Personal article identification system

A personal article identification system comprising:

• a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface;
• a top layer having top surface and a bottom surface and overlaying the substrate;
• an intermediary layer between the substrate and the top layer;
• and
• a plurality of dots forming a two dimensional patterned array in the top layer and the intermediary layer, each of the dots is removably attached to the substrate via the intermediary layer.

A personal article identification method comprising:

• providing a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface configured to be secured to a personal article, and the top surface of the substrate having a first indicia;
• forming a plurality of dots in a top layer to generate a two dimensional patterned array of dots therein;
• adhering the top layer over the substrate;
• securing the substrate to a personal article;
• and
• removing selected dots of the plurality of dots to expose the underlying first indicia of the substrate to create a design element in the two dimensional patterned array.