Horse jewelry. That's what you're looking at in the photograph at right. These lovely glass buttons were decorative ornaments for bridles in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Many of them have ...

Buttons have long served as a symbol of cultural and societal trends, as well as art styles, political persuasions and historical events. Collectible buttons hold a special significance to people ...

We see them every day. They hold up our pants and fasten our coats. But for some, a button is more than utilitarian — it’s an art form, and the quest for the button never ends. Today through Sunday, ...

Antique and Collectible buttons are prized by many collectors. Helene Elko of Mandala Jewelry takes these treasures and creates one of a kind jewelry pieces. Helene creates bracelets and necklaces ...

Antique works of art that once adorned opera capes of the Gay `90s or a child`s christening gown from the 1800s are enjoying a rebirth as rings, brooches, clip and pierced earrings, cufflinks and ...

Who remembers their grandmother's button jar, raise your hand. You may think a button is just a button, but to Gwen Biddle and thousands of other connoisseurs across the nation who collect, trade, ...

For a certain kind of crafter, nothing pushes their buttons like, well, buttons. And among button collectors, vintage buttons appear to be a favorite find. While a few button stores still exist — ...

Exhibit: The button exhibit can be viewed through March at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave., Coeur d’Alene. Club: The Historical Button Club meets at noon the second Wednesday of ...

Who remembers their grandmother's button jar, raise your hand. You may think a button is just a button, but to Gwen Biddle and thousands of other connoisseurs across the nation who collect, trade, ...