The blog is...
..two years old today!
In fine blogging tradition I have a little prize giveaway to celebrate and say thank you to all you readers for your input and contributions that make me love blogging so.
I've noticed a growing obsession in my heart for badges - or buttons if you prefer. There are so many cute ones around now, Etsy is a wonderful source for them. Actually, a quick aside, I've always wondered if badges as I know them are buttons then how are buttons still buttons? Ooh the word button starts to look very odd when you type it repeatedly. Button, button, button. I once bought the 1TB some buttons as a souvenir of a US trip - I thought they were to be sewed on to his jeans and so it was quite pleasing to find that they were just ready to go to be pinned on.
So anyway, whatever you call them, I love them and to share my love with you I have gathered the gorgeous wee ones pictured around this post for you to win. Just leave me a comment on this post by the end of November to explain about the button/button thing if you can, to tell me about your love for small items you pin on or just to say Hi and I'll select someone at random. Please don't be shy if you haven't commented before - it's always nice to know who's out there reading, sharing in this lovely place of mine.
I saved this one on the right from the I Knit day in September and I included an extra Bob in an order from Ravelry - now is this technically a pin rather than a badge/button?
And how's this for confusing - badges made of pictures of buttons.
I bet if I do a Wordle after this post the word button will show up BIG :o)
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In fine blogging tradition I have a little prize giveaway to celebrate and say thank you to all you readers for your input and contributions that make me love blogging so.I've noticed a growing obsession in my heart for badges - or buttons if you prefer. There are so many cute ones around now, Etsy is a wonderful source for them. Actually, a quick aside, I've always wondered if badges as I know them are buttons then how are buttons still buttons? Ooh the word button starts to look very odd when you type it repeatedly. Button, button, button. I once bought the 1TB some buttons as a souvenir of a US trip - I thought they were to be sewed on to his jeans and so it was quite pleasing to find that they were just ready to go to be pinned on.
So anyway, whatever you call them, I love them and to share my love with you I have gathered the gorgeous wee ones pictured around this post for you to win. Just leave me a comment on this post by the end of November to explain about the button/button thing if you can, to tell me about your love for small items you pin on or just to say Hi and I'll select someone at random. Please don't be shy if you haven't commented before - it's always nice to know who's out there reading, sharing in this lovely place of mine.
I saved this one on the right from the I Knit day in September and I included an extra Bob in an order from Ravelry - now is this technically a pin rather than a badge/button?
And how's this for confusing - badges made of pictures of buttons.
I bet if I do a Wordle after this post the word button will show up BIG :o)
Comments
I have always known them as badges but have heard them called pins, buttons, pin buttons! Who knows why!
My son collects them (among the many collections he has!)and got given a lovely book on enamel badges.
As to the buttons..pins...badges.. I really never knew what to call them either, but I have just a few old ones... a Jimi Hendrix dating back to the late 60s. ;^)
May there be many more blogiversaries to come!
Such cute buttons. I'm not sure on the difference between a badge and a button but suspect it might be something about fabric v hard?
Very cute badges/buttons. Maybe we should call them badgons or butges!
Mary
I love button pins. Or whatever you call them. I used to have some that I pinned on my bag (I think one of them said "Don't look at me, don't speak to me, don't come near me" or something like that - ah, youth!) but I've been thinking about getting some to put on my jackets/bags again. Except these new ones would be pleasant. ;)
We call them buttons in the US, but it is very confusing when you're actually talking about buttons that you sew onto clothes! I sometimes call them pins instead :)
As for the name thingy - I always assumed button was american for badge - but what do I know?