Dedicated to Serving your Button Needs!
It all got started one sleepless night back in 2005 when I began searching for vintage buttons for my own fiber arts silk work... Many thousands of dollars later, I was only just *beginning* to get the idea of what exactly worked for my embellishing projects.
After launching Brizel Handcrafts in 2007, Brizel Supplies was opened in 2008 in order to Share my overflowing coffers of buttons. Other people seemed as ravenous for Brizel's selection of sewing buttons and that demand inspired me to continue purchasing buttons for resale. Buying, sorting through new old stock buttons gives me endorphin thrills and I have truly become a happier fiber artist as a consequence. I want the same for you as well!
Brizel Supplies' button sales grew in April/May 2020 as people settled in at home to craft during lockdown and Etsy decided to sign up the shop *without my consent* to offsite marketing advs which when fruitful would see an ADDITIONAL 12% transaction fee charge (so that's a total of 27% fee on both product and shipping) basically taking away my ability to make a profit on that particular sale. Brizel Buttons was born by end of summer 2020 in an attempt to keep pricing as low as possible. Regretfully by the end of 2021, that shop is now experiencing the same issue so as of 2022 my marketing strategies have become more creative in order to keep pricing intact. Everything else has gone up in price so it's a tall order.
I am determined to keep my collection of vintage buttons available for you to purchase so this past Autumn (2021) this shop: Brizel Buttons 2 opened (woohoo) and specializes in natural and faux-natural vintage buttons. Brizel Buttons (1) will continue to focus on colorful classic plastic buttons and mesmerizing metal buttons too. Your patronage is vital to our well being.
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So as you can see, it's all about buttons here at Brizel Buttons 1 & 2... all kinds of fabulous sewing buttons from around the world, many of which were born in France, like I was. Growing up there, in England & Switzerland gave me a lifetime appreciation for European designed buttons. Being the grand daughter of a tailor and the daughter of a mother who sewed just about everything as I was growing up… we spent a lot of time in fabric shops and haberdashery departments.
Brizel's inventory has either been unveiled from time bombs, from the garages of tailors and the secret stashes of seamstresses, or the store rooms of button manufacturers and suppliers, whilst other buttons have been carefully uncarded from estate piles acquired through auction. Since buttons outlast most garments or the projects they adorn, we can immortalize these gems through reuse and upcycling. We can also throw them in a lovely box and hand them down to our kids who will love & cherish their 'granny button box' in years to come.
This shop especially adores natural materials and faux-natural themed vintage buttons. I've bought some wonderful button estates over the recent years, one particular one from a high end Los Angeles shop which expands current inventory to include 80s & 90s era.
Thanks sew much for visiting Brizel Buttons 2 and for supporting a one woman run business. If you don't see what you need, please contact me for excellent custom service- I hope to serve your current & future button needs... I appreciate your patronage!
COME VISIT other Brizel shops on Etsy:
Classic plastic & metal buttons: https://www.etsy.com/shop/brizelbuttons
Natural & faux-natural buttons: https://www.etsy.com/shop/brizelbuttons2
Handwoven cotton sashes: https://www.etsy.com/shop/brizelFiberArts/
Silk tapestry art: https://www.etsy.com/shop/brizelhandcrafts (inactive)
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