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01-07-2011, 05:08 PM

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olebat

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Several things to try come to my mind. Hydrogen peroxide, white strips for teeth, and baking soda.

01-07-2011, 06:40 PM

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Wow! I think we have some chemists on this board. Very interesting topic.

01-07-2011, 11:24 PM

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yellowsnow55

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Paint them with nail polish/varnish?

01-08-2011, 05:31 AM

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Mattee

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I know we have several. I'm a chemistry professor.

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Originally Posted by glenda5253

Wow! I think we have some chemists on this board. Very interesting topic.

01-08-2011, 07:52 AM

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Please let us know what you try and the outcome. It will be very interesting and informative, I'm sure. Thanks

01-08-2011, 04:16 PM

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I believe that years ago I heard of buttons being "dye-able" so why not try it on a few? What do you have to lose and maybe you will have some of a pretty color.

01-10-2011, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by grannie cheechee

Are they pearl buttons? Pearl buttons can't be washed in detergents. It will discolor them. It takes the shiny layer off the button.

wow, that's good to know. I don't have too many of those, but I love them!

01-10-2011, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by pamsmpk

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Originally Posted by cpfrog

Depending on how many you have....and how old they are... you might look at eBay.... could be worth something to someone. Or just bottle them up in an old Mason jar, or a crystal glass of some type, and enjoy them on the shelf as a "Memory of Mother". (I would think that bleach may "melt them".)

Sweet idea....

that's a right purty quilt in your avatar pam! :thumbup:

01-10-2011, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by crankygran

You would likely have better luck dying rather than bleaching. Best you can hope for is pale pastels.

okie dokie...i love pastels. I'll let my grandbaby use some of them in her artwork. She has creative/quilters blood from both sides of the family is already a whiz at matching fabrics and she's just knee high! :D

01-13-2011, 06:09 PM

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To colour the buttons if they are not to old a friend placed they in water with food dye or food colouring and put them in the microwave for a minute or two, you could try one to start off. this worked for her.