The Mustache Factory. The name alone piqued my interest, after all, I am a fellow admirer/mocker of mustaches. The newly opened online shop is capitalizing on the one-inch button craze in a very particular way, with mustaches of course. The shop sells buttons with quirky little characters,
from whales to cupcakes and broccoli, all sporting mustaches and sometimes mustaches as toupees. What I really enjoy about the shop and the whole concept is the sense of humor and play.

The Factory Foreman himself made some time to answer a few of my questions. Turns out the Mustache Factory is a collaborative process between Nat, the Foreman, and Jennifer of Piddleloop.com. Nat designs the characters with plenty of input from Jennifer. You'll even spot some of the same little guys in Jennifer's Piddleloop store on pouches and stitch markers. In response to my asking about their favorites, Nat responded, "Jennifer likes the wiener dog with a moustache hairpiece, and Mr. Whale. I like Mr. Whale too, but I think my favorite is the shark with a moustache because he looks like the moustache is on sideways and is about to fall off." I love the cupcake with a little mustache as well as the weiner dog that extends onto a second button. You are sure to find a favorite of your own at the Factory.

The Mustache Factory is open to suggestions as well. In his own words Nat sums it up best, "Who doesn't love moustaches on inappropriate things? It's like a monkey wearing clothes. You can't not think it is funny." I agree. As adults we never seem to get enough playtime. So if you have a dream of
seeing a mustache on a certain something, just drop a line to the Factory Foreman.
The newly opened Mustache Factory is offering 20% everything until the end of the month. And check out the little creatures ardorning all the goods at Piddleloop.com too!