George W. Bush Paintings Make Great Buttons
Busy Beaver is always on the lookout for new and emerging talent to partner with for button making. When the news of George W. Bush’s skill as a painter leaked this spring, we knew that his work would be perfectly suited for buttons. According to Bush’s art teacher, the former president has painted “over 50...
Summer Is Coming
Summer is usually the busiest time here at Busy Beaver. With all the festivals, conferences and tours happening across the country, we get a lot of button orders! And since the busy season is just around the corner, I thought it was more than appropriate to make a commemorative button in preparation: Yep, we’re Game...
Meme Buttons of the Day: It’s Thanksgiving.
It’s almost Thanksgiving and all of us at Busy Beaver wanted to take this opportunity to say that we’re grateful for all of you, our Beaver fans. Thanks for being awesome. Oh, and we’re also thankful for Nicole Westbrook’s “It’s Thanksgiving,” that evil earworm of a song that we can’t stop singing around the Beaver...
Binders Full of Women Buttons
Mitt Romney’s “binders full of women” comment from last night’s debate has taken over the internet! So, of course, we decided to make a few buttons based on the meme. Take a look: As a Futurama fan, my favorite is “Bender Full of Women”— what’s your favorite iteration of this meme? What button would you...
Busy Beaver Top 5: Cat Memes
I love a good cat meme as much as the next person. But the folks up in Minneapolis have taken it to a new level. Tonight marks the first Internet Cat Video Festival where thousands will gather on the lawn of the Walker Art Center to watch cat videos and LOLZ together. Sadly, I won’t...
Creative Restoration
By now you’ve probably heard the story of the woman in Spain who “fixed” a 19th century fresco with a, shall we say, creative restoration job. Even better, it’s now coming to light that many famous works of art have been similarly updated. And since we’re big fans of art buttons over here, we thought it was...
Meme Button of the Day: Olympic Faces
If I was falling toward a body of water at 35 miles per hour or lifting 300 pound weights, I feel like I’d be making a pretty crazy face. Recent photos of divers and other Olympic athletes confirm that world-class physical exertion leads to some extreme expressions. Put those faces on pinback and suddenly pretty...
