Pin collecting has become a very popular hobby.Trading pins with other collectors is great way to make new friends and share your passion for this popular hobby.
Pins offer a major advantage over some other collectibles - they are small so they do not take up much room. This makes pin collecting a good hobby for those who must limit the space devoted to their collections.
Pins are available in many motifs and themes so you can surely find pins from an activity, place or event that you are interested in. Some of the most popular collectible themes are Disney characters, sports teams, and Hard Rock Cafe, and the Olympics.
The first rule of pin collecting is to specialize. If you like the Olympics, for instance, you can start pin collecting souvenir pins that celebrate all of of the Olympic venues or just those pins that center around one sport. Just because these themes are popular, however, doesn’t mean you have to collect them. Be original and collect what you like.
National and local political campaign pins are collected by many pin collectors. Of course, presidential canditate pins are very popular. Pins created to advertise businesses and services are also very collectible.
To display pins you have several options.The lapels of your jacket is a good place to show off some of your favorite pins. The same goes for wearing a hat or a vest.Cowboy hats are a good place to show off some of your pins. Tote bags, purses, and fanny packs are another place where pins can be displayed.
Once you have collected pins for a while, you will probably have more pins than you can wear. A bulletin board, perhaps covered with a plain piece of fabric, like dark blue velvet, makes a nice backdrop for a pin collection. The pins can either be pinned through the velvet into the cork of the bulletin board or attached to the velvet first.
Another way to display and store pins is in a notebook.Storing in notebooks makes it convenient to take your pins to events and trade with other pin collectors. To make the notebook, purchase sheets of hard felt or craft foam. Either punch holes in the side so they fit into a looseleaf binder, or slip the pages into page protectors after attaching the pins to the pages.Binders that have a zipper for closing securely work well for pin collections.
Sometimes pins get scratched, especially if they are stored in a notebook arrangement such that they can touch each other. The scratches can be repaired with a tiny bit of liquid car wax. It is best to avoid scratching them in the first place by using page protectors in notebook collections.
Buttons are a similar item to pins and are collected by many of the same people who do pin collecting. Whether you choose to collect pins, collect buttons, or collect both you will be surprised at the great variety available and at the number of people that enjoy this great hobby!
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