Ah buttons! When I first started making jewellery I loved searching out unusual, vintage, ceramic buttons and shells to add wonderful colour, texture and... fun to these pieces. Experimenting with the strange little objects was great for a change from making all those identical silver links for the bracelets and necklaces. Also a good introduction to setting before I started on precious stones.
Birdy Button necklace
My first necklace ever! Still cute after dusting it off.
A Charmed Life bracelets: Friday; Saturday; Sunday
Fun buttons and shells set as charms on a handmade silver chain.
Vintage Turquoise Flower Button necklace
These buttons were a great find at a car boot sale! Set with hammered links on a handmade silver chain.
Ladybirdy earrings; Button Moon earstuds; An Apple a Day earrings
Japanese buttons; blue & white ceramic buttons
mmm what shall I do with these...?
And look what I got for Christmas! Beautifully painted wooden buttons from the V&A.