Inside the Beaver Dam: A Guide to Busy Beaver Wall Art
When you visit us at the Busy Beaver Dam, you’re sure to notice the Button Museum cases lining the walls. But if you’re lucky enough to venture past the reception area you’ll witness a collection of another sort– the wide array of Busy Beaver wall art compiled by owner Christen Carter over the past 17...
Inside the Beaver Dam: Best Lookin’ Dam on the Block
Since Busy Beaver moved to our current Beaver Dam location on Armitage Avenue back in 2009, we’ve worked to customize the building to be exactly as we’d like it. And even when you think something is perfect, there are always changes to be made and new ideas to try. Here are a few of our...
Inside the Beaver Dam: We Made These!
Back in December, the Busy Beaver crew met up at Lillstreet Art Center to learn how to make holiday mugs. And after waiting a few weeks for Lillstreet to fire our mugs (thanks ceramics department!) we finally got to see our masterpieces. Check ‘em out! Wood texture was of course a trend among the pieces....
Inside the Beaver Dam: Food That’s Shaped Like Buttons
This week at BB Headquarters we held our inaugural employee potluck lunch. While mulling over whether or not to give the event a theme (we’re suckers for theme parties around here), we realized that the obvious choice had to be round food– food that looks like buttons! Feeling left out about missing the feast? Check out...
Inside the Beaver Dam: Button Sketches
Inside the Beaver Dam is our little series giving you a sneak peek into the inner workings here at Busy Beaver. We know you’ve always been curious about what makes us Beavers tick and the magical process of making a Busy Beaver button. Sometimes we get orders that, for one reason or another, we don’t...
Inside the Beaver Dam: Pressing Details
For this edition of Inside the Beaver Dam, our occasional series about life inside Busy Beaver headquarters, we’ve got a glimpse into the collections that have accumulated around our button pressing stations. Orders come down the line at Busy Beaver and are pressed by one of a dozen or so quick-fingered pressers who turn metal...
Inside the Beaver Dam: Sample Central
Inside the Beaver Dam is our new blog series featuring an insider’s look into a day in our life here at Busy Beaver headquarters. For this edition of Inside the Beaver Dam we’ve got a sneak peek at our production archives. Did you know that Busy Beaver keeps a sample of every button we make?...
