 Collectible Buttons from Elvenkrafte Studios, Page 2 |
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Carved Vegetable Ivory & Bakelite Elephant Button Here's a fun little button that depicts a little brown circus elephant. The body of the button is carved from vegetable ivory from the Metroxylon Amicarum tree, a palm nut tree. The elephant has a nice blue and yellow blanket which is bakelite/catalin that I've inlaid into the body of the button, carved and polished. The elephant's tusks are carved/polished pre-ban African elephant ivory, and the eyes are bakelite. The button measures just under 1 3/8 inches and has a self shank carved onto the back where I've also inscribed my signature and the date. Price...$165.00
Carved Ivory Hand Holding Snake Button A bit more serious in nature than most of my button designs, this button features a hand tightly gripping a snake that is curling around the wrist and back towards the the hand. The button is carved entirely from pre-ban African elephant ivory and is quite detailed. The snake has tiny green bakelite eyes. The button measures right at 1 1/4 inches and has a shank carved onto the back which is one of the snake's coils as it wraps around the wrist. I've inscribed my signature and the date on the back. Price...$175.00
Carved Ivory Bunny Rabbit with Martini Button This whimsical button is one that I've carved from pre-ban elephant ivory. The bunny has a nice dark blue jacket which I painted with enamel paint, and a bakelite eye and martini glass. The martini glass has a bit of orange enamel paint in the top to look like carrot juice. The dapper rabbit measures just under 2 inches and has a self shank carved onto the back, where I've also inscribed my signature and the date. SOLD
Carved Fossil Walrus Ivory Frog Chasing Fly Button Here is a fun new button that I've carved from fossil walrus ivory depicting a handsome green frog with a net chasing a fly. The frog is painted with enamel paint and a clear coat protective finish, and also has an inlaid bakelite eye. The fly has a black bakelite body. The button measures just under 2 inches long and almost 1 1/4 inches wide. I carved a self shank onto the back and inscribed my signature and the date there as well. SOLD
Carved Fossil Walrus Ivory Grasshopper Button This dandy grasshopper button is one that I carved from a section of very handsome fossil walrus ivory. The grasshopper is very carefully detailed and features a clear green bakelite eye which I inlaid. I used a bit of dye to emphasize the smaller details. The button measures right at 1 7/8 inches in length and a bit over an inch in width. I carved a self shank onto the back and inscribed my signature and the date there as well. Price...$200.00
Awesome detailed Lobster Button Here is a dandy lobster button that I've carved from fossil walrus ivory. The lobster, or crayfish, is very realistically detailed down to the carefully carved legs and antanae, and the eyes which have black bakelite pupils inserted. The fossil walrus ivory is such a gorgeous material and, with just a bit of added brown dye to emphasize the details, makes for a gorgeous button. The button measures right at 1 5/8 inches long and a hair over 1 inches wide. I carved a self shank on the back and inscribed my signature and the date there as well. Price...$200.00
Carved Fossil Walrus Ivory Seahorse Button Here is a great little seahorse button that I carfved from fossil walrus ivory and used a bit of dye to color. The seahorse has a bakelite eye and is carved in detail with a bit of seaweed behind it. The button is carved from a gorgeous section of fossil walrus ivory and has a self shank carved onto the back, where I've also inscribed my signature and the date. The button measures just a hair under 2 inches long and a bit under 1 1/4 inches wide. Price...$150.00
Carved Vegetable Ivory Pair of Birds on a Limb Button This detailed little pair of birds is one that I've carved from vegetable ivory of the Tagua nut. The birds are perched on a little limb with the leaves of the tree carved around them. I used a bit of enamel paint to color the birds' beaks, feet and eyes. The button measures just under 1 3/4 inches, has a self shank carved onto the back and my signature and the date inscribed. Price...$125.00
Vegetable Ivory Fairy with Turquoise & Rhinestones Here is a lovely little butterfly winged fairy that I've carved from vegetable ivory from the Tagua nut. Into the fairy's wings I inset blue Swarovski rhinestones and small cabs of turquoise. The button measures 1 3/8 inches, has a self shank carved onto the back and my signature and the date inscribed. Price...$125.00
Carved Antler Gnome under Toadstool Button Here is a tiny little gnome resting under a toadstool.
Carved Ivory St. Francis with Animals Button This button is one that I've carved to depict St. Francis, the patron Saint of animals. Carved from pre-ban African elephant ivory, the button shows St. Francis with a bird perched on one shoulder, a squirrel on the other, a deer nuzzling his hand and a bunny rabbit at his feet. The button measures just under 1 1/4 inches, has a self shank carved onto the back and my signature and the date inscribed. Sold
Carved Bone Cowboy Hat & Boots Button Here is a dandy button that I've carved from white tail deer bone in the form of a cowboy hat sitting on top of a pair of cowboy boots. The button is nicely detailed and polished, measures just under 1 1/2 inches, has a self shank and my signature and the date carved upon the back. Price... $150.00
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