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		<title>Angie asks for a Reference</title>
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Recently we were asked by one of our customers for a reference and and much to our delight we received the glowing review.
Good to meet you Angie.  I can’t say enough about Monterey.  I run a tournament every year that hosts upwards of 1000 girls, and we give them pins as gifts for participating.  I [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Angie asks for a Reference", url: "http://www.montereycompany.com/blog/index.php/testimonials/angie-asks-for-a-reference/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>April is National Guitar Month</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Keith Richards, an English guitarist, songwriter and founding member of The Rolling Stones, is known for his innovative rhythm playing. In 2003, he was ranked 10th on Rolling Stone magazine&#8217;s &#8220;100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.&#8221;International Guitar Month, celebrated this month, creates awareness, satisfaction and the joy of playing a guitar. Guitars are primarily used [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "April is National Guitar Month", url: "http://www.montereycompany.com/blog/index.php/lapelpins/april-is-national-guitar-month/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>The Final Step: A Velvet Box or Pouch</title>
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 It’s the frosting on the cake, the lipstick on the face, it’s … packaging for your lapel pins!
Without final packaging, your lapel pins are well . . . bare. You wouldn’t give your girlfriend diamond earrings without a package, or a strand of pearls without a velvet box, would you?
 
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		<title>Embroidered Patches</title>
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Remember when you fell down and your mother put a patch your jeans? It was an ugly iron-on version and your jeans never looked the same again. Well, patches, especially embroidered ones, have come a long way since then!
 
The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts youth organizations use patches to mark their accomplishments, while service organizations, [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Embroidered Patches", url: "http://www.montereycompany.com/blog/index.php/patches/embroidered-patches/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Steps to Making a Cloisonné Pin</title>
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The manufacturing of a Cloisonné pin is a very detailed, thoughtful process. Actually, it was developed in China centuries ago, but is still used today in crafting fine, emblematic jewelry. Cloisonné lapel pins have a rich finish and the greatest perceived value.
 

To      make a 1-inch Cloisonné lapel pin, the artisan [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Ten Steps to Making a Cloisonné Pin", url: "http://www.montereycompany.com/blog/index.php/lapelpins/ten-steps-to-making-a-cloisonne-pin/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>The American Flag Pin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The NCAA Basketball Tournament and “March Madness” is in full swing! College teams from across the country are battling it out for the chance to be hailed number one. National sportscasters, local newscasters, coaches and players are all wearing American flag lapel pins and patches, but why?First of all, basketball is an American sport. It [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The American Flag Pin", url: "http://www.montereycompany.com/blog/index.php/lapelpins/the-american-flag-pin/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Making Your Trading Pins Unique - Part 1: Adding a Slider Pin to the Design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sliders are a popular enhancement to many baseball trading pins. They get their name because they actually slide a short distance across the main pin.
 Some early popular sliders showed a baseball player sliding into home base, or a rocket lifting off into space. Yet, sliders do not necessarily have to slide along a straight [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Making Your Trading Pins Unique - Part 1: Adding a Slider Pin to the Design", url: "http://www.montereycompany.com/blog/index.php/lapelpins/making-your-trading-pins-unique-part-1-adding-a-slider-pin-to-the-design/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Boost Real Estate Sales: Wear Your House in Your Lapel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Monterey Company has the perfect boost for the sagging real estate market: Lapel pins made in an exact replica of your own home!

Imagine, you’ve been trying to sell your home for months. Barely anyone has looked at it. You’ve reduced it down as far as you can go and still make a profit&#8211;and they [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Boost Real Estate Sales: Wear Your House in Your Lapel", url: "http://www.montereycompany.com/blog/index.php/lapelpins/boost-real-estate-sales-wear-your-house-in-your-lapel/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Easter Pins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Easter eggs are dyed or painted chicken eggs that are given away to celebrate springtime or the Easter holiday. These eggs are “mysteriously” hidden all over the house and garden by the Easter Bunny for children to find on Easter morning.
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		<title>Custom Made Fishing Lures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Fishing lures use movement, vibrations and color to grab a fish&#8217;s attention and make them bite the hook. They can be made out of wood, plastic, rubber, metal or cork. Believe it or not, lures have been around since the caveman and were first made out of bone and bronze. As early as 2,000 B.C., [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Custom Made Fishing Lures", url: "http://www.montereycompany.com/blog/index.php/lapelpins/custom-made-fishing-lures/" });</script>]]></description>
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