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As you must know by now we’re always looking for buttons in popular media. When we find one we turn into that Leo pointing at the TV meme 👈 😀. We recently jumped out of our chair when we saw birthday pins featured in a plot line of an episode of a new limited series on Netflix!
The Vince Staples Show on Netflix is written by and starring Vince Staples, a successful rapper and internet personality. The series is experimental and at times amateurish but it has a dark sense of humor and is extremely bingeable at just 6 short episodes.
Vince’s unimpressed and serious attitude permeates through the series as he encounters wild characters, some of them grounded in reality and perhaps some of them psychedelic hallucinations. Like we see in episode four “Red Door”.
In this episode Vince has to take his girlfriend and her little brother plus friends to an amusement park called Surf City. This low quality theme park is full of insane employees and surreal experiences.
Early in the episode Vince is sent to get a birthday pin for his girlfriend’s brother when he encounters some rude information desk employees and has an ominous run-in with the park’s surfer mascot “Dude”.
The employees give him a hard time about being an adult and asking for a birthday pin, which are for kids only. Check out the clip (some adult language) below to see Vince grab those birthday pins!
The birthday pin makes an appearance later in the episode when Vince’s girlfriend shows it to another rude park employee in her attempt to get a birthday discount at the gift shop.
We’ve had a wide range of theme parks order custom button pins over the years. They’re a fantastic keepsake for park guests because they can fit in your pocket or you can securely wear them at the park all day! Some parks create collectable buttons for each of their roller coasters, and others have birthday buttons very similar to the ones in this episode of The Vince Staples Show.
Keep your eyes open for more buttons in the media and let us know if you see any. We’ll be watching!
Last Modified: April 24th, 2024
We are excited to offer yet another environmentally conscious packaging material! Hemp Fiber material is now an option when ordering custom button packs and retail button boxes. This 18pt thick material features a soft finish and the inclusion of tiny visible hemp fibers. Its off-white color gives a natural and upscale look to all packaging designs.
…but it’s not just a pretty face! This material is made of 30% hemp and 30% recycled post consumer waste, and is manufactured in USA with wind energy. It is also free of dyes, chlorine and is FSC certified.
You can see hemp packaging samples on our site to get a closeup look at this material and decide if its right for you. If you’re interested in eco friendly button packaging you might want to consider our 100% recycled kraft material as well.
We now offer three button packaging materials as well as four unique button finishes. Pure Buttons aims to be the most diverse, high-quality and envelope-pushing custom button and promotional products company in the world. Give our new packaging materials a try!
We also offer this Hemp Fiber material on custom sticker packs at StandOut Stickers (our custom sticker company).
Last Modified: April 24th, 2024
When we saw the trailer for the new Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire movie we immediately were struck by the costume for the character Bernie Hayes (Actor Brian Tyree Henry). Hayes is a recurring character from the 2021 movie Godzilla VS Kong. But as sequels often ramp things up to a new level, he’s looking particularly cool thanks to one excellent costume choice.
Bernie’s leather vest is absolutely loaded up with various button pins and everything that we love making at Pure Buttons!
In the trailers for the film, the character has many quick appearances which reveal that he wears a variety of pin-back buttons on his vest as well as patches and lapel pins. In the closeup above we can spot a 1 inch button with a peace sign and a larger button design that may be depicting Bigfoot or Kong himself.
Compared to the rest of the costume design of “normal people” featured in the trailer the buttons are really a wild choice.
From the shots and reactions Bernie Hayes shows in the trailer it seems as if he is more of an “Every Man” character and the audience will identify with his reactions to the craziness around him. What’s more grounded than pin-back buttons?
We hope there are some closeups of this beautifully decorated vest in the movie so we can make out some of the other button designs. Unfortunately the trailers move too quickly to make them out.
Check out the trailer below, which according to normal people, has a few (slightly) more exciting things in it than custom buttons. Godzilla is glowing pink for some reason, and King Kong has a robot arm (of course).
This trailer #2 which has a lot more shots of Bernie and his button & pin clad vest:
Obviously we have a fan of custom buttons in this movie’s costume designer Emily Seresin. We couldn’t be more excited to see buttons like the ones we make given such a high profile appearance! Thank you Emily!
Last Modified: March 19th, 2024
We have had an influx of solar eclipse 2024 buttons and magnets come through the shop! These buttons are seemingly ridiculously popular (and ridiculously good looking). In fact, we’ve even made some of our own to celebrate with the crew at Pure Buttons.
In case you were unaware, on April 8, 2024 a total solar eclipse will pass over a good portion of the United States and Cleveland, Ohio happens to be right in the middle of the path of totality. We’re located right outside Cleveland and needless to say we’re excited for this historic event! We’ve got our solar eclipse glasses ready and we even created a pin-back button to celebrate.
These 1.5 inch buttons with rainbow gloss finish can be found in one of the button vending machines we have in our shop. If you visit, be sure to grab one.
We created this beautiful die cut button pack for CLE Clothing Company which features artwork from their Cleveland solar eclipse 2024 shirts. The die cut button pack has a custom shaped backer card printed on both sides and includes three 1.25″ buttons and a larger 3 inch button with our new rainbow gloss finish.
Check out CLE Clothing Co for details on how to get these items!
We also printed several custom rectangle magnets for CLE Clothing in a larger 2.5″x3.5″ size that is extremely collectable! Check out how great they look:
Here are a few other images of eclipse merch caught during production:
In the middle is a fridge magnet design for Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff house, and on the right is a rectangle magnet for one of our souvenir magnet vendors. This is just a sample of the various solar eclipse 2024 merch that has come through. We’ve had customers order buttons, magnets, keychains and even stickers for this historic event.
And don’t forget that we have a solar eclipse 2024 magnet template available, free to use for anyone looking to order their own before the big day! Just add your name or logo to these rectangular fridge magnets and you’ve got a high quality eclipse magnet that everyone will want!
Update: More eclipse products are flowing through production including stickers for Geauga Park District and custom coasters for Buffalo Museum of Science! More to come as we rapidly approach April 8th!
Last Modified: March 19th, 2024
We just added about 150 excellent high resolution sample photos of our upcoming die cut magnets product. Get a closeup look while you plan to order custom shaped magnets.
Our die cut magnets are better magnets for when you need bulk custom magnets for giveaways or promotions. These cheap flexible magnets cost about half of what our more durable souvenir magnets cost. However despite their affordable pricing, they are made of high quality, locally made magnetic material that is thicker than popular competitors use.
We love providing real photos of our customized products that let you see our quality before you buy. Many competitors offer limited examples and artificial mockups of their products. We choose to stand out by offering hundreds of real customer photos that can help you get ideas for your own custom shaped magnets or any of our other products.
Die cut magnets will be available for order soon. In the meantime, feel free to contact us for pricing on your specific needs.
Last Modified: March 11th, 2024