Join us for an Exhibit & Sale

At Dragonfly Fabrics,  2679 Alta Vista Dr.  Ottawa, ON K1V 1A3, (613) 521-9839

“Pearls for Girls…” &… “Art Nouveau Antique Buttons”

Friday  March 15 - 10:00 a.m – 7:00 p.m

Saturday March 16 -  10:00 a.m – 5:00 p.m

Members of the OVBC will be on hand to identify your special buttons, so bring them along.

There will be a poke box filled with buttons. 

We also welcome quilters who will be participating in the annual Quilt Hop Shop and Poker Run which begins that weekend. 

Join us for our next Meeting

Sunday March 18, 2012,  1:30 p.m. Meeting

Dragonfly Fabrics.  Evelyn Davies will present the “Year of the Dragon” 

Remember to bring your dragon and fabulous creature buttons.

SVP:  Sue Dickout sdickout@sympatico.ca

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Button Links

• National Button Society 
• NERBA [2011]
• National 2011
• EBay [Search "Antique or Vintage Buttons"]
• Buttonbytes [Online button Club. To join you must first register with Google (no charge). Then go to Buttonbytes homepage and click on "join this group" Wednesdays are called Wild Wednesday and you can buy and sell buttons with the group]   

Films, videos available on the Web

•  Ohio State University Button Collection  - Button up, Button down  (Important)

• Tender Buttons: Modern & Antique Buttons - New York
• Collecting Antique Picture Buttons – Animal Theme
• Antique Button Collecting
• BBC Jeremy Nicholas & the Button Collector  (Important)
• Kate Greenaway Buttons
• Button Madness – Just Part of My Button Collection
• (JUST BUTTONS) (aka BUTTON FACTORY) - British Pathe (Important)

[Check back often as we are collecting more resources]

Canadian Clubs

•  Pioneer Button Club:  Meets at Northminster United Church, 676 Simcoe Street North at Rossland Road West, Oshawa, Ontario, For more information email 
• The Trillium Button Club of Ontario, 23586 Valleyview Road, Thorndale, Ontario, N0M 2P0 Canada