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July 09, 2006
button medals and ribbons
My sister gave me a bunch of buttons for christmas last year, sorted into 3 mason jars: white buttons, colorful buttons, and gold buttons. I had some good project ideas for the white ones and the colorful ones, but what about the gold ones? I couldn't think of anything for a long time, and then a few days ago when I had them all spilled out on the floor, it came to me: they look like medals. I would make medals with them. Very silly medals. And ribbons too. This gave the bonus fun of rummaging through all my ribbon to find suitable pieces. I made them all into pins and clips to wear, never mind in what context you would wear such a thing.
Mark and I kept coming up with fake awards to give each other. He won "kitten's choice" and I got a ribbon in ribbon-making. I think they're hilarious.
Whew, that's it for button week. Thanks for all the nice comments!
Posted under Jewelry at July 9, 2006 12:13 AM
Comments
I love them all! Great colors-I would totally sport the "kitten's choice" award!
Posted by: abby at July 9, 2006 12:54 AM
Congratulations (you deserve a metal.lol) you won June's GC for Togs for Toys...please let me know what email to use thanks.
Posted by: wendy at July 9, 2006 01:24 AM
Those are fantastic. I could award them to my kids for good behaviour (occasionally!) - and myself for endsless patience under stress.
Posted by: Ali at July 9, 2006 01:28 AM
Love them ! They'd be great tacked on a purse or tote bag, or make great keychains or gift tags, or package decorations, or bookmarks or zipper pulls....
Posted by: sueb at July 9, 2006 05:32 AM
A ribbon in ribbon making, thats hilarious, and those are way too cool.
Posted by: Robin Green Eye at July 9, 2006 10:23 AM
I could totally see these featured in the next J Crew catalogue.
Posted by: abbyjane at July 9, 2006 11:21 AM
Those look great! They'd be wonderful for giving out at kids' birthday parties! Maybe I'll start making some now for the next party...
Posted by: Amanda at July 9, 2006 11:45 AM
Cute, cute idea! I've been pulling out all my metal buttons into a bag because I thought they were ugly; now I see them in a new light!
Posted by: Bessilu at July 9, 2006 01:16 PM
Such an original idea! I don't think I have ever seen gold buttons done up like this. Truly brilliant!
Posted by: *jenny at July 9, 2006 01:24 PM
hehe.. very clever!
Posted by: joleen at July 9, 2006 01:31 PM
I was thinking kids' parties, too. Now I know what to do with all those nautical-themed buttons. Thanks.
Posted by: Michelle from Green Kitchen at July 9, 2006 01:32 PM
ooh, I love them!
Posted by: Rachel at July 9, 2006 09:56 PM
brilliant idea! i, too, always wonder what to do with the gold, gaudy buttons... like others mentioned, these would be great for kids... medals for completing chores, potty training successes, party games, etc. Thanks so much for the idea!
Posted by: kelly at July 10, 2006 10:58 AM
I love the brown/blue one all the way to the left, it's lovely! I've really enjoyed your button posts, they're so fun!
Posted by: Kari at July 10, 2006 01:48 PM
Genius idea - I love the badges. Can't wait until military chic is revived (any moment now I'm sure...)
I made a bunch of ribbon *awards* awhile back using Molly Chicken's fabric flower tutorial and embroidering words like "#1 pimp" and "#1 badass" on the streamers... They were quite the hit.
Posted by: Briana at July 10, 2006 02:43 PM
I really love these! I had a thing for medal pins like this in college, these are a nicer, grown up version than the salvation army ones I used to wear.
Posted by: Blair at July 20, 2006 10:39 PM
yes! fantastic idea. Everyone needs a medal.
Posted by: Dacia Ray at July 22, 2006 04:44 PM
Best in show!
Posted by: Alicia P. at July 24, 2006 11:11 AM
Reminds me of the Wizard of OZ.
Posted by: Bernie at July 28, 2006 07:36 PM
I am a big fan of that old chestnut, the Boat & Tote bag (used one for a diaper bag for each kid--each kid now has two or three of them) and I am here to tell you that I would pin those suckers all over my kids' bags and my own.
Love. Them.
My kids would love them, too.
Excellent idear.
Posted by: Heels at August 14, 2006 11:01 AM
What a lovely idea .. I am a therapeutic clown and have been looking for something to empower kids who are in too much pain to barely smile at me .. medals of bravery seem like a lovely idea and your way of making them is something I can do. Thanks! It took me an hour of surfing to find this link but I'm glad I persisted!
Posted by: Nazu at May 28, 2007 08:16 AM