I have decided to do a post once a month, about the things I have collected

though out my life. A lot of these things I consider heirlooms.

I looked up the word collectable and it said, “things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique).” I thought that was a pretty good definition of the things I would like to talk about once a month, although some would be considered antique. Some of them are valuable, and some I consider worth collecting, because they remind me of someone I love who has gone on before. So along with telling you about the collectable, I will tell a story about the person that goes with that collectable. Clear as mud? Awesome!

#1Buttons!

I have a collection of buttons! I love buttons! Especially old buttons.

My collection of buttons started when I began sewing. I can’t get rid of buttons. Even if the project I sewed is complete, if there are buttons left, they go into my collection. I have said before, that both my grandma’s were amazing seamstresses. You can read more about it here, if you’d like. I inherited a tin full of buttons, from my maternal grandma, Norma. They are the buttons pictured. They are divine! What amazing creations! My grandma Norma was an excellent seamstress. She is the mother of two beautiful girls. My mom, and my aunt Dot (Dorothy). When my mom and her sister were born, it was during the depression. Times were tough. Many people were out of work. Not a lot different than today. My grandma would sew the most darling outfits for my mom and aunt. Back then it was cheaper to buy fabric and sew your clothes. They didn’t have Walmart, and Target, and the great deals you can get there. There are many pictures of my mom and her sis standing at the corner of the yard in the outfits that grandma had just created for them.

I have this collection of buttons in a glass container sitting a shelf that my darlin made for me. Every time I see the beautiful buttons, I think of grandma Norma. I think of her talent, her skill, at sewing and I am so glad she saved these buttons!