oh the beauty of buttons!

so i went to a local antique store last week...i found 2 cram-packed full jars of vintage buttons for only $4 a piece!! btw, the name of the store is Uniontown Antique Mall in Uniontown, Ohio...the owners are kind and helpful--what a great experience to go and browse with no baby-tag-alongs!! i had also purchased some buttons on ebay...what BEAUTIES!

i've been so excited and inspired to sit down and create unique, vintage button bracelets with these buttons! it's my latest creative venture. come check out the bracelets i've made with them at my etsy shop: http://www.thekingandi.etsy.com/

my daughter is also attracted to the buttons AND the camera! she instantly grins and poses when she sees the camera...so of course i had to add her to the pics too ;)

my first blog

well, here i am. i have never wanted to have a blog because sometimes i just feel silly writing things down and having others read them. i am the type that will write something and then go back and read it and think, "why on earth did i write that??!!" i guess it really is an issue of self-security and although i am an "open" person and some may even think an outgoing person, it is very difficult for me to bear the thoughts and feelings of my heart and soul and not feel silly doing it.

i got to thinking today though that i would really like to have an archive of my "creative endeavors"....so here it is...enjoy :)