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Find Portland Pins at:
- 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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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!
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!
How to make a button!!!
Here’s a simple little video about how 1 inch buttons are made!
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Vintage Pins Seen This Weekend
This weekend I came across some interesting vintage 1″ pins. At the Big Chicken Barn I found a huge selection of pins (both 1″ and otherwise) including those pictured below (oddly placed on a hat covering a Phrenology bust) as … Continue reading