2026 Creative Challenges
- We’ve been challenging you to get creative since 2022! This year we have twelve new and revised Challenges.
- All entries require a small entry fee
- No limit on the number of entries per Challenge per person
- All entries must be purchased in advance by July 20th and may be submitted
This year’s NBS Convention will be held in Manchester, NH, from July 26th through August 1st. The Creative Challenge competition entries must be purchased through the NBS Store by July 20th, and items may be entered on-site on July 27th, or online by July 20th. No entries for Creative Challenges will be sold at the convention.
Everyone can participate online or at the convention:
- On site on Monday July 27th at the 2026 NBS convention OR
- Online via an email by July 20th to creative@nationalbuttonsociety.org
Entries will be shown at the NBS 2026 Fall Fest.
Entry forms and challenge descriptions are available in the NBS store.
Questions? Email us at creative@nationalbuttonsociety.org
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NBS Creative Challenge #12: WHATEVER
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NBS Creative Challenge #11: FREE-STANDING OBJECT
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NBS CREATIVE CHALLENGE #10: BUCKLE IT!
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NBS CREATIVE CHALLENGE #9: CHOOSE A FASHION ERA
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NBS Creative Challenge #8: FREE CHOICE MOUNTING
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NBS Creative Challenge #7: Tell a Button Story
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NBS Creative Challenge #6: ACCESSORY OR CLOTHING
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NBS Creative Challenge #5: JEWELRY
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NBS Creative Challenge #4: BUTTON EMBELLISHED NEEDLE ART
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NBS Creative Challenge #3: MAKE A BUTTON
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NBS 2026 CREATIVE CHALLENGE #2: CAPTURE THE SHOW THEME – “A REVOLUTION IN FASHION – 250 YEARS OF BUTTONS”
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NBS Creative Challenge #1: BEST SMALL BEAD-AND-BUTTON MOSAIC – Sponsored by the National Pearl Button Museum, Muscatine, IA
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