But we love this couple’s style. Check out their custom 1-inch wedding buttons:
Congrats to Michelle and Steve who are tying the knot tomorrow, decidedly not at 4 a.m.
Want your own custom wedding buttons? Shop now at busybeaver.net.
Archives for the month of: April, 2011
We spied what appears to be an antique royal wedding button in this piece from the BBC on the history of royal wedding souvenirs.
The director of the Museum of Brands in London (pictured here) explains that souvenir companies have been cashing in on royal weddings for over a century; the first appearance of commemorative mementos dates back to Queen Victoria’s marriage to Prince Albert in 1840. While royal weddings of the past were commemorated with objects like decorative plates and mustard tins, modern day royal wedding fare includes such oddities as a Charles and Diana rubik’s cube and William and Kate Twinings teabags.
Considering the hysteria surrounding tomorrow’s royal nuptials, Busy Beaver suggests adding this custom 2-inch square button to the list of wacky wedding souvenirs:
To make your own wacky wedding souvenirs, shop now at busybeaver.net.
Excited about creating a modern family photo display with buttons? Here are a few tips for easy installation of your mural:
1. Commission Anders Nilsen— he’ll do all the dirty work! Nilsen is the Michelangelo of button murals and knows all the secrets to perfecting your family photo button display. His previous installations include a 10,000 piece mural so he’ll definitely be able to tackle your family tree! You can contact Anders Nilsen at ndrs@hotmail.com; prices depend on the size and scope of your button mural project.
2. Nail ‘em! Expert Anders Nilsen creates his murals by adhering buttons to nail heads that have been placed strategically on a wall. We can’t give away Nilsen’s secrets to making them stick, but we can tell you it’s not chewing gum.
3. Use Magnets! Magnets are a great solution for apartment dwellers who have limited space. Just pop your family photos on the fridge and be reminded of crazy Uncle Carl every time you grab a cold one.
4. Pin on Cork board. Production manager, Joel Carter, displays his button collection on a cork tiled wall in his kitchen. Whether you stick your family photo buttons in a cork wall or on a simple bulletin board, cork is a great semi-permanent solution for your family photo button mural.
5. Frame ‘em! For smaller quantities, like a mural of just your immediate family, buttons can be adhered with poster tack within a shadow box frame. If you’re feeling extra creative, make a heart-shaped display.
Looking to start your own family button mural? Place your custom button order now at busybeaver.net.
The winner of a copy of Glamourpuss: The Enchanting World of Kitty Wigs by Julie Jackson, photographs by Jill Johnson and a Kitty Wigs button is
Cielle Charron of Portland, Oregon!
The five winners of a gift certificate for 25% off your next purchase from Busy Beaver Button Co. and a 4-pack of Kitty Wigs buttons are Cameron Tomele of Fairburn, Georgia, Lucas Dowers of Chicago, Illinois, Lindsay Mullins of Waterloo, Illinois, Jennifer Lake of Traverse City, Michigan, and Kate Bosch of Providence, Rhode Island.
Congrats to all the winners! You will receive your prizes in the mail within 5-7 business days.
Wanna create your own custom kitty buttons? Shop now at busybeaver.net.
Our favorite part of Easter? The Monday after when all the Cadbury Eggs go on sale! Happy belated Easter from the Busy Beaver Button Museum.
Be sure to check back in two weeks for the next installment of Museum Monday.
What’s cuter than Andy Samberg in a pile of kittens? Buttons of kittens in wigs, of course!
Tomorrow is the last day to enter the Kitty Wigs + Busy Beaver giveaway. Have you entered yet? By using coupon code KittyWigs2011, you will receive 10% off your Busy Beaver Button Co. button order AND be automatically entered to win these prizes:
Winners will be chosen at random and notified on April 25, 2011. Order now at busybeaver.net.
Kittens are so hot right now. They are posing alongside Andy Samberg in Wired magazine, starring in mysterious Japanese game shows, wearing Kitty Wigs on Animal Planet, and, of course, appearing on custom buttons. Check out the recent cat-themed buttons our customers have ordered:
Clockwise from top left: 1-inch buttons for the 16th annual Asian American showcase at The Gene Siskel Film Center, 1-inch glow in the dark buttons for art collective Pussyhouse Propaganda in Fort Worth, 1-inch buttons for the band Meow vs. Meow, 1-inch buttons by Manhead Merch for the band Klaxons, 1.25-inch party favor buttons for a 2nd birthday party, and 1.5-inch square buttons for picture book Square Cat by Elizabeth Schoonmaker.
Want to make your own kitten buttons? Shop now at busybeaver.net.
Looking for a unique way to display your family photos? Try a button mural! Check out the mural artist Anders Nilsen created for a family in Chicago:
Creative director Tereasa Surratt commissioned Nilsen to create a mural for her family’s home after seeing his massive 10,000 button installation at Ogilvy & Mather. Surratt’s home has a very distinct, modern look— it has been featured in Dwell magazine— so she wanted an equally unconventional way to display family photos and mementos.
A selection of family photos and textures from family heirlooms were used to produce 984 custom buttons. Six generations are represented in the mural in a variety of shapes and sizes.
Looking to start your own family button mural? Place your custom button order now at busybeaver.net and for easy installation tips check back to the blog next week!
For the release of Overlord‘s album, In Soviet Russia My Heart Breaks You, this month the band ordered these custom 1.25-inch buttons:
The button on the left is inspired by the comedy stylings of Yakov Smirnoff, while the one on the right is a detail from Boris Vladimirski’s painting “Roses for Stalin.” To see more Soviet parodies and the band’s touring schedule, go to overlordusa.com.
In America you buy buttons, in Soviet Russia buttons buy you! Shop now at busybeaver.net.
Custom buttons are a great form of advertising and subtle communication. But some buttons, when taken out of context, leave us with a mystery message. Case in point, the buttons pictured below:
What do they mean? What is their purpose? We just don’t know! Our best guesses, clockwise from top left, are an advertisement for an alligator delivery service, a mod-era NYC tourist button, a bird watchers themed band, and a promotion for country music’s latest dance craze.
Can you identify these buttons? Leave a comment below!
