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    I'd love to have a buttonhole pin...

    ...but I cannot find one in any store.
    I've seen a lot of older gents wearing them and seen them in older pictures. I think it would be wonderful to have one for my Kilt Jackets and the right one might even make a Kilt Pin. (Possibly.)
    All you need to do is change the flowers to suit your outfit or your mood.

    I could have one made but the money for that kind of thing is a long way off.

    Here are a few examples on the dashing David Suchet as Hercule Poirot.





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    Here's a link to some pictures, that'll prob take you where you want to go. Looks like the Brits are big on em.
    http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...=&aqi=&start=0

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    You can also try eBay...

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    Thank you! I had been googling for months and never come across anything.

    I bow to your google fu.

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    Whether you come across the buttonhole pin or not, I suggest you adopt Hercule's tiny upturned mustache (just for my own amusement you understand).
    [B][U]Jay[/U][/B]
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    [SIZE="1"][I]"I cut a stout blackthorn to banish ghosts and goblins; In a brand new pair of brogues to ramble o'er the bogs and frighten all the dogs " - D. K. Gavan[/I][/SIZE]

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    Once my moustache finally thickens up a bit I plan to do all kinds of things with it.
    I'm planning to just switch facial hair design every month or two.

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    You might try a florist. The kind that makes the bits and pieces for weddings.

    I have been to many weddings where the buttonhole flowers were in a holder. Similar the the ones pictured, but made of a see through plastic (PTFE or Nylon or or or something else) They are designed to be pinned on or have stitch holes or safety pins incorporated into the design.

    I have seen some that have a thin latex membrane to keep the water inside. They are not designed for years of use, but I am sure that I could make one last for a year. They can only cost a few pence/cents each.

    Regards

    Chas

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arlen View Post
    Once my moustache finally thickens up a bit I plan to do all kinds of things with it.
    I'm planning to just switch facial hair design every month or two.
    I see lessons from le tremende coming up for you soon.
    Dee

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    Look on e-bay under brooch. There are many of that sort of pin which could be worn on your lapel.

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