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Folks collect plus display unique campaign buttons after any election, or exhibit campaign buttons from past elections. You can display campaign buttons easily and inexpensively in shadow box frames, display cabinets or jewelry box displays, so that buttons stay in perfect condition. Retain the buttons inside an area with low moisture, constant temperatures also controlled lighting, also your campaign buttons will last for years without harm from exposure to these elements.

Difficulty: Moderately Uncomplicated

Things You’ll Want

12-inch by 18-inch shadow box frame

12-inch by 18-inch quilt batting 16-inch by 22-inch solid colored decorative fabric 1 website-inch from 16-inch strong colored decorative fabric 12-inch by 18-inch foam core board Display cabinet (optional)

12-inch by 18-inch jewelry display box (optional)

Stick pins

Hot glue gun

Glue sticks. Lapel Pins.

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1 Lay the 16-inch from 22-inch sound colored decorative material on the flat surface by way of the finished part facing down. Put the batting on best about the fabric, plus center it. Put the foam core board on top.

2 Fold the right part down to the foam foundation board. Put a stay pin in the center regarding the fabric in any angle, so that it keeps the substance without poking out of the froth heart. Repeat the procedure on the left part.

3 Plug in the glue gun, plus let it buy hot. Glue the pinned sides of the substance in place, but don’t glue all the way to the edge. Leave a 2-inch location at the top and bottom that is yous not fixed.

4 Fold the best down to the froth central panel. Put some remain pin inside the center of the material at an angle, so that it holds the material without poking from of the foam core. Repeat the process on the bottom.

5 Glue the pinned parts about the materials in place, but don’t glue all the way to the edge.

6 Tuck the top edge of the corner under the part edge, and glue it well from place. Repeat this procedure for all 4 corners.

7 Center the 1 website-inch by 16-inch solid colored decorative fabric on the side of the board where the fabric was glued, and glue it into place. This covers the edges of the material producing a neat again to the display.

8 Attach the pins to the part of the display board by means of the batting by pinning the campaign buttons onto the panel. The buttons stay neatly in place on the board.

9 Remove the cardboard from the back of the shadow box frame, plus slide display board within with the buttons facing the glass on the frame. Each frame is some small bit different, so that removing the cardboard entails different methods. Various maintain staples, tabs or nails. If you desire to display the board in a cabinet or jewelry display situation, slide the display board into the cabinet or event.

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Display the campaign keys outside regarding immediate light. Sunlight and fluorescent light damages the images on campaign buttons.

11 Transform the display every six months, so the buttons don’t purchase exposed to too a lot light. This preserves the buttons on greater shape. Store the buttons on some show board in an acid free box when not on display.

12 Keep the buttons on any waterless region. Moisture gets under the plastic coating, also bring about rust on the button.

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