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Button Hop...I Mean Swap

Happy Monday everyone! 

Cindy Wimmer of  Sweet Bead Studio is hosting a button swap,
So...yesterday I spent all day making buttons for my bead partner Kylie Dickman.  Kylie and I spoke about many things and she taught me what a button was.  I actually thought anything with a hole could be used as a button but not so.  Hehe! 

Here is a sneak peak...
Shhh. It is a secret!  
They are in the midst of transformation.

There is a funny story about these babies.  After soldering all the backs I realized that two of the buttons went MIA but then I thought that maybe I really did not make them and just thought that I did (this has been happening a lot lately).  Then I remembered that I took a picture and sure enough the two pieces that went MIA were there!

It took a good 30 minutes to find them and that was my adventure for yesterday. 

Namaste
Kalaya

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  1. can't wait to see them...and yeah, i thought if it had a buttonhole it was a button...hmmmmm....

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    1. LOL!!! I am going to try and finish them today but it is just so Niiice outside. I want to go outside and play! <3

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  2. I am making some metal buttons too for the blog hop! Can't wait to see what you come up with and congrats on the Strut Your Stuff shout out!!!

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  3. YAY! Kalaya, I am so excited! So sweet of you to mention me, too. :)

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