Archive for July, 2008

Unique Theodore Roosevelt Button

There is a unique Theodore Roosevelt button for sale on ebay.  It’s not your typical round button.  It features a mechanical mouth that opens up at the bottom.
There is quite a bit of interest in this little button.  With less than a day left in the auction, the bidding is up to over $800.


4th of July Buttons - Flag, Patriotic, Red, White, and Blue

Happy Independence Day,
There are over 300 hundred, Fourth of July Buttons on Zazzle.  A search for Fourth of July buttons on CafePress returns more than 2,000 results.
There aren’t a lot of buttons over at Etsy specifically for the 4th of July, but Koolbadges has 1″ buttons below for sale.

American Patriotic Buttons - ButtonStore.com
Partriotic - Badges [...]


Button Graphic Creator for Photoshop

Today, I’m releasing a great little file in Photoshop that was created for my company over a year ago.
This file will allow you to easily import a graphic and Photoshop magically turns that graphic into a button.  Take a look at the results below.  The first file is the graphic imported into the file, and [...]


Very Cool Button Display Case on Etsy

A seller over at Etsy has some very nice looking display cases for buttons.  They are probably the nicest display cases I’ve ever seen for buttons.  If you have a lot of buttons, this would be a great way to show them off.  If you are looking for some ideas on how to use this [...]


Buttons for fans of the Nintendo DS

If you are a fan of the Nintendo DS, you can show your support by sporting some buttons.

DS Buttons offers 10 different buttons.  You can order 5 buttons for $9 (which includes shipping).  The buttons are 1.25″.


Spell Words With Buttons

Pinsetter™ let’s you spell with buttons.  Just visit the website, enter the word you want to spell, and you’re given the option to buy those letters.  Each button/letter is $1 and shipping is $1.  So, if the word (or words) you want to spell has 6 letters, then your cost is $7.
If you aren’t sure [...]


What’s in a Name?

Naming a business can be just as hard as finishing a business plan.  Sometimes, the name of a business can be the difference between success and failure - especially online.
The first successful business I started was named Silk Screen Biz.  I really don’t remember why I picked the name.  From an internet marketing standpoint, I [...]


I am the Button Blogger

My name is Ryan Renner and I’m the Button Blogger.
Back in 2003, I started ButtonBiz.com. Since then, it has become one of the largest online retailers of button making machines and supplies. Over the past five years, I’ve helped thousands of people make their own buttons, and I’ve seen thousands of different button [...]