Thursday, 22 April 2010

Rob Ryan Buttons Tile - Creepy or Pretty?


I keep find myself drawn back to this Rob Ryan tile. I spotted it in Ryantown a little while ago and well, it's creepy. Really creepy. But I also really like it. Sure, the idea of someone stealing buttons is really shudder-making creepy. But somehow, when it's made all cute with little button drawings and pale blue, it doesn't seem so bad. Creepy! No, pretty! Creepy! Pretty!

You're going to have to decide for me. If you think it's pretty rather than creepy, you can buy it from Rob's Etsy shop for $40.
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16 comments:

  1. Anonymous22 April 2010 at 14:10

    Cute! and a little creepy...but i like it..
    Laura

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  2. Alexandra Sheppard22 April 2010 at 14:17

    Just imagine a crazy man stealing buttons from your pyjamas as you're sleeping...

    THAT'S CREEPY.

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  3. Sian Meades22 April 2010 at 14:21

    OK, so it's a little bit creepy. But... I think I still like it.

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  4. Beverly Lay22 April 2010 at 14:22

    I love Rob Ryan but this is just creepy creepy creepy!

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  5. Becky22 April 2010 at 14:28

    I love it :-)

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  6. Gail22 April 2010 at 14:31

    Yeah, I'm going with creepy - I much prefer some of his others!

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  7. Chessy22 April 2010 at 14:33

    Creepy, but I do still like it. The fact that someone would go to the trouble of unpicking and re-sewing two sets of buttons shows definite commitment to a cause!

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  8. Chessy22 April 2010 at 14:37

    Actually, I'm going to retract my creepy statement, and say that I think its quite romantic. I'm coming from the angle that you already know the person is with you overnight, rather than being a random stalker who crept up the trellis and in your window.

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  9. Sian Meades22 April 2010 at 14:39

    Would it be less creepy if you were living far away from your other half? That sounds more romantic then.

    Creepy romance. My favourite.

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  10. Jason B. Standing22 April 2010 at 14:44

    They look a bit like prints from pigs' noses. That's creepy.

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  11. Anonymous22 April 2010 at 14:47

    I think it's really cute and pretty, not a smidgen of creepy! But then for some reason I feel it's something my Ragdoll Gypsy Rose Lee would say to her boyfriend Raggedy Andy. Although did the introduction of ragdolls just make this all seem extra creepy?!

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  12. Anonymous22 April 2010 at 14:50

    What does it say on the inside after 'at least...'? (I vote not creepy but very kooki!) :)

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  13. Gemma22 April 2010 at 16:43

    I like to think the other side says "...I didn't sew them into your eyes." (read / watch Coraline)

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  14. Sian Meades22 April 2010 at 17:20

    Well now you've just gone an ruined it. That's horrible!

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  15. Unknown22 April 2010 at 20:23

    check out http://contests.apartmenttherapy.com/2010/small-cool

    US site, so can be a bit folksy, but there's some great ideas on there :-)

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  16. Karen Slade15 May 2010 at 11:15

    I love it!! I don't think it's at all creepy, just very sweet - as long as the buttons actually went with the shirt...

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