The Button Blog - American Button Machines — Button Makers

Do I really need ABM's Ultimate Extended Warranty? AKA - The cat ate my button maker.  Is that covered? With the launch of our new website earlier this year, we added features and products not previously available. These include the very popular Reward Program, the ability to calculate air shipping charges online and the Ultimate Extended Warranty.  You might wonder why you’d need extended coverage for a machine built as sturdily as ours; and rightly so. While these button machines come with a lifetime warranty against manufacturer defects, that warranty does not cover issues resulting from user error, normal wear...

Button design software that is easy to use and affordable is found online at ABM.  Button design software can be challenging to use. However here at ABM, designing a button is super easy!  There are lots of programs out there that can help you. But, they’re not made for the button world and some of them are so complex as to require a degree in graphic design before you can use them successfully. And they’re expensive to boot! Our button makers kept requesting a button making software program that was easy to use and affordable. So, we put our heads...

Hey Button Makers, [caption id="attachment_14873" align="alignright" width="162"] Digtial Button Collage - Las Vegas[/caption] This week we're featuring "Viva Las Vegas" - you guessed it - Vegas themed designs. I'm sure our super creative button makers can come up with lots of ideas for this one. Need a little good luck charm for your next Vegas trip? Or perhaps make these into flatback buttons to be used as poker chips. How about pieces of flair for "Vegas Party" personnel? You'll find more of these professionally designed, size specific images in our Design Marketplace on the ABM website. Add a few to...

Hey Button Makers! I know I don't normally post this much in one week but I'm so excited about our MarketPlace Designs that I just couldn't wait to share with you. Since launching our new website at the first of the year, we've been tweaking it here and there; as I'm sure you've noticed. One of our goals for the new site was to have all of our product offerings under one umbrella. If you haven't yet seen the MarketPlace Designs hop on over now and check them out. You'll find a terrific assortment of professionally designed collages made for...

Hey Button Makers… for a couple of years now we’ve offered Magneta-Snap Pendants on our website and sales have been fantastic. Did you know you can also make a key chain from this same pendant? I kid you not – a key chain! The bail is large enough to work with both split key rings, snap hook key rings and C-Hook key rings. Both look great with one of these versatile pendants attached.     Who says you have to use the key chain for your keys? Do you have a handbag that needs some added spice? Snap the key chain on the strap...