Custom Brithday Pins

Great question! The key difference is in the finish and production process: Soft enamel: Enamel is filled below the metal edges, so you can feel a slight raised border when you run your finger over it. It’s cheaper, faster to produce, and works well for bold designs with thick lines. Perfect for bulk orders, event swag, or budget-friendly merch. Hard enamel: Enamel is filled flush with the metal edges (then polished smooth), giving a sleek, premium look. It’s more expensive and takes longer to make, but ideal for intricate designs or high-end collectibles. If you’re prioritizing cost and turnaround time, soft enamel is the way to go. If you want a “luxury” feel, hard enamel is worth the extra cash.

You can absolutely do custom weird shapes—no limits here! We cut the metal with a die that matches your design, so pizza slices, cat faces, lightning bolts, even tiny guitar shapes are all fair game.The only small catch: Super tiny, delicate details (like a 1mm line in a logo) might be hard to replicate with soft enamel (since the enamel needs space to settle). Just send us your design, and we’ll tweak it for free to make sure it works for soft enamel production.

Most factories (including us!) offer MOQ as low as 50 pieces for soft enamel pins—perfect for small podcasts, indie game devs, or local club swag.For orders under 50, the cost per pin goes up a bit (since we still have to make a custom die), but it’s doable. Pro tip: If you can bump it to 100, the per-unit price drops by ~30%—worth considering if you think you’ll reorder later.

Standard production time is 7–10 business days for soft enamel pins, plus 3–5 days for shipping (depending on your location). So 3 weeks is totally doable—even with a little buffer for delays.If you’re really cutting it tight (e.g., 2 weeks until the con), we offer a rush service for a small fee—we can turn it around in 3–5 business days and ship it express. Just note: Rush orders can’t have super complex designs (keep it simple to speed things up).

We offer all the classic metal finishes for soft enamel pins: Gold, silver, black nickel, antique gold, antique silver, copperMixing finishes on one pin (e.g., gold edges + silver lettering) is possible, but it adds a bit to the cost (since we have to do two separate plating steps). If you’re on a budget, sticking to one finish is the cheapest option—but the mixed finish looks chef’s kiss for collectible pins.