Button Neclaces and Bloody Marys

I have discovered buttons.  This is a funny thing to say, considering how prevalent one might think buttons to be, but seriously.  They are amazing and I am happy to have stumbled upon this new love obsession of mine. 

For one, they're cheap.  And I mean way so.  I grabbed a couple mixed bags from H.L. and have thenceforth covered my house with them for the holiday season.  Let's share.

1.  Christmas Tree madness.  Pictures to follow.
2.  Button Garland.
3.  Button Ornaments.
4.  Filling for my centerpieces.  Think little pebbles in a dish with candles.  FYI, buttons are prettier.
5.  A Necklace.  See below.

The necklace was incredibly easy (and under $10 to make!).  The charms, excluding the flower, and chain were $.50-$2 a piece from Bead It.  I found a sheet of these flowers at Hobby Lobby (scrapbook isle) for $4.  The buttons represent about .00094 of the amount I pulled from those happy little grab bags.

My good friend Katherine dropped by for a crafty visit and a measuring cup of the good stuff.  We had a ball.

I've also discovered a fun new gift wrapping technique.  I have a ton of encyclopedia type books that I have nothing else better to do with but look like a pretentious prat, so I decided to cut them up.

Let's get another shot of that bloody mary, shall we?

 Yep.  That's the ticket.  :)