Craft Parties and Workshops in the craft loft are on hold at the moment due to staffing and Covid-19 limitations. 

 

 

 

 

 

Make a button for a buck.

(or a buck-fifty)

Stop in and make your own buttons!

We appreciate a head's-up phone call but for the most part, our button machines are always available.  We have either a 1" button for $1 or a 1.5" button for $1.50.  Discounts apply to quantities over 100.

Buttons are great party favors: we've had customers make them for family reunions, birthday parties, baby showers and more.  Bring in your own papers or select from our supply of decorative papers; we'll help you use the machine.

Photographic paper is too thick but you can print out your pictures on regular paper or get color copies.  Particularly for photographs, the image usually has to be reduced in order to fit in the button.

the specs:

1" button: finished size is 1"; but the paper is cut to a 1.313 inch circle (goofy size, I know, I'm not the engineer who calculated that). That extra paper wraps around the edge of the button and is somewhat visible, though the critical part of your image should be within the 1" circle.

1.5" button: finished size is 1.5" but the paper is cut to a 1.88" circle.  If you are a graphic designer, we recommend a "bleed" of .25" beyond the finished size inner circle.

If you are printing out several images on a single page, make sure that you leave enough space between them.  YOU DON'T HAVE TO CUT YOUR CIRCLES IN ADVANCE: WE HAVE A SPECIAL TOOL THAT CUTS THE PRECISE SIZE. 

for 1" buttons, we recommend 5 columns and 7 rows for a total of 35 buttons per page

for 1.5" buttons, we recommend 4 columns and 5 rows for a total of 20 buttons per page

While it might be helpful to draw a 1" or 1.5" circle on the design, it would look best if you could remove that circle prior to printing and delivering pages to us; that circle inevitably shows a bit on the front or edge of the button and doesn't tend to add anything to the finished product.

 

 

 

 

Valentine's Day and Mother's Day Card Making

For the two weeks before Valentine's Day and Mother's Day, the craft table is set up for card making. Supplies include: paper scraps, washi tape, glitter, various shaped punches and many other goodies. We supply the card and envelope and you can have a seat and make a card. $2.50 per card.

Craft party options