Brown and Green Carved Leaf Design Buttons

These buttons are white stoneware and all made by hand. They are shades of green and brown in color.

Buttons measure 3/4" wide x 1" long.

They are sold 2 on a card and are $9.00 a card.

These buttons were made by rolling out the clay and using a handmade stamp I made to press in the design in the clay. Then, I used a shaped cutter to cut the shape of the buttons. When the buttons are leather hard, I carefully mark where I want the holes. Then, I use a series of 4 different sizes of hand tools with a drill end to make the holes progressively larger as I go. The buttons are kept flat until they are bone dry. Then, they are bisque fired to cone 04. Finally, they are glazed and fired to cone 6.