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Merit Badge Chit Chat: Just a bit of merit badge chit chat |
debbieklann
Sharpshooter/Schoolmarm
783 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
783 Posts |
Posted - Jan 04 2023 : 4:35:33 PM
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Krista, what kind did you make?
Debbie Klann Farmgirl Sister #770 2018 Farmgirl of the Year
"Well behaved women seldom make history"....Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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Dreamer42
True Blue Farmgirl
2694 Posts
April
Central
Oregon
USA
2694 Posts |
Posted - Jan 04 2023 : 5:06:52 PM
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You ladies are inspiring me to get started on my merit badges again. I've only completed one or two - years ago. The letter writing one is first on my list and I love love love the idea of a new tea merit badge. I'm sort of a tea-aholic. Tea-hoarder. Tea-who**!! Giggle. My hubs just rolls his eyes, but always embraces my stroll down the tea aisle at any market we visit. I have cupboards overflowing with tea bags, loose teas, tea cups, tea cookies, etc. Is my candy store. Second addiction to my pretty paper fetish. Guilty. Thank you for the motivation and inspiration.
Dreamer42 Farmgirl Sister #7038 |
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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
1627 Posts
Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
1627 Posts |
Posted - Jan 04 2023 : 6:31:08 PM
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A tea badge is a great idea…pie too! I could master pie crust and making it look good maybe! Lol
I have a goal for getting badges this year too. I don’t think I put a number of badges, but maybe I should! Lol. I am working on the Lost Art of Letter Writing now. :)
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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AussieChick
Sharpshooter
365 Posts
Cindy
Bend
Oregon
USA
365 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2023 : 09:52:30 AM
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Hi Hannah - I love your tea badge idea too. I had suggested a few merit badge ideas under the "suggestions" forum. There is a topic called "Adding to badges again...". You might like to list your ideas there too, so that MaryJane's team can consider them for next year. I thought the tea badge was a great idea. I had originally thought we could call it the "tea for two" badge.
Farmgirl #6058 Farmgirl Sister of the Year 2021
"The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything they have". |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7231 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7231 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2023 : 1:49:43 PM
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Debbie, I made a snicker doodle pie. It was pretty yummy. I would like to try a fruit pie next.
Karen, that was my same thought lol! My pie crust could use some work.
Krista |
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GinnyBelle
True Blue Farmgirl
506 Posts
Hannah
West Lafayette
IN
USA
506 Posts |
Posted - Jan 07 2023 : 06:42:31 AM
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Thank you, ladies, for the positive feedback. I truly do think it would be a fun badge to earn if it ever got selected.
Krista and Cindy- Thank you for the info on formally presenting a suggestion. I will try and see what happens!
I am so excited to be working on badges again. I have missed the excitement of it and I've missed the interaction.
Farmgirl #6994
Sunshine Mixed With A Little Hurricane |
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debbieklann
Sharpshooter/Schoolmarm
783 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
783 Posts |
Posted - Jan 07 2023 : 08:03:38 AM
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Hannah, you and me both! My break from working on badges has turned out to be way longer than I had hoped. I’m off this morning to work on my Stained Glass badge! All of this merit badge talk has me excited again! I would be all in for a tea badge :) Krista, that pie sounds really good! What’s not to love about snickerdoodles???
Debbie Klann Farmgirl Sister #770 2018 Farmgirl of the Year
"Well behaved women seldom make history"....Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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KnyttWytch
True Blue Farmgirl
83 Posts
Hilary
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
United Kingdom
83 Posts |
Posted - Jan 07 2023 : 08:40:05 AM
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Err what are Snickerdoodles?
#6958 Disabled knitter and stitcher (lover of real food!) |
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3139 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
3139 Posts |
Posted - Jan 07 2023 : 08:52:03 AM
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I'm all for a tea badge!!!! It's the second best drink in my opinion - after hot chocolate, of course LOL!
There's a stained glass badge?!? That sounds fun! My first order of business is to apply for the badges I've already completed. I'm terrible at that part of it!
Hilary - snickerdoodles are a wonderful cookie covered with cinnamon and sugar. They're usually a Christmas treat around here. I bet it would be a fantastic pie!
~Heather Farmgirl Sister #4701 September 2014 Farmgirl of the Month
"The purpose of life is to enjoy every moment" - Yogi teabag
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debbieklann
Sharpshooter/Schoolmarm
783 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
783 Posts |
Posted - Jan 07 2023 : 09:00:44 AM
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Don’t feel bad, Heather…. I have several that I have finished the work on just not applied for :(
Debbie Klann Farmgirl Sister #770 2018 Farmgirl of the Year
"Well behaved women seldom make history"....Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7231 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7231 Posts |
Posted - Jan 09 2023 : 1:15:20 PM
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Heather, I am so surprised you haven't come up with some sort of hot chocolate badge yet ha ha!
Oh Hilary, you really need to try one. They are such yummy cookies. They are my husbands favorite, so we have them quite often.
Debbie, a stained glass badge sounds so fun. I am excited to hear how it goes for you and see what you make.
I just placed an order for some calligraphy supplies for the calligraphy badge, some new stationary supplies for the Lost art of letter writing badge, and some quilling supplies for the quilling badge. I am so excited to get started!
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Edited by - MaryJanesNiece on Jan 09 2023 1:15:44 PM |
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3139 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
3139 Posts |
Posted - Jan 09 2023 : 7:48:34 PM
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I didn't come up with the badge, but I GREATLY enjoyed drinking a few cups of hot chocolate as I read the book for the cocoa badge LOL! I'll be looking into the next level of that one soon :)
~Heather Farmgirl Sister #4701 September 2014 Farmgirl of the Month
"The purpose of life is to enjoy every moment" - Yogi teabag
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debbieklann
Sharpshooter/Schoolmarm
783 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
783 Posts |
Posted - Jan 09 2023 : 7:54:37 PM
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Heather, I think that you get to create your own truffle flavors for the expert level for that badge!
Debbie Klann Farmgirl Sister #770 2018 Farmgirl of the Year
"Well behaved women seldom make history"....Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3139 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
3139 Posts |
Posted - Jan 10 2023 : 1:36:47 PM
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I need to hurry up and get on that! That sounds like a delicious badge!!!! LOL!
~Heather Farmgirl Sister #4701 September 2014 Farmgirl of the Month
"The purpose of life is to enjoy every moment" - Yogi teabag
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7231 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7231 Posts |
Posted - Jan 11 2023 : 2:39:09 PM
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Heather, I wish I lived closer! I would love to be your chocolate truffle tasting guinea pig!!
Krista |
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GinnyBelle
True Blue Farmgirl
506 Posts
Hannah
West Lafayette
IN
USA
506 Posts |
Posted - Jan 11 2023 : 4:42:07 PM
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I second Krista! Truffles are never a hardship to eat.
Farmgirl #6994
Sunshine Mixed With A Little Hurricane |
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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
1627 Posts
Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
1627 Posts |
Posted - Jan 11 2023 : 5:45:01 PM
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I’ll join the truffle taste test too!!
Ever had an Oreo truffle?? :)
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6663 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6663 Posts |
Posted - Jan 12 2023 : 3:58:23 PM
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Farmgirls, I too need to get back to some badge work. My last two were in 2020 and since then I have been lazy! I think about it all the time but never get organized and start doing it. You all are reminding me I need to make a plan and then do it!
Winnie #3109 Red Tractor Girl Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015 FGOTM- October 2018 |
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jillyd
True Blue Farmgirl
728 Posts
Jill
Saanichton
British Columbia
Canada
728 Posts |
Posted - Jan 12 2023 : 4:17:12 PM
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Me too, Winnie. I know I could just write some up and submit them. I did put the chocolate book on hold at the library as that badge sounds delicious!
Jill Farmgirl #6748
"When life gets super crazy, do your art. It helps you remember the exquisite, imaginary, delightful, lovely side of what is otherwise sometimes a bit much" Sylvia Olsen |
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3139 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
3139 Posts |
Posted - Jan 12 2023 : 5:23:32 PM
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A truffle party sounds like so much fun!!! I wish we all lived closer :)
~Heather Farmgirl Sister #4701 September 2014 Farmgirl of the Month
"The purpose of life is to enjoy every moment" - Yogi teabag
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7231 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7231 Posts |
Posted - Jan 13 2023 : 1:37:10 PM
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I have started on my Beginner Calligraphy Badge and also my Beginner Quilling Badge. I have started practicing my calligraphy, but still need to read the book. I also started making different shapes with my quilling paper and even started my small design. This is a really fun badge! I have also started my UFO badge. I just need to finish my first UFO to apply for the beginner badge.
Krista |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7231 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7231 Posts |
Posted - Jan 13 2023 : 1:47:44 PM
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I also purchased supplies for my Lost Art of Letter Writing Beginner Badge. I just need to get them organized in my basket. I am using an old basket I used to keep my magazines in. I hope it works how I envision it.
Krista |
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GinnyBelle
True Blue Farmgirl
506 Posts
Hannah
West Lafayette
IN
USA
506 Posts |
Posted - Jan 21 2023 : 12:42:59 PM
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How is your letter writing basket going, Krista?
I finally got 3 of the badges I am working on applied for, so I am feeling accomplished today! Hehe!
Hannah #6994 |
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jillyd
True Blue Farmgirl
728 Posts
Jill
Saanichton
British Columbia
Canada
728 Posts |
Posted - Jan 21 2023 : 8:43:20 PM
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Good job, Hannah! You're motivating me. :)
Jill Farmgirl #6748
"When life gets super crazy, do your art. It helps you remember the exquisite, imaginary, delightful, lovely side of what is otherwise sometimes a bit much" Sylvia Olsen |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7231 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7231 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2023 : 3:46:50 PM
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Hannah, I have my basket all put together. I just need to apply for the badge now.
Krista |
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