What do you use to store your buttons in?

What an interesting... hobby? :P I never keep buttons.. where would you find them anyway? They always come with the shirt and whatever happens to the shirt, the same goes for the buttons too.

I keep mine in a round tin. What is it with buttons that amuses us as a child? I remember going through my grandmothers tins. It kept me entertained for hours and I don't think it's lame. I also rmember getting out all her washclothes and hanging them on a line I strung in the house. Anyway, you've got me thinking about getting a jar to display my buttons. I save things like that for a rainy day but that day never comes.

I have mines store in a empty baby food jar.

I keep my spare buttons in an old jam jar, I keep meaning to find a nicer pot to put them in! I remember going through my grandmothers botton box everytime we went round to see her, she had some lovely ones, which sadly have now disappeared.

I love buttons!! :) I keep some in antique jars that I found at the thrift store. Hmm... very similar to you. :) Mine is clear, cut, glass however. LOL! Some of the more recent buttons I have are in my sewing basket right now, until I find a better storage facility for them. We used to string buttons on strings for hours on end when I was a kid. My grandma kept hers in a gallon fruit jar. or the old tins that Schwann's ice cream came in. (remember those?) I wonder if my mom has those? There were some really pretty ones.

funny you should mention grandmothers.. I have my granmother's actual tin. She used to love those shortbread cookies in the blue tin. She kept all her buttons and sewing supplies, needles, different colored thread, thimbles... I have the container and all her supplies. I have never used them, I have my own in there too which I use. I keep all of her stuff as a momento of her !!

I have a little metal heart shaped box that someone gave me for Valentine's Day that I use. It will store a lot of buttons. And if I happen to leave it out it looks decorative.

I actually got rid of all of my buttons, I don't know why. I never used them, so they went out one year in spring cleaning. I kind of miss them and am tempted to go buy a bunch at a garage sale or a thrift store.

Good Evening Modestah, I am happy that I found this discussion. It reminds me of my buttons. They were kept in a black tin with flowers on the top. The flowers were worn from the years. I had so many different buttons in there. They were so cool and the kids loved looking at them. I think that I got them from my grandpa, but I am not certain. I no longer have the buttons, which is a bummer since I need them for the jewelry that I am making to end the clasp. I think that my hubby threw them out,.....:(

Oh my goodness I remember this too! And if you're lame, so am I...;-) I've just started gathering some buttons again. I hadn't sewed in a long time, and recently began again. My granddaughter (4 years old) is just loving the dresses I make for her--I think we're at 7 dresses now. Our favorite pattern has 3 tucks on the front, and she loves picking out buttons to put at the end of the tuck. I was buying the cards of buttons at the fabric store for each dress and the buttons were landing up costing more than the fabric! Hubby found some plastic bags of buttons at Walmart in several colors. Now she and I feel rich lol because we have a bunch of buttons to select from. I need to find a container for all of them. I like looking at them in jars, but it does feel good to sift through them with your fingers.

I don't really have tha many buttons, just the spare ones that you get with new clothes that i keep just in case! I just put them in my sweing basket with the rest of my sweing stuff.

You can also start saving your mayonaise and pickle jars, decorating them and using them as button holders. These jars make great containers for different little sewing items and the good thing about them is you can eaisly see what you are storing in each one.

my mother and grandmother also used to store their buttons in old round tin cans some of the cans would be coke cans that the tops were cut off of i also used to love digging my hands deep down into the stash of buttons i too loved the sound that all of them made rattling against the tin cans and the rainbow of colors so no i do not think that it is lame haha i keep mine in a tackle box with all the different colors and sizes separated into different little sections