#iditafan

And because 15 years of Volunteer hats aren't enough, I have a few collectors hat, too. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ . . . . . . . . . . . . . #IditaSwag #Iditarod #IditaFan #IditarodVolunteer #HatCollection #IditaHats https://www.instagram.com/p/CHjd-iTH45t/?igshid=1tyevxghe7ku5

Believe it or not... there are a few hats missing... no clue atm where they are. 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️ But each one represents a year of #Iditarod #Volunteer duties! Can't wait to see what the #Iditarod2021 hat looks like. . Now I just need a creative way to display them. . . . . . . . . . . . #IditaSwag #IditaFan #IditaVolunteer #IditarodVolunteer #TrailGuard #TRAIL #TEAM #AlaskaLife #HatCollection @theiditarod https://www.instagram.com/p/CHjdLGbn-FE/?igshid=iaydk3iwmfhl

My grandparents had special "Iditarod" jackets they wore all during Rondy and at the start of @theiditarod. As #ITCMembers they got a patch (and a pin) every year. Each year Gma would sew that year's patch onto the jackets. When Gma had her stroke in 2009, the sewing stopped but GPa still got patches hoping for better times later. . They ended up in the box with his pins. I have their jackets, and I have the patches. I'm debating whether or not to put the patches on the jackets or to do something else with them. . . . . . . #Iditarod #IditaFan #MushingFan https://www.instagram.com/p/CHR51h-HAst/?igshid=ro75zxakjq6

Y'all are probably annoyed with photos and instastories on this project, but it's like the one accomlishment I managed today! . There are a few years missing, they are either broken or I believe on my gpa's #Iditarod hat. I don't want to take away from his "volunteer cap", so this is just the "extras" for him and for me. . It is really heavy, but I think it will hold up. Very thankful @greengoodnight was willing to ship it up to me/give me the idea. I have many more pins so I am on the lookout for a couple more of these banners (at least a couple)! . I know exactly where this will hang, I just need to get a strong enough hanger for it, Mom didn't like my idea of "just a giant nail". *sigh* . This will be a great addition to my Alaska/Mushing wall. . . . . . . . . @theiditarod #IditaFan #ITCMember #Mushing #AlaskaLife #Mushing #AKLife #IditarodMemorabilia #IditarodFan #AlaskaMemorabilia #PinCollector #PinCollection #DIYDisplay https://www.instagram.com/p/CHMqDUinM9c/?igshid=iw747zzrxtyz

Tonight's project is going through my grandfather's collection of @theiditarod official pins and these buckles were in the mix. Who of my followers have a creative yet simple way to display them? I have limited wall/shelf space in my room but our guest room is mushing/#Iditarod themed so that is also an option (though wallspace and shelf space are even more limited now that I think of it.) . . . . . . . . . #IditaFan #ITCMember #IditarodFan #CreativeDisplay #DisplayHistory #AlaskaLife #DIYDisplay https://www.instagram.com/p/CHMPCJBnjof/?igshid=116pdhtxsqp6s