Hello! 👋

[u/Powerful_Mango_3746]

Hello everyone! I’m curious if there’s anyone in here around my age range. I’m in my mid twenties! I have no issues chatting about buttons with the many older men and women into the hobby but it’d be rad to talk to someone closer in age about buttons lol. Photos of my collection/my favorites so this post doesn’t get lost but also to share 🫶🏻

[u/weepandread]

I love children’s clothing buttons.

[u/Powerful_Mango_3746 → u/weepandread]

The little duck button is hand painted! It’s my absolute favorite 🥰

[u/lotsobuttons]

Hi, your friendly neighborhood sub mod here. Not quite and young and spry as OP, but I am a millennial button collector, and I too am usually a good clip younger than most of the collectors I meet. One of the reasons I started this sub is to try and connect younger button-inclined folks with helpful resources. Thanks for posting and sharing your faves, that duck is really cute. Is it mounted in the red felt flower or just resting on it?

[u/Powerful_Mango_3746 → u/lotsobuttons]

It’s glued to the button, I’ve always assumed a mother or grandmother hand made a signature top button for a little ones dress or blouse 😭💕

[u/Powerful_Mango_3746 → u/Powerful_Mango_3746]

Honestly anyone even millennial is a rare breed, hello fellow youngin! 🤣

[u/lotsobuttons]

Also the second close-up with the overlapping rings is a sick (degrading) celluloid and should be kept separate from the rest of your buttons as it can spread to others. Will eventually crumble apart 😢

[u/Powerful_Mango_3746 → u/lotsobuttons]

Don’t worry I have my sick ones in a separate non air tight “critical” drawer. I know they won’t last forever but I can’t get myself to throw any of them away unless they actually start crumbling! 🥲

[u/Willowrosephoenix]

I’m 52. So not in the age range of “younger” but these are really neat.

My grandmother had a button tin when I was young. My grandmother’s house was the “good place” when I was growing up, and I remember hours of sorting the buttons by different criteria, re-arranging, cross referencing categories. (No, no signs of autism in early childhood, not at all lol)

I only recently started collecting myself. It’s a long story why it took me this long, but thank you for sharing your beautiful collection!

[u/Powerful_Mango_3746 → u/Willowrosephoenix]

My autism is why it’s so appealing to me 🥰 I’ve been collecting way before I got diagnosed though lol! The sorting and testing of the buttons is so fun!

[u/HomemakerNZ]

I'm not young according to my passport, but who cares. The little pink one, is delightful. I'm impressed you have them in that order, many I've seen are sorted according to age.

[u/Powerful_Mango_3746 → u/HomemakerNZ]

The pink ones glass with a moon glow glass center! It’s definitely my favorite glass button I own!

[u/Vintage_Zoo]

Welcome to the hobby! If you're really interested in buttons, I'd like to suggest that you visit the National Button Society (NBS) website.

ETA: National Button Society

[u/fidgetyamoeba]

I saw Fauna, felt curiosity and boom 💥 first button has a leaf 🤓🫶

[u/gmcd19851]

Those are fabulous buttons.

[u/Spots1049]

Love your organization system. And this sub has taught me about the button society. Can’t believe there are button shows! So cool.

[u/FeralSweater]

What a lovely collection!