The Button Blog - American Button Machines

Hey Button Makers! I have exciting news to report about our new website. Did you know you can now post a product review directly to the website? To get you started, everyone can earn 250 free ABM Reward Points until the end of the month! Reviews are helpful for a number of reasons. The most obvious being they can help a newcomer determine what will best fit their needs. We’d love for you to share your thoughts and opinions for those new to button making and who need help choosing the right product. Simply choose one of our products and...

Fabric covered buttons are a fun alternative to paper buttons and can be especially eye-catching. There are lots of choices when it comes to fabric buttons; today we share 10 ideas with you:   • Embroidered pocket mirrors • Purse hangers (using a flat back button) • Embellished shoe charms and flip-flops • Spruce up ID badges for nurses or teachers by adding a badge reel   • Cross stitch a pin back button • Reward students and contest winners with Award ribbons • Decorative flower brooches (or hats or pterodactyls)           • Super cute ponytail holders (to match school uniforms)...

You have questions and we have answers. One of the most commonly asked questions we get revolves around the different types of button machines and supplies & whether or not they are interchangeable. Short and Sweet: Any 2.25" and 3"  Industry Standard Button Supplies will not work in a Badge-a-Minit (AKA BAM) button maker. However we do offer BAM-sized pinback buttons for our customers who own a Badgeaminit sized button machines. Basically, you’ll find three kinds of button machines: Industry standard, proprietary and those made outside the USA. Industry standard button supplies fit 99.9% of all standard-sized button machines. These...

Hey Button Makers! The big day is finally here so please congratulate fellow button maker Bill Manning - the winner of our first ever Free Button Machine give-away. We can’t thank you enough for helping to promote our FaceBook page and all the wonderful website & Google+ reviews. We’ve had so much fun with this contest that we’d like to do it again but we need your insights to keep it fresh. Please share with us your ideas for future contests and tell us what you’d like the criteria to be and which product(s) you’d like to win. We’re all ears!...

Hey Button Makers. We occasionally have callers who ask how to change the blade on their Adjustable Circle Cutter. It’s actually very simple, but we’ve put together this step-by-step tutorial to guide you through the process. You will need a small, flat-head screwdriver and a pair of needle nosed pliers. If you organize anything like me, the screwdriver is in the drawer to the left of the fridge and the pliers are in the garage. We’ll wait while you look for them…. Okay, ready now? The first thing you want to do is remove the plastic Centering Template from the Circle Cutter.  ...