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ABM Button Making Ideas is proud to highlight an all American hero who's pride in his family and country shine in everything he creates!  As a member of The Pinback Button Making Community, Robert Sullivan has shared many of his amazing designs with us in a variety of sizes and his all original artwork is nothing short of stunning. Robert himself is retired military as well as being the proud father of multiple children who serve our country and that pride and love are evident in everything he does.  One of his most recent creations uses multiple 1" medallions that...

ABM Button Making Ideas highlights a new twist on a classic idea this week.  Riki Carter shared her rendition of high school reunion buttons with us in The Pinback Button Making Community this week.  She definitely takes this classic above and beyond the "Hi, my name is Bob.  Class of '63" kind of button! Beyond deciding what to wear and how to get back to your high school weight in the next 2 weeks, what is the biggest challenge most people face at their high school reunion?  Recognizing their classmates who now have a few wisdom highlights in their once dark...

ABM Button Making Ideas highlight and honor the best buttons in The Pinback Button Making Community.  Each week, our Friday Featured Button Project wins a $10 ABM Gift Card just for doing what they do best and sharing it with us!  This week, we spotlight Sidney Milton. Sidney lives in Marshall County, KY and her community has certainly seen its share of tragedy recently.  Unfortunately, they are also the site of one of the way too many school shootings we have seen this year.  Somehow, through all of the sadness and tears, events such as this tend to bring people together and...

ABM Button Making Ideas has a potentially life changing Friday featured button project for you!  Anybody who has ever made a road trip with little ones will tell you, entertainment during the drive is a vital and sanity saving part of the trip!  Games are a perfect entertainment option but how do you play in the car and not lose all of your pieces?  Leave it to a mom turned grandma to come up with the simple and genius solution! Susan Robison shared her Cookie Sheet Car Games with us and we love it!  Susan actually started with this project when her own...

ABM Button Making Ideas joins with Paul Tarro this week in his mission for peace.  He is sharing his love of buttons with his community and giving the buttons themselves the opportunity to spread peace and kindness.  Now we are sharing $10 in ABM Gift Cards with him. Here's what Paul shared with us in his recent post to The Pinback Button Making Community, "Our home is adjacent to an urban high school which has an open campus, allowing students to walk to area restaurants for lunch. Every Wednesday, a church down the street hosts a free lunch for the students:...