Business and Craft Fair Buttons
Professional buttons for craft fairs, Etsy shops, trade shows, and brand merch. Batch production built in.
Buttons as a Marketing Tool
Cheap to make, impossible to ignore, and people actually want them
A business card ends up in a drawer. A button ends up on a jacket. That is the difference. Buttons are walking advertisements that people choose to wear, and they cost a fraction of what you would spend on printed merch like t-shirts or tote bags.
At craft fairs, buttons are one of the best low-cost, high-margin products you can offer. They take seconds to make once you have the design printed, they display beautifully on a board, and impulse buyers pick them up all day long. A 1.25" button costs about 10 cents in materials and sells for $1 to $3.
For trade shows and conferences, branded buttons work as giveaways that attendees actually keep. Put your logo, tagline, or a clever design on a button and people will pin it on their badge lanyard right there at your booth.
Batch Production with Design Queue
Print dozens of different designs in a single run
When you are running a button business, printing one design at a time wastes paper and time. The design queue lets you add multiple designs, set quantities for each, and export everything in one optimized PDF.
The layout engine arranges your buttons efficiently on each page. If you have five different designs at 10 each, ButtonMaker figures out the most paper-efficient arrangement and generates the fewest pages possible. Less waste, faster production.
Queue capacity by plan: Tinker gets 1 design, Maker gets 5, and Producer gets 100. For a craft fair with a full product line, Producer handles even the largest catalogs.
Recommended Sizes for Business
Impulse Buys
Low cost, high margin. Customers grab a handful at $1 each. Perfect for craft fair display boards.
Use 1.25" templateStandard Product
The most popular size across the industry. Works for logos, artwork, and detailed designs.
Use 2.25" templateBrand Pins
Compact squares work well for logos and icons. Stand out from the usual round pins.
Use 1" square templateEquipment for Business Production
Running a button business means your equipment needs to handle volume. Our buyer's guide covers presses rated for thousands of buttons, from affordable manual machines to faster pneumatic options for high-volume sellers.
Button Press Buyer's GuideFrequently Asked Questions
The 2.25 inch circle is the best seller at craft fairs. It is the size people expect when they think of a pin-back button. The 1.25 inch size also sells well as impulse buys since they are cheap to make and easy to collect. Many sellers offer both sizes and let customers choose.
Yes. The Maker plan gives you unlimited designs and PDF export, which is ideal for product listings. The design queue lets you batch multiple designs together for efficient printing. Many ButtonMaker users run Etsy shops and use the tool for their entire product line.
The design queue lets you add multiple button designs and set quantities for each one. Instead of printing one design at a time, you add all your designs to the queue, set how many of each you need, and export everything in one optimized PDF. The layout engine arranges buttons efficiently on each page to minimize paper waste.
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