This CHEEKY little guy 👻 certainly puts the BUTT🍑 in buttons, doesn’t he?
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We still gush over this design we made for Luis Romero in October of 2019. It’s adorable, glows in the dark, and perfectly represents why we must have more spooky-themed buttons. Let’s make some new ones for 2020! In the meantime, share some more funny butt puns about this pinback in the comments 👇#fbf #flashbackfriday#ghost #ghosts #spooky #spookyszn #halloween #halloween2020 #fallseason #butts #buttons #pinbacks #pinbackbuttons #custombuttons #shopsmall #shoplocal #chicago #smallbiz #womenownedbiz
If you’ve been looking for a sign, this is it✨
Times have been tough but you’re doing a great job!
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We made these buttons for our friends Brittant Arita and Lauren Florence for their zine #theletterzine! While this design is a couple years old, the messaging is as relevant as ever. It truly speaks to the small but mighty power of the button that we love so much! Let’s continuing sharing this important message by tagging a friend who needs to hear that #itsoktonotbeok 💕 #pinbacks #pinbackbuttons #pins #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #iamenough #buttons #youredoinggreat #inthistogether #inspo #inspiration #inspirational #shopsmall #womenowned #womenownedbusiness #womencreatives #femalecreatives
🧩️It’s time for another puzzle giveaway!🧩 Keep reading to 👀 how you can win (or purchase) one of these amazing Button Up America puzzles we created with help from our pals at @galisonpuzzles!
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We’re going to test your button knowledge which seems only fair if the prize is a button puzzle, right? 😛 Just comment below with your answer (hopefully it’s correct 🤞) and tag a button buddy who’d like a chance to win too! Next week, we’ll randomly pick a winner and contact you via Messenger for details. GOOD LUCK!
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QUESTION: What U.S. city is considered to be the “birthplace” of the pinback button?
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PURCHASE: To buy the Button Up America Puzzle directly, head to this link here - https://buff.ly/34ZzS1y
#buttons #politicalbuttons #politics #president #electionyear #2020election #vote #govote #puzzles #puzzlesofinstagram #supportsmallbusiness #giveaway #trivia #pinbackbuttons #pinbacks
We 👁 you and we 🖤 you, @myopicbookstore!
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We wanted to give a big shout out to Myopic Books - a client but most importantly: a super cool used bookstore in Chicago! It was pretty perfect timing to be making buttons for a local bookstore the same week we officially announced our book to the world. Walking into their store is like stepping into a portal 🌀 of awesomeness with books as far as the eye can see! 👀 If you’re a book lover, this is the place for you. 📚
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What are some of your other favorite local Chicago bookstores? Also, share with us any book recommendations you have! This chilly weather has us gearing up for hibernation and we’ll need plenty of good books to keep us company. 💕 #shopsmall #shoplocal #chicago #chicagosmallbusiness #shopchicago #usedbookstore #indiebookstore #buttonpower #custombuttons #buttonsrule #womenownedbusiness #bookrecs #booklovers #bookstagram #bookworm
We’ve got a special (trick or) treat for you in honor of Spooky Season 2020! 👻 From now through the end of October, we’ll be offering $5 off your order of glow-in-the-dark buttons! Look👇 to see the glowy goodness in action.
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Use code SPOOKY5 at checkout to redeem this discount valid now through 10/31/2020, Limit one use per customer! #spookyszn #stickers #glowinthedark #fall #fallseason #halloween #smallbusiness #shopsmall #shoplocal #custombuttons #buttons #trickortreat
🎉 WE MADE A BOOK!🎉
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After 10 years of pouring our love into this book, BUTTON POWER: 125 Years of Saying It With Buttons is officially out today! We are so proud of it and we hope you'll love it! More info: https://buff.ly/2F6ACay @busychristen @tedlhake @papress
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WHERE TO PURCHASE BUTTON POWER:
Online:
Busy Beaver shop (https://buff.ly/2F6ACay)
Barnes & Noble (https://buff.ly/311eypk)
Bookshop (https://buff.ly/2tqjOoU)
Brick & Mortar:
@quimbysbookstore
@pilsencommunitybooks
@bobzbay
Many more, check with your local bookseller! (Comment if you’ll be selling Button Power in your store and we’ll be sure to tag you) #buttonpower #pinback #pinbacks #pinbackbutton #buttons #buttonbadges #bookstagram #history #popculture #pin #popculturecollectibles #bookcoverdesign #buttonart #tedhake #newrelease #newbooks
Take your spooky buttons up a notch with our frightful, yet delightful, Glow-In-The-Dark finish! We’ve still got our 💡glow💡 promo going on through the end of October. Use discount code SPOOKY5 at checkout for $5 off your order of Glow-In-The-Dark buttons! Valid through 10/31/2020, one use per customer! #skull #spooky #spookyszn #halloween #halloween2020 #fallseason #glow #glowinthedark #buttons #pinbacks #pinbackbuttons #custombuttons #shopsmall #shoplocal #chicago #smallbiz #womenownedbiz
The symbol of this year’s spooky szn is definitely the “Halloweenyang” 👻🎃 A little bit cute, a little bit creepy but a whole lotta awesome!
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Designed by our friend @caseykingart. Check out his Instagram bio for a link to his shop where you can purchase one of these little guys today! #supportlocal #supportsmall #shopsmall #shoplocal #spookyszn #halloween #ghosts #pumpkins #spooky #halloween #pinkbacks #buttons
PRO TIP: Buttons aren’t just for people...dress your favorite plants up with them, too! 🌿
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It’s important we all continue to do our part to #flattenthecurve by staying home as much as we can which means our buttons aren’t getting worn as much as they used too...but have no fear, there are still plenty of creative ways to show off your favorite buttons from home. We LOVE this idea from @pindemic2020 featuring their super popular COVID button series!
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To our plant people out there: we’d love to see your plant/button combo! Take a photo of your plants proudly displaying your favorite buttons and tag us in it so we can share it on our social media 💕😊 #buttons #pinbacks #pinkbackbuttons #maskon #wearamask #plant #crazyplantpeople #crazyplantlady #houseplants #plantsofinstagram #shopsmall #shoplocal #womanownedbusiness
BUTTON POWER COMES OUT IN JUST ONE WEEK! ✨
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October 13th, 2020 - Can you believe it?! We’re so excited to share this visual journey of pinback buttons with you all. It’s educational, historical, funny, beautiful, inspirational, and everything in between. Button Power will be available for purchase through our online shop at https://buff.ly/2F6ACay and every copy bought through us will have a signed bookplate by both authors, @busychristen and @tedlhake! Pretty cool, huh? Button Power will also be available through other online retailers like https://buff.ly/2tqjOoU and Amazon as well as brick and mortar bookstores like our pals @quimbysbookstore! Drop a little love in the comments if you plan on picking up a copy 💕
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Be sure to go follow the Museum's page @buttonmuseum for more updates and sneak peeks into Button Power! @papress #buttonpower #pinback #pinbacks #pinbackbutton #buttons #buttonbadges #bookstagram #history #popculture #pin #popculturecollectibles #bookcoverdesign #buttonart #tedhake
Oh, Hello Saturday! 👋 We’ve been waiting for you allllllll week. Now we’re just going to sit back, relax, and have a little fun at home with the help of our friends at @revbrewchicago! 🍻
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You know us your go-to button makers but we also do stickers (and lots of other cool custom products, too)! #cheers #cheerstotheweekend #freakinweekend #saturday #brewery #beer #local #shoplocacl #supportlocal #supportsmall #smallbusiness #chicago #chicagosmallbusiness #stickers #pinbacks #buttons
Halloween is almost here, how spooktastic!👻 While it’s no secret that this year’s celebration will be a lot different, we figure that staying in just means more time for scary movies, right?! What are some of your must-watch movies for this time of year? #spooky #spookyszn #halloween #halloween2020 #horrorfilms #scarymovies #gremlins #rosemarysbaby #rockyhorror #rockyhorrorpictureshow #classicmovies #zombies #ghosts #fright #buttons #pinkbackbuttons
✨ FREE EVENT ALERT: This Wednesday (10/28) at 11am PT/ 1pm CST✨
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Our owner, Christen, is thrilled to be doing a free virtual lecture on buttons and solidarity with our friends at @bycivilization and @design4america! To RSVP for a ticket, head to https://buff.ly/35DdKZs and click on “Button Power: A Lecture”. In the meantime, feel free to visit https://buff.ly/2N3Kj7P to view a virtual exhibit of buttons various buttons encouraging people to VOTE! (You can also find the free ticket link at the bottom of this page 😊) @busychristen @papress @hakesauctions #buttons #buttonpower #pinbacks #pinkbackbuttons #politicalbuttons #progressivebuttons #vote #vote2020 #solidarity #buttondesign #design
Have you gotten your copy of Button Power yet?
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We’re so thankful for all the support we’ve gotten since the release! We sold 100 copies from our site within 24 hours of the launch...we’re speechless. Thank you! If you’ve started reading through Button Power, what’s been your favorite part so far!? Drop us a comment, we’d love to hear your thoughts 💕 @tedlhake @papress @busychristen
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If you still need to get a copy for you or a friend, check out the options below:
Bookshop (https://buff.ly/2GP5tJa)
Busy Beaver (signed bookplates!) (https://buff.ly/3iUBjBo)
@quimbysbookstore (https://buff.ly/3iSkUOa)
@bobzbay @pilsencommunitybooks
Check with your local bookseller! (Comment if you’re selling Button Power and we’ll be sure to tag you) #buttonpower #pinback #pinbacks #pinbackbutton #buttons #buttonbadges #bookstagram #history #popculture #pin #popculturecollectibles #bookcoverdesign #buttonart #tedhake #newrelease #newbooks
Busy Beaver is psyched to have teamed up with local Chicago creeps (in the best way), @creepycompany, to create these awesome postcard pins in honor of their Music Box of Horrors At The Drive-In event happening the whole month of October!
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If you’re into the macabre and things that go bump in the night, this event is for you! The Music Box of Horrors will take over the Chi-Town Movies Drive-In EVERY SINGLE NIGHT this month. They’re even serving us double features on Friday and Saturday nights! To learn more about the event and to see the full movie line up including dates, times, and tickets, head to this link: https://buff.ly/3782TZV @musicboxchicago #creepty #scary #scarymovies #drivein #halloween #halloween2020 #horror #horromovies #ghosts #ghouls #chicago #thingstodoinchicago #supportlocal #localbusiness #chicagobusiness #chicagoevents
Sometimes a friend makes you something so wonderful that you don't what to do. So, we share!
Fill up on giddy wonder with a video made by Steve Delahoyde for our book, BUTTON POWER!
We think you'll like it!
Available for purchase at:
Quimby's: https://www.quimbys.com/store/9874
Pilsen Community Books: https://pilsencommunitybooks.com/?searchtype=keyword&qs=button+power&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword
Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/books/button-power-125-years-of-saying-it-with-buttons/9781616898700
IndieBound : https://bookshop.org/books/button-power-125-years-of-saying-it-with-buttons/9781616898700
https://www.busybeaver.net/buttonpower/
Chilly weather is slowly setting in which means one thing: IT’S PUZZLE TIME! 🧩
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Puzzles are a perfect indoor activity and our Button Up America features a lot of unique and fun political buttons throughout the history of America! So cozy up, get nostalgic, and enjoy this puzzle alone or with the whole family. 💕 Head to https://buff.ly/34ZzS1y to order one for yourself or a few for your friends 😉 Galison Puzzles
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A huge thank you to our friends at Bizzle's Puzzles who made this awesome timelapse video of them putting the Button Up America puzzle together! It looks gorgeous and we hope you loved it! #puzzles #buttons #pinbacks #politicalbuttons #politics #president #electionyear #2020election #vote #govote #americanhistory #nostalgia #vintage #puzzlesofinstagram #supportsmallbusiness
Did you know that small businesses and buttons have some important things in common?
1)They’re both small but mighty.
2)They bring communities together.
This year, on #SmallBusinessSaturday, considering supporting local and small however you can. We’ve got Button Power, the Button Up America Puzzle, and the Button Box all available for purchase on our website. They make great gifts for you or someone you love and each purchase makes one of the Busy Beaver’s do a happy dance because it supports the business we depend on and love 💕 Check out our online Gift Shop here: https://buff.ly/2B6lfJ8
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👇Drop a comment and tag the small businesses you love and will be supporting this year! We want to help spread the love. @shopsmall #ShopSmall #ShopLocal #SupportLocal #SupportSmall #ShopChicago #ChicagoSmallBusiness #SmallBiz #SmallBusiness #WomanOwned #WomenOwned #SmallBusinessLove #SmallBusinessOwner #Buttons #ButtonPower #Puzzle #Postcard #GiftIdeas #GiftIDeasForHim #GiftIdeasForHer
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Enjoy this funny and adorable turkey🦃 button from the Button Museum! Features art by Sandra Boynton.
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We know it’s been an incredibly difficult and challenging year but we’d love to stir up some positivity by having you all comment ONE thing you’re thankful for this year despite all the chaos! Ours is that we’re super thankful for every person who has supported us in any way, big or small! Whether it’s a “like” on a post, buying Button Power, or placing a button order, it means the world to us! THANK YOU ❤️️ #thanksgiving #thankfulfor #thankful #turkeys #buttons #pinbacks #pinbackbuttons #pins #shopsmall #shoplocal #supportsmall #supportlocal #shopchicago
King of the Buttons! King of the Buttons! @BoratSagdiyev
A Borat button from 2007 featured in Button Power.
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A new Borat movie was released earlier this month and it still has us laughing. It also reminded us that the first movie came out 15 YEARS AGO! Remember when it came out? It was such a momentous pop culture moment that we HAD to include it in Button Power. Has anyone else watched the new one? What did you think? Do you like the first or second one better?! Let us know in the comments 👇
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Busy Beaver, comes with free Button Power button and zine! (https://buff.ly/2B6lfJ8)⠀
Quimby’s Bookstore, comes with free Button Power button @quimbysbookstore (https://buff.ly/3iSkUOa)⠀
Atomic Books @atomicbooks (https://buff.ly/38lWhYm)
Pilsen Community Books @pilsencommunitybooks
Bookshop @bookshop_org (https://buff.ly/2)
AND MORE! @busychristen @papress @hakesauctions #Borat #BoratTheMovie #SachaBaronCohen #PopCulture #FunnyMovie #ComedyMovie #Movies #Cinema #Arts #Buttons #Button #Pinback #PinbackButton #PopCultureButton #MovieButton
In 2021, the real heroes wear masks 😷 To teachers everywhere: we see you and appreciate ALL the hard work you do to support our children and communities. Thank you doesn’t seem like enough...but it’s a start! Thank you, thank you, thank you. Tag a teacher you know and love and drop a little ❤️ ️ in the comments below.
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It was an honor to make these buttons for Friends of McPherson - a non-profit organization run by parents, teachers, and community members that exists to help support our school, students, and teachers, as well as building community relationships. Design created by Elena Maria Designs! #wearamask #maskup #teacherlife #heroeswearmasks #chicago #chicagoschools #nonprofit #nonprofitorganization #nonprofitlife #pins #pinbackbuttons #pinbacks #pinbackbutton #button #custombuttons #custompins #buttons #buttonbadges #spreadthemessage #spreadawareness
QUICK BUTTON PSA: The most important love is SELF-LOVE💖
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#selflove #iloveme #selfcare #selfcareisntselfish #valentines #valentinesday #vday #valentinesday2021 #pins #pinbackbuttons #pinbacks #pinbackbutton #button #custombuttons #custompins #buttons #buttonbadges #pinsofig #pinstagram #pingamestrong #pingame #pincollector #buttoncollector #pinsofinstagram #pinaddict #pincommunity #wearableart #spreadthemessage #spreadawareness
Don’t you love it when buttons are self-aware? Check out this wildly fun and colorful page straight outta Button Power ✨
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It’s no real surprise that there are buttons in almost every category you can think of like music, politics, advertising, and more. But, did you know that there’s even buttons about...buttons? Well, there is and we can’t get enough of them! Our book Button Power dives into some fascinating categories of buttons you might not even be aware exist. Click https://buff.ly/3659fYS to order your copy straight from us which includes a Button Power button and signed bookplates from the authors @busychristen and @hakesauctions! @papress #buttonpower #book #books #bookstagram #coffeetablebooks #readingrules #read #readmore #booksmakegreatgifts #booksmakemehappy #bookstack #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booksofig #booksonbooks #bookslove #reading #readersofinstagram #readingtime #readingaddict #readingisfun #readinglife #readingisexy #currentlyreading #readingbooks #readingforfun #readingismagic #readingforpleasure #buttons #pinbackbuttons
Awww, a love story that’s as cute as a button 💕
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One of the best parts about our job is that we get to be a small part of some very big moments in people’s lives - like the time we made a “diamond” proposal button! Click this link: https://buff.ly/3r5bCTq to read more about Kristin and Kumar’s love story and why we were lucky enough to be a part of it.
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#loveisintheair #lovestory #fbf #flashbackfriday #love #lovelove #lovelovelove #proposal #proposalstory #proposalideas #valentines #valentinesday #vday #valentinesday2021 #pins #pinbackbuttons #pinbacks #pinbackbutton #button #printing #customprinting #printingservice #printingservices #printingshop #custom #customproduct #customproducts #custombuttons #custombutton #customstickers #custommagnets #customsticker
BUSYBEAVER.NET
First Kiss Inspires Button Proposal
In a time when we’re surrounded by information overload, isn’t it nice to know that buttons still have your back?
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The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine raises a lot of questions and sometimes the answers can be hard to find. However, with customized vaccine buttons, you can share only the most important information in a simple, quick, and even ✨FUN✨ way! Check out these mask and vaccine display packs we made for @LydiaMakes - they’re a perfect example of informing and inspiring. Let us help you design some of your own! E-mail us at orders@busybeaver.net to get started right away 👍
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#vaccine #covidvacccine #covidvacination #covid_19 #covid #pins #pinbackbuttons #pinbacks #pinbackbutton #button #custombuttons #custompins #buttons #buttonbadges #pinsofig #pinstagram #pingamestrong #pingame #pincollector #buttoncollector #pinsofinstagram #pinaddict #pincommunity #wearableart #spreadthemessage #spreadawareness
We love working with Chicago nonprofits to get their message out there.
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Free Write Arts & Literacy brings writing, art, and music to incarcerated and court-involved youth, allowing them to become the narrators of their own stories and the authors of their futures. Check out more at their website: https://buff.ly/3pIj3zy! @freewritechi
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#nonprofit #nonprofitorganization #nonprofitwork #nonprofits #nonprofitlife #writing #arts #thearts #literacy #chicago #chicagononprofit #localnonprofit #supportnonprofits #pins #pinbackbuttons #pinbacks #pinbackbutton #button #custombuttons #custompins #buttons #buttonbadges #pinsofig #pinstagram #pinsofinstagram #pincommunity #wearableart #spreadthemessage #spreadawareness #printing #customprinting
