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2012 Florida State Button Society
Annual Meeting and Show
Competition and Awards

 

PLEASE NOTE: Listings shown in red denote a change since the "FSBS Bulletin : Special Edition Awards for 2012" was published in May 2011.

PLEASE NOTE: All award entries MUST be submitted on the official FSBS Awards Form, please Click Here for the form.

 
DIVISION IX (President's Award)
 
Award No.
Classification
Description
Sponsor
Award
1
Cl. 20-4
 25 Any – Children.
Sue Moncrieff –
with thanks to Florida State Button Society for two great years.
$50-25-25
 
DIVISION I
 
Award No.
Classification
Description
Sponsor
Award
2
Cl. 4-0
 25 Any – Enamels assorted. Try to cover as many classes as possible.
Manatee Button Club
$5-3-2
3
Cl. 7-4.14
 Small - Radiants. See Page 38 for mounting instructions. No balance of radiant types necessary.
North Florida Button Club
$5-3-2
4
Cl. 23-6.3
 Large – Gay 90's. See Blue Book, pg 58 for description.
Karen LaVigne
$10-5-3
5
Cl. 24-0
 25 Any – 18th Century and transitionals assorted.
Sue Moncrieff
$5-3-2
 
DIVISION II
 
Award No.
Classification
Description
Sponsor
Award
6

Cl. 1-10.2.1 +
2-7.2

 30 Any – Rail (only). See Page 66.
Manatee Button Club,
In Recognition of
Dwight Stoffel.
$5-3-2
 
DIVISION III
 
Award No.
Classification
Description
Sponsor
Award
7
Cl. 6-3.8
 Small – Black Glass Moonglows.
Bay Area Button Club
$10-5-3
8
Cl. 7-3.1
 25 Any – Opaque Glass, specialized to pink. No more than 10 moonglows allowed.
Linda Gass
$5-3-2
9
Cl. Cl. 7-3.2
 25 Any – Transparent Glass, specialized to pink.
In recognition of
Helen Boop
$5-3-2
10
Cl. 7-4.4
 25 Any – Clear and Colored Glass with Design in Glass Surface.
Maryalice Ditzler
$5-3-2
11
Cl. 7-4.11
 30 Medium – Moonglows.
Linda Gass
$5-3-2
12
Cl. 12-1.3
 25 Any – Phenolic resin, specialized to apple juice.
In recognition of
Kaye Reed
$5-3-2
13
Cl. 25-6.1.2
 30 Medium – Overall Buttons, Wobble Shanks.
Anne Buckingham
$10-6-4
 
DIVISION IV
 
Award No.
Classification
Description
Sponsor
Award
14
Cl. 3-0
 25 Any – Button Covers, Try for a variety of OME, DF, and techniques.
North Florida Button Club
$5-3-2
 
DIVISION VII-A
 
Award No.
Classification
Description
Sponsor
Award
15
Cl. 17-0 thru
20-24
 20 Any – Pictorials assorted, specialized to black glass. No need to label or mount in class order. No class balance necessary.
FSBS Juniors
$5-3-2
16
Cl. 14-2
 20 Any – Wood. See page 49. Try to cover as many of the other wood classes as possible.
FSBS Juniors
$5-3-2
17
Cl. 17-0
 20 Any – Animals assorted. Try for different materials.
FSBS Juniors
$5-3-2
18
Cl. 19-3 + 19-9
 20 Any – Fruits assorted and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables must be main focus on button. No people allowed. Materials not important. No balance of fruits/vegetables necessary.
FSBS Juniors
$5-3-2
19
Creative Mounting
 Mount on 9 X 12" card. Must use at least 1 button. Have fun and use your creativity. Judged by show attendees.
FSBS Juniors
$5-3-2
 
DIVISION VII-B
 
Award No.
Classification
Description
Sponsor
Award
20
Cl. 6-0
 Various – Black Glass assorted. Label and mount in class order.
FSBS Juniors
$5-3-2
21
Cl. 17-5.6
 25 Any – Horses family. Try for different materials. See page page 51.
FSBS Juniors
$5-3-2
22
Creative Mounting
 Mount on 9 X 12" card. Must use at least 1 button. Have fun and use your creativity. Judged by show attendees.
FSBS Juniors
$5-3-2
 
DIVISION IX
 
Award No.
Classificatrion
Description
Sponsor
Award
23
Cl. 1-0
 25 Any – Celluloid Assorted (See page 29). Extra points given for each unlisted.
North Florida Button Club
$5-3-2
24
Cl. 1-0 thru 15-5
 Diminutive. Materials assorted.
Bay Area Button Club
$10-5-3
25
Cl. 2-2
 Various - Porcelain assorted. No limit on Studio Buttons.
Connie Robinson
$5-3-2
26
Cl. 5-2.1
 20 Large – Wound/worked combined Covers.
Manatee Button Club
$20-10-5
27
Cl. 7-5.2.3
 25 Any – Clear, colorless glass with silver luster. No OME's or other decorative finishes allowed. Any amount of silver luster is ok.
Central Florida Button Club
$5-3-2
28
Cl. 8-2
 Small – Clear and colored glass mounted in/on metal, specialized to Waistcoat/Vest buttons with long or substantial shank types.
Bay Area Button Club
$10-5-3
29
Cl. 8-5.1
 25 Any – Glass Rhinestones/Pastes Mounted In/On Metal. Multiple rhinestones/paste must cover ½ or more of the surface of the button.
Linda Gass
$5-3-2
30
Cl. 9-0 (Limited)
 25 Any – Horn. Limited to members who have never won a ribbon in horn competition before. No tortoise allowed.
Bay Area Button Club
$10-5-3
31
Cl. 11-0
 Mixed – Shell Assorted. Labeling helpful.
Maureen Grant
$10-5-3
32
Cl. 11-9.1
 20 Any – Carved Shell, specialized to white or cream color. No OME or decorative finishes allowed.
Central Florida Button Club
$5-3-2
33
Cl. 12-1.3
 25 Any – Phenolic Resin, specialized to realistics. No studios allowed.
Bay Area Button Club
$10-5-3
34
Cl. 13-0
 20 Any – Vegetable Ivory Assorted. No studio buttons.
Maureen Grant
$10-5-3
35
Cl. 14-4.1
 25 Any – Wood Assorted with Paint/Lacquer. No other DF or OME allowed.
Linda Gass
$5-3-2
36
Cl. 15-5
 Any – Unlisted Materials.
General John Coffee Button Club/Tennessee
$10-6-4
37
Cl. 15-5
 25 Any – Unlisted Materials, specialized to Leather. Look for OME's and different subject matter.
Alethe Allen
$5-3-2
38
Cl. 17-0 thru
20-24
 25 Any – Pictorials assorted, specialized to Pewter. No need to label or mount in class order.
Central Florida Button Club
$5-3-2
39
Cl. 17-0 thru
20-24
 25 Any – Pictorials, specialized to similes. Ex: Use a pictorial button with a 'lark' for "Happy as a lark". Label simile. Look for variety of materials.
General John Coffee Button Club/Tennessee
$10-6-4
40
Cl. 17-0 thru
20-24 + 15-5
 25 Any - Unlisted Feathers. Must show feather/s or be made from feathers. Ex. Hat plumes, pictorial made of feathers, etc. Feather/s does not need to be main focus. Other subject matter allowed. No limit on realistics.
Charlotte Alves
$5-3-2
41
Cl. 17-1
 25 Any – Amphibians, specialized to Frogs. No limit on realistics.
Linda Rhodes, in recognition of Tennessee's newest button club
$5-3-2
42
Cl. 17-2.2
 25 Any – Owls.
Central Florida Button Club
$5-3-2
43
Cl. 17-2.3

25 Any – Peacocks.
Maureen Grant, In memory of Lynda Lee Charters
$10-6-4
44
Cl. 17-4.3.1
 25 Any – Butterflies/Moths. No caterpillars or insects in larval state.
Bay Area Button Club
$10-5-3
45
Cl. 17-5
 25 Any – Mammals Assorted, specialized to the Bovine Family (cows, buffalos, bison, etc.). Refer to page 50. No limit on realistics.
Maggie Johnson
$10-5-3
46
Cl. 17-5
 15 Any – Mammals Assorted, specialized to Monkeys. No clothing allowed. Up to 5 realistics allowed.
Joyce Covert
$5-3-2
47
Cl. 17-5
 20 Any – Mammals Assorted, specialized to Wolves. Must be wild, no clothing or doing human activities, etc. Other subject matter okay. Up to 6 realistics allowed
In Recognition of
Julie Greenfield
$5-3-2
48
Cl. 17-5.6
 25 Any – Horse family, specialized to horses only. People and/or vehicles are allowed. 2 points for different breeds, 1 point for materials.
North Florida Button Club
$5-3-2
49
Cl. 18-6.4
 25 Any – Hats, headdresses. Other subject matter and people okay. Animals wearing hats/headdresses NOT acceptable. Hats/headdresses need not be prominent. 2 pts for each different type of hat/headdress. 1 pt. for each material.
Central Florida Button Club
$5-3-2
50
Cl. 19-2.2
 25 Any – Iris.
In Honor of Nancy Fink
$5-3-2
51
Cl. 19-7.1
 25 Any – Acorns. Up to 5 studio buttons allowed. Up to 7 realistics allowed. Shanks at top of cap permitted.
Gayle Salmon
$10-5-3
NOTE:
Cl. 20-4
 For the President's Award, please see the top of this list.
NOTE
52

Cl. 20-4

 25 Any – Children, specialized to Kate Greenaway. Label Greenaway illustration. Limit of 10 studio buttons.
Bay Area Button Club
$10-5-3
53
Cl. 20-12
 25 Any – Marine Scenes. No studios allowed.
Bay Area Button Club
$10-5-3
54
Cl. 20-13
 25 Any – Men. No studios allowed.
Bay Area Button Club
$10-5-3
55
Cl. 20-18 +
22-2.1 + 22-2.3
 20 Any – Buttons Depicting Love. Use creative interpretation when choosing buttons and label. Up to 6 hearts allowed. Include both people and symbols, but no balance necessary. Some examples would be lips, hearts, love letter, etc.
Leslie Denhard
$5-3-2
56
Cl. 20-22
 25 Any – Transportation. 2 pts. for different types of transportation and 1 pt. for different materials. No balance between human/non-human necessary.
Central Florida Button Club
$5-3-2
57
 Cl. 23-10.1.1 25 Any – Ball Shapes. Central Florida Button Club $5-3-2
58
 Cl. 27-2 5 Sets – Non-realistic shapes. 5 sets, 2 or more buttons per set, each set having a different theme. See NBS Classification page 64. Helen Acker $5-3-2
59
 Cl. 1-0 thru 15-5 15 Any – Assorted Materials specialized to colors of flags. Limited to flags of countries. Example: Sweden would use a blue and yellow button. Judged on colors seen on surfaces of button, back colors are inconsequential. Flag colors and countries must be labeled. Each button must have all colors of labeled flag and no other colors. No limit on realistics. Limit of 5 buttons depicting actual flags. Leslie Denhard $5-3-2
60 Cl. 17-0 thru
20-24		 Creative Mounting. Pictorials depicting pirate related things, scenes, etc. Mount on 9 X 12" card. Must use at least 1 button. Have fun and use your creativity. Judged by show attendees. Bay Area Button Club $10-5-3

 

 

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