Stuff We Like: Pins, Patches, and Decorative Adorableness

Listen, I’m just going to apologize now for how addictive this post will be, and to your browser for how many tabs might be open in a few minutes.

I’m sorry.

We really, really like pins, patches, and tiny adorable ways to decorate one’s self, so get ready. Maybe this should be in “Hide Your Wallet,” too.

Some of my faves: PURRIDE

Enamel pins of a cat in either black or white holding a pride flag in its mouth
PURRIDE, IppeunSsuregi, $12

EVERYTHING from Pin Party Post, especially this one:

A pillow shaped enamel pin that says I'd Rather Be Sleeping
“I’d rather be sleeping” from Pin Party Post, $12

Additional Purride from Cosmically Created Art:

Cats atop striped hearts representing different sexualities and identities
Purride Acrylic Cat Pins, CosmicallyCreatedArt, $4

And Pruuonouns.

Purronoun buttons featuring little pictures of cat faces with pronouns above
Purronoun buttons, CosmicallyCreatedArt, $3

Pride Witch Hats?

Pride witch hats in enamel
Pride Witch Hat, WatercolornCrafts, $10

And of course PRIDE DRAGONS.

Pride Dragon for Pansexual pride with pan colors on wings horns and tail
Pan Pride Dragon, ChaobunnyArts, $9-11

I love all of Rose Finchie’s pins, especially the Gideon the Ninth ones:

A gothic window with the text form Prayer of the Ninth House: one end one flesh with hands in a prayer position below skulls it's freaking wild
Prayer of the Ninth, RoseFinchie, $25

I also spotted the Bi Pride Snek pin:

A snake enamel pin in the bi pride colors forming a heart with its body
Bi Pride Snek Pin, $11

Amanda: The queer weapon pins from FoxflightStudios! They’re available as patches OR pins! 

Cast Iron Pan pin with flowers in Pan pride colors
Cast Iron Pan, FoxflightStudios, $12

Sarah: This one was inspired by Cemetery Boys:

A tombstone with a banner that says You Don't need anyone's permission to be you
You Don’t Need Anyone’s Permission, NovellyYours, $12

Elyse: I love the enamel pins from Channy Peas Corner.

An enamel pin of an orange ball of yarn on a takeaway coffee cup
Fall I Heart Yarn coffee mug pin, ChannyPeasCorner, $10

Everything from Little Rooms.

Shana: 

A blue text bubble with multicolored letters that say Not a Morning Person
Not a Morning Person, Icey Designs, $11

 

A lightning bolt made from a pencil enamel pin
Pencil Bolt Enamel Pin, JaharDesignStudio, $8

 

Skater bunnies with different colored hats and boards
Skater Bun, OhJessicaJessica, $6

 

A pin with a space shuttle a rainbow and the words I RIDE WITH SALLY
I Ride with Sally, WickedQueer, $4

Ellen: I have a lot of ideas for this one haha

Shana: Me tooooo

Miniature wood pin with a silhouette of a woman's hair with the words Don't Touch My Hair
Don’t Touch My Hair mini wood pin, WoodYouWear, $8

Amanda: I love this shop’s fruit jewelry:

Red glass cherry earrings
Cherry Dangle Earrings, ToutBerry, $56
Ceramic poop and tp sculpture keychains
Best Friend: Poop and TP Keychain Set, Nahoot, $15

Obsessed with this Howl’s Moving Castle pin. The first batch sold out so quickly

An enamel spinning pin with four seasons and materials with the words I've been looking everywhere for you around the border
I’ve Been Looking Everywhere For You, IceyDesigns, $17

This Gothic lit set. These can be purchased individually and the pins skew towards the classics:

A set of seven enamel pins with quotes from classic gothic literature text
Gothic Lit Enamel Pin Set, LiteraryEmporium, $60

 

Fuck Off wire rings
Wire F%ckOff Ring, Set of 2, WireBoutique, $17

 

Ellen: I love all of Shannon Talbot’s pins.

I also have some pins and patches from Ashlea Bechaz and I love them – little magical, little creepy.

And very cute animals and botanicals from Oh Jessica Jessica!

I have this dramatic “SUFFERING” pikachu pin and its one of my favorites:

An illustration of pikachu laying down with one arm up under the caption SUFFERING
Suffering Pika Mood Pin, $13

The Painted Doodles has extremely cute “fanic” and “gamer” collections which I know are Relevant To The Bitchery’s Interests

Elyse: Cute D&D pins and stickers at Paola’s Pixels!

Ok, your turn! 

Yes, we know we’re the literal worst for sharing all this temptation, but I am curious: what pins and patches are your faves? Please share your recs! 

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  1. Jessi says:

    I have a pin-adjacent question for the group: how do you display your pins and patches if you love them but can’t wear them for various reasons? I collect Junior Ranger badges from the National Parks and I love them but don’t know what to do with them!

  2. Escapeologist says:

    @Jessi how about pinning them to a canvas messenger bag or backpack? Or they make bags with clear display windows like this https://www.etsy.com/listing/847387828/ita-crossbody-pin-wow-display-bag-ready

  3. Ren Benton/Lena Brassard says:

    bibipins.com has pins with a little flower that slides in a slot along a 0-10 scale to mark your level of Spoons, Fucks Given, Existential Dread, Exhaustion, etc. (Also many other items, but the pins put them on my radar.)

  4. Grace says:

    I absolutely love this list! Thanks for the ideas. My favorite pin site is…Jubly-umph.com Lots of literary options on this one.

  5. Ren Benton/Lena Brassard says:

    @Jessi: The pin collector in my life sticks them in a corkboard for display. Dressmaker straight pins could be used to affix patches to the same.

  6. SB Sarah says:

    Another fun option is to buy or make a banner or flag to hang them on, or to get an embroidery hoop or a few small ones and put fabric you like inside the hoop, maybe with some batting or a piece of an old t-shirt to give it some puff, and put your pins on that.

  7. Darlynne says:

    My absolute favorite, and I’ve purchased many, are the My Girl Gang is a Book Club pins from Rainbow Punch Press on Etsy. The metal pins ($11.85) are very well made, durable and always elicit a delighted response from everyone, including my surgeon. There are also smaller pins ($2.75) similar to badges. Love them all and the store.

    https://www.etsy.com/shop/RainbowPunchPress?ref=profile_header

    Etsy is a huge source of book-inspired pins and everything else. I’ve been lost for days in all the possibilities.

  8. Malaraa says:

    If you’re putting a pin on something like a bag for long term wear and don’t want to risk losing it, pin keepers (the kind you put on with a tiny hex tool) are a great choice – no worrying about the little backs coming off!

  9. Lisa says:

    For displaying pins, I picked up a cheap plain canvas (an 8×10 size one works well for me) at the crafts store, painted it a solid background color for where I wanted to display it, and then you can poke the pins through and thanks to the canvas frame, the clasps on the back have room. I found otherwise I was losing too many when I had them on my backpack that I commute with.

  10. June says:

    Squidbrains has really adorable stuff…enamel pins as well as prints.
    Dragons, corgis, dogs … makes me smile.
    https://www.etsy.com/shop/Squidbrains?section_id=20762104
    I used to look for her at comic book conventions. I’m glad she has an etsy site.

  11. EC Spurlock says:

    A pin shop that I consider a public service is https://www.etsy.com/shop/Sootmegs?ref=usf_2020 They have pins for pronouns, neurodivergence, invisible disabilities and more. You can even get six-packs for autism, gender, mental illness, even pregnancy. I wear my Hearing Impaired pin any time I’m going somewhere where I’ll need to talk to people; it’s a subtle way to remind people to speak clearly without having to call attention to myself. I sent my sister an Anxiety Attack pin so if she’s out somewhere and has a panic attack people will know what is wrong and how to help. Especially good for children who don’t have the words to describe what’s going on inside them.

    Also recently discovered https://www.etsy.com/shop/justinegilbuena?ref=usf_2020 who has some lovely pins and patches, joining my favorites list with https://www.etsy.com/shop/LyndseyGreen?ref=usf_2020&section_id=19625561 and https://www.etsy.com/shop/TeaFoxIllustrations?ref=usf_2020&section_id=26461449

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