Crafty college senior decorates graduation cap with her own parking tickets

Guess we shouldn't try to park at Michigan State.
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Chloe Bryan
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Like many seniors at Michigan State University, Kaila Davidson decorated her graduation cap with the iconic Spartan "S."

One small difference: her "S" was made entirely from her own parking tickets.

Davidson tweeted a photo of her DIY cap on Monday with a fond message for the campus police: "I'll never forget you."


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Davidson received 10 parking tickets during her time at MSU — which is, coincidentally, just enough to make a large block letter.

"I was going to throw them away," she told the Lansing State Journal, "but I figured, why not do something fun with them?"

And what's more fun than a police citation?

Luckily, said police seem to be fans of Davidson's stunt. 


Oh, and breathe easy, Kaila's parents. All the tickets have already been paid off.

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Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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