It's button week!

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Tabitha had a blog giveaway the other day: we had to guess the name of her newborn daughter, given the first letter "G".  I guessed right -- Gillian!  So I got my own bundle of joy in the mail!
And by "bundle of joy" I mean vintage loveliness: ephemera, millinery, lace, and BUTTONS!
Speaking of buttons -- go visit Button Floozies for a National Button Week contest hosted by Nina Edwards; you could win one of three copies she's giving away of her new book On the Button!

Comments

karen hess jewelry said…
Good for you, Laurie! What yummy goodies to win and how smart you are to have guessed the new babe's name! Enjoy it all!
xoxo
Karen
March 16, 2012 at 10:41 AM
Betsy@My Salvaged Treasures said…
Lucky you! So many fun things to get creative with. Thanks so much for stopping by to enter my giveaway:-)
March 16, 2012 at 3:38 PM
Kathy said…
Neat pile of treasures, you lucky girl! BTW... every week is button week in MY world 8+)
March 17, 2012 at 10:24 AM
HI! I'm Tabitha said…
I knew i had to send miss button herself some vintage buttons....hugs
March 18, 2012 at 2:38 PM
Suz said…
Dear Laurie,
I am just rereading the comments on my last two blog entries and thank you so much for your huge support during the year. You have always been right there with each new hitch in the journey and I am so grateful. I am so missing Jud but the last month was so full of suffering and I am glad that it over. I am going ok...some crying spells, some times of laughter and remembrance, and feeling sure that I will see him again some day.
Thanks ever so much!
Big hugs,
Suz
March 18, 2012 at 3:59 PM
Linda Sue said…
cool stuff- and yes, button week is every week!
March 19, 2012 at 12:43 PM
Unknown said…
I never would have guessed...Good for you...Love the package and of course the buttons!
March 20, 2012 at 10:13 PM
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