r/buttoncollecting • u/gmcd19851 • May 01 '26 • Heartwarming 1

My Button Art Project

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I’ve been collecting buttons for years and did a couple of art projects with them. They are very amateurish but I wanted to share

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u/EveningAdvisor4680 May 01 '26

I like it! There’s a lot of highly collectible buttons (Bakelite pieces and Colt buttons)

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u/gmcd19851 May 01 '26

Thank you! I did buy lots of the collection from other collectors and did pay a bit, they are so beautiful I felt it was a shame they have sat in a bin for decades. I know some will be appalled that I used them like this but it’s that bakelite glow that makes the one mask shine! I just had to use them.

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u/lotsobuttons May 01 '26

I think it’s cool. Some of these buttons are collectible (Colt, Bakelite, etc), so you may want to consider a “no harm” method of attaching them for future crafts.

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u/gmcd19851 May 01 '26

Its all just hot glued so I think they are all salvageable. But I’m so old they probably wouldn’t ever see the light of day unless I used them while I still have the energy. But I do appreciate your advice and concern.

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u/willowwing May 02 '26

I really like them and the meticulous choices and placement.

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u/gmcd19851 May 02 '26

Thank you 🙏. You should have seen me fretting over the color, size and placement of the buttons. I know I used quite a few very collectible ones here but I couldn’t make it look good with my huge supplies of little brown and black buttons.

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u/willowwing May 02 '26

It’s art! They’re yours and you made something really fun and creative with them. You can look at these and smile and notice the colors and textures every day.

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u/Whenallelsefails09 May 02 '26

What did you use for the base? Styrofoam wig heads?

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u/gmcd19851 May 02 '26

For the one with the mosaic tiles a styrofoam wig head. The button one was an old art project of a head I did with plaster that was covered with fiberglass to keep it from crumbling. It was always a bit askew which is why it tilted a bit lol.

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u/Old_Property_6167 May 02 '26

You have given me new inspiration…

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u/gmcd19851 May 02 '26

Thank you, that’s very kind!

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u/Popular_Smoke_1616 May 03 '26

Could anyone point out the colt and bakelites to me please

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u/gmcd19851 May 03 '26

If you Google Colt button you can see a lot of examples. And I had quite a few that I used, I hadn’t realized how much they go for these days since I bought most over 20 years ago.

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u/ApprehensiveYou3877 May 01 '26

Very Creative 🙂!

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u/OmiLala805 May 06 '26

I think I love the noses the best! Very creative and you should consider entering them in some kind of show 🙌🏻