog tutorial was on how to make sequin buttons!!! I loved this one...

I found this fantastic idea on Liana's blog, Sew Intriguing I visit and the tutorial of it all started on Kathleen's blog which is called Fashion Incubator.. What a fabulous idea on making a pattern and it is so easy and will take all the guess work out of fitting problems and how to make your garments look like they were custom made just for you!!! you might want to get a book that will help you on pattern making and she suggests a few, but I liked this one best. I was also surprised to find that The Sewing Emporium was so near me in Chula Vista, CA. they have a sewing cutting round there that would be great for all your pattern making.

Now since I am a total "Bag Lady" I couldn't resist posting these bags when I found the patterns and blogs, Sew Mad has the cutest Shark bag...I just love it...but Natron's is in German??? Any ideas on how I could translate it??? Help!!!


And last but not the least...I love this group which is all over "blogland"...The Weepies. they remind me of the music from the Joan Biaz age.. :) am I dating myself??? Anyways I have pre-oreded thier newest CD out tomorrow... :)