Tell me honestly… who doesn’t LOOOOOVE buttons? From the times when we were little and Grandma pulled out the button jar from the closet shelf and let us rummage our hands lovingly over them, to today when we’re browsing in antique stores and find a jar that someone managed to part with, buttons have an everlasting impression to give to anyone who will stop to ponder and caress them.

Buttons have graced many things over the years. I’m talking beyond your common cotton collared shirt. We’ve incorporated them into furnishings, and turned them into closures for bags and eyes for stuffed animals. They’re multifunctional and beautiful and difficult to resist. While working for a thrift store years ago I used to rummage through the salvaged clothing that was rejected because it was stained or otherwise ruined, and at times I found the most amazing buttons. I would remove them from the clothing and then make a donation to the thrift store to compensate them for my button treasure.

Four holes or two, simple round buttons are sweet and tempting to me. A certain special place in my heart is reserved for opaque ones in any color, and speaking of colors, you can get just about any button to match anything these days. Button jewelry has a down home, practical, simple feel to it. They’re pure and innocent, you know? For instance, I’ve never seen a button that gave me that bad-ass-I’m-coming-for-you feeling. No, instead I get that safe, no-hidden-agenda clean feeling. And I’m a live clean and simple kind of girl.

For fun I decided to surf the web and find some innovative button designers who are putting out some great button jewelry in the world. What’s so wonderful about this button jewelry is that its easy, understandable and can be done with any buttons in any color. This is a great opportunity to mix and match any colors together because the theme is all uniform. And you’ll be surprised at how tactile they are. You won’t be able to stop touching them. I think they make great stress-busters!