The Button Blog - American Button Machines

Make your own custom jewelry with MagnetaSnaps and Clix Jewelry Supplies! The pendants and bracelets go with any and all clothing styles from jeans and a t-shirt to business attire to clubwear. Heading to a concert? Make a button featuring the band, snap it in to the interchangeable jewelry parts and display it proudly. Heading to a sporting event? Get a 1" button of the team you support, snap it in, wear it with aplomb. 1. What Are Magneta-Snaps™? Our button-based jewelry supplies are: Solid Construction Classic Timeless Affordable Awesome Now "Snap To It" and get Magneta-Snaps™ purchasing info at...

Get ready for the greatest software in the history of button making! There is a saying, and it’s pretty self-explanatory: "Go Big or Go Home". To us, it means that if you are going to do something you should commit to doing it to the absolute best of your ability. If you are going to create something, spare no expense of money or effort to make it as great as it can be. This was the philosophy that drove the creation, development, and now the unveiling of the Build-a-Button Online Design Center. So what makes the Build-a-Button Online Design Center...

The ABM Design Marketplace is a digital design shop created by American Button Machines specifically for button makers. Have you ever wanted to use images you found on the internet to make a button? You can experience all kinds of problems with fuzzy images, sizing issues and let's not forget those pesky copyright issues.  Yep as I’m sure you know, just because an image is on the internet, it doesn't mean you have license to use it. The ABM Design Marketplace is your solution! Each digital collage sheet has been professionally designed by ABM artists and has its own theme....

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

Greetings Button Makers! We have some oh so exciting news to share today and can hardly contain ourselves.  Over the last several months we’ve been analyzing your survey answers, emailed comments and online reviews.  All of our research led us to the conclusion that a NEW WEBSITE is in order. So out with the old and in with the new! We are hard at work putting the finishing touches on our new site and intend to launch somewhere between December 18th and 27th.  Once we flip the switch, our site will be unavailable for 24-48 hours. So if you need any button...