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Custom Pins used for Recognition

12-06-11

There was a recent article that really exemplified how many of our police and fire department customers use custom lapel pins.  We have seen an increase in designing custom lapel pins for upcoming trade shows like http://www.nylawexpo.com. Also local police departments and fire stations have used our lapel pin production to minimize their badges into [...]

Veterans and Military Non-Profits use Custom Pins

11-07-11

It is no surprise that many non-profits use custom lapel pins for acknowledgment, fund raising and thanks.  Recently there was an article showing how the patriotic lapel pins are used to encourage awareness about what our wonderful troops sacrifice to protect us. Northern Oklahoma College will sponsor a veterans’ reception on Friday. Everyone is welcome [...]

Interesting Seattle Times article about the use of custom pins.

10-17-11

I ran across an article about custom lapel pins that I thought was an article from The Onion. Using lapel pins for memorials and remembrance is very popular.  Whether the pin is an elegant gold die struck pin or an inexpensive etched pin, a lapel pin is used by many to simply show respect or [...]

My son loves Custom Lapel Pins.

10-05-11

The other day my son was home sick from school.  I decided to bring him to my office and try and have him understand what dad does which is design and manufacture custom pins and other items.  Being only 4, he initially was not interested in going to my office.  The minute we walked in [...]

Custom Lapel Pins are an inexpensive way to say “Thank you”.

09-19-11

There are many reasons why our customers order lapel pins from PinCrafters.  some people use lapel pins for team trading while others are selling their lapel pins in retail stores.  But the most common use for lapel pins is to simply say “Thank you”.  Many human resource managers use lapel pins to show recognition for [...]

We can design your custom pin for free.

09-08-11

What if you are looking for a custom pin but have no design in mind.  The designers at PinCrafters can take your logo or idea and create a digital computer mock up of your pin before you decide to proceed with your order. Recently a human resources manager for a large company was looking to [...]

Are “Pin Badges” the same as Custom Lapel Pins?

09-01-11

The answer is “yes”.  Recently I was designing some volunteer pins and was surprised when the customer referred to their enamel die struck pins as “pin badges”.  I have never heard lapel pins referred to as pin badges.  We have created many mini badges for fire and police departments and of course manufacturing lapel pins [...]

Many towns and cities use custom pins to promote.

08-18-11

I recently found an article about a common trend in municipalities using lapel pins. Although lapel pins are often sold for retail purposes or for service recognition for employees, many towns use lapel pins to brand their town to potential businesses and visitors.   One such town, Nogales, Arizona are trying to change peoples opinion [...]

Custom Mini-Badge Lapel Pins for Fire Departments, Government Agencies and Police Departments

08-17-11

PinCrafters has created hundreds of different mini-badges for numerous Fire Departments, Police Departments, EMT’s, Federal Agencies and many more.  These mini-badges or custom pins duplicate an organizations badge, seal or patch as a small custom pin that can be used in many ways. Many groups use these mini-badges in an ID wallet to show their [...]

How do Universities and High Schools use custom lapel pins?

08-15-11

As a custom lapel pin maker for over 15 years, PinCrafters has designed lapel pins for a number of learning institutions for a variety of reasons.  This post is to describe the most common ways these schools use pins.   Alumni Custom Pins:  There are a variety of alumni organizations that use lapel pins for [...]