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Five pin badges attached to fun and colourful backing cards.

What Are Pin Badge Backing Cards?

6 May 2024

Pin badge backing cards, a term familiar to pin collectors and sellers, are more than just pieces of cardstock. They serve a crucial function in…

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A collection of vintage-looking pin badges in various platings and antique finishes.

How To Make Badges That Look Like Vintage Enamel Pins

28 April 2024

Here's how you can use our platings, antique finishes and additional extras to make badges that capture the essence of the vintage era that…

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Learn how to use glitter enamel to make your pin badges truly unique like our clients did with this collection of badges with skulls, wolves, bees and logos.

Add Sparkle To Your Merch With Glitter Enamel Pins

23 April 2024

We love enamel pin badges. We create millions of these fun, creative, useful, and profitable products every year. But did you know we can add…

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A pair of royal blue grip socks have rubber soles with branding.

What Do Grip Socks Do? [& 5 Reasons To Wear Them]

21 April 2024

If you've ever been to a yoga or Pilates class, you've probably seen people wearing funky socks with fancy patterns on the soles -…

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A collection of Star Wars pins and patches featuring Master Yoda, Luke Skywalker, R2D2, and Lightsabers.

May The Merch Be With You - Star Wars Pins, Patches, & Coins

19 April 2024

Some of the millions of Star Wars fans around the world have come to us to help them make fan-created pins, patches, and other custom merch.…

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A collection of high-quality enamel pins people sell for profit.

Can You Make A Living Selling Enamel Pins?

9 April 2024

In this article, we'll explore the art of selling pins and whether or not it's possible to make a living from it.

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A woman's right arm features three temporary tattoos. Each tattoos is the delicate leaves of different plants.

How to Apply Temporary Tattoos [& Stop Being a Nerd]

1 April 2024

If you're too scared to get a real tattoo, but want to pretend you're a biker, rock star, or literally anybody else on the planet,…

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A dark blue baseball cap with orange New York logo, orange Made by Cooper side logo, and orange crown button.

Behind The Seams - Parts of a Baseball Cap

28 March 2024

In this article, we'll break down the anatomy of a custom baseball cap and explore the different parts that go into making this popular…

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The foyer of a hotel in Manchester features a giant illuminated

Celebrating Unsung Heroes With Enamel Pin Badges

26 March 2024

Every year, the Unsung Hero Awards are held to honour the non-medical professionals of the NHS and give them the recognition they deserve for…

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F1 Custom Merch - An Aryton Senna vintage f1 helmet pin badge, a Bruce McLaren long service award badge, and McLaren's Fearlessly Forward branding enamel pin.

Making F1 Merch to Dominate the Grid

13 March 2024

One of the most compelling industries we've had the opportunity to work in is the high-octane world of Formula 1. Find out how we helped one of…

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