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 Hello Fellow Buttoners!
The first thing on my mind today is my wishlist. The first item on my wishlist is getting YOU involved in WBA. The founders have laid down the beginnings of the organization and in our second month, we are thrilled at the response and attendance received so far, but in order to make WBA grow and thrive, it needs YOU. Your participation can come in the form of submitting an encyclopedia entry or submitting photos to the World Button Gallery. If you do research and like to write articles, please, submit them; we like to read. If you're a dealer or just have buttons to sell, consider having a link to your page put on the Member Marketplace. It's a free service for our members. I know I visit there often. Perhaps you could lead a workshop/study group. This could be a one time offering or a regular scheduled monthly gathering. Chinas, rubber buttons, black glass, 18th century, any topic that thrills you, you'll find others interested in learning about as well. Buttoners are always eager to learn more. Whatever the level of participation you decide upon, we're happy to see you at the regular monthly programs. Keep coming and be sure to tell your friends about WBA! HERE'S WHAT'S NEW Very exciting! Joy Journeay will host a hands-on creative workshop on the 2nd and 3rd Sundays of the month. Bring your supplies, your imagination, share your ideas, and get CREATIVE. Work on your project while visiting with others. WBA is proud to present our first Digital Journal article shared by one of our members! Jocelyn Howells has penned and illustrated an article on the award-winning ceramist Ken Edwards who produced stoneware in Tonalá, Mexico for over sixty years. And ... our second Digital Journal article is also ready for you to read. Written by WBA member Debbie Campbell, "The Return of Matilda's Buttons" is the story of six jeweler-created buttons with daguerreotype images taken of the Trost family in Indianapolis, Indiana. Read to follow the years long journey of those buttons. FACEBOOK/INSTAGRAM Please visit our Facebook and Instagram pages and give us a "like." The more likes we receive, the more people we are able to reach. Let us hear from you. What would you like to see WBA do next? Until next time, Debbie President, WBA Click here to email me. WEBSITE UPDATES PROGRAM RECORDINGS:
WBA DIGITAL JOURNAL: MUSEUMS WITH BUTTONS:
WORLD BUTTON ENCYCLOPEDIA WBA VAULT
NEW IN THE VAULT - STUDY SHEETS Think of the Vault as a file cabinet that holds documents. The vault already contains cabinets for vintage magazine articles about buttons. The new file cabinet will hold button Study Sheets. These sheets will help you identify buttons according to a particular type of button or material. See how many examples you can find within the category. More study sheets will be added over the coming months. Members are encouraged to submit new sheets or update the existing sheets if they find new examples. WBA PRIVACY POLICY - the WBA Privacy Policy is a website standard for how data is collected and used by all visitors to the WBA website. Dear WBA Members, We're so excited about the warm reception for the World Button Association. We've had so many positive comments about the reasons for joining WBA. Did you know WBA released a new book? Jocelyn Howells, author and button expert, wrote Introduction to Button Collecting. Order your copy under the Books & Biblio tab. I hope to engage with you all on a regular basis through this blog so you don't have to search for additions to our website. The website has been open for less than two months now and we've already added new information within the last few weeks! Everyone is invited to contribute to the many areas of the website. Our mission is to share button knowledge - so contact us with anything you'd like to share. Let's build WBA together! Join us on October 29th for a tour of the website with Pam Luke, WBA Webmaster. My email box is open 24/7. Send me your thoughts, comments, and questions. Click here to email me. Until next time, Debbie President, WBA WEBSITE UPDATES About (drops down from Home menu) We're pleased to announce two new WBA board members. Maureen Needham from the UK has accepted the position of Vice President and Lynn Keller, of Connecticut, accepted the position of Director. Please welcome these two talented women. Missed a program? Find the recordings under the Events Tab >>Recordings
Button 10s Video: Enhanced by Pearl Creative Expressions: Sylvia Durell shared a video from her visit to the Warther Button Museum World Button Gallery: Debra Zinn of Australia shared several buttons from Australia along with a link to the Australia Button History Website WBA Vault:
World Button Encyclopedia:
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