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Here is what is going on in our neck of the Minnesota woods!

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MSBS First Holiday Button Buddy Swap!

Join in the fun!
Email us by Nov. 20th to take advantage of this event hosted by the Minnesota State Button Society.

World Button Association

Welcome the new kid on the block...WBA! Check out their website.
Copy and paste the link below or click on the picture above for more information.

https://www.worldbuttonassociation.org

Would you like to see how our 2024 Show Button was made?

Just copy and paste the link below into your search bar or click on the picture above for a direct link.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C67yiZXsceS/?igsh=MWgzbnI5cWEzNXd3ag==

    2024 Spring show button Tray Entries

Blue Ribbon
for
Division I 
Class 4-0
25 Any Enamels assorted.

Blue Ribbon
for
Division I 
Class 7-0
25 Any Clear and colored glass assorted specialized to transparent or translucent ruby and other shades of red. In honor of the Minnesota State Button Society’s “Ruby Anniversary.”

Blue Ribbon
for
Division III
Class 7-0
25 Any Clear and colored glass assorted.

Blue Ribbon
for
Class 17-5
24 Med/Lg Mammals assorted.
.

Blue Ribbon
for
Class 5-0
25 Any Fabric/ Textiles assorted. 

Blue Ribbon 
for
Class 7-0
25 Any Green glass assorted.

Blue Ribbon
for
Class 10-13.5
25 Any Twinkles.
Refer to page 47 of the Blue Book.
Repeat award from 2023.

Blue Ribbon
for
Class 17+18+19+20+22-2 and 20-22.1
20 Any
14 buttons representing the 7 continents; at least one for each continent. Label with continent and explanation. 6 buttons depicting 3 modes of human transportation, (air, land, water); at least one for each mode. 2024 Theme award-“Around the World in Eighty Years.”

Merit 
for
Class 18-8
12 Any Masks.
No limit on realistics.

Blue Ribbon 
for
Class 19-5.1
25 Any Acorns.
No limit on studio buttons and realistics. In honor of Minnesota State Button Society’s “Oak Anniversary.

Merit
for
Class 19-8
25 Any Trees. Specialized to palm trees.
No limit on realistics. The palm trees need NOT be the focus of the button.

Blue Ribbon
for
Class 20-22.1.3
25 Any Water transportation. Specialized to ships or boats with sails.

Blue Ribbon
for
Class 22-1
25 Any Patterns assorted
specialized to five each of basketweave, plaid, paisley, fleur-de-lis, and Greek key patterns. Label patterns verbally. Assorted materials.

Blue Ribbon
for
Class 23-6.5
20 Any Mechanical/movable. No limit on realistics or studio buttons. Look for a variety of materials, but no balance required.

Blue Ribbon
for
Class 23-8
15 Pairs: Sm/Med Matched pairs of small and medium sized buttons.
Represent as many materials as possible

Blue Ribbon
for
Creative
Mounting.

Red Ribbon
for
Division III Class 7-0 25 Any Clear and colored glass assorted.

Red Ribbon for Class 17-5
24 Med/Lg Mammals assorted.

Red Ribbon
for
Class 5-0
25 Any Fabric/ Textiles assorted.

Red Ribbon
for
Class 7-0
25 Any Green glass assorted.

Red Ribbon
for
Class 10-13.5
25 Any Twinkles.
Refer to page 47 of the Blue Book. Repeat award from 2023.

Red Ribbon
for
Class 17+18+19+20+22-2 and 20-22.1
20 Any
14 buttons representing the 7 continents.... 6 buttons depicting 3 modes of human transportation, (air, land, water)...

Red Ribbon
for
Class 19-5.1
25 Any Acorns.
No limit on studio buttons and realistics. In honor of Minnesota State Button Society’s “Oak Anniversary.

Red Ribbon
for
Class 22-1
25 Any Patterns
assorted specialized to five each of basketweave, plaid, paisley, fleur-de-lis, and Greek key patterns. Label patterns verbally. Assorted materials.

Red Ribbon
for
Class 23-6.5
20 Any Mechanical/movable. No limit on realistics or studio buttons. Look for a variety of materials, but no balance required.

Red Ribbon
for
Class 23-8
15 Pairs: Sm/Med Matched pairs of small and medium sized buttons. Represent as many materials as possible.

links

National Button Society 

https://www.facebook.com/NationalButtonSociety<br><br>

https://members.nationalbuttonsociety.org/<br>

Link

World Button Association

https://www.worldbuttonassociation.org

Link

Button Country

https://buttoncountry.com/

Link

wrba

https://wrba.us/

link

MRBA

https://mrba.website/

Link

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