buttons

buttons! perfect for recreating your clothes. at a thrift store i found this vest that had no buttons and was hence sold for a very low price. i used a variety of buttons i've been collected to make a colorful display. it's so fun to wear this now. this brings me to one of the most basic tenents of make do and mend: clothes that you spend time with, caring for, adding too and making your own, will love you back and you will have a greater appreciation for them, you'll love them, you'll want to wear the same vest over and over because you have put your time and energy into it. this is why home cooked meals will always taste better than fast food.

back to buttons: buttons are a great place to start mending. it's simple to secure a button onto a shirt, pants, jackets, etc.. a few simple stitches will lock them into place. a surprising place to find buttons is out in the mission on a sunday. there are many folks who set up sidewalk sales and i have collected lots of buttons from these people. i love putting them in glass jars when i get home (save your jam, mustard, olive, and other food jars) and then displaying them throughout the house.