2025 WORLD BUTTON GAMES
Theme: "SPORTS" 

I had a lot of fun writing my poem "Button Day Sport" for competition in the World Button Associations' World Button Games. I couldn't have been more surprised that my poem was voted "Best in Show"! I also won a First Prize in the Mixed Media Category. To see more of the winners, visit  https://www.worldbuttonassociation.org/events.html​

Button Craft Tutorials

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The National Button Society YouTube channel features button craft tutorials as well as, the button craft videos that were part of the NBS virtual meeting in August 2021. The 14 button craft videos have been viewed more than 3,500 times. We invite you to become a subscriber so you don’t miss any of the new tutorials! Go to the National Button Society Button Creativity  channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/NationalButtonSocietyButtonCreativity.

The NBS series of button craft tutorials were created in response to its members’ increased interest in using their non-collectible buttons in artistic ways. This series of button crafts and the other button craft ideas on the NBS website support its mission to preserve all that is beautiful and historic in buttons. You can see more about what membership offers you online at NationalButtonSociety.org. For more, including craft worksheets, go to  “Resources” at NationalButtonSociety.org.
Button Art Can be This Simple!
And still show off your lovely buttons.
I painted three columns of color on a 9x12" board with water color pencils and then freehanded various sized circles with a black marker. I used a thicker black marker to fill in the space that surrounds the circles. I matched button colors to the column colors and sewed them on with dental floss. 
Sylvia Liszka Durell
​Come with me on a visit to the Frieda Warther Button House in Dover, OH! 
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​You can contact Sylvia Liszka Durell
​via this website contact page or at [email protected].
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BONE BUTTONS Online Presentation April 2

Historical Button Club
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My visit to the Button King Museum

​Check out a short video of my trip on YouTube. ​youtu.be/ka-Fmn513vc

Buttons at special exhibit in Troy, OH
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Haiku for Button Lovers
Poetry Book
By Sylvia Liszka Durell
Contact me for a PDF
I LOVE BUTTONS!
For me, buttons are miniature works of art. Examining their designs, colors and materials gives me great pleasure.
Haiku for Button Lovers is full of “insider information” -- the details about buttons. The more you know about buttons, the more you will enjoy the poetry. It's short and sweet and is written with a clever turn of phrase.

The 76 Haiku poems are under these categories:
About Buttons, Ceramic, Fabric, Glass, 
Metal, Plastic, Rubber, Shell, Vegetable Ivory/Ivory, Wood.