Pushing Buttons Newsletter

Vintage buttons in amber, coral, red and blue from El Rey de los Botones in Buenos Aires

Pushing Buttons – November 2026

Button shopping in Buenos Aires took me to 87-year-old Eduardo, El Rey de los Botones (the King of Buttons.) Inside, decades of handmade inventory, especially a trove of buttons from...

Pushing Buttons – November 2026

Button shopping in Buenos Aires took me to 87-year-old Eduardo, El Rey de los Botones (the King of Buttons.) Inside, decades of handmade inventory, especially a trove of buttons from...

Assorted silver-tone metal buttons on denim fabric

Pushing Buttons – October 2026

Pricing buttons was the hardest part of creating the store. My AI friend Claude could only help so much.

Pushing Buttons – October 2026

Pricing buttons was the hardest part of creating the store. My AI friend Claude could only help so much.

Assorted red buttons in different sizes and textures on dark patterned fabric

Pushing Buttons – September 2026 (LinkedIn Offi...

I went LinkedIn official with Curated Buttons, posting about my button side hustle to my professional network. It was something that I mused about – and put off – for...

Pushing Buttons – September 2026 (LinkedIn Offi...

I went LinkedIn official with Curated Buttons, posting about my button side hustle to my professional network. It was something that I mused about – and put off – for...

Polished dark horn buttons with natural light streaks on grey wool

Pushing Buttons – July 2026

Finding a button supplier I found Courtney & Co. on the recommendations of my business associates Dr. Google and Claude (pronounced the French way.) When I started on this journey...

Pushing Buttons – July 2026

Finding a button supplier I found Courtney & Co. on the recommendations of my business associates Dr. Google and Claude (pronounced the French way.) When I started on this journey...

Assorted gold-tone metal buttons, some engraved and filigree, on dark patterned fabric

Welcome to the Pushing Buttons Newsletter

Living in rural Quebec has all kinds of benefits, but it’s not exactly a mecca for sewists. When I started sewing again a few years ago, I discovered that the...

Welcome to the Pushing Buttons Newsletter

Living in rural Quebec has all kinds of benefits, but it’s not exactly a mecca for sewists. When I started sewing again a few years ago, I discovered that the...