Crafting

I set up a Crafting Group TEN years ago this November.  We have met every month and made loads of cards.  I was a novice back then, amongst avid crafters.  Some of the group watch/ed QVC and spent a fortune on items, had/have a stock that any craft shop would be proud of, and never sent a bought birthday or Christmas card.

Over that time I have stopped saying 'I have no imagination'; I have learnt that mistakes are opportunities to learn or make something up to cover it up; and have become 'quite good' at cutting and pasting.  Whilst my Crafty friends use die cuts and glitter pens, stamping equipment and Sissex machines, I have been content with packs of lovely papers, decoupage and easy to make kits. One friend is a super expert at parchment craft.  Words and terms of crafting have developed in my vocabulary over the years.  Of course, my crafting equipment grew too, from a bag to a box; from a box to boxes; and now a cupboard full.

We are happy cutting and pasting; chatting; laughing; sharing life events etc whilst surrounded by papers, cards, ribbons, gems, peel offs etc etc.  We have a Christmas meal together and when one or other of us are away on holiday or not well they are sorely missed.  The group and activity is SOOOOOOOOOO therapeutic - not only does focusing on a hobby lift our souls but the laughter and camaraderie is invaluable.  The fact that we make lovely cards is secondary now.

I have always had a creative side to me, as do the other ladies - one makes bespoke celebration cake, another sews bags and toys, another knits etc etc.  I have, over the years, painted stones, baked cakes (but not feeling they were good enough to donate to 'cake stalls' - that's changed; sewing, knitting and growing plants.  I have branched out to painting flower pots, re-creating a chair or two, designer pegs, board pictures and so much more.  (I wrote about selling my wares on a stall a few years back - scroll down to find the blog).

Recently I volunteered to make cards to raise money for a young girl to get into a ballet school.  I made 20 cards and was surprised at how much I enjoyed doing it for monetary gain, and, with my efforts.  I gave myself a 'very good'.  It has made me think about raising funds for a Cancer Charity - so watch this space (and/or Facebook & Twitter).  Here are just some I made earlier...

 
 

The Sweetest Taboo - Book Review

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If you didn't already know I am a Carole Matthews fan.  Recently I went to Mims Café, Nr Cannock where Kim Nash hosts a book club.  We all share our latest reads. 

"That's an old one," Kim says.  I am behind the times, I know.  Carole writes so quickly I can't keep up and I have 3 of her books on my bedside cabinet.

My head was not in a good place when I picked up this one.  I started and stopped and stopped and stopped.  I got stuck in the first chapters where there is a reference to the protagonist wearing a "Betty Boo" t-shirt.  My daughter is 'into' "Betty Boop" in a big way and I wasn't sure if this was a mistake.  I researched both looking for the answer. I was unaware there was a singer called Betty Boo.  I was still unable to continue; its a silly thing that stopped me from reading. 

Thankfully I had a weekend away on my own recently and some quality reading time.  So having got my head around the latest 'life' issue that had made me grumpy, I settled down with a cup of coffee on the sun-lounger in the countryside to hours of reading. 

Sadie Nelson gives up her boring UK life and follows someone she hardly knows to USA.  She loses her suitcase and that is the start of a fretful and fateful time in a new location, new friends, new job, new 'potential' romances.  She becomes involved with two 'non-starter' men and the sequence of events unfold in a mishmash of crazy happenings.  The reader is transported into the world of the rich and famous of the film industry; 'would be' actors; and WAGs. (Wives and Girlfriends).

It is an easy read, as are all Carole Matthews books. It is funny and tragic; full of missed opportunities, confusion and hopeful love.  Will she chose Gil or Tavis, the rich or the poor, or will she miss her UK London life and return 'home'?  Suspense to the end. 

As always a lovely, great 5 star read. 

Readers and Writers

I host meetings for READERS & WRITERS in Tamworth, Staffordshire.  Here's a snapshot of what you are missing!

 

• Venue - Christopher's Restaurant, The Peel Hotel, Aldergate, Tamworth have kindly let us use part of the restaurant that is separate from the main seating area.  We all purchase a lovely coffee, pot of tea, cake of the day and/or stay for lunch after 12.30 pm.  The waitress service is pleasant, quick and helpful; the surroundings are welcoming, clean and friendly.  It is central to the town centre with parking both at the venue and across the road in a public car park.

 

• Speakers - They are sooooooooooooo interesting.  First we heard from Kim Nash, Publicity Manager of Bookouture.  This fast growing publisher has obtained awards, top sales of new and already published authors and has a very wide following both in the UK and abroad.  Kim told us all about her role, how she just loves her job and is "living the dream" - doing what she likes doing most - reading new novels, reviewing and promoting them.  Her blogs and other social media entries are exciting, encouraging and makes you want to buy every book she promotes.  Check her out on Twitter at @bookouture or @kimthebookworm, Facebook, Blog: Kimthebookworm.co.uk.
   

• Next we met Sharon Rose, Author of four self published books journeying through her life's difficulties, in particular breast cancer.  (You can read my review of these lovely books by scrolling down through previous blogs).  Sharon's warmth and openness gave us an insight into living life in adversary and how to turn a negative situation into positive joy.  She raises funds for so many charities through the sales of her books and later this year she will be staging her own written play - Split Second - details on Twitter and Facebook.

 

• At our third meeting we learnt all about Blogging from Noelle Holten aka Crime Book Junkie.  Her passion for books, authors, blogging, writing reviews etc. oozed out and encouraged those of us who blog to do more of it!  Working full time doesn't stop Noelle from spending a very disciplined time in the evening on her laptop.  This was her first 'talk' to a group after blogging for two years and she conquered her fears of speaking out about her journey through blogging on Wordpress.  You can find Noelle on Twitter and Facebook and her blog Crimebookjunkie.co.uk.

 

• The second hour of our gathering sees some of the readers sharing what they have been reading since we last met, swapping books, titles of books, tips on apps, information about courses and competitions for writers, and Tina Williams, from Tamworth Literary Festival, tells us of dates for our diaries of events coming up in the months ahead.



We leave having been fed with enthusiasm, excitement, joy, friendship, food, drink and an ever growing love of all things bookish.  Do come along if you are in the area.  You can book in on Facebook - search for Readers & Writers, Tamworth. 

• Thank you for reading this blog, do leave a comment below.



Thorns of a Rose

Let me introduce you to Sharon Rose.  We knew each other nearly two decades ago when I was an office worker at Tamworth Health Centre doing lots of administration jobs for all the Community Nurses, Health Visitors and School Nurses of the town.  I loved that job.  I was there for 9 years, which was a long time for me as I liked to move jobs frequently.  Every home visit by the Health Visitors and Nurses had to be documented so the ladies (and one chap) would religiously fill in forms detailing by codes what they had done each day.  One of my jobs was to input this data onto computer.  It was mind numbing but my colleague and I were very proficient at it.  Another part of my job was to order uniforms for the nurses - green dresses for auxiliaries, light blue for registered nurses, dark blue for sisters.  I loved it when, after I had ordered these the nurses came to fetch them.  We would chat and perhaps have a cuppa and laugh.  Sharon worked at the Albert Road Surgery in town.  There were several other GP practises in and around THC as I affectionately called my place of work.

Life took me to pastures new and I lost touch with all those lovely people.  Then, recently at a Tamworth Literary Festival event, a voice attracted my attention, "Don't I know you?" and we reconnected.  Two days later we met again. This time I knew it was Fate that had bought us together for another season.  Sharon gave me her books to read and this blog is a short review of those books. 

 

You see after I read them I thought Sharon had written about her life in these books, not only as a therapeutic process for herself, but to share with others and to help others with the Thorns of Life.

When we have a bunch of roses, we tend to stare at the flower as a thing of beauty, which it is.  Its colour and petals are a feast for our eyes, its perfume an aroma for our nose, the green stem and leaves remind us that life is renewable in ways we can't comprehend until we are faced with life or/and death situations.   If we look closer, and if we are not careful, we will notice the thorns, which we probably think aren't so attractive but nevertheless they are part and parcel of the lovely flower.

 

 

In her books Sharon has shown her stem, her leaves and foliage, and the thorns that have caused her pain - breast cancer, relationship breakups, family troubles and tragedy.  Despite life's difficulties she shines through the flower that she is as a positive, fun loving, sassy, lively lady.  Each book sold raises money for different charities even though Sharon gave up her precious job of nursing when life went pear shaped.  I can't recommend these books highly enough, especially if you have known grief and loss, if you have cared for a friend or relative with breast cancer or known it yourself, if you have overcome difficult growing up years where mental illness of a parent was an acceptable norm, or have known someone who took their own life - then these little books will be a treasure on your bookshelves.  You wont forget Sharon Rose - she will encourage you, entertain you, make you smile and touch your heart.

 

"Don't just see the person before you as one human being; each person has their own story to tell.  We are all beautiful flowers clothed with layers of life". Sue Flint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Coffee Break & Book

Get yourself a cuppa, pull up a chair, and take a short break.  Enjoy this book review of :

 

With or Without You by Carole Matthews

 

I guess at sometime or other in everyone’s lives we all have something that smacks us in the face – a tragedy, a death, an illness or a relationship breakdown.  Life is full of disappointments as well as pleasures.

 

These times of stark shocks serve to stop us in our tracks, get us out of a rut, make us make a ‘U’ turn or simply examine who we are, what we are doing and where we are going.  The immediacy of being without a choice to change sends us in a spin.  We act according to the ‘fight’ or ‘flight’ affect of the situation.

 

In this book the protagonist does both – she takes flight, runs away from all she has known and wanted and fights for her survival through the shadow of loss, hurt and devastating disappointment.  It is as real as anyone’s account of turning a loss into a gain, overcoming the damned cards dealt her and finding ‘herself’ amidst a group of strangers.

 

IVF can take its toll on any couple and Lyssa and Jake are no exception.  It drains them of energy, passion, vigour for their jobs, finances and lust for life outside of the baby-making zone.  They separate – time out seemed the only option to cope with the overwhelming situation of infertility.  Other people enter their lives.  Jake moves in with a female work colleague and Lyssa is befriended by her American tour guide in the mountains of Nepal. 

The scenes of trekking up mountains, smiling children and forest villages is very lively and colourful.  One cannot fail to 'be there' in the story.

 

After Lyssa's holiday the word CHANGE figures out of her CHAlleNGE and eventually she follows her heart.  The ending is magical, uplifting and if you are a sentimentalist like me, a real tear jerker.

 

Well done Carole Matthews on yet another fabulous novel.  Five Star Recommendation.

Disabled or Extra-Ordinarily Abled?

Life Through the Eye of a Crutch

If you were presented with two crutches to aid your every day walking I wonder how you would feel?  To be told you will never walk again unaided must be devastating news.  Michelle had this news in October 2015 due to an operation that went wrong.  Her journey of accepting this unexpected sequence of events has included coming to terms with the mobility aids that keep her upright and moving. 

Try to imagine making yourself a cuppa in the kitchen and, with two crutches, trying to carry it through to the lounge.  Or pushing a shopping trolley, getting in and out of the car, negotiating steps/stairs, opening a heavy door etc.  Tricky, to say the least.

Sitting overlooking the sea at Brighthlingsea in 2015, Michelle was thinking of what she had been through and how life would never be the same again.  I thought, “Life has taken on a different perspective now” and holding one of her crutches, took this photo.  “It was a symbolic moment for me as I was trying to come to terms with what had happened”.  She then posted the photograph on Twitter with the hash tag #LifeThroughACrutchLens. 

Following this Tweet, in June 2016, she posted:
 

“Just had an email to say my #LifeThroughACrutchLens pic has been chosen to be entered into a B&W masterpiece contest 📸 https://t.co/mN0iwSwMhw”

 

Wow, what a boost that must have been! 

 

And so the journey of #LifeThroughACrutchLens began.  If you are on Twitter you can search the hash tag and find all Michelle’s wonderful imaginative photos. 

“It's a bit of creative fun, something different, another way of expressing myself and when

the feeling grabs me I’ll take a snap!  I’ve always liked taking photos but it wasn’t until my life changed completely that I’ve started taking more.  I was distraught at the things I could no longer participate in, especially yoga and the feeling the yoga mat gave me, so I started to think how could I recreate that feeling of the yoga mat and ‘just being’ in the moment?  I realised I could still take photos, and making it a ‘mindful’ activity would allow me to ‘be in the moment’ and express myself at the same time.”

Michelle then went on to help others by creating a one-off hash tag chat hour on Twitter for crutch users which was really popular.  “From that GlamSticks™ came into my life,” Michelle tells me, “it’s been a really important part of my journey and led me to where I am now (she models for GlamSticks™).  Who would have thought so much could come from a photo!”

 

Sparkler Sticks

Kate Middletoe Sock -Michelle brought these fun socks
 on the day her leg brace was fitted as a reminder to
Keep Smiling.

Son clicks a picture of Mum

In December 2016 she was fitted with a leg brace which has brought about more challenges.  But even when Michelle is in pain and has to lie on the floor to get relief her faithful friends become a tool to see life from a different angle and appreciate things she may not have noticed or took for granted before.

How beautiful the ceiling light is!

 
You can read about the equally creative way Sharon from GlamSticks™ used her disability to share her passion for brightening up dull grey crutches on my next Blog (scroll down).

Also in the next Blog you can read how owning a pair of sparkly crutches gave Michelle a boost in confidence and raised her self esteem.  So much so she tells me, “that I even wear a skirt now.” 

Who says “You can’t?”  #ThisGirlCan   and does.  A positive outlook on life, a bit of fun and lots of resting time to be still in a rushing mad world can take you places you least expect. 

 

If you have enjoyed this blog and know someone who needs mobility aids to get about, do share this with others, you never know you may just start them off on a new journey of their own.  Do leave a comment below.  Thank you.
  

Positively Blingy

It is my great privilege to be asked to write about 

"Celebrating a year of  being a Glamsticks ™  Model".  

Below you will read about life being a two-sided coin as it often is.  Within the negatives of life there are positives to be found, joys to be had and changes to embrace.

It is a difficult one to write as no-one wants to have a party, blow candles or hear clapping and cheers for a pair of crutches.  The circumstances for anyone using them is often a painful tale and no fun in having to get in and out of cars with, trying to use a shopping trolley with, and so many other daily tasks that are often taken for granted by abled persons.  That said, these are not ordinary crutches - these are Glamsticks ™ and have transformed one young woman's life.

Michelle fell in love with them instantly and they became a 'must have' accessory as any young woman will know about with regards to shoes, handbags or fashion wear.  The glittery crutches match her looks and personality, they make her shine even more.  In no time at all she was the proud owner of her first set of sparklers -

"My grey crutches were boring and had no personality. Owning a pair of Glamsticks™    take the dull out of disability" she says.

A girl can't have enough bling!

Sharon of Glamsticks ™  and Michelle became Twitter Pals and Michelle was invited to be a  Glamsticks ™ model.  I have followed the success of both Glamsticks ™ and Michelle on Twitter, with total admiration.  The sparkly crutches certainly add confidence and enhanced glamour to their owner.  In particular I remember Michelle's joy  when she went to college and everyone admired her crutches.

"People approach me differently when I'm using them and tend to ask if they can touch them, take a photo of them and we end up talking bling.  If I am using other crutches then I'm more likely to be asked what's wrong with me and I'd much rather talk sparkle."

Michelle told me she feels different using these crutches as "when you have to use crutches all the time they kind of become a metaphorical accessory and no one wants boring ones.  We all choose accessories to finish off our outfits every day and a girl can never have enough bling."

Stunning affects under strobe lighting

Her first outing with her Glamsticks ™ was to an ELO concert at the O2.  "It was amazing and I felt very glam!  My crutches caught the lights and created stunning effects and I had so many lovely comments."

"My Glamsticks ™ tend to come with me wherever I go now but I will never forget going to Parellel London with them last year.  It was the first fully inclusive event and it was totally inspiring.  I'm looking forwards to where my Glamsticks ™ might take me next - rumour has it that it might just be a catwalk!"

Parellel London :

Sharon & Michelle

 


In celebration of her year I asked Michelle what modelling for Glamsticks ™ has meant to her.

"I'm extremely grateful to Sharon at Glamsticks ™ for sponsoring me, it was one of those moments where it all felt a bit surreal but it has helped build my confidence over the last year.  Having to face the trauma of a major life changing event has been really tough, to be told I'd have to learn to walk again are words I will never forget.  I am slowly trying to build a new life encompassing the new 'me' and being an ambassador for Glamsticks ™ has taken me to places emotionally and physically I never would have envisaged before - I feel, if I can help one person, or they look at me and say 'because of you I didn't give up' - then all the work I do with Glamsticks ™  will have been worth it.  It's not just about the bling for me, it's about connecting with others and having those hard conversations.  Some days are so hard and then others I feel like a warrior, but that's ok because I'm only human.  It's not about what I used to be able to do, it's about what I CAN do now and I hope my story and the part I play with Glamsticks ™ might help to inspire others".

 Glamsticks ™ have won the following awards :

• Winner of mobility product of the year 2011 and voted top ten best mobility product 2011
• Winner of BrightPigSEO Business of the week Award 2016
• #Queen of mobility aids, Jacqueline Gold
• #Wow Award 2016
• #businessoftheweek
• #MumsInBiz award

You can find these using the # (hashtag) on Twitter. 

 

I know that Michelle would never have considered modelling before she had her sparkly leg aids and that this last year has pushed her outside of her comfort zone and she says "even got me wearing a skirt".

Sharon's story, as to how she came to run this business, is immensely inspiring too.  She understands what disabled people require as she is living with disabilities and illness herself.  You can read about how Glamsticks ™ came to her and what other items she sells on www.glamsticks.co.uk; https://m.facebook.com/GlamSticks  or follow Sharon and/or Michelle on Twitter @Glamsticks and @Mwrites2

If you have enjoyed reading this blog can I ask that : 

•  you to join me in applauding these two lovely young women who are turning debilitating situations into positive, uplifting, inspiring stories.   

• and tell anyone who would benefit from a blingy boost about Glamsticks.    

Shirley Valentine

A REVIEW OF SHIRLEY VALENTINE - The Stage Version

 

One of my all time favourite films, that I have seen several times, is Shirley Valentine, starring Pauline Collins.  I absolutely loved this film - it is funny, sad, true to life, has several 'wake up call' messages in it, and the scenery of Greece is beautiful.  When I saw it was on stage in a nearby town, I just had to see it, so a friend and I went into Birmingham.  My friend had heard on the radio that the play was was a monologue, which took the shine out of being sat in the New Alexandra Theatre.  Two ladies sat next to us were also duly disappointed, as they were looking forwards to seeing a Costas look-alike.  However, Jodie Prenger was AMAZING as Shirley Valentine.





 

The first half was set in the kitchen with SV making the famous 'chips and egg'.  The smell wafted up into the circle and I was grateful I had just eaten a meal so wasn't hungry.  Jodie/Shirley portrayed the story exactly as I remembered it.  Her use of the Liverpudlian accent was very good and her take on the voices of other major characters was brilliant.  The real kitchen set up with electrics and cabinets, sink, washing machine etc was used to its full capacity.  Cupboards, freezer, washing machine doors were opened and closed, the table drawer and other drawers opened and items taken out to further set the scene.  A slight pause for a change of clothes before her departure to Greece was handled very well by stage hands and Jodie's motherly figure was transformed to a woman about to go on an adventure, just by adding a different outfit. 

 

If I had closed my eyes when Jodie was being Gillian the Neighbour (Julia McKenzie in the film) I wouldn't have known it was the same person.  Her take on her daughter Millandra too was excellent.

 

In the second half the scenery was on a beach with rocks and blue sea all around.  Jodie was in her swimwear and I was so glad she was not a slim lady but one of real proportions and not ashamed to show it.  Shirley talked to Rock instead of Wall and told us of the antics of the friend she had travelled with and how she found herself alone again.  And then Costas comes into the play, well his voice anyway.  I could see Tom Conti in my mind ... "you afraid I want f**k with you".  How we laughed.  "He kissed my stretch marks....... aren't men full of s**t?"  More laughter.  Great therapy.



 

The table and chair was used to do the 'Dougie and Jeanette' scene very well, more laughter.  And then the sitting by the sea and contemplating life and who she really was, the deciding to not go home and eventually returning to work in Costas café where she offers English tourists chips and egg when they don't want squid or any other Greek dish.

 

 

"Will he recognise me?"  Shirley had changed.

 

Well done Jodie on being word perfect throughout.  Thanks also to the New Alexandra Theatre for providing pre-paid ice creams to our seats in paper bags during the interval.  Much appreciated and enjoyed.

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I had my own Shirley Valentine Adventure in 2015 (minus Costas).  To celebrate being 60 I went to the Greek Island of Skyros where I changed into a serious writer.  You can read my several blogs entitled The Big Adventure.  Scroll down until you find it.  I would recommend every woman goes find herself in a place by the sea - it is memory making, life changing, liberating.  If I can overcome my fears of travelling alone, so can you.  It's a real confidence booster.  Go on, try it.  You will surprise yourself.

Book review - A Not Quite Perfect Family

 

Arriving at Fuengerola, Costa del Sol, Spain meant a week of undisturbed reading for me.  This book came out of the case onto my lap in the hotel foyer, on the balcony of my room, around the pool, in bed and on the beach.  The iPhone got relegated.  I had quality 'me' time.

I was sent this uncorrected proof copy from its publisher - a first for me to receive such a lovely gift.  It was such a privilege to be amongst some of the first readers as it is not available to buy until 7th April, 2017.  This holiday was about me drawing a line under almost a year of ill health and what a tonic it was - both for the change of scenery, the sun and food, and for this very humorous book.

If you like 'Outnumbered' or 'Not Going Out' on television you will love this book.  In a light-hearted way it deals with the agonies of being a parent or a mother-figure to three generations.  Sandwiched between an ailing elderly Aunt and her own two children, then double deckered between two men; a 'sort of' daughter-in-law and her baby, Fern's relationships play out like a pinball machine being buffeted from pillow to kitchen; hitting the jackpot, loosing the game, then winning the prize.

It is a tale for anyone separated from a long-time relationship; a carer; a dog lover; a working mum or anyone lost in a jungle of other people's needs and dreams.  Through the journey Fern rediscovers her 'self'.

I rate this a 5***** read.  Well done, Claire Sandy and Pan Macmillan.

Book Club, Mims Cafe, Cannock

 

I have been to Mim's Café for Book Club three times now and each time I have not wanted to leave!  I'm sure if I lived closer I would be in there very often.  Not only is the cake or lunch divine but the beautiful hostess, Mim, gives such a warm welcome and service.

 

The décor is shabby chic style with pastel colours, bunting and pictures.  There are playthings for children and plenty of tables and seating enough to have a private chat or to share with a group.

 

Once a month on a Thursday evening Kim Nash hosts a Book Club there.  A guest Author tells us about their publication journey and about their books, then we all share our latest read - who has read what and a mini review is voiced.  It is a good way to know which book to choose next from a bookshop or on-line.  Most enjoy a 'fluffy' read but others like crime, psychological thriller, historical or other genres.

 

If you live within travelling distance of Cannock, Staffordshire I can't recommend this friendly group enough. 

 

A similar group is being set up in Tamworth, Staffordshire in association with Tamworth Literary Festival.  If you would like details either scroll down to the next blog or go to Facebook "Readers & Writers, Tamworth" for more details.

Sue Moorcroft, Author,

 talks about her latest novel and publication journey.

Book Review - The Christmas Card

With so many Christmas novels on the market I was struggling to decide on just one for my Christmas break read.  So I handed the choice to my other half and he gave me DILLY COURT, The Christmas Card which, on first glance, I thought was not my usual genre due to the opening page giving the setting as in the 19th Century.  That said I began to read and soon could see and feel the atmosphere and all along I have felt it could be a blockbuster film and/or television series.

It made me feel grateful for living in the 20th/21st Century and the relative luxury my life is compared to this period of Dilly's work of fiction.  Alice, the protagonist, is a very strong young woman, determined, fearlessly independent in a man's world and not afraid to speak out when others go along with being dominated by others.  It is a nail-biting, exciting read, full of suspense whilst being both chilling and heart-warming.  Family secrets come to light and by Alice's determination are looked at from more than one angle enabling happy endings.

At the centre of the tale is a Butterfly brooch.  Anyone who knows me well knows that butterflies are very meaningful to me so the neatly weaved in tale of a brooch lost and found adds great significance to the entanglements of broken families and their subsequent re-uniting.

It left me with an uplifted spirit, a determination to keep going to reach my dream.  It teaches its readers that facing your fears rather than running away is what we should all do to untangle any mess we find ourselves in or whatever negative self-talk we convince ourselves of.  Reason, perseverance and grit prevails.

Well done Dilly Court.  Can't wait to see The Button Box in the shops later this year - I have had one of those in my life for as long as I can remember.  It will be interesting to see how you have made a novel out of such a collection of fasteners.