Domestic Geek

I love pin backed buttons. I used to have quite the collection of them when I was in high school. Back then, it was in to cover a denim jacket with buttons. I've mentioned it before, but in case you didn't know, I own a Button Maker. It's pretty cool. Marcus and I have used it for many things in the past. A friend of ours had us make buttons for his 2020 presidential campaign. I've made buttons for a dance instructor to give to her students that completed her class. I plan on designing a button to send to people who pledge their support for my next blogathon effort coming up in July 2007.

I've decided I'm going to get serious about putting the button machine to good use. I'm envisioning a line of t-shirts with matching buttons. Now I just need to get busy and design the things. One of the things that has held me back from actually making money with my machine in the past is the circle cutter that came with it. It's really lame and hard to line up. I'm going to invest in a punch cutter. That should make the process a whole lot easier. I also need to invest in machines to do other sizes. Mine currently does the 2.25" buttons, but there have been instances where I wished I could make bigger ones. Those little 1" buttons are really cute, too.

So, help a girl out here — what would you want on a button?