cloisonne, enamel, jewelry, silver, gold, enameling, metal, fine metal
Last updated
05/16/2012
STudio Buttons
My family business was in plastics and one of the product lines was buttons. In fact, for my 7th grade science project, I did a study of dyed buttons. As it was a family business, new buttons were named after family members. So there is a Karen button in the world. I hadn't saved any, but came across one a few years ago. See it at the right. And then I found a dozen of them at a flea market. Too much. So my interest in buttons started a long time ago, but I never collected them. Now I make them!
i am a member of the National Button Society and the following state societies: FL, PA, NJ, NY, OH. This is a truly amazing hobby. I make Studio Buttons, those little pieces of artwork that are made specifically for Button Collectors.
Diane Echnoz Almeyda - plique-a-jour buttons in both filigree and pierced technique, on fine silver. Also pierced metal buttons, also in fine silver. Check out the 2mm enameled Diminutives.
Jeannette Fedorka - fused glass, some hand painted and then fused. New: Felted Animal Buttons.
I create series and limited editions. The difference is...
Series are limited editions where each one is one of a kind, but with the same theme (and stated elements). ex: Under Beaded and Silk Ribbon Buttons, the Silken Rock Garden series all have silk ribbon embroidered flowers on glass bead "rocks" with a Swarovski Crystal butterfly. The flowers, rocks and butterfly can all be different, but all include these elements. Usually series are limited to 10 buttons each.
Limited Editions (LE) are buttons of the same design. Being hand made, there are differences, but I would not consider each of them unique. LEs can be 10, 15, 20 or 25. This is stated with LE information.
All buttons are back marked with my KC stylized signature and, if large enough, also include the year of creation and my button number. Each comes with a card of authentication that describes the button. My art is guaranteed to please - if you receive one and don't care for the quality, then just return it within 7 days, in the same coniditon, for a complete refund (minus shipping and insurance charges).
All my fabric buttons include a line of beads, as shown, for "hanging" the button - either as a pendant (roll your mouse over the image to see how the 2-3mm chain should be threaded) or from a wall hanger. This line of beads can easily be cut off without damaging the integrity of the button. Here is a sample:
My family business was in plastics and one of the product lines was buttons. In fact, for my 7th grade science project, I did a study of dyed buttons. As it was a family business, new buttons were named after family members. So there is a Karen button in the world. I hadn't saved any, but came across one a few years ago. See it at the right. And then I found a dozen of them at a flea market. Too much. So my interest in buttons started a long time ago, but I never collected them. Now I make them!
