Thursday, June 05, 2008

Button Thursday: Handpainted Floral


Large Floral Button, originally uploaded by Laura Bee Seattle.

This is another treasure from my trip to my hometown. It's a large shell button that has textured flowers painted on a black circle. I can't tell if the painting was part of the original design, or if it was added later.

The story I made up about this button is that it was hand-painted by a home seamstress. She copied the flower motif from a pretty fabric. Wanting a special dress to wear on a date with her sweetheart, she wanted matching fabric and buttons for her party dress.

1 comment:

Sew Bettie said...

Hope she had a nice date with her button!