Buttons
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Idea: Buttons as Price Tags
The Jeff Claassen Gallery in San Luis Obispo, California is using buttons in a unique way - as price tags. Jeff has posted several pictures of how how he uses buttons as a price tag on his t-shirt. You can see his button maker while making price tags, the price tag buttons on a shirt, [...]
Winter Rec-Fest Button Design
Winter Rec-Fest kicks off with 2009 button unveiling - La Crosse Tribune
Amy Springer of La Crosse, Wisconsin designed the winning button for the 23rd annual Winter Rec-Fest in La Crosse. Purchasing the $1 button will get a visitor into certain events.
Obama Button Poster
DemocraticStuff.com is offering a very unique Barack Obama button poster.
The poster is $25. Here is a description of the poster…
Truly a unique piece. DemocraticStuff.com offered nearly 1000 buttons in support of Barack Obama in the historic 2008 election. This stunning poster features over 400 of our best. Each of these posters is hand numbered and [...]
Button Making is a Social Affair
Making buttons can be a social event. If you search for “button making” on Flickr, you don’t see many people making buttons by themselves. Many organizations will make a party out of making buttons. It can be a fun and productive social event. I’ve attached a few images below and included a few images below.
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