Wear Your Very Own Beetle!

I wanted to create some sort of swag for the premiere of Meet the Beetle next month and I decided to make buttons.

Not only are they small, cute, and wearable but on these 1" button the image of the beetle is essentially life size. I thought it could be a neat way to identify with the insect and raise awareness. I got permission from National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore (who's featured in the film) to use one of his wonderful photos of the Salt Creek Tiger Beetle.

I opened the box of buttons when it arrived earlier today and that's when it struck me. This box contains a thousand little depictions of the beetle - that's over three times the number of beetles that emerged this past summer. I have more buttons in my apartment right now than there are Salt Creek Tiger Beetles in the world. Pretty crazy. Anyway, if you want a beetle button you can track me down at the Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Or just send me an email and ask nicely.