Display patches

Always looking for ways to display family items - patches in a shadow box.

My Papa passed away just over a month ago. After the initial shock and sorrow we began cleaning out his house and quickly realized that Papa was a bit of a hoarder. Now it may be something common of the generation as a whole, I know a lot of grandparents with significant collections of "stuff", or it might have been a part of my Nana that rubbed off on him after almost 30 years of wedded bliss. I'm just surprised I hadn't noticed before - I'd been to his house a million times. While…

If you have a large enamel pin collection and you aren’t afraid to show them, this article covers how to display pins to people who would like to see them.

My DIY idea for displaying travel patches, photos, campsite maps and any other trip mementos. Battery operated fairy lights work on a timer and come on every evening making them a great night light or accent lighting.

If you have a fun collection of patches, you don't have to store them in a drawer! Try one of these DIY ways to display patches instead!

After getting into GORUCK a few years ago my collection of patches started growing and ended up just being stored in a box. I wanted a way to see and display them. There are a lot of options out there now to buy a pre made patch board but it is really inexpensive and easy to just make your own from a frame. Mine ended up pretty large at 2' x 4' because I just used a frame I already had but any frame will work as long as it has a cardboard piece inside. Here is the final result with some of…

This is how I display patches I have collected during trips to parks in the US.