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Creating lapel pins is all design, color and content.  Usually when a customer calls to work with a designer on making the perfect pin, the last thing on their mind is the attachment.  This is fine of course, as what people at large will really be seeing is the lapel pin front itself.  This is really what we want to shine. Once the design phase ...

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This is a continuation in a series of posts detailing the finer points of branding your company, why its necessary and how the products created by The Monterey Company can serve you in building a thriving business with a recognizable identity. Branding ties together the essential personality of a company, through mission statements, collective values, company culture, symbols and design. All these things make up ...

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Jewelry is fashion.  Accessories make the outfit something more than it would be on its own. Jewelry designers know this.  Keeping up with the latest trends and even staying ahead of the game is essential in creating pieces that not only keep their buyers current with the fashion of the time, but also giving designers an edge in creating pieces that can also be timeless ...

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Artisan websites like Etsy.com and Zazzle.com are giving artists a massively expanded forum in which to sell their goods at.  It has also accelerated the rate at which trends evolve into the next new thing as artists feed off of the discoveries of others.  One such trend is the hand stamped pendant. Hand stamped pendants can be truly hand stamped or designed to appear that ...

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What Shape are Your Lapel Pins?

SHAPES The shape of your lapel pin can be as unique as your company or cause. Most pins are 1-inch round or square in nature. Baseball trading pins tend to be larger, such as 1.75 inches, and take on diamond shapes that resemble their playing fields. However, you don’t have to limit the shape to circles or squares. You can “think outside the box” to ...

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