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- the Portland Museum of Art (7 Congress Square. Portland, ME)
- Pinecone + Chickadee (6 Free St. Portland, ME)
- Hello Hello (formerly Rock City Books - 316 Main St. Rockland, ME)
- The Oak + The Ax (140 Main St. Biddeford, ME)
The Portland Pins Project was created in 2009 by Bryan Bruchman (HillyTown) and Kris Johnsen (Emblem Studio) in Portland, Maine. We ask local artists to submit their own hand-made designs for 1" buttons that are sold in gumball machines!Categories
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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Hope For Haiti
Recently had the opportunity for make some pins for Haiti, They will be on the road with some musicians and all the profits will be donated to Haiti.
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Kris Johnsen
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Kris Johnsen
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Martha Miller
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Kris Johnsen
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Buttonhead!
Another cool find at Etsy. Buttonhead. Learn more about Buttonhead at: http://www.buttonhead.org
Etsy finding
Here’s some very cool “almost” naked lady pins recently found on Etsy by Button Bistro 7.
Place setting
A very cool place setting idea!
Kris Johnsen
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Just some cool pins!
These are not pins from Portland Pins, just some random ones I found on the internet. I would credit them but I have no idea where they came from. But I love them!
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The last batch of pins made
Here’s the last batch of pins I made before returning the Pin Machine back to Find this morning!
Lookout for pins!
We’ve been on the lookout for other pins and pin projects, because obviously we aren’t the only people who make 1″ pins: so many people we know personally who own button makers. So we thought it might be fun to … Continue reading
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This boy Loves pins!
Ok so they might be badges. But they sure do look like pins to me!
Martha Miller
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Kris Johnsen
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Kris Johnsen
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Kris Johnsen
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