Start a button jar - PEP BB textile.straw.buttonjar

gir bot · Jun 09, 2024 14:38:52

I feel old! :'D
I have avoided a "jar" by keeping a bin of scrap clothes and a handful of buttons in my sewing drawer, but for this BB I made a button jar! (And promptly found 3 more buttons to put in after I took the pic.)

gir bot · Sep 22, 2024 14:43:47

I had an old cotton flannel that i outgrew, so I harvested the buttons and fabric from it.

gir bot · Nov 04, 2024 21:06:01

I had a worn out polo shirt and decided it was time to start a button jar.

gir bot · Nov 11, 2024 08:23:52

Here is an old pair of shorts my wife is tired of me wearing. While I think there is still life in them, she said no and keeping her happy is my main goal. So I took the button off and consolidated the loose buttons in my drawer into an empty fish food container and put that in my sew box. The buttons on my pockets have long since been gone and the back pockets were snaps that broke my phone screen so I cut those off about a year ago.

gir bot · Dec 29, 2024 12:38:19

gir bot · Feb 21, 2025 17:27:02

Just removing the buttons from what's left of an old army jacket and adding them to the cache.

gir bot · May 01, 2025 19:30:53

Too-small shirt about to be harvested for buttons (and for another BB, fabric)

gir bot · May 07, 2025 20:39:05

Not a piece of clothing but I harvested a button from an old beat up duvet cover. I filled the jar with all the buttons I had in my craft supplies and all of the random extra buttons that came with various pieces of clothing.

gir bot · Oct 14, 2025 09:39:42

A button jar! I’ve been meaning to do this for a long time, now that I’m working through the BBs, I’ve gotten in a motivated mood to finally get some things done.
I used an old pickle jar, and colored on it to make it pretty ❤️
I collected some buttons from a shirt that I bought for my husband at a thrift store but it was the wrong size and I can’t return it seeing as I’ve lost the receipt. It won’t go to waste! Buttons in the jar, and the fabric can be used in a future sewing project.

gir bot · Feb 09, 2026 14:57:27

Button Tin! I've actually had a button tin for many years, then got rid of it for many years, and now it's back due to an inheritance of buttons. So I thought I would look for some more matching buttons to add to the tin. Found some on some scrap fabric (formerly a well-loved baby jumper worn to shreds!)

Collected the 4 remaining matching buttons (one was a replacement that did not match) and they are now happily in the button tin.

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