Blog on the Kindness of Strangers

Recovering from surgery I had in Sept 2021 is taking longer than I had hoped. All went well but the pace of improvement is slow which...

Handy links to some gorgeous Christmas gifts!

Do you know what a 'Rainbow Baby' is? Recently when a customer asked to make a picture as a gift for one of her friends I had to Google...

I’ve had a number of orders for Birthday Scatter Heart Button Pics recently. These pics are a lovely way to celebrate a ‘significant’...

I made this video to say a BIG thank you to everyone who bought a picture, liked a post or sent a supportive comment this year. All of...

I love Autumn - the colours, the hint of cold in the air, the smells, the sense of change and transition; of letting things go and...

16th November is Button Day - a celebration for all who enjoy collecting and crafting with buttons. In case you may be thinking that...

The Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius wrote this almost 2,000 years ago but it remains true and more relevant in todays...

I was honoured to be asked to create a ButtonPic on behalf of St Patrick’s BNS for their Chaplain Fr Joe Connolly pp. Fr Joe is leaving...

Originally I started by making pictures with buttons for myself and my home. I then started making them for family & friends and it has...

Now ButtonPics has a proper virtual home! This has been a long work in progress taking a couple of months to bring to life but I'm...