The Button Blog - American Button Machines

Badge-a-Minit 3" Paper Cutter now available at ABM Continuing in our efforts to meet our customer’s needs ABM’s punch cutter lineup is expanding. We now have available a Badgeaminit 3" Paper Punch Cutter. For several years we’ve offered 3” BAM pinback button sets. So it seems only fitting that we make available the paper cutter as well to fit the Badge-a-Minit 3" button maker. Badge-a-Minit Paper Cutter The benefits to having ABM's size-specific BAM 3" Graphic Punch Circle Cutter are numerous: quick, easy & accurate cuts every time, a clear field of vision for centering, it's self sharpening and the entire circumference...

Save money with ABM Christmas Ornament kits and MarketPlace Designs My favorite time of year has arrived. The leaves are beginning to turn. The temperatures have started to cool.  Which, in Texas, is a good thing. These last few months of the year are chock full of holidays and the parties that go with them.  Parties need decorations don't you think? Especially Christmas parties.  Christmas Parties need Christmas trees.  Christmas trees need Christmas ornaments.  See where I'm going with this? Last year ABM introduced to you our 2-sided Christmas Ornament Sets for 2.25” and 3” buttons. You have made these...

10 Everyday items that can help boost button sales Whether you're displaying buttons at a convention or selling them online the key is to first catch your customer's eye. Having buttons that stand out from the crowd is a great way to attract attention.  Creating your own designs is a terrific idea but can be time consuming.  So, I've come up with 10 everyday items you can use to add some flair to your buttons and help to boost button sales.  The best part is you probably already have most of these in your house or craft studio. 1. Comic book...

ABM, why do you have so many circle cutter options? Everyone knows trying to cut circles with scissors will drive you bonkers. And leave you with cramped fingers. But, why does ABM offer so many types of circle cutters? And, most importantly, which is the best circle cutter for you? The simple fact of the matter is they’re all quality products. So, for most button makers the answer comes down to two factors: how many circles do you need to cut & what’s your budget? My Dad always told me, “Buy the best you can afford. And when you can...

Good Puns (on buttons) are their own Reword Puns on buttons are a sure way to get laughs and perhaps start a conversation.  Giving you the opportunity to make a new friend.  I think most people love a good pun. And, in my opinion, the best are the kind that make you roll your eyes (in the way generally reserved for teenagers) and shake your head silently while grinning ear to ear. Those that leave you simultaneously asking for more and begging the punner to quit pun-ishing you. Knee-slappers, groaners… you know what I mean. And when it’s a visual...