Bryan Posted March 28, 2003 Posted March 28, 2003 Groundspeak is pleased to announce the addition of fully licensed Buttons, created by honeychile. They can be found here: http://bumblebuttons.com She has a dozen buttons online now, including two Earth Day choices and some custom options. Happy Geocaching! Sincerely, Rothstafari Groundspeak Quote
+pater47 Posted March 28, 2003 Posted March 28, 2003 Good job with the buttons. I do quite a few buttons myself (official disclaimer: none involve the geocaching or Groundspeak logos) and taking in to consideration the cost of button parts, setting up the designs, and of course, the ink itself, that's a very nice price. I don't know that I would do it for that. (Don't worry, mauler6 - if you read this, I'm doing your MAG buttons free) Visit the Mississippi Geocaching Forum at http://pub98.ezboard.com/bgeocachingms Quote
+honeychile Posted March 28, 2003 Posted March 28, 2003 Thank you, Pater! That's high praise coming from another buttonhead I really wanted to offer something reasonably priced that could be used as fun trade items. I've been making buttons as cache loot for about a year, and I like the way they're small and flat, easy to fit into most caches. Regarding the artwork, my background is marketing/communications, so I really enjoy that aspect of it. BTW, many thanks to "R.A." my first customer tonight! That was so encouraging! Quote
+Sissy-n-CR Posted March 29, 2003 Posted March 29, 2003 Now I'm doubly impressed. Not only is she a thoughtful and compassionate approver--she helped me make some modifications to a cache to get it online--but she's artsy as well. Nice job on those button layouts! BTW, how do you pronounce your name? The wife and I are at odds over that. I say it's "honey chilly," while she says it's "honey chil'" ("child" with a silent "d.") CR Quote
+GrizzlyJohn Posted March 29, 2003 Posted March 29, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Sissy-n-CR:BTW, how do you pronounce your name? The wife and I are at odds over that. I say it's "honey chilly," while she says it's "honey chil'" ("child" with a silent "d.") My vote is that it rhymes with tile. Quote
+honeychile Posted March 29, 2003 Posted March 29, 2003 Sissy and Grizzly John are right -- it's supposed to be like "honeychild" -- years ago when I started selling stuff on auction, that name was taken so I settled for "honeychile" (which is how it's pronounced in the south, anyway). I never knew how confusing that would be down the road. Lots of people think I'm from Chili or ask me what kind of recipe mixes honey and chili. Quote
+Sissy-n-CR Posted March 29, 2003 Posted March 29, 2003 DOH!!! Well, I guess I really shouldn't argue with someone who only rarely needs help finishing the NYTimes crossword puzzle. Actually, I did think you from Chile until I read your profile. I was wondering why in the world would someone from Chile be approving my caches! CR Quote
+MissAngele Posted March 29, 2003 Posted March 29, 2003 Too COOL!!! I have collected several of these beauties in HOneychile's caches here locally! They are too cool! She makes them for individual caches too! My favorite one was the latest fairy tale cache button I nabbed out of her last cache she placed! My order is going in!!!! CONGRATS!!!! MissAngele Quote
Tawny Posted March 29, 2003 Posted March 29, 2003 I'm so excited that you're finally SELLING them! Quote
+DustyJacket Posted March 30, 2003 Posted March 30, 2003 I just ordered several signature buttons from HoneyChile. She took a design I liked and added my geo-dachshund. And I got some words around the edge. And then she made and mailed them. All in the same day. Just too cool. The center of the design is my new avatar. DustyJacket Not all those that wander are lost. But in my case... Quote
umc Posted March 30, 2003 Posted March 30, 2003 Very nice buttons, they loog GREAT!!! (I haven't checked yet) but will they be available from the Groundspeak store too? ______________________________________________________________________________________ So far so good, somewhat new owner of a second/new Garmin GPS V 20 plus finds so far with little to no problem. We'll see what happens when there are leaves on the trees again. Quote
+honeychile Posted March 31, 2003 Posted March 31, 2003 They're not available in the Groundspeak store, just online. BTW, I added three new buttons last night. I plan to add new ones each week - and custom options are always do-able. Thanks for looking! Quote
umc Posted March 31, 2003 Posted March 31, 2003 How are these buttons constructed?? Are they the metal backing with paper artwork and a plastic overlay?? ______________________________________________________________________________________ So far so good, somewhat new owner of a second/new Garmin GPS V 20 plus finds so far with little to no problem. We'll see what happens when there are leaves on the trees again. Quote
+honeychile Posted March 31, 2003 Posted March 31, 2003 Yes, the 2.25" buttons have a metal base, with the color-laser printed graphic on top, and a piece of clear mylar over that, all smushed together through the miracle of button technology There's a pin on the back - you can wear them or put them on a hat, backpack, or display them elsewhere. I make special buttons as part of the trading items for all my caches. Making a short run of a special button is no problem. Someone purchased earth day buttons this weekend for their group's "cache in, trash out" Earth Day activities. I was happy to be a tiny part of that. Quote
+CT Trampers Posted March 31, 2003 Posted March 31, 2003 Awesome!! Great job, placed my order today. Quote
+Team Boogidy Posted March 31, 2003 Posted March 31, 2003 I ordered my buttons Friday and received them today! They are great! I will most definitely be ordering more, and having some custom ones made. Thank you soooo much Honeychile for the great cache goodies. ...Running over the same old ground, what have we found?... Quote
+DustyJacket Posted March 31, 2003 Posted March 31, 2003 I asked her Saturday to modify a design for me. She got the design done, made 42 of them, mailed them, and I received them today. Great: Quote
+El Diablo Posted March 31, 2003 Posted March 31, 2003 Let me sound like one of my grandaughters here...Way Kool!!! We local cachers have been priviledged to see your creations before. I'm glad to see you sharing with the rest of the world. El Diablo Everything you do in life...will impact someone,for better or for worse. Quote
The Buzzard's Posted March 31, 2003 Posted March 31, 2003 Can I get other size buttons? I've been thinking about getting ones that are 1" to 1 1/4" in diameter, so they would fit in my mini-caches, but also some larger ones for my normal caches. The Buzzard's: ZiggyStardust [This message was edited by The Buzzard's on March 31, 2003 at 09:28 PM.] Quote
+honeychile Posted April 1, 2003 Posted April 1, 2003 I can only make 2.25" buttons right now. Maybe in the future, I'll be able to get a 1" machine. A 1" button offers a pretty small "canvas" for a design - probably just a word or two or maybe the geocaching.com logo is about all that would fit. I'll let you know when/if I'm able to do other sizes. Quote
geoStrider Posted April 1, 2003 Posted April 1, 2003 Nice work! I'm working up a design for a future order. Veni, Vidi, Cachi ... Quote
+nctreker Posted April 1, 2003 Posted April 1, 2003 Received our buttons yesterday. They look fantastic and will make great cache items. Super job!!!! Quote
+WildcatRegi Posted April 2, 2003 Posted April 2, 2003 Wow! Tried to go to your bumblebuttons site today and got this message: "Forbidden You were denied access because: Access denied by WebWasher DynaBLocator content category. The requested URL belongs to the following category: Pornography." I'll probably be getting a little phone call later! "The hardest thing to find is something that's not there!" Quote
+honeychile Posted April 2, 2003 Posted April 2, 2003 I'm sorry you had problems. Sometimes if a filtering system is set super-paranoid (typical for companies that don't want employees goofing off on the internet or visiting unsavory places or parents trying to safeguard children), it will not allow any masked/forwarded urls to be accessed. I have several domains and two hosting packages. Bumblebuttons.com is piggy-backed on one of my host accounts. This is not an unusual way to set things up, because I want you to be able to type in something simple to visit my site, rather than a longer string of text. However, the unforwarded address is http://justbeeme.com/bumblebuttons/index.html. That should work fine with your system. And when your system administrator calls, tell him to log on and buy some buttons from me! Quote
+bartacus Posted April 3, 2003 Posted April 3, 2003 quote:Originally posted by MuzzleBlast!:You were denied access because: Access denied by WebWasher DynaBLocator This happened to me, too, but I believe it's overactive paranoia on the parts of our corporate web filtering proxies. The domain registrar / hosting service for Bumblebuttons.com uses a single IP address (63.143.220.112) to redirect browsers to masked domains' pages. I'll bet that some 'adult' site is using the same redirection, requiring the address to be blocked. As Honeychile has already mentioned, go to the source, and you should be able to reach it. Quote
+flask Posted April 3, 2003 Posted April 3, 2003 the problem with the buttons is that i could easily drain my bank account getting enough so that i can have one of each kind i like AND put them in caches. i'm still not so sure what to do. it doesn't matter if you get to camp at one or at six. dinner is still at six. Quote
+honeychile Posted April 3, 2003 Posted April 3, 2003 Wow! What a nice compliment, Flask! But no need to beggar yourself -- there's a 6-button minimum, but you can mix and match buttons. Just add any set of six (or more) to your shopping cart and when you get to the "comment" section on PayPal, let me know what assortment you want. Thanks for looking -- all of you -- I appreciate the business more than you know! Quote
+flask Posted April 3, 2003 Posted April 3, 2003 here's the problem: i'm going to have to have two of everything, because they're beautiful for cache loot, and i also collect buttons. additionally, there's an idea swimming in my head about a custom button i think i'm going to want to order. i want them YESTERDAY, but i'm thinking i ought to consider more carefully before i start spending. how much are custom jobs? anyway, it's not really a PROBLEM per se, but i still don't know exactly what to do. it doesn't matter if you get to camp at one or at six. dinner is still at six. Quote
+DustyJacket Posted April 3, 2003 Posted April 3, 2003 Just planted my first DustyJacket signature button in a cache at lunch today. 41 more to go. DustyJacket Not all those that wander are lost. But in my case... Quote
Growley Posted April 3, 2003 Posted April 3, 2003 Since reading this topic has gotten the creative juices flowing, what is a good program to use to design a button? If I submit an idea I would like it to look halfway decent upfront. What a great job! Thanks. Quote
+Borgt Posted April 3, 2003 Posted April 3, 2003 Add me to the growing list of very happy customers! The buttons and service are awesome! Quote
+pater47 Posted April 3, 2003 Posted April 3, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Growley:Since reading this topic has gotten the creative juices flowing, what is a good program to use to design a button? If I submit an idea I would like it to look halfway decent upfront. What a great job! Thanks. I often use PhotoSuiteIII to design buttons. If it's a really simple design I'm after though, I'll use the button design software that was put out by the company I get the hardware from, Badge-A-Minit. I'm no expert with either and often I get frustrated with PhotoSuite doing what I enter and not what I meant! Visit the Mississippi Geocaching Forum at http://pub98.ezboard.com/bgeocachingms Quote
+honeychile Posted April 3, 2003 Posted April 3, 2003 I use a hodge-podge of various techniques and programs, but I assemble everything in Adobe Photoshop where I can work in layers and move things around (i.e., change my mind). Photoshop makes it easier to handle the complicated gradients that I really like. I also work fairly large and shrink the piece down when I print - on an HP color laser jet with halfway decent resolution. The hardest thing for me is allowing for the backlit computer screen which makes a stained-glass window out of every design, but which sometimes fails to print as vividly. Quote
+JohnnyVegas Posted April 3, 2003 Posted April 3, 2003 The buttons are great, I am doing another Geocaching for those who never have seminar in May. I am going to try get them into my budget as give aways for those who attend. Maybe a custom one. Great job!! Quote
+honeychile Posted April 3, 2003 Posted April 3, 2003 Dusty Jacket has started a stampede...others have written about getting their dogs on buttons. So I came up with a "semi custom" button where you can choose the background and the breed of dog. It's about halfway down the page under "Canine Companion Buttons." Quote
mountainhome Posted April 6, 2003 Posted April 6, 2003 Add my oohs and ahhs to these way cool buttons. I think they are awesome. I just placed one in a cache I put out yesterday, and am going to have them with me at our Geocaching Chapter Meeting today. Not only are the buttons impressive, but the fast shipping was unreal. Great idea! Quote
+Caching In Posted April 6, 2003 Posted April 6, 2003 Well done. Planning on ordering some in the very near future. Quote
mudda_UBER Posted April 6, 2003 Posted April 6, 2003 They are very cool. You did an excellent job on the designs! Quote
+geofred Posted April 6, 2003 Posted April 6, 2003 Please, someone get these buttons into some western geocaches. She said, "Give up caching, or don't come home." Dang I am gonna miss her! Quote
+One Angel And Teddy Posted April 27, 2003 Posted April 27, 2003 I got my buttons wow what a great job, we love them they are perfect, just what we had in mind she does a great job of making them just what you want, she hit ours "RIGHT ON" now I want to get out there and do some caching watch out everyone for my neat new SIG buttons Quote
+DustyJacket Posted April 27, 2003 Posted April 27, 2003 Someone finally admitted to picking up one of my buttons from a cache, today. I hope others start leaving signature buttons, as I'd like to start a collection. DustyJacket Not all those that wander are lost. But in my case... [This message was edited by DustyJacket on April 27, 2003 at 05:46 PM.] Quote
+rldill Posted April 30, 2003 Posted April 30, 2003 Received my buttons yesterday. They look great and will make nice signature items. Fantastic: job, very fast shipping = bumblebuttons. Former EarthNOlink user!!!!!!!!! Take a chance or you'll never know. Let your spirits soar! Quote
+Borgt Posted April 30, 2003 Posted April 30, 2003 quote:Originally posted by geofred:Please, someone get these buttons into some western geocaches. We're placing them in caches in SoCal. They seem to be popular trade items. We're on our second order already and couldn't be more pleased with the buttons and the service. Even though the designs are great, we'll probably get some custom buttons next time. Paul Quote
+pdxmarathonman Posted May 5, 2003 Posted May 5, 2003 I don't have anything new to say about honeychiles buttons: 1) Awesome 2) Customized 3) Inexpensive 4) Quick delivery Thanks a bunch. I have 18 buttons - look for them in and around NW Oregon... or wherever Quote
+rldill Posted May 17, 2003 Posted May 17, 2003 I just ordered my 2nd batch of buttons today and placed an order for my grandson, so he will have a signature item of his own. These buttons are great, they will fit in about all caches, are easy to carry, and can be very original. Former EarthNOlink user!!!!!!!!! Take a chance or you'll never know. Let your spirits soar! Quote
+JohnnyVegas Posted May 19, 2003 Posted May 19, 2003 I had some made up to hand out at an "Introduction to Geocaching seminar" yesterday- They where a big hit, I am going to order a batch for myself as soon as I decide what art work I want. Quote
+rldill Posted May 21, 2003 Posted May 21, 2003 Here is the button that honeychile custom made for me, let's see others. Former EarthNOlink user!!!!!!!!! Take a chance or you'll never know. Let your spirits soar! Quote
+Kite and Hawkeye Posted May 21, 2003 Posted May 21, 2003 I got my buttons recently -- they're really gorgeous, very high quality. They're inexpensive, they arrived quickly, and I bet people will love finding them in caches. Quote
+Og's outfit Posted May 21, 2003 Posted May 21, 2003 Bookmarked the site. Now all I have to do is decide. Prophetically Challenged Quote
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