Sort it out - comfort and joy

Christmas passed in a blur of dairy.... I call it The Dairy Holiday. Mac and Cheese, Quiche, Seafood Newburg, and Bread Pudding... all delicious but all loaded with eggs, cheese and cream! (well, no eggs in the Newburg, but plenty of rich shellfish, and just tons of cheese in the mac and cheese)

My love of sorting has led to more button purchases. So far 3 lots of 1-3lbs have arrived and been sorted. Here's a shot of the last part of the sorting... the plastic white buttons:

 There seem to be a lot more of these in the second two button lots I bought. I got really lucky on that first lot to get so many matching shell buttons. I think one trick is to try to get someone's actual old bead box and not through a reseller. The one lot I got that specifically said it was 'not sorted' and was from a reseller of antiques seemed to have FAR fewer shell buttons than the other two lots... makes me suspicious.

 I also needed some packaging for my jingle bell earrings and went to my trusty site: Beadaholique (www.beadaholique.com also through Amazon). I don't but all of my supplies there but they have good prices and for a $25 order you get free shipping.
You can get a lot for $25. One thing they sell is a .5lb grab bag of beads for under $4. Here's a shot of my bead sorting area with the last of the sorting of those beads:

Oops, I should zoom this but don't have time now. Most of the beads are in little bags already.

The BIG box of buttons should arrive today! 12.5 lbs! I should be steeped in buttons for a while!

We have to go out of town overnight tomorrow for a wedding party... I want to stay home with my beads and buttons!