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Join me for a Button Swap Blog Hop!
Do you have jars full of buttons?
Do you head straight over to the button lady at the antiques shows?
Or maybe you collect handmade buttons just because they’re beautiful.
If you’re even remotely intrigued with BUTTONS, this Button Swap Blog Hop is calling your name!
Some of you may remember the Button Swap and Blog Hop by Michelle of Beads & Books last year. I checked in with Michelle and she wasn’t planning another for this year….and I have been wanting to host one for some time…so here it is!
Let’s have some fun swapping buttons and creating something new. A little show and tell at the end is the icing on the cake.
Button Swap * Blog Hop
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Sign ups are open from March 20 to March 25th. Anyone with a blog is welcome to join! The Button Swap is open to international participants. If you prefer not to ship internationally, please indicate this when signing up. Simply leave a comment on this post to sign up. Please be sure to provide your email in the sign-up form.
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I will match up partners by March 30th. Once you receive your partner, please feel free to contact them. You can share preferences about buttons types if you wish.
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Select four buttons for your blog partner and mail them by April 20th. What kind of buttons should you send? Please choose four quality buttons – they do not need to be expensive. It would be great if at least one was a “special” button in some way – maybe handmade, vintage, or one with a special meaning. The buttons do not need to be a set. I’ve posted a few examples in this post. Once you receive your buttons, blogging about them is optional.
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Create something with your buttons – you can use all of the buttons or just one. Your finished piece should include at least one button from the swap. You can think outside the box and make anything – it does not have to be jewelry! I made an altered clipboard in the last button swap – you can see the reveal post here.
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The Blog Hop will start on Sunday, May 13th, 2012. *(This happens to be Mother’s Day…but it was just so hard to find the “perfect” date). Please share your button swap creation, and the Swap participant link list on this date. This date may seem far off, but there are many hops coming up and I also have a few personal deadlines between now and then. This should give everyone plenty of time to participate.
Any questions? Please send me an email!
I’ve created a blog badge for the Button Swap Blog Hop. Simply copy and paste and help me share the word about the Swap! Please link to this original post so that all of the details can be found easily.
Here are just a few photos for inspiration ….
My ever-growing vintage & antique button collection
Ceramic button by Mary Harding
Lampwork buttons by Kerry Bogert
Oh, just one more thing! A little prize for one lucky participant! I’ve gathered up a pretty selection of old mother of pearl buttons, just to say “thank you” for joining the Button Swap Blog Hop. The winner will be randomly selected from the Swap participants and announced on the Blog Hop day.
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*Sign ups for the swap are now closed. Thank you to all that joined in!*
Thanks for stopping by today!
– Cindy
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Cindy Wimmer is a jewelry designer with a passion for combining vintage elements with modern wire design. She is the co-founder of artBLISS, hosting jewelry and mixed media workshops in the DC area. Her best-selling jewelry design book, The Missing Link, was released in Fall 2013. Read more.
me me, I love buttons!
Count me in for the button swap! I’m in Canada and I will ship internationally.
Sign me up, pleeeeeeeease! I cannot ship internationally. It’s too expensive for me right now 🙁
P.S. OMG. BUTTONS! YAY! O.O
I’d love to join! I don’t have many buttons, but I’m more than happy to search out some beauties! I’d also be happy to ship internationally.
I would love to participate and am happy to ship internationally!
I am interested in the button swap. I am in the US and will ship internationally.
Pick me! Pick me! I want to play. I’m in Canada and prefer to ship within my country but am flexible if that is not possible.
Count me in on this event! I’ve not used buttons much, up to this point, but would like to try!
Count me in – loooove buttons. I will ship domestic.
Working on getting blog up and running, but would LOVE to participate. I work with buttons all the time and have quite the stash!!!!
I would love to participate! I’m in the US and will ship internationally.
Thanks for joining, everyone! And it is exciting to see that a few people are starting new blogs just in time to join in! 🙂
I’d like to sign up! I’ve been making wrap bracelets and this would be a great addition. Plus I love making buttons!
I wanna join, too! 🙂 How fun! I am in the US and will ship internationally!
I’d love to sign up, mmmmmbutttonsmmmmm. I am in the US and will ship internationally.
Count me in and definitely will ship internationally. Great fun and very exciting. I have TONS of buttons!!
I’d luv to join in the fun! I’ve been collecting kewl buttons for my wrap bracelets I use to do!
Okay, you got me with this one…I’m in! Drooling over your button collection, but I have a few goodies myself I am willing to share in the name of prettiness! I’m excited to be in this Cindy, thanks for hosting!
Forgot to say I will ship internationally.
Well, You have found my weekness. I adore buttons, and yep I always seek out the button lady, or the yard sale that says it has vintage sewing supplies. Please sign me up!! Thanks so much for doing the swap and hop! I will ship internationally!
I’d love to join in. I inherited my hubby’s grandmother’s button stash. She worked in a shop called the Button Bar in WW2. I live in Australia and am happy to ship internationally.
Oh what a fab idea, I’m in and willing to ship internationally.
Sure, why not, I have not used buttons much but I do have some beauties!
Yes please, sign me up too 🙂 I will ship internationally (I’m from NZ)
I would love to participate, and I am willing to ship international.
I know I am oh so late and last minute but I would love to participate. I have stacks of lovely buttons, vintage and handmade that would love to be shipped out domestic or international. Thank you so much for hosting this!
What fun! I’d love to join in too!! And I don’t mind shipping internationally. 🙂
Please add me to the list of people involved in this swap! I live in the US and would prefer not to ship internationally since funds are tight, but if you need one more person to do so I would be willing to help you out <3 I'm really looking forward to this!
*~* Julia *~* http://beautifullywhimsical.blogspot.com *~*
Good Morning Cindy,
Can you please sign me up for the button swap. I have some of the oldies that you showed above! (in the packs) They were my moms. thanks for hosting and I am looking forward to it.
Thx for organisng! Would love to play. Im happy to ship overseas – my buttons are handmade in glass – by me 🙂
Yes, please! 🙂 I would love participate, thanks for the opportunity! I’ve never shipped internationally, but would be willing to figure it out if you need additional people to do that. So excited – LOVE buttons!
What a great idea. I can ship to the U.S. and Canada.
I’m in. This will be fun. I can ship to the U.S. but would prefer Canada to save $. Thanks for organizing this.
I would love to join in!! Sounds like a fun swap!!
Count me in. I will ship anywhere. Growing up my momma was a member of the button society. I am a beader but would love the chance to play with buttons too. I am excited to swap!
Okok you know I have never participated in one of these,but with you hosting it,and with one of my all time favorite items…buttons…well I just have to!!
I’m so happy I made it in time to sign up. I will ship international. This is very very exciting…heehee.xoxox
This sounds great! I did a charm swap earlier this year and loved it. So, count me in. I won’t be able to ship internationally and I hope you can fit me in. My blog is titled “Artist at Work” and I have posted about the charm swap there.
http://www.billi-rs-rothove.blogspot.com
I’ll do the same for the button swap!
I would love to participate– I have many unique 100+year-old buttons and artisan glass buttons. Will not be able to ship internationally, but will blog about the swap. Hope you can fit me in– Thank you!
Would love to join in the fun. I have loved looking at buttons since I was a kid searching through my Grandma’s button tin.
I live in the US but would ship internationally.
Thank you for hosting Cindy.
Theresa
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I would love to join your button swap. I’ve never done this before but It sounds like so much fun! Thinking outside the box is right up my alley. I love buttons especially vintage. I will have to see if I can find some of my older buttons from my grandmother. However, I would prefer not to ship internationally at this time. Thanks
Hi Cindy!
So glad I stopped by – please sign me up! Thank you!
Linda
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Thanks for the push, I’m up
Hi Cindy, I’m home now just checking into your blog post- make sure I’m signed up! This sounds like fun!
I love buttons and I would LOVE to join this button swap.
It is still the 25th, I want to join! Sign me up too!! How fun!!
I can’t believe I missed this!! Boo-hoo! I actually can get ideas from handling buttons– insights about how the button was used. It’s some kind of dowsing thing, says my psychic friend. I spent lots of time and money on eBay one year sourcing buttons and I love using them in my designs. Great idea, Cindy!
Oh crud cakes how did I miss this??? I can’t wait to see all the buttons!!! YUM!
Boo-hoo, I missed it too! 🙁 Maybe next time.
Fantastic idea…can’t wait to see what YOU design Cindy!! I know it will be great =) xo