Note from a diehard Disney Pin Trader trying to get organized

This week, rather than a question, I wanted to share with you what I would call "a letter to editor" I received from a diehard Disney Pin Trader that was trying to get their pins organized and wanted to share their recent experience with our Pin Albums and Pin Cases with our readers:

Dear Readers:

Have you spent hours trading Disney pins?  Hopefully you found some of the ones you were searching for to add to your pin collection.  If you are like me, I have some pins in a box in my drawer, some pins on a lanyard hanging in my room, and still some others stuffed in ziploc baggies.

The problem with this haphazard way to store Disney pins is that you don't always know what pins you have, which ones you want to keep, or which ones can be traded.  And I found that they get scratched up when they are all smashed up against each other.  I've spent all this time collecting, searching and trading pins, that I have not stopped to actually ENJOY my pins.  So here is what I did ....

The first thing I did was to SORT all my pins.  I separated my Disney pins into types:  Hidden Mickey (pins with small Mickey Mouse ears logo), Characters (I collect Pooh, Eyeore, Tigger), Movies (Snow White), Special Events, and Attractions (Small World).  

I really enjoyed looking at the Disney Attractions Pins because they reminded me of my visits to the parks and the crazy times we had on the rides.  So I decided that I want to display my Disney Attractions Pins.  I found a Display Frame for Pins that comes with a heavy felt/foam sheet that I push my pins into and attach the backs.  I laid out the pins on the foam first so I could arrange them nicely before sticking them on the sheet.  The foam sheet goes into the wood frame, close the glass lid, snap the latch, and hung it up on my wall.  I put it by my computer because I want to look at it all the time.

The rest of my Disney Pins (and I have a lot of them), I wanted to put into an album that sits on my bookshelf next to my computer.  I found this great Disney pin album from SAFE Collecting Supplies.   It is just the right size to hold in my hand.  The Disney pins get attached to pin pages are almost like a flexible plexiglass and it is very sturdy.  My pins are small to average so I can fit about 30 on a page.  I fit all 300 pins in one little pin album! Now I just need about 500 more hours to spend on the rest of my Disney pins!

Thanks for taking the time to write to us - it's always nice to hear how our products help people enjoy reminding themselves of their memories!

Displaying both lapel pins and pin button badges together?

I have both lapel pins and button pin badges and I want to display them all together.  Do you have any ideas?

Collector's pins are a popular item at tourist attractions like Disney, Hard Rock Cafe or the Olympics.  While most these days are lapel pins, there are still many that are made with the straight pin at a 90 degree angle.  In fact most political campaign buttons are typically made this way.  In fact, this type of pin is much less expensive for the retailer to manufacture.  If you have a large collection of lapel pins, badges and buttons, you might want a better way to store them than tossing them all into an empty box.

You can use in our pin albums, aluminum or wooden display pin cases, or stacked plastic drawers to showcase your pin collection.  You can see how the pin albums work on our youtube channel.

Our Collecto pin albums even has specifically made velvet-lined binder pages for button pins, straight pin badges and now military medals.