Here are some buttons I've already sold. They are broken into these categories:
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#227
Cloisonne (fine silver) button in a sterling setting using fine silver wires, gold and silver foil and leaded vitreous enamels. Dim: 2". Price: $450 |
#3281
Fine silver Cloisonne enameled over Guilloche (moiré pattern by Tig Litchy) using leaded enamels, fine silver and fine gold wires with fine silver balls on top set in a sterling mounting that has been roll printed with a lizard skin pattern with a scalloped bezel. Large $475 |
#2267
Cloisonne enameled Unicorn on copper disk covered with fine silver foil, using leaded vitreous enamels, gold foil under unicorn body and rainbow background with gold luster horn and flower wafers, fine silver balls and twisted wire on top. Dim: 2". Price: $290 |
#3268
Cloisonne butterfly and flower enameled directly into a fine silver setting with line engraved border, using leaded enamel, gold and silver foil, black "eye" encrustations and fine silver balls and mica paint on top. Large $475 |
#2177
Cloisonne and Basse Taille (roll printed lizard pattern) on fine silver with fused border, using leaded vitreous enamels, gold foil under the heart and on top layer and fine silver twisted wires and balls on top. Dim: 1 3/16"
Price: $135.00 |
#2182
Cloisonne and Basse Taille (roll printed lizzard pattern) on fine silver using vitreous leaded enamels, sprials design, with fine silver balls on top. Dim: 7/8". Price: $50 |
#2294
Cloisonne and Basse Taille (roll printed basket weave pattern) using vitreous leaded enamels with gold foil under the opal white paisley and fine silver wire and balls on top. Dim: .5" Price: $60 |
#1293
Cloisonne on fine silver in triple yin yang design with hearts instead of circles, using leaded vitreous enamels, set in a sterling silver setting. The Triple Yin Yang is also known as the Wheel of Enjoyment. It symbolizes the trinity of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha - "The Three Jewels." And overcoming the "Three Poisons" of Ignorance, Desire and Aversion. Dim: 13/16". Price: $95 |
#2323
Cloisonne and Guilloche on fine silver with heart center, using vitreous leaded enamels, with red luster and fine silver balls on top. Dim: 3/4" |
#2068
Cloisonne on fine silver with leaded vitreous enamels, gold foil, and fine silver balls and twisted wire, flower wafer and Dichroic Slide decal of dragonfly on top. Set in a sterling silver setting. Dim: 1" Price: $130 |
#3257
Enameled paisley shaped copper, formed on a hydrolic press and hand cut, using unleaded enamels, a millefiori, and fine sivler twisted wire and balls on top. The edge scallops of this design has matte white enamel which was sgraffito'ed with dots. large. $65 |
#2583
Enameled hydralic pressed/hand cut paisley shaped copper using unleaded and leaded vitreous enamels, flower wafers, fine silver wire, twisted wire and balls. Dim: 1 15/16 x 3/4". Price: $65 |
#2163
Vitreous Enamel using Crackle Enamels - on shield shapped copper using Hyacinth and Peacock colors and a gold foil Fleur-de-lis focal, silver shank on back. Dim: 1.25"h x 7/8" w
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#2478
Enameled copper circle with focal dragonfly (made by Dichro-Slide decal) using vitreous unleaded enamels, with fine silver twisted wire and flower wafers on top. Dim: 1" Price: 35 |
#2179
on copper with unleaded and leaded enamel with fine silver balls and purple luster on top. Dim: 1 3/8" square. Price: $110 |
#2263
Etched on abstract heart shaped copper using unleaded vitreous enamels and flower wafers. The pattern on the metal includes a peace sign (highlighted with black underglaze) and flowers. Dim: 1 1/4" x 1.5" Price: $30 |
#2181
Breakthrough enameling using unleaded and leaded enamels on copper shaped as a shield with gold foil Cupid and silver foil hearts, clear enamel on top. Dim: 1.25"h x 7/8"w. Price: $25 |
#2274
Etched on hexagon shaped copper using vitreous unleaded enamel and black underglaze, with butterfly (highlighted with purple luster) and flower wafer design. Dim: 1 1/8"w x .75h. Price: $30 |
#2167
Etched copper with unleaded virtreous enamel bakcground, black underglaze, with wet packing of blue & purple leaded enamel lotus flower; copper shank. Dim: 1"
Price: $35 |
#2516
Enameled isosceles triangular shaped copper with focal Faerie (black decal/transfer) sitting on toad stool using vitreous unleaded enamels and flower wafers. Dim: 1.5" x 1 3/8" Price: $25 |
#2527
Enameled heart shaped copper using unleaded and leaded vitreous enamels and gold foil with fine silver balls and twisted wire and flower wafer on top. The shape was made by artist using a hydraulic press design she created. Dim: 1 1/8" x 1 1/2" Price: $30 |
Basse Taille enameled Foldformed fine silver, using leaded enamels, gold foil, gold paillons with a fine silver wire faux enamel opal.Large $85
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#2665
Enameled copper square with focal panda bear with bamboo decal/transfer, using vitreous unleaded enamels and Dichro Slide frit decals/transfers. Dim: 1.5" Price: $30 |
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Healing and Survivor Buttons
These little treasures have a message inside. I prefer to create these custom so that they can be specific to a particular person. But sometimes I will create one from just my heart. |
#2687
Healing button - focal Dove, bird of peace, using Lepidolite, Turquoise, Amethyst and Rose Quartz which have calming and finding peace properties and Hematite for grounding and protection, and glass beads, on cotton. Message inside: Peace, Serenity, Happiness. |
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#2613 - Healing Stress
Inside message and prayer: "The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." William James; May the Universe support my ability to choose my thoughts wisely so that I might find peace in my heart.
Stone Meanings:
- Amazonite - helps to eliminates worries and fears. A soothing and calming stone. Helps to bring clarity of thought, and to deal with chaos and find a place of centered harmony.
- Amethyst - helps you attain wisdom.
- Citrine - Citrine prepares your body, emotions, and mind to accept a greater flow of the yellow color ray, which is the aspect of the life force that helps us release what no longer serves and to accept what we need in order to move to the next higher state. It promotes optimism and encourages harmony. This stone brings a bright, sunny, sensual warmth to your life.
- Lepidolite - calming, relaxing, eases stress & mood swings. Brings hope, gentleness, self love, patience, self forgiveness, and enhances sleep.
- Malachite - promotes harmony and improves communication throughout your physical body. Its soothing energy moves down and up the inside of your body in rhythmic waves, alerting your body to its own disharmonies and healing ever more deeply-seated areas of distress. Improves sleep.
- Rose Quartz - brings love, is calming and soothing. It is especially powerful in times of stress or loss, helping the wearer to slow down and take it easy.
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#2370
Healing Button - with focal metal Guardian Angel, using glass beads, plastic button flower, holographic sequin, aluminum rose, Garnet (the stone of health) to help dissolve negative energy, Malachite to help with detoxification and against tumors, Pearl which enclose you in an aura of calm and beauty and helps with stomach and digestion and emotional stress, Red Japser to help heal cancer, Rose Quartz heart for universal love and love of self, Amethyst to combat anxiety and Rutilated Quartz to aid the immune system and help with radiation, on cotton. Dim: on 1 1/8" shank, measures 1 5/8". |
#2430
Survivor Button with message of "I am so blessed" inside -
Bead Embroidery using focal pink bead for breast cancer; Red Jasper to guard against cancer; Malachite for confidence; Rose Quartz for love; Charoite for courage; Rutilated Quartz to help the immune system; Pearls to enclose you with an aura of calm and beauty, stimulates spiritual transformation and signifies faith and helps one to focus; flowers because you love gardening; and glass beads, on cotton. Dim: on 1 1/8" shank, measures 1 5/8". |
#2363
Bead Embroidery - Healing Button - with focal metal Guardian Angel, using glass beads and Charoite for courage and to eliminate confusion, Garnet (the stone of health) to help dissolve negative energy, Malachite to help with detoxification and against tumors, Pearls which enclose you in an aura of calm and beauty and helps with stomach and digestion and emotional stress, Red Japser to help heal cancer, Rose Quartz heart for universal love and love of self and Rutilated Quartz to aid the immune system and help with radiation, on cotton. Dim: on 1 1/8" shank, measures 1 5/8" |
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#2341-3 - BEADazzled Buttons - a healing button for cancer with a secret message for the Universe to support the healing. The button is dedicated to my sister who has started chemo this month. The button used is from Synthetic Plastics, a family business, and the button was named the Susan button after my sister. Having a central mermaid in metal and green resin (my siser loves Mermaids) sitting in a sea cavern against a coral I found on the beach, using glass beads and the following... Amethyst to combat anxiety, Charoite for courage and to eliminate confusion, Malachite to help with detoxification and against tumors and aid with chemo, Pearls which enclose you with an aura of calm and beauty and helps with emotional stress, Red Jasper to help heal cancer, Tiger Eye for courage and combat fear, Rutilated Quartz to aid the immune system and help with radiation and an opal for good luck as this is my sister's birthstone, on purple and green (my sisterÕs favorite colors) cotton. The 3 Amethysts are hearts for love. Dim: on 2.5" shank, measures 2.75"
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#2487 - Bead Embroidry on a cotton. This is a healing button with saying: May The Universal Support Your Healing Process. Background is a crazy quilt as the collector creates crazy quilts and she gave me the Cameo, which was her grandmother's, and she wanted it surrounded by lace. Symbolism: Amethyst to combat anxiety; Charoite for courage and to eliminate confusion; Hematite for grounding and protection; Kyanite to balance body/mind/spirit - align the chakras and for peace in your heart; Malachite to help with detoxification and against tumors; Pearls - Encloses you with an aura of calm and beauty; helps with stomach, digestion and emotional stress; Red JasperÊ to help heal cancer; Rutilated Quartz to aid the immune system; Rose Quartz for universal love; love of self; Butterfly (Swarovsky Crystal) represents Everlasting Life; and two hearts for love. Dim: on 1.5" shank, measures 1 7/8" |
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#2379
Ojime Dragon
Focal Ojime boxwood carved dragon (signed by Chinese artist) using glass beads and pearls, on cotton. This button is about 1" tall. Dim: measures 1.75". Price: $50
The carving on this dragon is so detailed it's hard to show in one photo so here is a top view. Roll your mouse over the image to see the artist's signature on the botton of the dragon. |
#2425
Focal of Ojime Fire Breathing Dragon uisng glass beads and Swarovski Crystal Sequins, on cotton. The Fire Breathing Dragon represents strength and wisdom and is the supreme being of protection. Ojime beads are hand carved boxwood, from China, and signed on the bottom by the carver. Dim: measures 1 7/8" and about 1.25" high. |
#2355
Focal carved ivory elephant using glass beads, on cotton. Dim: meausres 1 1/4". |
#2458
Focal sterling silver Kokopelli using glass beads, turquoise and a sponge coral carved bird, on cotton. Dim: measures 1.75". Kokopelli is a fertility deity, usually depicted as a humpbacked flute player. Price: $45 |
#2361
Focal Jasper Seahorse using glass beads, Aquamarine, Phoenix Stone, Cora, Pearls, and Hessonite (a form of Garnet), on cotton (Laurel Burch design). Dim: measures 1.75" |
#2328
Focal sterling silver filigree flowers, using glass beads and pearls, on cotton. Dim: on 1.5" shank, measures 1 7/8".
Price: $45 |
#2347
3 silk ribbon irises (3 colors - dyed by artist) and 2 buds, glass beads and a metal bee w
ith moveable wingsand rhinstone eyes, on cotton. Dim: measures 2.25" |
#2374
Focal metal woman's head, glass beads and Swarovski Crystal Sequins, on cotton. Dim: measures 1.5" |
#2364
Focal porcelain portrait of a Chinese woman, using silk ribbon, pearls and glass beads, on cotton. Dim: measures 2" |
#2286
Hindi woman focal glass lampwork bead, using glass beads, pearls, vermeil spacers and Swarovski Crystal bicones around edge, on cotton. The purple/bronze glass beads are Delicas from Miyuki, a limited edition color becuase it was made by mistake (but I love them) and their number was 000. Dim: on 1 1/8" shank, measuring 1 5/8"
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#2685
Focal painted metal Roadrunner bird, using sequins and glass beads, on cotton. |
#2152
Bead and Silk Ribbon Embroidery using metal mermaid sitting on a shell, pearl, Swarovski Crystal Sequins, real shell, silk ribbon for seaweed
and a fish, glass beads and two
shapes of coral, on cotton.
Dim: on 1.5" shank; measures 1.75"
Price: $50 |
#2142 - Heart, Filigree
Valentine Metal filligree heart, glass beads, kishi pearls and Swarovski Crystal Sequins, on cotton.
Dim: on a 1.5" button shank measuring 2.25"
Price: $50 |
#2146
Vintage Flower metal findings with pink glass crystal, glass beads, hand dyed silk ribbon, pearl, ceramic triangles, on cotton. Dim: on 1.5" shank; measuring 1.75".
Price: $50
This Geometric Triangular pattern has at least 18 triangles on it - can you find them all? |
#2628
Focal metal and rhinestone swan, using glass beads and Swarovski Crystal rondelles, on cotton. Dim: measures 2 1/8" . Price: $50 |
#2159
The Dragon's Horde
Silver Plated Chinese Dragon, glass beads, Swarovski Crystal bicones, pearls, turquoise, malachite, amethyst, jade, agate, unakite, turquoise, garnet, phoenix stone, lapis and metal spacer, on cotton. |
#2558
Focal metal filigree butterfly uisng glass beads, on cotton. Dim: measures 1 7/8" |
#2375
Focal Lapis Lazuli carved dragon, using glass beads, pearls, Rhodonite and Turquoise, on cotton. Dim: measures about 2 1/8"; Price: $45 |
#2502
Focal woman's head with head scarf and rhinestone accent, using glass beads, metal spacers and antique glass nailheads, on cotton. Dim: measures 2.75" |
#2137
Glass beads, Vermeil spacers |
Pearls, Garnets, glass beads |
#2460
Focal jewel of real flowers under acrylic using glass beads, pearls and Swarovski Crystal bicone beads, on cotton.
Dim: measures 2". |
#2595
Focal metal, rhinestone and cold plastic enamel dragonfly, using glass beads, pearls, Swarovski Crystal Sequins and plastic sequins, on cotton. Dim: measures 2 7/8". |
#2316
Bead and Silk Ribbon Embroidery using central metal, rhinestone studded peacock with glass beads, Swarovski Crystal sequins and silk ribbon. Dim: on 2.5" shank, measuring 2 15/16 |
#2362
Gem Stones: Lapis Lazuli, Carnelian, Yellow Jade and Hematite, and glass beads, on cotton. Dim: measures 1 5/8" x 1 3/8". Price $40. |
#2165
Silvertoned and resin Asian Fan focal, glass beads, yellow jade, bamboo and Swarovski Crystal bicones, on cotton. Dim: on 1 1/8" shank; measuring 1 3/8" w/o the dangles. |
#2441
Focal carved bone dragon, using glass beads and a pearl, on cotton. This dragon has fire coming out of its mouth and he is guarding the "Pearl Of Life". Dim: measures 2 1/8". Price: $50 |
#2466
Focal metal Dove using glass beads and plastic sequins, on cotton. Dim: measures 1.75" |
#2327
Spanish Moor styled ornate blade as focal theme using glass beads and faceted glass rondells, on cotton. The blade comes out of its sheath and is marked "Spain". Dim: on 2.5" shank, measures 3". Price: $60 |
#2396
Gem stone button with focal carved jade Koi using glass beads, turquoise, coral and pearls, on cotton. Dim: measures 2 1/16". Price: $55 |
#2544
Focal silvertoned metal elephant, using Swarvoski Crystal Sequins, glass beads and bamboo, on cotton. Dim: measures 2 5/8". Price: $55 |
#2446
Focal painted peacock with flower, using Swarovski Crystals, glass beads, and aluminum roses, on cotton. Dim: measures 2.75" without tail extension. Price: $65 |
#2715
Focal metal and Swarovski Crystal Cat, using glass beads and pearls, on cotton. Price: $45 |
#2632
Focal molded ceramic Woman's (Queen) Head, using glass beads, Swarovski Crystal Sequin, pearls and pearl dimi buttons, on cotton. Dim: measures 2.75". Back of head is signed OM '93 and says Byron Mold 1988. |
#2626
Focal metal, rhinestone and resin (cold plastic enamel) peacock, using glass beads, Swarovski Crystal Marguerites and a real peacock feather, on cotton. Dim: measures 2 3/4" without feather. Price: $65 |
#2758
Focal metal Poseidon in chariot drawn by two Seahorses, using glass beads, pearls and Swarovski Crystals, on cotton. $45 |
#2680
Focal Italian Glass Mosaic Guitar using glass beads and Swarovski Crystal bicones, on cotton. Price: $45 |
#2779
Focal metal Coocoo Clock working watch with marcasites, using class beads, with moveable parts, on cotton. Price $55 |
#3040
Focal
sterling silver and marcasite iguana, using glass beads, Swarovsky crystals and pleated silk ribbon, on cotton. Large $55 |
#2941
Heirloom style button using two colors of Soutache and a gold tone filigree and enameled butterfly, using glass beads, around a plastic ring with a leather back and thread shank. |
#3336
Focal yellow metal peacock with
rhinstones, using glass beads, pearls and Swarovski crystals, on cottom. Large. $70 |
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#2149
Covered in hand marbled silk using a Turkish Ebru technique. Dim: 1.5". Price: $5 |
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#1958 - uses eyelash yarn |
#1959 - uses a crazy yarn with various sections to it |
#1960 - uses a yarn with cross over pattern |
#1966 - uses eyelash yarn |
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