Pearl Buttons

I acquired a vest and purse totally covered with pearl buttons more than twenty years ago.  They have graced my sewing room as a testament to the buttons used on blouses, baby clothes and more.  The vest was in a bad state of repair when I acquired it and finally I decided that the buttons were more useful to be incorporated into artful quilts while the purse remains in a frame hanging on the wall.  I did not expect it to take so long to remove the buttons but the “string” used to sew them on was still quite strong.  At the end of the task I had a pint jar full of mother of pearl buttons of various sizes and shapes. Now to dream up a new project that highlights their beauty.