Pins Unlimited on Myspace – Lapel Pins

Lapel Pins

Cloisonne lapel pins

To make cloisonne lapel pins, we first start with a die or mold of your design. Your design is struck into copper sheets (or other metals if requested) and then cut out to the shape of your design. Each pin then receives a “back stamp” which is a custom design on the back of the pin, usually a phone number or web site address. Each cloisonne lapel pin is then painted using a glass-like mixture, and fired at high temperatures several times until the glass resins are hardened. Each pin is plated in your choice of gold, nickel, black nickel, copper, or a range of antique finishes, and then polished, packaged and shipped.

Soft Enamel lapel pins

Soft enamel lapel pins begin the same way as Cloisonne lapel pins. After your design is struck into metal, the pins are then painted using either a small needle, or brush, one color at a time. Then your pins are left to dry. The enamel is only filled 1/3rd of the way so that an embossed effect is the end result. Your pins are then polished, and packaged for shipment.

Die Struck lapel pins

Die struck lapel pins are made the same way as Cloisonne and Soft enamel lapel pins, however they are not painted. They are left bare metal, and able to be finished in antique finishes as well, which are highly desired, and very attractive. Die struck pins are very classy in appearance, and have an ageless look that will last a lifetime.

Other specialty pins

Other specialty pin types include silkscreen lapel pins, photo etched lapel pins, 3d pins, pewter pins, and iron stamped lapel pins.

Lapel Pin Accessories

Lapel Pins are available with standard attachments including a butterfly clutch (also called a military clutch), tie-tack with chain, deluxe locking clutch, jewelery clutch, safety pin, and magnetic backings. Other specialty attachment types such as key chains, cufflinks, tie bars, and stick pins are also available.

Common uses for lapel pins

Lapel pins are used by businesses and organizations all over the world as an advertising medium, or giveaway. Lapel pins are also used as incentives for employees as years of service awards, and recognitions pins. Below are some of the most common uses for lapel pins.

• Schools use lapel pins for fundraisers
• Youth sports teams use trading pins to raise awareness of their groups and to enjoy trading
• Government agencies use lapel pins to reward employess, and to distinguish rank
• Business and corporations use lapel pins to raise awareness of their products and brands
• Marketing companies use lapel pins to get the word out about a company and/or product.

Many companies choose to use custom lapel pins to reinforce the presence of their brand(s) throughout their corporation. Through the use of logos, product designs, and catch-phrases, more and more businesses are turning to lapel pins as a fast, easily distributed promotional item that displays their corporate identity, or product.

Companies looking to put a new product into the marketplace, or simply market an existing product, turn to lapel pins to unite the presence of their image to consumers, adding to their current marketing and advertising schemes.

Custom lapel pins make sense for this use because of their jewelry-like quality and finish, which gives a truly unique appearance to a company’s logo or brand. Many companies distribute pins to their employees to wear, which is extremely common amongst Fortune-500 companies, and retailers that have store employees face-to-face with consumers, further spreading their corporate image.

If you have any questions about how Pins Unlimited can help you utilize the power of custom lapel pins to display and reinforce your corporate identity, please don’t hesitate to Email Us