The Button Blog Forum http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss A social networking site for button makers. Fri, 18 May 2012 20:02:18 +0000 en hourly 1 ButtonBlogForumhttp://feedburner.google.com Keeping inventory…thoughts or suggesti… http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/keeping-inventory-thoughts-or-suggesti/ http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/keeping-inventory-thoughts-or-suggesti/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 20:02:18 +0000 Sunda http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/keeping-inventory-thoughts-or-suggesti/ Keeping inventory…thoughts or suggestions
Hi everyone! I’m new to the forums, although not new to buttoning :D Does anyone have suggestions on how you keep inventory of your buttons? I have huuuuuundreds of designs and I have a large display in my shop as well as doing a number of shows each year. I find myself forgetting to remake some of my best sellers because I don’t have a great inventory system. Thanks in advance for your thoughts :D

]]> http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/keeping-inventory-thoughts-or-suggesti/feed/ 0 Anyone have any tips on how to ‘tag’ y… http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/anyone-have-any-tips-on-how-to-tag-y/ http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/anyone-have-any-tips-on-how-to-tag-y/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 17:33:40 +0000 specdesign http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/anyone-have-any-tips-on-how-to-tag-y/ Anyone have any tips on how to ‘tag’ your buttons and magnets. As in, how do you let people know who made them? We bought the machine as a business for individuals with autism to run and be paid for but we want people to know that and thus consider us for future orders. I’m thinking a small label but what size and where would you attach? I guess on the back for the button but what about the magnet?? Thanks.

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For those of you who sell on the internet, how do you send small quantities? Say fewer than 5?
Thanks,
Anthony

]]> http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/shipping-for-those-of-you-who-sell-on-th/feed/ 11 Wow, just found this place and have gath… http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/wow-just-found-this-place-and-have-gath/ http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/wow-just-found-this-place-and-have-gath/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 19:13:49 +0000 dogsnap http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/wow-just-found-this-place-and-have-gath/ Wow, just found this place and have gathered a bunch of good information :)
I was wondering if anyone has experience with automatic button makers? I’d have to make an awful lot of buttons to afford one. Anyone know how much quicker it actually is to the hand press? I’ve also seen that Badgaminit has one for much less, but I’ve never had a Badgaminit, so know nothing about their machines….Anyhow, just thought I’d check and see if anyone has or has used an electric one!

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As I look at various websites for buttons everyone offers “digital proofs”. Before exploring my own button business I had looked at having buttons made for a client. The proof that was sent to me showed the front and back of the button, with the artwork simulated as a button front. This was artwork I had sent to the vendor, not something they generated. I’m wondering how that was produced and how other people present proofs.
Thanks!

]]> http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/digital-proofs-as-i-look-at-various-web/feed/ 9 I figured out a way to make a catalog of… http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/i-figured-out-a-way-to-make-a-catalog-of/ http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/i-figured-out-a-way-to-make-a-catalog-of/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:50:54 +0000 buttonman http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/i-figured-out-a-way-to-make-a-catalog-of/ I figured out a way to make a catalog of all my stock button art.

http://stbenedictschurch.webs.com/buttons/c1.jpg

I hope this shows up here.
hmm, of course it dont, it just strips the html commands off.

]]> http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/i-figured-out-a-way-to-make-a-catalog-of/feed/ 3 Thanks for all the quick feedback! I mad… http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/thanks-for-all-the-quick-feedback-i-mad/ http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/thanks-for-all-the-quick-feedback-i-mad/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:56:38 +0000 LisaRichele http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/thanks-for-all-the-quick-feedback-i-mad/ Thanks for all the quick feedback! I made some metal flatback buttons without the crimp adapter and they do turn out a little differently. Making them the correct way makes them stick out a little on the back, which helps them sit better in the pendant. Thanks again for everyone’s help! :)

]]> http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/thanks-for-all-the-quick-feedback-i-mad/feed/ 0 Hi, I just started using the Design Cent… http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/hi-i-just-started-using-the-design-cent/ http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/hi-i-just-started-using-the-design-cent/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:27:53 +0000 SeeJane http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/hi-i-just-started-using-the-design-cent/ Hi, I just started using the Design Center. Is anyone using it? I am trying to figure it out. I use Photoshop so I am familiar with using layers.
My question is, Why does it leave a white background around a png? This makes it impossible to layer small items.

]]> http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/hi-i-just-started-using-the-design-cent/feed/ 4 Copyrighted? I see a lot of people makin… http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/copyrighted-i-see-a-lot-of-people-makin/ http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/copyrighted-i-see-a-lot-of-people-makin/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:34:02 +0000 buttonman http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/copyrighted-i-see-a-lot-of-people-makin/ Copyrighted?
I see a lot of people making popular out of print buttons online. I hope they stop with thier first cease and decist order. case in point. 90210 buttons are hot. but no one has a offical license to make them. which also can hurt collectors too. how can they tell if they are a officaial button? we can copy them exactly. even down to a license or tag line.

]]> http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/copyrighted-i-see-a-lot-of-people-makin/feed/ 1 Metal Flatback Buttons for Clix Pendants… http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/metal-flatback-buttons-for-clix-pendants/ http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/metal-flatback-buttons-for-clix-pendants/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 03:00:39 +0000 LisaRichele http://www.american-button-machines.com/discuss/metal-flatback-buttons-for-clix-pendants/ Metal Flatback Buttons for Clix Pendants
I’ve made some metal flatback buttons for my Clix pendant and they don’t seem to really “pop” all the way into the pendant. If I pop one end down into the pendant, the other end sticks up a little. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks for any help on the subject!

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