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Highly Effective and Fun Ideas for Employee Appreciation Day

Susan Powell 01/19/2024 8:00am 6 minute read Features | Lapel Pins | Gifts

Friday, March 1st is National Employee Appreciation Day. The day is meant for employers to thank and recognize their employees. Although the day is not celebrated at every company, taking a moment one day a year to show your employees how much their hard work is appreciated can go a long way in keeping morale and engagement high. Employers don’t need to spend large amounts of cash or do an elaborate event for this occasion. In fact, many times, smaller, well-thought-out group events, or gifts... more »

National Wear Red Day - Why Is Everyone Wearing Red Today?

Susan Powell 01/12/2024 8:00am 5 minute read Features | Lapel Pins | Awareness

February is a time to think of love… and your heart! It seems like everyone is wearing red in February. Some wear red to celebrate their relationships, but others wear red for a different reason. National Wear Red Day is an annual event celebrated on the first Friday in February. The NHLBI and other organizations sponsor National Wear Red Day to garner attention for heart disease. By raising awareness about cardiovascular disease, you can help save lives. This year, National Wear Red Day is... more »

Best Gifts For Your Recent Nursing Graduates

Susan Powell 01/05/2024 3:42pm 4 minute read Features | Lapel Pins | Gifts

Nursing is a wonderful profession that moves people to a calling of caring for others their entire lives. Career options are plentiful once nursing graduates have earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). The nation realized nurses' importance to the U.S. healthcare system during the pandemic. Since then, many people have seen nursing as a way to help their communities while also finding a path to financial stability for themselves. In 2024, nurses of all ages, genders, and backgrounds will... more »

How To Design A Custom Soft Enamel Pin

Susan Powell 01/01/2024 8:00am 8 minute read Tips | Lapel Pins | Custom Pins

There are many reasons why people design custom lapel pins. This article will discuss some of the most popular reasons many use custom lapel pins, the soft enamel process, and how to create a winning design! It is essential to understand the process of manufacturing an enamel pin to create a design that will utilize the process to its fullest and create a gorgeous enamel pin. For this article, we will focus on the soft enamel pin process. A custom soft enamel pin can be created with almost any art... more »

Pin Collection and Display Ideas

Kristin Kizer 12/29/2023 8:00am 5 minute read Features | Tips | Lapel Pins

Pin collections have become a huge hobby for people, and what’s a great pin collection without a fantastic way to display it? That’s where we step in and give you some cool ideas that our PinMart team has discovered. Feel free to use our ideas or take them as inspiration so you can run in a different direction and come up with your own creative pin display. You have great pins; now, how will you display a pin collection so that it gets the attention it deserves? How about these ideas?... more »

A Guide to Creating An Employee Recognition Program

Kristin Kizer 12/22/2023 8:00am 6 minute read Features | Tips | Lapel Pins

At PinMart, we’ve done a little digging and found one of the best ways to keep employees engaged is to create a culture of belonging and make them feel valued. One technique that does both of those things is creating an Employee Recognition program. Now, this doesn’t just mean any award or recognition; employees report that the recognition needs to be authentic, equitable, a part of the company’s culture, and personalized. If you can hit all those goals, then your Employee... more »

How To Create an Inspiration Board for the New Year

Susan Powell 12/15/2023 8:00am 8 minute read Features | Tips | Lapel Pins

Inspiration boards have many names. They can also be called mood boards, collage boards, or vision boards. All of these are essentially the same concept. An inspiration board is a technique that allows you to visualize your goals. This goal could be a particular project you want to accomplish: losing weight or increasing your financial stability. Inspiration boards don’t need to focus on just one goal. They can include as many goals as you may have and are the perfect way to start a new year.... more »

The History of Lapel Pins: Political Campaigns

Kristin Kizer 12/08/2023 8:00am 5 minute read Features | Lapel Pins

The history of lapel pins is a bit more complex than you might expect. While the first lapel pins are likely to be cloisonne enamel pins created between 1271 and 1368 in the Yuan Dynasty of China, their inspiration may reach back thousands of years to the Bronze Age, when pins were a functional way to hold articles of clothing together. These pins became more decorative and less essential as time wore on and transformed into fashion pins we are familiar with today. Which of course can be found at... more »

5 Creative Ways To Use Lapel Pins In Your Art Projects

Susan Powell 12/06/2023 8:00am 8 minute read Features | Tips | Lapel Pins

Lapel pins are a versatile and often overlooked item that can add a unique touch to any art project. There are many creative ways to use lapel pins! Suppose you are using a canvas - incorporating lapel pins into your art projects can add a unique and unexpected touch. Try experimenting with these creative ways to use lapel pins in your next artistic endeavor. Create a mosaic using lapel pins of different colors and designs and build your artwork around it. Mosaics are fun works of art that are built... more »

International Volunteer Day - December 5th

Kristin Kizer 11/17/2023 8:00am 7 minute read Features | Lapel Pins | Custom Pins | Promotional Merchandise

International Volunteer Day happens every December 5th and gives people a chance to celebrate and thank people near and far for all they do as volunteers. It’s also a fantastic opportunity for volunteer-based organizations and individuals to promote volunteerism and encourage others to be active volunteers. On the surface, volunteering is seen as a way to help or support a cause that has some meaning to you, but there’s so much more to becoming a volunteer. Check out these benefits of... more »

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