Thrift Haul - Part 2

Here's the most remarkable find from yesterday's trip to the thrift store. A giant button box! It's a nice clean Sterilite snap box that's about 13-1/2" by 10-3/4" in superb condition. It holds a lot! When empty, the box retails for $15.50.

These are all modern buttons. Most are plastic. Many are likely bought in bulk. There are some fancier buttons on cards that sell between $3 - $7 retail. Many are novelty shapes. This is an excellent craft stash.

Here are some highlights:

Jack-l-lantern buttons. Retail at Joann's is 6 buttons for $2.79. I've got at least 75 of them.

3-D butterfly buttons ... worth about $3. So girly.

Wood buttons on cards. ... retail $3 each. I have two sizes on 7 cards worth $21. Seven other specialty buttons on cards at about $6 a pop ... $42 worth!

Huge amount of novelty buttons in bright colors. There must be at least 3 bags there, retailing between $4.50 (on sale) and $8 retail.  Another $24.

Then a slew of plain 3/4" buttons in hot pink, pink, clear, grey, navy, buff, and black. I'm estimating $15 worth. Likely more.

The approximate value of all these buttons and the box is over $150. Even if all these buttons were on sale at 1/2 off, it would still be $75 worth of buttons. 

I got it all for under $15 !!!!!

Time to make some button projects!