Thinking of Dahlila

Dahlila has gotten little if any attention for a while. Her shelves are quiet, neglected. The typewriter a bit dusty, the ribbon, faded.

And then a surprise. A customer returned from last summer, bought a card and a favorite bracelet: Mixed Salad, a colorful mixture of vintage buttons that remind me of it's name sake: radishes, squash, mixed greens, lemon cucumbers, tomatoes.

I have only two bracelets left to sell. I don't know if I will make more. They are time consuming, hand stitched, more a labor of love than lucrative, which is what I need to focus on just now. Don't we all.
Still, I am grateful this customer came back. It gave me a chance to visit my button box, bracelets, typed words and cards. The later of which I hope to make more, however computer typed this time. My fingers and the typewriter...ridiculous.

Thinking of you, dahlila xxoo

Buttons

I made this bracelet last spring and it's still one of my favorites. I've been enamored by buttons since I was a kid when I would pour my mother's button jar out on the floor and play with the plethora of buttons. They're colorful, textured, smooth. They make great jewelry, lovely pocket charms. I love stringing them together to hold all my wishes, dreams and hopes then wearing them for good luck. This bracelet is called Pink Bubblegum. It would make a lovely Valentine's gift for someone special.