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Merit Badge Chit Chat:  Just a bit of merit badge chit chat  |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6797 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6797 Posts |
 Posted - Feb 05 2021 : 05:34:00 AM
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Krista, I kept a spiral notebook on my kitchen table and jotted down any changes I made. I've finished all the mixes and now to write it up to submit.
Cindy, I read all the badges you achieved. I'm in awe of you. Well done!
FarmGirl Hugs, Sara
FarmGirl Sister #6034 Aug 2014
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
6685 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
6685 Posts |
Posted - Feb 05 2021 : 10:57:36 AM
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Way to go Sara! You are doing awesome with your badges. I really need to get back at mine! I just need to write up my intermediate cross stitch badge for submitting. I will do that this weekend.
Krista |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6797 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6797 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2021 : 07:46:29 AM
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Krista, I am happy to report I achieved the intermediate and expert badges too. Will take a break from working on badges and do something else for a while. Hope to come back to badges in a couple of weeks. I'll be checking in to see what everyone is up to.
FarmGirl Hugs, Sara
FarmGirl Sister #6034 Aug 2014
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
6685 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
6685 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2021 : 1:47:26 PM
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Congratulations Sara! That is awesome! I’m really hoping to get some done myself lol! I look forward to seeing what you work on in the future.
Krista |
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JeanP
True Blue Farmgirl
1284 Posts
Jean
Deary
ID
USA
1284 Posts |
Posted - Feb 17 2021 : 5:34:55 PM
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Oh my goodness, I am in total awe at the accomplishments of the Merit Badge Awardees these last few days. Amazing and very inspirational. I haven't attempted any Merit Badges yet, but you Farmgirls are sure inspiring me. Keep up the good work.
jean
"However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at."
. . . .Stephen Hawking |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
6685 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
6685 Posts |
Posted - Feb 19 2021 : 11:35:54 AM
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I agree Jean! So many amazing and talented ladies here! You should definitely give them a try yourself. Do you know which one you would want to start with first if you do?
Krista |
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
2991 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
2991 Posts |
Posted - Feb 19 2021 : 1:55:27 PM
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I got my planner a couple weeks ago and am currently reading some books. It's been YEARS since I earned any badges! I can't believe it's been so long but I'm hoping to get quite a few accomplished this year :) If you're looking for a good place to start I suggest the chocolate one :) I'm reading the book now and can't wait to go back to the chocolate shop and sample the goodies - for the sake of earning a badge of course 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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Edited by - nndairy on Feb 19 2021 1:56:11 PM |
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AussieChick
Sharpshooter
347 Posts
Cindy
Bend
Oregon
USA
347 Posts |
Posted - Feb 25 2021 : 6:09:20 PM
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You are so right Heather! "The True History of Chocolate" will be my next book to read (and I can't wait to do the chocolate sampling part for that badge). I am currently reading the "Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd for my "Secret Life of Bees" badge. I'm quite enjoying it!
Farmgirl #6058
"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
6685 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
6685 Posts |
Posted - Feb 26 2021 : 12:10:39 PM
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Heather, very much agreed! It’s all for research purposes lol! I am going to have to work on that badge sooner than later! I do love chocolate.
Cindy, you are doing awesome with your badges. You are definitely an inspiration!
Krista |
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
2991 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
2991 Posts |
Posted - Feb 26 2021 : 5:08:21 PM
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Cindy - that's too funny! I just finished "The Secret Life of Bee's"!!!! It was a very good book.
I'm thinking I might have to research more than one chocolate place - just to see for sure what I like best 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
6685 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
6685 Posts |
Posted - Mar 01 2021 : 1:46:27 PM
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Heather, I agree! The more research the better!
Krista |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
6685 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
6685 Posts |
Posted - Mar 15 2021 : 1:01:53 PM
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Oh my goodness! I just realized that my son Tilton will be old enough this year (in December) to start working on the Young Cultivators Badges! I’m excited to get started on them with him! I did see that I can request for him to start earlier than 6. I will have to look at the badges and see if there are any he would be able to do now and could apply for him to start now!
Krista |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
6685 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
6685 Posts |
Posted - Apr 19 2021 : 1:02:53 PM
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How is everyone's badges coming along? Any updates?
Krista |
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AussieChick
Sharpshooter
347 Posts
Cindy
Bend
Oregon
USA
347 Posts |
Posted - Apr 19 2021 : 5:36:57 PM
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Hi Krista,
I am working on the "Disconnect to Reconnect" and "Outstepping" badges this weekend. Your son might enjoy achieving these badges if he likes camping and being outdoors. I know you guys are heading into your summer over there, so it might be a great time to go hiking and explore some trails he's never been on before.
Have fun achieving your badges together!
Cindy
Farmgirl #6058
"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
6685 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
6685 Posts |
Posted - Apr 21 2021 : 12:40:22 PM
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Thank you Cindy! I really am looking forward to it. He’s really going to enjoy them.
Krista |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6797 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6797 Posts |
Posted - Apr 21 2021 : 3:48:05 PM
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Krista, I'm ready to start another merit badge - canning. Hope to work on the paperwork later this week. Actual canning will be the easy part because that is what I have been doing.
Have fun working with your son on him earning badges.
FarmGirl Hugs, Sara
FarmGirl Sister #6034 Aug 2014
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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jillyd
True Blue Farmgirl
710 Posts
Jill
Saanichton
British Columbia
Canada
710 Posts |
Posted - Apr 21 2021 : 4:52:47 PM
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Krista, I hadn't even thought about doing badges with my grandson. He's got a couple of years to go, but that would be so much fun. I'll have to have a look at the badges. I haven't been working on any badges lately, although I'm sure there's a couple that I just need to write up. I've been busy - bookkeeping, doing an editing course (I should look at that grammar one), and now getting out in the garden. I've been knitting in my spare time, that's one that I probably just have to write up. Sara have fun with the canning, I should take a look at that one too. Cindy, it sounds like you've been really busy with badges!
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
6685 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
6685 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2021 : 2:10:08 PM
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Good luck with the canning badge Sara.
Jill, you have been busy! And it sounds like you have completed a few badges along the way as well. I need to look into the ufo badge because I may have completed some of that myself. I may be doing some others with starting my garden.
Krista |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9237 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9237 Posts |
Posted - Jun 10 2022 : 07:05:18 AM
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I have a question. What is the difference between the different levels of badges? I have Beginner, intermediate and expert for Shopping Green but I was only sent the one badge and 3 different certificates. The badge has one dotted line and one solid line. I understood there was one badge and different lines around them for each level. Do we make the extra lines ourselves? Thanks to anyone who can help me out.
~Denise
Sister #43~1/18/2007
"I am a bookaholic and I have no desire to be cured." 
"Home is where we find comfort, security, memories, friendship, hospitality, and above all, family. It is the place that deserves our commitment and loyalty." William J. Bennett
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
3919 Posts
Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
3919 Posts |
Posted - Jun 10 2022 : 07:50:35 AM
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I believe we do.
Marie
Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014
Try everything once and the fun things twice. |
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debbieklann
Sharpshooter/Schoolmarm
764 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
764 Posts |
Posted - Jun 10 2022 : 07:56:38 AM
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Denise, it's my understanding that there is just 1 badge design for each badge. You add your own embroidery, markings, whatever you choose, to denote the level of your badge earned. So, anyone earning the beginning level of a badge would have 1 line/border around the outside. If you earn other levels of that badge, you will add another line or border after the first one. So..if you saw a merit badge with 3 different decorative lines around the badge, you would know that that farmgirl sister had earned her expert level in that particular badge.
Looking at mine, it looks as though the solid line is your cutting line. The dotted line is probably where you would put your first beginner line around the design. The other 2 lines would need to be fit in between...unless you decided to make your badge a little bigger around.
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl of the Year
"Well behaved women seldom make history"....Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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Ashley
MaryJanesFarm Food Guru
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Ashley
Moscow
ID
54 Posts |
Posted - Jun 10 2022 : 09:34:24 AM
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Denise, Debbie’s post is spot on—the first dotted line is where you stitch a border after you’ve earned the beginner level, and then you would add two more borders outside the beginner row once you’ve earned the intermediate and expert levels.
You can read more about this here: http://www.farmgirlsisterhood.org/merit-badges.asp. The text in the left column titled “Earning Farmgirl Sisterhood Badges” talks about badge images specifically beginning in the fourth paragraph.
I hope this helps!
Ashley
MaryJanesFarm Food Guru |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9237 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9237 Posts |
Posted - Jun 10 2022 : 3:54:28 PM
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Thank you so much ladies! Really appreciate you clearing that up for me.
~Denise
Sister #43~1/18/2007
"I am a bookaholic and I have no desire to be cured."
"Home is where we find comfort, security, memories, friendship, hospitality, and above all, family. It is the place that deserves our commitment and loyalty." William J. Bennett
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
6685 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
6685 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2022 : 12:43:47 PM
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Over the weekend I started working on my beginner origami badge. I made a crane, boat, and plane. Now I just need to apply for the badge. This morning I went and purchased some colored paper to get started on the intermediate level.
What badges are you working on? Anyone working on the origami badges?
Krista |
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
2991 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
2991 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2022 : 4:48:00 PM
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What fun! I'm working on some gardening and preserving ones. I need to finish a book and do the hardest part for me - apply for them! The origami looks fun - I'll have to read what all it involves.
~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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Merit Badge Chit Chat: Just a bit of merit badge chit chat |
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Just a bit of merit badge chit chat
