My Newest DIY Project: Explorer Carry On/Rock Music

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#19
K.E.W. said:
Glad you like it but I can't believe you never heard of Deep Purple...but I AM older than you. Their biggest hit was Smoke on the Water. They WERE totally forgettable but I liked the patch. I googled them and apparently they've still been touring with various band members, I wasn't even sure if they were still alive even! :giggle:
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I know the song Smoke on the water. I guess I didn't know the band's name! Lol....well then...i love all of them! I think it's really cool.
 
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K.E.W. said:
Glad you like it, thx! I used Gorilla Glue, Amazon sells it. I have to check out Harvey's Seatbelt bag,

What types of patches do you have so far?
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Oh thanks!
I have a steamboat willie, stormtrooper, and cheshire cat one so far. Harveys had this very cute steamboat willie purse but it sold out quickly and is double/triple the price so I wanted to make my own steamboat willie bag with my other favorite characters. :biggrin:
 
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Kidclarke said:
Oh thanks!
I have a steamboat willie, stormtrooper, and cheshire cat one so far. Harveys had this very cute steamboat willie purse but it sold out quickly and is double/triple the price so I wanted to make my own steamboat willie bag with my other favorite characters. :biggrin:
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That Steamboat Willie patch sounds cool! Are you thinking you may do a Mickey/Disney themed DIY?
 
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K.E.W. said:
HERE'S THE OTHER SIDE:

PS -- There were many musicians I love that I couldn't find patches for, so the ones on here I selected mainly because I thought they looked cool, they aren't necessarily my favorite bands.
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Woah!! I've been MIA and totally missed this! It looks awesome! Well done. LOVE the patches!
 
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K.E.W. said:
I've finally finished my second Coach DIY Project...it took forever because I was fairly selective with finding the right patches for my theme of various Rock genres, bands, musicians, etc. that were popular from the '60's through the '90's.

The assortment includes some major icons of Psychedelic, Rock 'n Roll, Glam Rock, Alternative Rock -- with a little Reggae and New Wave mixed in. Most patches, which I used the gorilla glue on again, adhered nicely. You'll notice a few scratches and buckling patches -- I kept moving some patches even after they had dried, so hardened glue had to be scraped off before a new patch took its place...I got a little careless, but wasn't worried about perfection. What I learned was that it would have been much easier if I had Scotch taped the patches into a pattern in advance, and simply followed that, instead of constantly changing my mind, lol.

The little enamel pins vertically lining the middle of each side, pushed through the leather reasonably well. They never pierced the fabric lining behind it.

I bought this Black, Glovetanned Leather Explorer (Men's List) from the FOS several months ago -- it was only $199! There's a slightly larger one which is about $50 more, I think. I didn't need another carry on, but loved working on this project and WILL use it next time I travel. I'm thinking my next project will be using travel patches from all over the world -- maybe not the most original theme but i haven't yet picked a bag for it.

Sorry to ramble, here are the pics -- the first four are one side of the bag and the next four are the other side.
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Fellow DIYer!
Have you ever tried dying any bags...leather or suede? I'm thinking of dying the inside suede of my DIY Rogue 25 black.
 
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