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News Flash! Enhanced & Improved Flashing Buttons! About this time last year ABM introduced Flashing Buttons to our product lineup and they have been a tremendous success.  Since debuting the Flashing LED Buttons, ABM has received many emails with both words of praise and suggestions for enhancement.  Now, ABM is proud to announce a newer, improved version of an already great product. Enhancements & upgrades to our Flashing Buttons include: Brighter Flash Longer Lasting Better Safety Pin Heavy Duty Construction Why do you need a Flashing Button?  The eye is naturally drawn to a blinking light and Flashing LEDs add...

Back to School Buttons How to use Buttons in School Did you hear that? Is that the bell warning us a new school year is about to begin?  Summer seems to get shorter every year.  Are you not quite ready for the back to school craziness? Good news - ABM can help! We designed our School, Sports & Fun CD specifically for schools like yours and include it FREE in every School Series Button Making Kits (it is also available for purchase separately). In addition, you’ll find other school friendly designs at the ABM MarketPlace.  And let's not forget Build-a-Button. ...

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! 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...

Here are a couple of oldie but goody Christmas buttons made on our Build-a-Button software. Tis the season, what buttons are YOU making?         Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday season. By Brighid Brown, Director of Blogging and All Things Cool at ABM