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Santa's Missing Button, Christmas activity decoration, can be personalised

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£8.00

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£3.00 UK delivery. Dispatched within 5 days.

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The Old Button Sews
The Old Button SewsPLUS
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Wales

By Sharon Lloyd

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About this item

Materials
Wool Felt, Vintage brass button, velvet and wool felt scrap, Butchers twine, Quilting cotton
Made in
Wales
Description

Oh no, Santa has lost his button. Can you help find it? A genuine vintage brass button, attached to a scrap of red velvet and wool felt with dangling threads, looking just like it tore off Father Christmas's coat. Complete with a retro-style felt-and-fabric hanging decoration, and a note from Santa asking for someone to find the missing button and hang it up for next year. Just in case he needs it. Beautifully crafted to be reused year after year, this is both a fun hide-and-seek activity for Christmas morning for kids and the young at heart, as well as an ongoing Christmas Eve family tradition. Optional personalisation: The "My Missing Button" phrase on the accompanying note from Santa, can be changed to say Dear Child, Dear Children, or be addressed to a name or names. The button is securely hand-stitched to the scraps of velvet and wool, before being tied with a length of red and white striped butcher's twine, knotted at the ends to stop unravelling. The decoration shows Santa putting gifts under the Christmas tree, fussy cut from premium quilting cotton fabric and neatly machine-stitched to two layers of wool felt. It is finished with a silky twisted cord securely stitched between the layers to form a hanging loop - that the button can also be tied to. I use wool felt from Nepal, which is much thicker than standard craft felt, giving the decoration a robust shape so it hangs nicely even when the heavy button is attached. Sent carefully wrapped in tissue in a sturdy cardboard postal box. Size: decoration size is approx 2 inches by 3.5 inches (5cm by 8.5cm). Buttons vary in size - the torn fabric scraps are approx 1 inch square. NOTE: the style and size of the vintage brass button will vary - see the last photo for examples I currently have in my button box.

A note from the seller

Hi and welcome to The Old Button Sews, where I sell beautiful gifts designed and sewn by me, together with a range of sew-it-yourself craft kits. Most items are dispatched within 2-3 working days, and I post Tracked 24 at a flat cost, no matter how many items you buy. (Cards and bookmarks are sent First Class, at a lower postage cost).

Shipping & delivery

This item will be posted to you by The Old Button Sews within 5 days of receiving payment.

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Useful Information

You can cancel the order and get a refund from the maker within 14 days of receipt, provided the item has not been used. Faulty items can be returned within six months of payment being made.

Unless faulty, the following types of items are non-refundable: items that are personalised, bespoke or made-to-order to your specific requirements; items which deteriorate quickly (e.g. food), personal items sold with a hygiene seal (cosmetics, underwear) in instances where the seal is broken; digital items.

Please note that if your order is being posted outside mainland UK, you (or the recipient) may have to pay customs or VAT charges and a handling fee. The seller is not responsible for any charges or fees that may incur.

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This is not a toy. Young children must be supervised if helping to hunt for the button. The button is a genuine vintage item, and the exact metal and age are unknown.

What buyers say about The Old Button Sews

All 60 reviews

  • All items as described and beautifully made. Well packaged and delivered promptly. Looking forward to the sewing project - thank you

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    Tina

    Bought 6 items
  • I absolutely love my vintage bookmark, the fabrics are gorgeous and my Christmas felt decoration is perfect for my fresh tree in December. Stitching is spot on. Thank you, Sharon. Prompt delivery, packaged beautifully in white tissue paper.

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    Jacqueline

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  • I was very pleased with my purchase. It was very well presented and came up to my expectations. Created to inspire! Lovely colour co-ordinations and quality materials,

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