Collectible Buttons by Elvenkrafte Studios

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Carved Vegetable Ivory Honey Bee Button

This realistic little honey bee is one that I have carved from vegetable ivory and clear amber colored bakelite (for the wings).  It's antanae is black stretch cord from Beadalon Elasticity.  The eyes are black bakelite an the other colors are added with enamel paints.  The button measures 1 1/4 inches at the longest measurement and has a self shank carved onto the back.  My signature and the date are inscribed on the back as well.

Price.....$150.00

Carved Bone Mermaid with Enamel Paint

Here is a sweet little mermaid button that I have carved from cow bone.  Her colored details are painted with enamel paint.  The longest measurement is 1 5/8 inchers.  She has a self shank carved onto the back, and my signature and the date inscribed there as well.

Price.....$175.00

Carved Vegetable Ivory and Bakelite Eagle Door Knocker Button with Enamel Paint

This is a handsome button that I have carved from vegetable ivory and bakelite.  The base is vegetable ivory, the black door knocker is black bakelite.  The shield in the eagle's chest is painted with enamel paint.  The button measures just under 1 5/8 inches at the longest measurement, has a self shank carved onto the back, and my signature and the date inscribed there as well.

Price.....$200.00

Carved Oak Wood and Bakelite, with enamel paint, Boy at Chalkboard Button

Here is a fun button that I have carved as a miniature version of a vintage bakelite jewelry brooch design.  The boy writing his math problem on the board is carved from vintage bakelite with enamel paint details.  The board is oak with enamel chalk board.  The button has a self shank carved onto the back, my signature and the date written on the back in black india ink.  The longest measurement is 2 3/8 inches.

Price.....$200.00

Carved Deer Antler, Vegetable Ivory, and Bakelite Cow Jumping Over the Moon

This is a mechanical button that I have carved to depict the cow jumping over the moon.  The moon is carved from deer antler, the cow is vegetable ivory, and the moon's eyes are black bakelite.  The cow also has some details painted with enamel paint, and is attached to the moon with a plated base metal pin.  The button measures 1 5/8 inches at the longest measurement, has a self shank carved onto the back, and my signature and the date inscribed there as well.

Price.....$200.00

Carved Elforyn Kitty Cat Licking Her Paw Button

Here is a cute little button that I have carved from Elforyn in the form of a kitty cat licking her back paw.  Elforyn is a man made ivory substitute made in Germany.  The kitty also has a pink bakelite tongue, and a bit of black enamel washed into the finer carvings of hair and features.  The button measures just under 1 1/8 inches and has a carved self shank on the back which is actually the cat's tail.  My signature and the date are inscribed on the back also.

Price.....$175.00

Carved Pink Mother of Pearl Bulldog Button

I picked up this gorgeous pink mother of pearl at Kentucky Lake several years ago.  This bulldog is one of just a few things that I have carved from it.  The mother of pearl is very solid and thick.  I left much of the shell's outside surface, after sanding and polishing, on the back side of the button.  The button measures 1 1/2 inches at the longest measurement.  I embedded a gold plated eyelet into the back for a shank, and inscribed my signature and the date on the back side as well.

Price.....$150.00

Realistic Polyurethane Gnome Riding a Turtle Button

Here is a dandy little button that I have made from Polyurethane and painted in realistic detail.  It depicts a tiny little gnome riding on a turtle.  The button measures 1 7/8 inches at the longest measurement, has a self shank carved onto the back, and my signature and the date inscribed there as well.

Price.....$175.00

Carved Trout Leaping in a Stream Button

This button is one that I have created using jet (fossil charcoal from the Lake Bakal region of Siberia), Chrysocolla, and Elforyn (man made ivory substitute) to depict a rainbow trout leaping the falls in a stream.  The water is Chrysocolla, inset into the jet base, and the trout is carved and painted Elforyn, with a bakelite eye.  The button measures right at 2 inches at the longest measurement, has a self shank carved onto the back, and my signature and the date inscribed there as well.

Price.....$185.00

Carved Jet Alligator Button

Here is a "sweet" little black alligator that I have carved from jet (fossil charcoal from the Lake Bakal region of Siberia).  The carving is highly detailed and the gator's eyes are inlaid bakelite.  The teeth are colored with white enamel.  The button measures 1 3/4 inches at the longest measurement and has a self shank carved onto the back.  My signature and the date are inscribed there as well.

Price.....$185.00

Carved Elforyn (man made ivory substitute) Mechanical Cowboy Playing Guitar Button

This is a fun little mechanical button that I have carved from Elforyn (which is a very high quality man made ivory substitute).  The guitar is carved from bakelite.  The colors of the button are painted with enamel paints.  The cowboy's right arm moves and "strums" the guitar.  This button measures 1 3/8 inches at the longest measurement.  It has a self shank carved onto the back, and my signature and the date inscribed there as well.

Price.....$185.00