The Button Blog - American Button Machines

ABM Gift Cards are a great way to share the love and our $25 Valentine Contest winner definitely knows a thing or two about sharing love with those who need a little extra TLC!  Jennifer Nold is a long-time supporter and volunteer with animal rescue organizations.  She took home the prize with the most votes for her "Adopt" heart shaped accent ring button featuring her adorable rescue pup, Ellie. Jennifer tells us she is going to use her heart shaped accent rings to enhance her buttons featuring the precious picture of Ellie that stole her heart two years ago when she discovered and adopted...

ABM Button Making Ideas has a fun one this week!  Have you ever thought about how much fun it would be to add a little extra surprise INto your button?  Well, Lisa Scales sure has!  She is the creator of this week's Friday Feature and a $10 ABM Gift Card! Lisa is making buttons for the mother of all parties, Mardi Gras, and she has designed buttons that not only look great but make an entertaining party favor and memento!  Using 1.25" flatback buttons, she included just a pinch of micro beads added into the back so when she presses the button...

ABM Button Making Ideas is a new button sharing feature designed to highlight some of the best ideas that have been shared in ABM's new group, The Pinback Button Making Community.  Each Friday, we will highlight a button project from one of our members.  Not only do you get the opportunity to be inspired  by all of the incredible creativity, but the designer of the buttons will get a $10 ABM Gift Card and of course ABM notoriety, which we all know is priceless! This week, we kick off the program with a bang!  Lisa Horvatich is the creator of Baby Shower...

Accent Rings are 100%, hands down a button's best friend!  They will take your buttons from wow to POW in an instant!  Available in 2.25", 3" and 3.5" sizes and 10 different colors, there is something to compliment every design.  We know just how fabulous they are but we want to be sure you know too so we are giving them away for you to try! You can add a great pop of color and shine with minimal effort simply by adding an accent ring under your mylar.  All you do is put in your shell, add your graphic, lay the...

It's the beginning of a new year and we are asking ourselves how we can be of even better service to our button making family and the thought occurred to us that maybe the best way to help you is to bring you together to help each other! With that thought in mind, we are launching a community forum just for you where you can feel free to ask questions, make friends and share ideas.   You can join our new group by coming over to "The Pinback Button Making Community" on Facebook and clicking "Join".  We will add you to the...