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What are perzines?
Perzine is a genre of zine (click here for a description of zines!). It is short for "personal zine" and is often a self identified term used by zinesters to describe their zines written about their own personal thoughts, stories, ..
25 Jan
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I've finally archived all the episodes of Nobody Cares About You Stupid Zine Pocast and here are links to each episide:Nobody Cares About Your Stupid Zine Podcast 1 (best theme song!)This is the first Nobody Cares About You Stupid Zine Podcast w..
04 Jan
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2022 VENDING EVENTS FOR PORTLAND BUTTON WORKS & THE PBW WITCH SHOP (soon to be The Spiral House Shop)MARCH 19- Pagan Faire Oaks Park 7805 SE Oaks Park Way, Portland, Oregon 97202 11am to 5PM
MAY 1 - Spiral House Porch Sale! We are moving al..
12 Nov
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USPS Shipping Estimates for Hoilday shipping to arrive by December 25th are here! Remmber, these are just estimates and based on orders placed on our website by 2PM each day:USPS First Class Package: Ship by December 17th.
USPS Priority Mail: Sh..
19 Oct
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While we do have an internal wholesale system for all of our buttons and some of our zines, we now have a selection up on Faire for those that like to use that site to order items for resale.Check out our page on Faire here.
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06 Oct
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We are venturing out into the world and vending at some evetns this Autumn and into winter. If you know of an event that you think would be a good fit for us. In the mean time! Here's our upcoming schedule!October23 -Portland Button Works and th..
12 Jul
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International Zine MonthABOUT IZMDuring conversations with friends I found myself saying “Wouldn’t it be rad if there was an International Zine Month?” Which led to the question as to who could make it official. This was actually a silly ques..
08 Dec
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Are you curious about witchcraft and wondering where to start or have a new witch in your life and you would live to find a thoughtful non-Wiccan based book on building a magical practice? Well, these are my suggestions. -AlexA Practical Guide for ..
05 Dec
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We all need a little boost this year. These are our picks for helping you or someone you love trudge through the end of this year and into the next one.Do It Yourself Guide To Fighting The Big Motherfuckin' SadRingside! A Companion Piece to The D..
04 Dec
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Are you looking for gifts for your zinester friend? Can't figure out how to ship a long arm Stapler? How about some of these items from our shop?Zine GameWe carried this back when it was hand cut cardstock cands and it was such a great way to pas..
01 Dec
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Looking for a gift for someone with a specific interest? Here's a few things from our catalog that might be of interest:Architecture and/or AstrologyArchitecture /Astrology: By Dan Graham and Jessica RussellI picked this up as a curio because I..
23 Oct
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We do have Portland Button Works Gift Certificates!We have two ways for you to purchase gift certificates for use on the Portland Button Works Website!1) Go to this page on our website if you would like to purchase a gift certificate for a spe..