Its surprising what you find. Buttons and bows.

We got our very first house sit through a website called www.easyhousesitting.com, and our first visit was to Adelaide, a city we had never visited before. We got a house sit for nine weeks, right on the beach, caring for two dogs a cat and a couple of fish.

One of the great things about house sitting in different places is the exploring. One day we went into town for a browse around the shops. Their main street is a mall, so it is easy to wander around. Coming off the main mall, Arundel Mall, we found the Adelaide Arcade. This is an older arcade with some very interesting shops.

It's amazing just what you find when you least expect it. Along this arcade on the left was a button shop. If you are like me and have done lots of knitting and sewing over the years, there was a huge range of really nice buttons available, but it seems to be really hard to find something different  in most of the sewing shops these days. I remember knitting a cardigan when I was young and I bought the most beautiful irridescent buttons to go on it. When that cardigan ended its days, I kept those buttons and used them on several other garments, until one day, somehow they got lost.

However, this shop was an absolute gold mine of buttons. The photos I took didn't turn out very well at all unfortunately.

 All the walls were full of shelves with buttons of every colour size and pattern imaginable. I took one of their business cards, and the link for their website is below. When you go to their website you will see a picture of their shop.

They said that they get requests from all over Australia for buttons. They say they have Australia's most comprehensive range of buttons, embroidered and sequined motifs and fashion accessories. Also many selected and specialised haberdashery items. The lady in the shop also said they will take orders by email and send them anywhere, but you might need to email them and check this out.

I just drooled for ages over the enormous selection of sewing accessories. I didn't buy any, because I am not sewing or knitting at the moment, but I sure know where to go if I need any unusual buttons in the future.

This was one of the best finds during the whole nine weeks in Adelaide. A really fabulous little shop. If you are a knitter or sewer and spend some time in Adelaide you might like to check it out.

Here is their website. http://www.adelaidearcade.com.au/buttonbar.php