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Badge Display.

(12 Posts)
Calendargirl Fri 02-Apr-21 15:36:30

Unfortunately, I am not the least interested or any good at arts and crafts, but I have a collection of metal badges, going back to swimming and lifesaving ones awarded when still at school, to blood donor ones acquired in later years. I never wear them, but would really like to display them somehow on a wall in our home.

Any simple ideas how? As said previously, no good at anything remotely ‘crafty’ sadly.

sad

Elegran Fri 02-Apr-21 15:55:09

Would a printer tray like this one hang on the wall to display them? www.etsy.com/uk/listing/665120408/plain-wooden-display-unit-display

Blossoming Fri 02-Apr-21 15:55:53

How about covering a board with cloth and pinning them to it, maybe have the board in a picture frame.

Ilovecheese Fri 02-Apr-21 15:56:28

Could you perhaps take them to picture framer? I don't know how costly this would be but you would get a lovely professional job.

Blossoming Fri 02-Apr-21 16:00:35

Or a wall hanging or flag?

JaneJudge Fri 02-Apr-21 16:03:06

I was going to suggest print trays too, you can buy old print tray drawers. These are quite expensive but they are ready to put up

www.notonthehighstreet.com/allthingsbrightonbeautiful/product/reclaimed-printer-drawers?DGMKT=FID__TID_pla-295339211726_PID_773588_CRI_295339211726&gclid=CjwKCAjwgZuDBhBTEiwAXNofRKtceU796qOsvQ_Wju4hBzZeRgyWHUMTbXcgiZyjQQ2CEhzBoo84RRoC_qQQAvD_BwE

but if you google you might something cheaper if you want to do one up

Calendargirl Sat 03-Apr-21 07:15:31

Thank you for all your suggestions.

The wall hanging one looks quite simple but effective.

Will get the badges sorted, see how many I actually have and go from there.

smile

Kalu Sat 03-Apr-21 07:34:22

I use box frames of various sizes to display small items. The silver perfume bottle is stuck to the backing with blue tack.
It would be simple to put a piece fabric to the backing which you could pin your badges too.

MarshBerry Sat 10-Jul-21 05:13:33

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Calendargirl Sat 10-Jul-21 06:30:01

A coincidence my thread has re-surfaced, DH and I were looking at box frames in Boyes only the other day. I then collected up all my badges to see how big a one I would need, and will attach something to the back to pin them on, re Kalu’s suggestion.

Thanks all.

seacliff Sat 10-Jul-21 06:59:10

They'd look good pinned to thick black velvet, in a deep frame.

RandyWhite Fri 16-Jul-21 11:49:44

Oh, I also have such a collection. Now I am thinking about how to decorate it