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From Martha

As metaphors for marriage go, buttons make an ideally humble one: By joining two things together, they keep you warm and protected. Always useful, they're often beautiful to boot -- which may be why grandmas everywhere once kept jars of them
around. And while they may not be heirlooms, they're certainly keepsakes, imparting a sense of attachment to the past. All of which makes incorporating buttons into your wedding as adornments and favors an especially sweet notion.
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Pillow Talk Mismatched pearl buttons, vintage and new, lend this ring pillow (above) a homespun note. Simple to make from two pieces of felt and a bit of polyfill stuffing, its edges cut with scallop shears, it even incorporates a hint of "something bleu." Gold bands by Cartier.