Archives for the month of: October, 2010


The 2nd Annual Scary BOOton Contest rocked with 18 button submissions and 232 votes.  Join us in giving skeletal high-fives to:

1st Place – Jo Oro

2nd Place – Janko Tinta

3rd Place – Mark Thompson

4th – Heather Kostal

Congratulations!  “Bite Me” will be the official souvenir at the Glow-in-the-Dark Party tomorrow.  Happy Halloween, boils and ghouls! 

Click here to visit Busy Beaver Button Co.

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Oh my gourd, check out these fourteen Scary BOOton submissions!  The top winner is announced tomorrow at noon.

Click here to vote on Facebook by midnight tonight.

Put on your glow-in-the-dark buttons and make your way to the all ages, Halloween rock show on Saturday in Chicago!

The party moved to Pancho’s located at 2200 N. California in Logan Square.  Come at 7PM for bands Pink Torpedo, Loose Dudes, and White Mystery as well as your favorite button-making cast.

Of course you’ll have your choice of glow-in-the-dark buttons brought to you by yours truly.  Click here for the Facebook Event!

It was such a blast making buttons at the Chicago Public Library in Wicker Park last night!

The young button designers pictured here are holding mini-Button Museums filled with seasonal buttons from the Busy Beaver collection, including an original Ghostbusters 2-inch square, promotional buttons from every Chucky movie, a flicker button that goes from a Mogwai to a Gremlin, and of course the Famous Monsters Club 2.25-inch badge.

Keep it scary everyone!  Also, please note you have until midnight to vote for your favorite Scary BOOton here.

It’s time to support local resources, like the Farmers Market and Summer Sessions on the Square!

The Logan Square Chamber of Commerce hosts a Harvest Dinner fundraiser tonight at the Logan Square Auditorium with food by Lula Cafe, New Wave Coffee, and more.

The silent auction includes a 24-karat gold-plated Logan Square Chamber of Commerce button donated by Busy Beaver Button Co. too.  Show your support and chow down!

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Dude!  Have you voted for your favorite Scary BOOton yet?  The design with the most “Likes” wins a lot of cool stuff, including button-stardom at the upcoming Glow in the Dark Party.

Click here to Vote!

The Unity Park Advisory Council (UPAC) will host its annual fall celebration, Pumpkinfest, on Saturday, October 23rd from 11am – 2pm at Unity Park, 2636 N Kimball in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood.

Pumpkinfest 2010 will feature a pumpkin patch with 500 pumpkins, pumpkin decorating stations, face painting, a costume parade and music by DJ Rebel X.

Event volunteers wear nifty 3-inch buttons to let you know they’re here to help you carve your way to Halloween greatness! Click here to visit Busy Beaver Button Co.


Please join Girls Rock! Chicago tomorrow, Thursday evening at the Red & White wine shop in Bucktown to celebrate an organization that supports girls and women around the world. Read the rest of this entry »

Buttons are an integral part of Ghost Hunters of Urban Los Angeles aka GHOULA, recently voted Best Host to Toast A Ghost by the LA Weekly!  Read the rest of this entry »

Join Busy Beaver Button Co. on Monday, October 25 at 6:30PM to make Halloween buttons at the Chicago Public Library in Bucktown!

To register, call the library at (312) 744-6022 today while supplies last.

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