Lapel Pins

Archive for June, 2010

Commonly seen on trading pins, dangling pins are becoming very popular these days in sports pin trading and collectible pins. The idea is that you have one or more pins hanging from a larger pin (dangling) to create a more dramatic and unique look. Most of dangling pins that I have only have 1, sometimes 2 [...]

When it comes to pins, there are a lot of different ways in which they can be painted, or decorated. Most of the time you see solid colored paints, and occasionally a translucent. There is a fairly new trend I’ve notice, and it involves glitter! Glitter pins, or sparkling pins as I’ve come to call [...]

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A Lexington, KY program called Spotlight Lexington offered for sale, a $5 lapel pin, that when worn offered discounts at local businesses. About 20 or so businesses will be participating in the program, and you can find out more by checking out the official program news. Go to Spotlight Lexington for more information about the [...]

As you know, I’m always on the lookout for new themes when it comes to pin collecting. I’ve seen them before, as you most likely have, but I haven’t touched on them yet. What am I talking about? McDonald’s Pins! McDonald’s pins are a huge collectible, with collectors spanning the globe, they’re being sold, bought [...]

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Throughout my pin trading and collecting experiences, I’ve learned a great deal about the process of making and creating lapel pins, designing them, and just about everything else related to pins! It’s a fascinating thing and we’ve covered several topics, such as how to design them, where and how they are made, etc. I’ve learned [...]

One of the newer styles of pins I’ve been seeing and beginning to collect is the flashing pin, also called a blinking pin. These pins come in a variety of designs and styles, and usually feature at least 1 LED light that flashes. Some flashing pins have several lights, which flash in a sequence, or [...]