Badges are a nice way to decorate and make clothes or bags less boring. You can stick them anywhere to make an object unique. By making your own badges you can be sure that no one will have one like it!
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Using Snap Buttons
Step 1. Buy customizable buttons
They are easily found online and in haberdashery. There are different shapes and they are sold in different quantities.
Step 2. Print and crop your image
Print it on regular printer paper. Make sure it is the right diameter for the brooch.
Step 3. Place the cutout in the concave part of the brooch, with the image facing down
Step 4. Replace the lid
Done!
Step 5. You can reuse the pin if you want
Just open it and change the image.
Method 2 of 3: Using a Button Press
Step 1. Get a press
There are small and cheap ones, but they often produce a poor result. If you want to produce beautiful pins in large quantities, perhaps even more than 500, you should take a good press.
You should also buy a dedicated die cutter to speed up the process. Haberdasheries that sell buttons and pins often also sell die-cutters. Make sure it is the same size as the press
Step 2. Buy the brooch pieces
Buy them the right size for your car. You must have the metal or plastic disc, the back pin and the front cover in clear plastic.
Step 3. Print on plain printer paper and crop the images
Make sure they are the right size. Cut out as precisely as possible.
Step 4. Place the disk under the press
The rounded part must be placed upwards in the housing on which the press will apply pressure.
Step 5. Put the image on the disk
The image should be facing up and aligned in the desired direction. Put the plastic coating on the image.
Step 6. Put the back with the pin in the other slot
The pin should be facing down, with the spring turned to the right and aligned horizontally.
Step 7. Press the press onto the housing with the image
The piece will disappear.
Step 8. Turn the press on the pin holder and press again
Step 9. Remove the pin
Done!
Method 3 of 3: Reuse used badges
Step 1. Find some used badges
If you need a few, less than 25, and don't mind how professional they look, you can reuse existing badges. They don't have to be the same size, but if they aren't, you'll need different sized images.
Step 2. Create your graphics
You will first need to create the image for your pin, the correct size. Print on plain printer paper or use photo paper if you want to do things right.
Test print on plain paper to make sure the image is the correct size
Step 3. Crop the image
Cut out the image with scissors, being careful.
Step 4. Glue the image to the pin with strong glue so that it adheres well to the pin
Warnings
- Always keep sharp objects out of the reach of children.
- The die cutter is also a dangerous object.
- The pins are pointed, be careful when opening and closing them to avoid pricking yourself. Keep them closed when you're not using them.
