Last year when I visited my parents, I mentioned wanting to get a jean jacket. I had recently gotten the jean shirt I bleached and embroidered and loved how it felt, but it wasnβt quite warm enough for cool mornings. My dad is definitely a fixer, so it wasnβt surprising when he came out of his den with a jean jacket. It was complete with some of his biker patches. I didnβt want to take them off until I had something to replace themβ¦ that was harder than expected.
At first, I looked on amazon for feminist, LGBTQ, or just plain cute patches. I found a few that I liked but nothing really spoke to me. Then I thought Iβd try and find some local shops around townβ¦ but with covid Iβm not really shopping around leisurely, so that wasnβt going to work. Then I finally had an idea: a travel jacket. Iβve always loved to travel and never knew quite how to keep track of where Iβve been. There are trinkets and keychains that I always lose. I love the idea of tattoos, but that can get expensive and you never know how safe they are in different areasβ¦ so what about patches?
Now that I have a jean jacket that I love to wear, if I could get patches of places Iβve been I could make cutest travel jacket! To start it off, I got a patch from the last place Iβve traveled: Puerto Rico. I carefully took dadβs patches off (Iβll put them on something for him later), and pinned mine down before carefully sewing it in place with my machine. As soon as I finished with my first patch, I got super excited to get the rest of my patches! Of course, Iβll keep you updated when I fill it up π As always, if you take any fun pictures or videos, tag me on Instagram @SmileMakePeopleWonder and use the hashtag #DandelionSmiles. Donβt forget to subscribe so you donβt miss out on the next exciting idea
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