Enamel Pins of the Week: Lucky #13

Backpack pins. @carhartt plz sponsor me plz.

A photo posted by @strikegentlyco on Apr 25, 2016 at 9:55am PDT

As the founder of Strike Gently Co, I deal in pins and patches on a daily basis. The Creators Project asked me to pull together a weekly roundup of the best newly-released pins. Most of these will probably sell out. If you like them, smash that “add to cart” button. Every Wednesday, you can head to the bottom of this article for an exclusive discount code so you can keep your pin game sharp.  

I feel refreshed. 4/20 is over and there's no marijuana merch this week. Instead, we bring you a greater collection of metal goodies, from lounging aliens to tiny paintings. I’ve been writing this thing for 13 weeks now and not once have I had trouble finding five excellent pieces to showcase. Props to you, Pin World. I hope you continue producing beautifully-designed soft goods that any schlub can afford. Bless the common man.

PS: At the end of this post is a special discount code, good for 15% off anything on my site, Strike Gently Co.

Welcome to the family  •WWW.HUNGRYINWHITTIER.COM•

A photo posted by HUNGRY •IN• WHITTIER (@hungryinwhittier) on Apr 19, 2016 at 4:12pm PDT

I love burgers, but as an aesthetic symbol they’ve been ruined for me by kids from Orange County who like garage rock and ironic stick-and-pokes. Thankfully, Hungry in Whittier has reclaimed the burger as a true symbol of culinary decadence and Americana. They’re all about food. And I prefer foodies to basic-ass LA trendsters ANYDAY.

$10 here.

When it's been a long day and the day has barely started..  bracelegscollective.com #aliens #aliensexist #alienlifeform #pingame #pingamestrong #pinlord #pincommunity #enamelpin #lapelpin #hatpin #hatpins

A photo posted by Bracelegs (@bracelegscollective) on Apr 16, 2016 at 2:18pm PDT

Brace Legs Collective is one of my Internet Friends, and he sent me this pin in the mail. I get a lot of pins in the mail. I don’t feel obligated to write about most of them because most of them aren’t that great. But this chillin' alien is fantastic. They also recently released a Blink-182 "Aliens Exist" throwback patch. Only 90s kids will understand.

$10 here.

MIRROR MIRROR, WHY DOES ART SUCK?Art Sucks pin available now [link in bio]

A photo posted by @dividedyouth on Apr 4, 2016 at 4:20pm PDT

This one speaks for itself. Having previously worked in the art world, I love pins because of how unpretentious they are. When you buy a $10 thing, you can only have $10 worth of expectations for it. This is starkly contrasted to the art world, where $10 million princes and princesses have $10 million worth to expound on. This pin takes their words down a peg (or 9,999,990). Wear it proud.

$10 here.

Break screen once, shame on you. Break it twice, take it to unauthorized iphone screen repair in midtown regram from @pincommunity

A photo posted by Club Wifi (@club_wifi) on Apr 27, 2016 at 6:31am PDT

There aren’t many things that unite us anymore. The world has no borders. Atheism is listed as a major belief system. Communication is mostly virtual. But everyone who’s ever owned an iPhone knows this feel.

$6 here.

The "Ballerina" pin is now available on our website! Shop now at http://allrandom.bigcartel.com! #pingame #pinoftheday #lapelpin #pintrill #howdoyoupin #pinnation #patchgame #pintrade #pinset #bbllowwnn #pin #enamelpin #pins #pintrade #pintraders #pinz #allrdm #pin_post #kanye #kanyewest #mbdtf #mybeautifuldarktwistedfantasy #yeezy #yeezus #ballerina #georgecondo #pablo #tlop #thelifeofpablo #nori

A photo posted by A L L . R A N D O M (@allrdm) on Apr 11, 2016 at 11:36am PDT

I love this pin, but let me remind the appropriation-loving audience of Instagram that this graphic from Kanye’s record was painted by the LEGENDARY AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY ARTIST GEORGE CONDO. His work is mind-bending—wearing this pin says, “Sure, I like Kanye,” to the masses, but either, “Yeah, I know Condo,” or "No, I don't know what I'm talking about," to the rest. You know who we are.

$12 here.

Thanks for reading.

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