GAMbIT Magazine #30 Jan/Feb 2018 | Page 11

GAMBIT PAGE 11 Enamel Pins We spent more money on getting friends and family pins than on anything else Like dad hats, enamel pins may have reached their height of popularity back in 2016. Still, despite what some detractors may say, enamel pins are still crazy popular among entrepreneurial artists on storefronts like Etsy. It’s so easy to make enamel pins that all it takes to set up shop is a couple online tutorials. But if even that isn’t “DIY” enough for you, there’s always just collecting and trading them among friends. In fact, this last Christmas we spent more money on getting friends and family pins than on anything else. If you can think of something, chances are that there are multiple pins based on it. Heck, even our favorite YouTuber's now have pins.