Check in antique stores, believe it or not.
My grandma is a button collector, and she buys them in lots from auctions and estate sales. Then, she goes through them, and takes out the "good ones" but is always left with extras that aren't worth much. She puts those in bags or jars, and sells them for CHEAP-maybe $4 for a quart-sized bag or so.
I know she goes to other antique stores across the country when they travel, and finds buttons like this everywhere-plus, you get a lot of variety in sizes, shapes, and colors, all in one bag. |