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My featured Merit Badge Awardee of the Week is … Rebecca White!!!

Rebecca White (Beccalou, #6430) has received a certificate of achievement in Stitching & Crafting for earning a Beginner, Intermediate & Expert Level Quilling Merit Badge!

“I have always admired quilled projects and decided that I should learn this wonderful art form. I purchased a beginner kit from one of the craft stores and started working. Buy the time I had finished, I had two books and more kits on order.

I made several cards and gift tags that I really love. Some of my fellow sisters in the card swap may be seeing them soon.

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I saw a certain photo of something on Facebook and I thought that it would be neat to do with quilled flowers. I painted the canvas with different colors of gold and copper and then drew on the silhouette with dark paint. I then quilled the flowers and added it to the canvas.

I really loved how it turned out. I have it hanging in the studio/barn where I do most of my craft work. The flowers add a bit of definition to the hair, and the hair itself is quilled.

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I decided that I really wanted something that showed lots of flowers and needed something for my studio to put up that would make me happy. So I designed a plaque. I took a wooden 10/10 board and covered it with scrapbook paper, and then printed the word BLOOM on it, then I decorated it with all the different kinds of flowers that I could think to make.

I think that it turned out better then I expected. It is very cheery and I love the bright colors of the flowers.”

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Young Cultivators Merit Badge: Lean on Me, Beginner Level

The adorable, always humorous MBA Jane is my way of honoring our Sisterhood Merit Badge program, now with 7,050 dues-paying members who have earned an amazing number of merit badges so far—10,044 total! Take it away, MBA Jane!!! ~MaryJane 

Wondering who I am? I’m Merit Badge Awardee Jane (MBA Jane for short). In my former life

For this week’s Out There Kids/Lean On Me Beginner Level Young Cultivator Merit Badge, the lovely Piper and Nora and the intrepid whippersnapper, Andy, all decided they need a place in the shade. A little piece of heaven they could call their own …

“Can I have a piece of Earth?”
Mary, The Secret Garden.

I had just the thing:

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  1. Winnie Nielsen says:

    Now that lean-to is a perfect backyard fort and a perfect summer project with kids. Having space to claim as your own is not only fun, it is inspirational. No doubt many kids have been able to go to this sort of space and dream, read, draw, and imagine their futures. Plus a place you can call your own is empowering and one that you can have ownership in. See those stick ponies?? I had a yellow one with a black mane too. How I loved that thing and pretended it was real when I was 7 &8 years old.

  2. HI again maryjane! I also have on my computer today this ” continue reading” , so naturally I needed to click and respond ASAP even if it’s a day late.
    One of best gifts I ever rec’d was a very realistic canvas Indian Teepee, and I lived in it for several summer until it bit the dust. It had traditional motifs painted on the canvas and it was my not-so-secret hideout. My secret hideout was a series of tree houses I built by myself. thanks for the memories.
    Oh, and the ” sunflower houses” in the book of the same name by Sharon Lovejoy , are the best but ofcourse must be planned way ahead in the season.

  3. Karlyne says:

    This would be fun to do even on a camping trip! In our area, you’ll find a fair number of elk camps where hunters have hung poles between trees, and it would be fun and easy to utilize them for a lean-to. Thanks for the idea!

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My featured Merit Badge Awardee of the Week is … Emily Hack!!!

Emily Hack (alterationsbyem, #2951) has received a certificate of achievement in Each Other for earning an Expert Level Entrepreneurial Spirit Merit Badge!

“After joining the Farmgirl Sisterhood a few years ago, I was able to research opening my own business. Well, nearly a full year out of my craft business, and I am so pleased. I have been able to take my farmgirl love of reduce, reuse, and recycle and make home décor and usable items that people love.

Best sellers: Golden Girl wine glasses! Emily Hack’s Inspired Collections range from Repli-Kates to custom wedding gowns, while my home series has personalized wine glasses and cutting boards. I have branched out to doing craft shows all over my home state of Pennsylvania.

It has changed my life and allowed me to have a creative outlet from my new day job as an accountant. Some days, juggling my family, school, work, and the small business feels like I am in a full tornado. But I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

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Furniture Makeover Merit Badge, Intermediate Level

The adorable, always humorous MBA Jane is my way of honoring our Sisterhood Merit Badge program, now with 7,050 dues-paying members who have earned an amazing number of merit badges so far—10,044 total! Take it away, MBA Jane!!! ~MaryJane 

Wondering who I am? I’m Merit Badge Awardee Jane (MBA Jane for short). In my former life …

For this week’s Make It Easy/Furniture Makeover Intermediate Level Merit Badge, I was enjoying my new, upcycled, one-of-a-kind nightstand so very much, I figured I was more than ready for the next project.

I cracked my knuckles, rolled up my sleeves, paused the latest episode of whatever was on the DIY Network, and got down to business.

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  1. Winnie Nielsen says:

    What a clever idea and way to use something vintage for a bookcase. It would look great for an office area or a homeschool room too. I love that 1905 graphic too. That era of style always fascinates me and draws me in for a closer look.

    • Karlyne says:

      Yes! I could positively smell those books right through the laptop!

      And I’m going to keep my eyeballs peeled for some old maps to decorate with, too.

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My featured Merit Badge Awardee of the Week is … April Tovar!!!

April Tovar (Dreamer42, #7038) has received a certificate of achievement in Garden Gate for earning an Intermediate Level Herbs Merit Badge!

“I planted 2 herb pots for outdoors on my patio, as my garden space is small and full. I also planted a 3-potted herb pot in my kitchen window. I planted basil, sage, cilantro, and parsley. I added a green onion to my herb pot even though it’s not an herb, but the bulb starts came from my great-grandparents’ farm back in Michigan, which has recently sold outside of the family. The onions are the only part of the farm I have left.

Looking good so far! This is the 3-plant pot in my kitchen window. The middle basil plants were starts I rooted from my mother-in-law’s plant; the other two, basil and parsley, I planted from seed. I have already harvested basil for my basil lemonade and the cilantro for enchiladas.”

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Young Cultivator Merit Badge: Rethink Your Space, Intermediate Level

he adorable, always humorous MBA Jane is my way of honoring our Sisterhood Merit Badge program, now with 7,050 dues-paying members who have earned an amazing number of merit badges so far—10,044 total! Take it away, MBA Jane!!! ~MaryJane 

Wondering who I am? I’m Merit Badge Awardee Jane (MBA Jane for short). In my former life

For this week’s Make It Easy/Rethink Your Space Intermediate Level Young Cultivator Badge, I steeled my frazzled nerves with a nice cuppa chai with extra whip and sprinkles, and marched on over to my neighbor’s house, otherwise known as The Den of Fear and Trembling. No one calls it that but me, but that’s because they’ve never been inside Andy’s bedroom.

After he and I earned our Beginner Level merit badge in cleaning his room (you bet your patootie I earned myself one, too!) I needed some time to recover from my trauma (I was getting PTSD flashbacks and tremors), but now I was ready. Ready to supervise Nora earning her own Beginner Level badge, and ready to move Andy onto Intermediate.

 

“Okay, comrades,” I said, swallowing down the last of my liquid courage and licking the whip off my fingers, “Here’s the deal.”

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  1. Winnie Nielsen says:

    All I know is that, with kids rooms, the chaos that follows a sleepover is almost enough to make a mother just throw in the towel and grab her purse to leave for a coffee!

  2. Karlyne says:

    That kid’s a genius! Nailed his door shut indeed!

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My featured Merit Badge Awardee of the Week is … Cristy Marxsen!!!

Cristy Marxsen (#6637) has received a certificate of achievement in Stitching & Crafting for earning a Beginner Level Aprons Merit Badge!

“I made an apron! The apron is adorable. I found the fabric and pattern on a quilt run this past weekend. I think the attached dishtowel is just too cool!”

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  1. Joan H. says:

    Wow! I love making aprons and I love this one. Good job!

  2. Anita Jones says:

    I love the apron. Actually someone just gave me one for Christmas. I would like to make some myself. Is the pattern available.

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My featured Merit Badge Awardee of the Week is … Natalie Garcia!!!

Natalie Garcia (#7004) has received a certificate of achievement in Each Other for earning a Beginner Level Community Action Merit Badge!

“I’ve been aware for a little while that my town does not allow for the keeping of backyard chickens. The city council is responsible for this law and I spent about an hour looking into the city ordinances. What I found was that it is unlawful for any person to keep any chickens, ducks, pigeons, or other fowl in the city limits unless the same are at all times kept confined in proper pens or enclosures. No animals are permitted to be kept within the city limits, including those described in this section, unless allowed by any applicable zoning ordinance pursuant to Title 15 of this code. All pens or enclosures required by this section shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition and shall not be placed or maintained within seventy five feet (75′) of any dwelling. Further zoning information revealed that residential areas are zoned for household pets (defined as: Animals or fowl ordinarily permitted in the house and kept for company or pleasure, such as dogs, cats, or canaries, but not including a sufficient number of dogs or cats to constitute a “kennel”) and lofts for racing pigeons only. I could keep one cow, though. 12-7-5: KEEPING MORE THAN ONE COW PROHIBITED; PERMIT REQUIRED TO KEEP ONE COW.

There is a local group that is pushing for a change to these rules, to allow urban backyard chickens. It’s called the Ogden Chicken Alliance, and there is a corollary group called C.L.U.C.K. (Citizens Lobbying for Urban Chicken Keeping) and there are Facebook pages. OCA is Ogden Chicken Alliance and CLUCK is Ogden CLUCK I do belong to both pages and have attended my first meeting.

Many nearby towns DO allow chickens, but not here. There are semi-monthly meetings and the group has gotten a booth at the local farmers’ market, where we will be selling t-shirts and handing out informational flyers. Fingers crossed.”

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  1. Winnie Nielsen says:

    Natalie, good luck with your work in passing a new city ordinance for keeping chickens. It is weird that you can have a cow but there is push back on chickens. It sounds like you have a good group of advocates working for the same end goal so hopefully things will move forward soon!

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Young Cultivators Merit Badge: I Did It My Way, Beginner Level

The adorable, always humorous MBA Jane is my way of honoring our Sisterhood Merit Badge program, now with 7,050 dues-paying members who have earned an amazing number of merit badges so far—10,044 total! Take it away, MBA Jane!!! ~MaryJane 

Wondering who I am? I’m Merit Badge Awardee Jane (MBA Jane for short). In my former life

For this week’s Make It Easy/I Did It My Way Young Cultivator Beginner Level Merit Badge, I decided to take under my wing a new hatchling, so to speak. My neighbor takes care of her granddaughter after school some days, and little Alice is a hoot. She was the perfect victim – er, I mean, guinea pig … er, I mean, accomplice for this badge.

And let’s be honest …

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  1. Winnie Nielsen says:

    Hahahaha!!! You write the best stories of MBA Jane! I always wanted to try out those tin can phone lines . I wonder if using fishing line or thin metal wire would provide a better conductor of sound ? If it did, perhaps you could run a phone from a tree house to the inside of a house . That way a kid could get the direct message that it was time to come inside for lunch.

  2. Karlyne says:

    So funny! Nothin’ like a kindergartner for laughs!

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