I started this blog with the idea that it would be a place where I could share some of my many collections and some of my work. Life intervened, and the blog has evolved into mostly accounts of trips we've taken. I haven't forgotten or abandoned my original intent, I've just been waiting for the right time to blog about collections, and I am hoping I am up to producing some interesting work I can share in the near future.
This post is about some wooden buttons I made about 20 years ago. All but the walnut ones were sliced from dowels, then shaped/finished with a Dremel tool, drilled, sanded, painted, and varnished. Most have a high gloss finish. 3 in the middle of the second picture are unfinished. The walnut buttons were sliced from a rectangular scrap, are unpainted and finished with a matte varnish.
closeup of the ladybug buttons
