Button Making

Mostly, I make my own patterns when creating stamps for my pottery buttons, but once in a while, I come across something that is just screaming to be turned into a button or a stamp.

The large button on the left came to me in my Grandmother's button jar.  Just the one.  It is 1 3/4" in diameter and made of plastic.  I didn't really have a use for the single button, but I love the pattern in the middle, and I really thought it would make cute smaller buttons. 

I imprinted it into a piece of clay, bisque fired it...

 ...and now I have a stamp to make new, smaller buttons.

 The pattern isn't nearly as crisp as the original button once they are glazed, but they kind of look worn and like they have a history to share.

With shrinkage (for the stamp and for the buttons themselves), there is a significant size difference.  The center went from 7/8" to 11/16".  

I kinda love them.

Linking up with:
Keep Calm Craft On over at Frontier Dreams
The homesteading hippy for the from-the-farm hop