Thursday, August 13, 2009

Buttons push my buttons.

I bought some new buttons for an old brown cardigan that lost one. They are a lot nicer than the old ones, they give the cardigan a lift.

Then yesterday I noticed that my blazer has 2 buttons and they are faded and boring... I want to replace them, too. I could change the whole look of the jacket by replacing cheap beige plastic buttons with nice wooden buttons or shiny red buttons. I think I'm getting obsessed! I shant rest until I have taken every button-up piece of clothing to Lincraft.

Anyway, buttons are a nifty wardrobe updating technique, perfect because it is cheap, you feel crafty—actually I feel like Mrs Proverbs 31—and it is easy to sew on buttons (but it's annoying enough to put off indefinitely when you need to repair something).

2 comments:

  1. Nice work Jess. I don't even own a needle! FAIL for me on the proverbs 31 woman front.

    I have recently placed 3 items in a bag that need minor mending and am going to take them to a tailor tomorrow. Justifying it at the moment because I can't sew with my broken finger, but it is longer term problem.

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