To keep our members and friends connected, our publicity chair Janice Canard had launched a “Staying-in-Touch” program.
TSBS Facebook also has some fun events including the “Texas Tuesday” sales.
Staying in Touch… with buttons… with clubs… with friends
TSBS “Staying-in-Touch” Zoom educational program
TSBS members will receive an email before each event which will have a link for registration. Please register with your name and email to join that particular event. If you are not a TSBS member, and would like to explore these educational and entertaining programs, please send an email to texasbuttonszoom@gmail.com
If too much cooking make you scream, join us for some fun button programs.
“The Scream – a self portrait”. Pandemic creative mounting by Janice C.
Thank you for attending TSBS “Staying in touch” programs. We look forward to seeing you in TSBS 2023 Spring Show and Fall Workshop. Have a wonderful holiday!
TSBS 2022 Fall “Staying-in-Touch” Program
September 21 (Wed.) 10:30 AM (CT) – “Buffed Celluloids”
October 8 (Sat.) TSBS Fall Workshop – “Bee There or Be Square”. Button Shopping, Button Workshops in person.
October 19 (Wed.) 10:30 AM (CT) – “Edith and Alan Brooks and Their Buttons”
November 16 (Wed.) 10:30 AM (CT) – “Dragons!“
Review of TSBS events of 2022 Spring and Summer
Review of TSBS events of 2021 Fall
A message from the National Button Society
Introducing Button Craft workshops and tutorials throughout the year for National Button Society members only!
The NBS is providing four button craft workshops and eight tutorials in response to its members’ increased interest in using their uncollectible buttons in artistic ways. This collection of “No-Harm” button crafts supports the National Button Society’s mission to preserve all that is beautiful and historic in buttons.
See what’s new this month through the link be low.
http://www.nationalbuttonsociety.org/resources.html
NEWS FLASH! The first two of the button craft tutorials are available to all button lovers at
Threaded Button Necklace: https://youtu.be/l8mc6XVO_co
Framed Button Bouquet: https://youtu.be/4yth5AQMi24
Staying in touch… with buttons … with clubs … with friends
Zoom Educational Program Schedule for Spring 2021
Jan 21, 2021 (Thur.) 6:00 pm – Crafting with Buttons Deconstrations (Note: Evening event)
Feb 11, 2021 (Thur.) 2:00 pm – Enamels by Merry Jo Thoele
March 6, 2021 TSBS Virtual Spring Show – “50 years in 50 minutes with 50 buttons” by Cynthia Boatman; BINGO; “Flowers on Buttons” by Joy Journeay
March 24, 2021 (Wed.) 10:30 am – “Horn” by Joan Lindsay
April 8, 2021 (Thurs.) 10:30 am – “Bakelite” by Barbara Weeks
Apr 22, 2021 (Thurs.) 2:00 pm – “Fabric Buttons” by Vessy Byl
May 5, 2021 (Wed.) 2:00 pm – “Art Deco” by Matthew Brown
May 27 (Thur.) 10:30 am – “History of Costume” by Joan Lindsay
June 1 (Wed) 10:30 am – “Focus Group – Colt Buttons Virtural Club Kickoff” (Please send email to Debbie Rodriguez)
June 16 (Wed.) 2:00 pm – “La Vie En Rose – in rose colored glasses”
July 6th (Wed) 10:30 am – “Focus Group – Colt Buttons Virtural Club Kickoff” (Please send email to Debbie Rodriguez)
July 25-31 National Button Society Unconventional Convention
Button experts from around the nation generously shared their programs with TSBS members via Zoom in 2020
Thank you Janice for arranging these fun programs!
Sept 9. (Wed) 10:30am – Livery Buttons by Lewis Lombardi
Lewis’ program took us through a history of heraldry. From two parts of his presentation we learned the meaning of different symbols on coat of arms, enjoyed the fascinating story of the Firmin pattern books of uniform buttons, understood the interesting designs of Lozenges, learned the story of Maharaja Duleep Singh and the start of Crests buttons, and gained a much better understanding on the classification of livery buttons in the NBS Blue Book.
Oct 10 (Sat) TSBS virtual Fall Workshop
- 10:30 – Black Glass Buttons 3.0 – The Upgrade by Simone Kincaid & Joan Lindsay, co-author of “Black Glass Buttons, A Handbook for Collectors”
- 12:30 – Button Art and Crafts Extravaganza – Beautiful button projects to inspire you
What a fun and educational Fall Workshop! Thank you, Bluebonnet Button Club for your stellar organization of the virtural workshop.
Oct. 21 (Wed) 10:30am – French Tights by Yessy Byl
What is a French tight or “not so tight”? Yessy tells us “It’s all about the back…”.
Must read: Herman Bangeman’s article NBS Bulletin October 2005, page 182.
Nov. 12 (Thurs) 2:00pm – Is It Lacy Glass?–An Exploration of Surface and Design by Joy Journeay
Lacy glass was made in Bohemia ca. late 1800s, true beauties of the glass button world.
Check out Joy’s beautiful book “Is It Lacy Glass? An Exploration of Surface & Design“.
Dec 9 (Wed) 10:30am
Zia and other Southwest tribal pottery buttons by Harriett Brittainham
Thank you Harriett for taking us through an amazing historic look at these beautiful buttons of the southwest!
Movie Prevue by Lewis Lombardi
Wow, what a fantastic program! How many Prevue button cards you have found after enjoying Lewis’ program?
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