Vintage pins button

Badges have a longer history than it might seem at first. It is recorded that European holy shrines produced millions of pewter badges for pilgrims as early as the 12th century. In a situation not entirely dissimilar to the contemporary gift shop, people would purchase the buttons at shops surrounding the shrines. At this time, there was a belief in the talismanic properties of such objects, but ...

Stumbled upon a bag of brown buttons and some vintage crocheted lace at a local Antique store this past weekend. Made this cuff bracelet...I think it's the perfect accessory to my Alabama Chanin inspired swing jacket. :>)

Check out our felix the cat pin selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our pins & pinback buttons shops.

Vintage button guide with valuable info on different types of antique buttons. Learn how to test vintage buttons to see what they're made from and how to safely clean and care for them.

Learn How to Make Pins with this quick and easy method! Such a fun crafting technique that any crafter can do! By Rebecca E. Parsons for Graphics Fairy.

Explore Bart&Co.'s 18963 photos on Flickr!

Leif Peng selected and collected more vintage illustrators / illustrations than you will ever have the time to look at. This is simply stunning.