Smile though your heart is breaking....

I've always loved a button tin. I used to spend hours sorting out my mum's. This one is inherited from my lovely old neighbour - an old small Quality Street tin from the days when sweet treats came in modest portions. Both the buttons and the smiley are reminders of those we have loved and lost.
I may disappear from loading for a couple of days if I manage to get both old and new computers to the shop so they can sort out my e-mail etc - I hope to be able to keep commenting on various other gadgets.

[Judith Johnson]

A lovely collection. We found my mother-in-law's collection all sorted by colour after she died. Now there's an organised lady.

[Cherrill]

Oh I love a button box too! I've got one of my own and my mum has hers with her mum's.....such simple treasures. Does this fit a January treasures theme somewhere?

[Jo]

My mum always had a button tin, and I loved looking through it and playing. We were looking at buttons in Hobbycraft yesterday - lots of novelty ones. Love that smile!

[Judith Greenwood]

@Cherrill Probably - I was just going with the yellow theme!

[Alison Tomlin]

Great composition. I used to enjoy sifting through my grans. Love the reminder of those acid house days btw....

[Richard Tyson]

Lovely shot. Keep on smiling!

[lesley allen]

ooooh buttons I love them, I always cut off buttons before I throw any clothes away, I'm not sure why though? great composition and for the theme.

[MaryBeth Dailey]

I ADORE button collections! So much fun to run your hands through them and sort them and admire them! Addition of smiley face....brilliant!

[Jo]

yay great buttons. my grandma collects them. always so much fun searching for the rare ones

[Anita]

Aww this bought back some happy memories

[Pat Knowles]

You are early today Judith !! Lovely buttons & I love the feel of them as you rout about finding the right one !! These days people will probably throw out rather than sew a new button on !!!! That yellow button with the smiley face grabs your eye straight away !!

[Pat Knowles]

Ps. Good luck with the change over computers, I think you are right letting the experts do it !!

[Denise]

Very fun and colorful. A great theme shot.

[Peter de Graaff]

@fueast Great minds think a like (snap). Love this pick. Groove is in the heart

[Janet Morris]

Brilliant! Why does everyone love buttons? I'm trying to collect some too :)

[Mary Tjeerdsma]

Fun and great theme photo! Your smiley button goes with my smiley cup that I posted yesterday. Good luck with the computer!

[John]

Cool buttons and bobs shot, love all the colours

[Jane Pittenger]

This is so fun. Like the light and shadows as well,of course, the colors. Good luck with the computer switch over

[Jen Dee]

My grandmother's button tin was always so much fun to sort through. It was a little bit of history of all of the clothing she and her kids wore. It was fun to go through. Great shot.

[Jen Hudson]

Great idea for a shot. Lovely colours and shapes We have mums old button tin too, my daughter now has it. We love to look thro it too.

[Ulpi]

So creative Judith!

[Cathy]

I have my mother's tin too. And I agree with Ulpi, creative!

[Tammy Montoya]

So wonderful! What a fun and happy shot!

[Susanne]

Such a great idea for the theme - very happy : )

[Clare]

Great collection of buttons!

[jerry plume]

This is cute! I love all those colors!

[peter/zipp]

ace buttons.. i remember spending times sifting through the button tin.. all those different buttons are fasinating.
love it. ..and best of luck with your computing shenanigans.

[Peggy Sirk]

Theme perfect!! This marvelous shot brings back memories of my grandmother's button box that intrigued me as a child. Love it!

[Ben Thomas]

The big yellow one really draws the eye.

[SIMMY]

Oh grea shot, I used to play with my grandma's buttons she kept hers in a sweet tin too.

[Heather 43]

Great composition. The smiley face one adds wonderful colour and character.

[Michael Elliott]

Great photo - excellent composition, color and lots of interesting stuff.

[Michelle]

Love the smiley one! Fab colours and composition

[Shanne]

lovely shot, great composition and theme shot - hope the computer is fixed soon

[Jade May]

This is very lovely. Lots of memories in one little place.

[Trina P Holub]

I love buttons too! To me they are the same as old keys---they've been around and have lots of memories attached to them. Fine photo

[bmnorthernlight]

lovely composition and idea! hope you get the computers sorted

[Phil Howcroft]

some great retro buttons in your box judith...i bet most will never be used again !!!

Lovely composition :)

[Juliette Packham]

great shot - for some reason I was thinking of buttons today - don't knwo why as i don't have any I don't think!! Love the pop of yellow - reminds me of college "aciiiid"...!

[Barbara Paquette]

Love this! I inherited my husband's grandmother's jars of buttons, added to by my mother-in-law and me. My daughters always know where to go to find an unusual button - the tradition will continue.

[Janna E.]

Aww, this is co cute! Lovely composition and what a cheery yellow :)!

[Nat Stuart Perks]

Nice happy little shot

[paula goff]

awww, this is such a fun shot! old buttons are very cool.......have a box myself:)

[Ruth Moucharafieh]

Nice composition and lovely colours!!

[simon peter thorne]

wonderful :)

[Kathy Burzynski]

Perfect

[Margaret Tryon]

Wonderful tribute shot. I love the colors.

[Joyce Wells]

Love this photo, Judith! All the sentimentality of it, with a bit of comic relief with he yellow smiley face!

[Lara Zinn]

so colorful... what a fun creative idea ;)

[Barb Smith]

I love a button tin as well. I had mine out when my grandchildren were here for Christmas. My 5 year old granddaughter loves sorting through them. Great clarity in this shot, Judith.

[Netkonnexion]

Lovely.