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Vol. 84, No. 1— March 2025
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In This Issue

The President’s Message Vicki Condie MacTavish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Calling All Members! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
About our Covers Peggy Bedford & Laura Deleski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Calendar of Events Katrinka Quirk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Thank You Donors Marion Nebiker ........................................... 7
Just a Thought Helen Acker ................................................. 8
New Members Helen Acker ................................................. 9
Spring Fest: Asian Inspired Sue Dickout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Yuzan Kiln Arita Porcelain Buttons Inge Borland ............................... 12
Q&A: Blue Book Questions Yessy Byl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Membership Survey Asher Gilleland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Online Events Martha DuPlessis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
National Convention 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Misunderstood Buttons: Button Lingo Joanne Irons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
A Blast from the Past Carole Adrian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Junior News: Green Buttons Tammy L. Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Jablonec Museum Update Sue Dickout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41