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Official Farmgirl Sisterhood Members:  Merit Badge Ideas  |
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
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 Posted - Feb 03 2012 : 08:37:41 AM
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I never know if I should list badge ideas on the forum or just email the farm. In the past I've done both. So I thought what if we have a thread for everyone to start putting their ideas in one place. This may be easier than said, but let's try.
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
1360 Posts |
Posted - Feb 03 2012 : 08:41:05 AM
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I'll even start.
What about a Language badge?
Beginner: research a language you are interested in and find out where it is spoken and how it started.
Intermediate: Learn to count from 1 to 10 in your chosen language.
Expert: Take a class or check out CDs from the library, but learn to speak at least 100 words in your chosen language.
The expert requirement I am a little less sure about. Maybe other folks might have an idea that might work.
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Sharon Denise
True Blue Farmgirl
211 Posts
Sharon
Temple
TX
USA
211 Posts |
Posted - Feb 03 2012 : 09:59:48 AM
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Ooh, that's a great idea, Laurie! Like a cultural awareness category. That could include lots of subtopics besides language, including food, music, etc.
Farmgirl Sister #3754
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"There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. Yet that will be the beginning."
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13564 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13564 Posts |
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Sharon Denise
True Blue Farmgirl
211 Posts
Sharon
Temple
TX
USA
211 Posts |
Posted - Feb 03 2012 : 10:15:36 AM
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Excellent idea, CJ!!! I was always really annoyed that my school didn't offer that for a language credit. They started to have it as a "fun elective" by the time I graduated, but it still didn't count toward the required language credit. Bah.
Farmgirl Sister #3754
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"There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. Yet that will be the beginning."
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alterationsbyemily
True Blue Farmgirl
686 Posts
Emily
Thomasville
PA
USA
686 Posts |
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
1360 Posts |
Posted - Feb 03 2012 : 2:14:33 PM
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CJ,
My thought behind the badge was that I intended to teach sign language to my son as he grew older. Both his Nana and uncle know it and I have a book how to teach kids. It is one of the few languages that can cross language boundaries. I know tidbits of so many languages that I have been know to intermix them in the wrong way. I said "Oui" to a question in a Mexican restaurant.
Laurie
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Simple Living
True Blue Farmgirl
1402 Posts
Joan
Staten Island
NY
USA
1402 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2012 : 10:59:44 AM
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I just received my welcome package with the sisterhood badge...it is beautiful. I can't wait to come up with an idea for my badge.
Happy Trails
Farmgirl 3842 |
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alterationsbyemily
True Blue Farmgirl
686 Posts
Emily
Thomasville
PA
USA
686 Posts |
Posted - Feb 07 2012 : 12:41:56 PM
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I got another badge idea today. What about an herb badge. Not exactly curing the common cold but learning different uses of herbs, peppermint to help congestion, lavender to relax. It would be like,
Beginner
Identify three herbs and their possible uses and try at least one.
Intermediate
Grow 3 herbs for cooking or medicinal uses, cultivate and use it. Share your experience on the farmgirl forum or with your chapter.
Expert
Grow 5 different herbs from the ones in the intermediate step. Cultivate the new herbs and try out their possibilites.
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Farmgirl #2951
No longer renting, offical farmgirl.
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NancyOH1
True Blue Farmgirl
88 Posts
Nancy
Columbus
Ohio
USA
88 Posts |
Posted - Feb 07 2012 : 6:26:40 PM
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I like the idea of an Herb Badge. I have been wanting to learn about herbs, growing them at home, and their many uses.
Another idea for a badge would be to learn something about landscaping around your house. I am taking a correspondence course from Penn Foster to learn something new and get ideas for adding to the landscape around my house.
NancyOH1
Farmgirl # 2508 |
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
1360 Posts |
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Chelsea
Merit Badge Farmgirl
29 Posts
Chelsea
Moscow
ID
USA
29 Posts |
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Sharon Denise
True Blue Farmgirl
211 Posts
Sharon
Temple
TX
USA
211 Posts |
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Chelsea
Merit Badge Farmgirl
29 Posts
Chelsea
Moscow
ID
USA
29 Posts |
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
1360 Posts |
Posted - Feb 09 2012 : 08:15:48 AM
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Chelsea,
Could we lock this thread near the top so as ideas come and go, folks will have a place for easy access and not have to go back through the threads to find it. Just a thought.
Laurie
http://www.inntheorchardbnb.com/ |
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Chelsea
Merit Badge Farmgirl
29 Posts
Chelsea
Moscow
ID
USA
29 Posts |
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Carol
Moderator/MaryJane's Design Diva
452 Posts
Carol
Moscow
Idaho
USA
452 Posts |
Posted - Feb 13 2012 : 12:44:12 PM
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Hi girls.
It's "sticky" now, so will always appear at the top of the list of topics.
Thanks for all the great ideas!
Carol
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, red wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming 'WOO HOO, what a ride!'"
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Sharon Denise
True Blue Farmgirl
211 Posts
Sharon
Temple
TX
USA
211 Posts |
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Simple Living
True Blue Farmgirl
1402 Posts
Joan
Staten Island
NY
USA
1402 Posts |
Posted - Feb 17 2012 : 10:02:49 AM
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hi there are a couple of us who thought a badge for making journals and scrapbooking would be fun! What do you all think
Happy Trails
Farmgirl 3842 |
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Chelsea
Merit Badge Farmgirl
29 Posts
Chelsea
Moscow
ID
USA
29 Posts |
Posted - Feb 17 2012 : 10:36:19 AM
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Hi Joan,
We do have a Scrapbooking badge! Under Stitching and Crafting, #13.
" 13. Scrapbooking
Beginner Level
Make a scrapbook to commemorate a special event for a friend. Include pictures and mementos from the special day. Wrap it up and surprise your friend with this special gift.
Intermediate Level
Try incorporating different elements into your scrapbook like fabrics, tatting, or dried flowers.
Make an heirloom scrapbook on a topic like “Day in the Life” or “I Remember When” to give to a young person you care about. Learn about how fibers and photographs age and how to care for them. Read chapters 1, 3, and 11 of Saving Stuff: How to Care for and Preserve Your Collectibles, Heirlooms, and Other Prized Possessions by Don Williams and Louisa Jaggar. Find out about scrapbooking terms like vellum and lignin. Include journaling or storytelling in your scrapbook to give your reader a sense of context or what’s going on behind the scenes. This is a great opportunity to try different styles of penmanship.
Take a picture or scan one of your scrapbooks or scrapbook pages and share it with your farmgirl Sisters.
Expert Level
Look up a fine art book and take note of the design elements. Look at the composition of the subjects and the colors in paintings you find especially beautiful. Look for relationships between where the artist places important subjects. Try using a composition or color palette from a favorite painting in your scrapbook pages.
Make a historical scrapbook. Read Organizing and Preserving Your Heirloom Documents by Katherine Scott Sturdevant. Use your historical scrapbook to tell a family history or an interesting story from your town’s past.
Share your scrapbooking expertise. "
I love the paper making and journal making idea! There is a lady around here that comes to the farmer's market every once in awhile that makes the coolest recycled, homemade journals with fun different fabric covers. We'll add that to the list.
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Edited by - Chelsea on Feb 17 2012 10:37:57 AM |
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Simple Living
True Blue Farmgirl
1402 Posts
Joan
Staten Island
NY
USA
1402 Posts |
Posted - Feb 17 2012 : 10:39:13 AM
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Oh Chelsea I feel stupid  I didn't realize it...a big thanks
Happy Trails
Farmgirl 3842 |
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alterationsbyemily
True Blue Farmgirl
686 Posts
Emily
Thomasville
PA
USA
686 Posts |
Posted - Feb 17 2012 : 8:14:22 PM
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So my merit badge part of my brain is on over drive, what about a gathering up badge like this:
Beginner,
Find something new you would like to join or meetup with new people, anything from library gatherings to joining a league, or a ladies garden club. If there is no activities available, start one of your own. Attend two meetings.
Intermediate
Attend 4 more meetings.
Expert
Attend an additional 8 meetings or teach a class on your new found extra activity.
Yeah... I will go back to my late night quilling now.
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Farmgirl #2951
No longer renting, offical farmgirl.
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alterationsbyemily
True Blue Farmgirl
686 Posts
Emily
Thomasville
PA
USA
686 Posts |
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
1360 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2012 : 09:02:11 AM
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What about recycling. I don't recall a badge about that. I know some areas don't have any, but I think we could tweak the badge to accommodate those farmgirls too.
beginner: research recycling in your area. What can and cannot be recycled.
intermediate: Determine what you have that can be recycled instead of thrown away, and send those goods to be reused. Do this for a week.
Expert: Recycle for an entire month. If your area does not support recycle find ways to recycle household items.
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alterationsbyemily
True Blue Farmgirl
686 Posts
Emily
Thomasville
PA
USA
686 Posts |
Posted - Apr 18 2012 : 1:28:28 PM
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Architecture Badge.... There is tons of information on Google Books about past structures, perhaps, learning to read a traditional plan and then for expert designing your dream, farmgirl house, and your "might actually happen" dream house.
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Farmgirl #2951
No longer renting, offical farmgirl.
Check out my new blog at http://featheredhattrading.blogspot.com/
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grammytammy
True Blue Farmgirl
585 Posts
Tamara
Binghamton
ny
USA
585 Posts |
Posted - Apr 18 2012 : 2:13:37 PM
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How about some kind of badge for finishing projects that have been waiting "a while" to be complete. Might be good inspiration to finish a few
FarmGirl 2495
God loved us so much He gave His only son to die in our stead. |
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Official Farmgirl Sisterhood Members: Merit Badge Ideas |
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Merit Badge Ideas
