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Rare Button Sells for $15,100
Last month, a rare button sold for $15,100 on ebay. The button is from the 1920 United States presidential election. It features a picture of the Democratic nominee for President Governor James Cox of Ohio and the Vic Presidential candidate Franklin D Roosevelt.
The seller described the button as the “holy grail of political buttons”. The [...]
Michael Jackson Buttons
With the sudden death of Michael Jackson, you can be sure there will be a variety of memorabilia you can buy to commemorate his life.
And some people are making Michael Jackson buttons. Over at Zazzle, there are over 400 Michael Jackson buttons available.
Susan Leak over at Examiner.com looks at what Michael Jackson collectibles make sense [...]
How to Determine the Value of a Political Button
It can be difficult to determine the value of a political button. The folks over at WorthPoint have done a story and video about political buttons. The video below is very interesting and features a wide variety of political buttons. There were thousands and thousands of Obama and McCain buttons made for [...]
Harvey Milk Political Buttons
Harvey Milk was the first openly gay elected official in U.S. history.
Sean Penn portrays Harvey Milk in the Oscar nominated film Milk.
A political junkie and button collector sent a note to Ken Rudin of NPR bragging about his Harvey Milk campaign buttons. Well, Ken Rudin is a political junkie and collector himself and posts pictures [...]
Making Fabric Buttons Tutorial
Have you ever wanted to make fabric buttons with your button maker? If so, mjhill over at Flickr has created a simple tutorial that shows you how to do that.
If you like this tutorial, then go support her through her etsy shop.
Fabric Buttons Tutorial:
When using fabric circles with a button machine, the fabric stretches and [...]
Packaging, Displays, and Dispensing
Six Cent Press, a Canadian button making company, offers several different products of interest to button makers.
The company offers custom packaging for 1″, 1.25″, 1.5″, 1.75″, and 2.25″ buttons. Minimum order is 50 packages. I’ve included a few pictures of the packaging below.
The company also offers a counter-top display for buttons. A short description and [...]
Retail Button Box Display
The folks over at Badge Bomb and One Inch Round have just released a cool retail box that features their Gama Go buttons. You can find the buttons at a variety of retail locations.
Inauguration Buttons News Coverage
I’ve compiled links to stories below that chronicle the entrepreneur’s making money from President Barack Obama buttons and memorabilia.
Obama’s likeness brings in the bucks - The Sun Chronicle
Vendors fill D.C. streets with goods - USA Today
Obama souvenirs increasing presidential inauguration memorabilia fans - Wallet Pop
Inaugural memorabilia may fetch big bucks - Politico
Inaugural Memorabilia: What It’s [...]
Video - How to Make a Button
Anda from Etsy Labs uploaded a video on how to make a button with a button maker. She not only shows you how to make the button, but also how to use the graphic punch.
Flickr Button Template
Make your own flickr pin back buttons.
I created the template below for all those flickr fans out there. The template is designed for 1″ buttons. The template will work with this 1″ button maker. Just print the template on regular 8.5″ x 11″ paper and start making buttons.
