Buttons come in all shapes and sizes, from 6ins at the high end to tiny baby buttons.

Making buttons is an interesting hobby, and I’m told it has many fanatical adherents. Perhaps the most interesting from a hobby point of view, are photo buttons. Hobbyists can use their own bespoke pictures — perhaps of family members — to decorate their buttons.

American Button Machines make every type of machine imaginable, and supply the materials to make the buttons. They list possible users of their photo button maker as:

* professional photographers
* sports teams
* churches
* schools
and for use as commemorations of important family events.

Available sizes are:

* 2 1/4″ Photo Button Machine System
* 3″ Photo Button Machine System
* 3 1/2″ Photo Button Machine System.

If you’re looking for a satisfying new craft you might not have thought of before, why not try button making?