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Outstepping Merit Badge

Posted on November 17, 2012 by mbajane

The adorable, always humorous MBA Jane is my way of honoring our Sisterhood Merit Badge program, now with 4,649 dues-paying members who have earned an amazing number of merit badges so far—5,730 total! Take it away MBA Jane!!! MJ

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

This last weekend was the last weekend I felt good about hiking. After all, winter is coming, and though I have First Aid Kits ready in my car, I have no desire to be eaten by bears (or are they hibernating?) or get stuck in a snow drift, or miss my favorite holiday movie on the Hallmark Channel. So, I dusted off my best flannel shirt, laced up my boots, and set off on an adventure of the hiking and exploring and Merit Badge-ing type!

I was on the lookout for three things for this badge: my state tree, my state flower, and my state bird …

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  1. Terry Steinmetz says:
    November 17, 2012 at 3:36 am

    Poor MBAJane! Poison Ivy is no fun! But she got to eat s’mores & that is always yummy!

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  2. Mary Beth Schwarz says:
    November 17, 2012 at 3:49 pm

    Good for you Jane! Part of the fun is trying to do these interesting things for the Merit Badges. Sorry I missed your S’mores! Mary Beth

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Hear Ye!

Posted on November 16, 2012 by maryjane

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RAOK …

Posted on November 13, 2012 by megan

Today’s the day … no excuses!

It is officially World Kindness Day. So all those times when you’ve heard of folks doing a Random Act of Kindness or RAOK and thought you ought to do the same, today is your day—the perfect day to surprise someone with a little bit of kindness. Hmm, what will it be and who will be the unsuspecting recipient? Kind of fun to go about your day with the intent to make someone else’s!

  1. jean says:
    November 13, 2012 at 7:42 am

    Thanks for the prompt. I’ll do that!

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  2. Shery says:
    November 13, 2012 at 9:18 am

    I didn’t know kindness had a day of its own. 🙂 Thanks for the notice. I have a little project going on here that fits the theme. The other day on the way home, I noticed an injured dove walking lamely along the road. Apparently, she’d been grazed by a vehicle. She didn’t appear to be mortally wounded. I placed her inside my jacket to quiet her and took her home. Inside of 10 minutes (after being put into a chicken cage), she was eating and drinking. So began this little re-hab project. I don’t know if she will be able to fly again. I hope so, I’d like to set her free. I feed lots of doves on open feeders mounted on my garden-yard fence. They are Collared Doves that resemble Mourning and Turtle doves. If this little beauty [she’s a she] does not heal up as hoped, she may get to be a pet. I had no idea how popular doves are as pets … nor how easily tamed they are … nor how long-lived they are. Well, anyway … kindness is a two way thing. It is as good for the giver as the receiver 🙂

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    • Megan says:
      November 14, 2012 at 3:16 pm

      I agree! I so enjoyed sending/sharing little words of appreciation to friends and loved ones all day. It can only perpetuate a good mood to go through the day thinking of all the ways you appreciate folks! And gorgeous little birdies that survived the worst of it. 🙂 Glad to hear your little gal is doing well.

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  3. Winnie Nielsen says:
    November 13, 2012 at 11:39 am

    What a great reminder that we should make every day a day of RAOK !!

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First Aid, Part II

Posted on November 13, 2012 by mbajane

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

Now that my first aid kits are put together by yours truly, and installed, I am moving on to Part II of this particular badge. I hadn’t expected the first part to have been so time consuming, but I confess, I may have spent an inordinate amount of time picking out the prettiest boxes and arranging all my things inside. You can always be less fussy; after all, it’s about safety, not color-coordinating your Band-Aids and Q-tips.

Part II seemed easy enough: Check your smoke detectors.

At first, I kinda wanted to skip this part. I mean, trust me: they work. I know this because they like to …

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  1. Terry Steinmetz says:
    November 13, 2012 at 3:29 am

    I know exactly how MBA Jane feels. Being short myself, it is always more difficult to reach those higher places.

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  2. jean says:
    November 13, 2012 at 7:40 am

    LOL… I totally get it. Those smoke alarms get dusty, too. If you keep the sensor area dusted, it lessens that 2am wakeup call! 🙂

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glamping pattern freebie

Posted on November 11, 2012 by megan

Have you seen the videos of my mother’s recent trip to Houston, Texas for the 2012 Fall Quilt Market? Too much fun!

Here’s a free quilt pattern that gives you a lil’ peek at her new Glamping fabric …

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  1. Terry Steinmetz says:
    November 11, 2012 at 3:49 am

    Thanks for the beautiful pattern!!

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  2. Debbie Fischer says:
    November 11, 2012 at 6:40 am

    Beautiful! Thank you so much.

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  3. Debbie Fischer says:
    November 11, 2012 at 6:43 am

    Oh I love the reds fabric, no the blue, print, oh it is all so beautiful I can not wait to see it in the fabric stores near home.

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glampers, get ready to fire up your sewing machines!

Posted on November 11, 2012 by megan

Let my mother take you on a tour of her new MODA glamping fabric that she debuted during Quilt Market in Houston a couple of weeks ago. Make sure your local fabric store puts in a order.

  1. Catherine says:
    November 11, 2012 at 1:26 pm

    Thanks for this post! Just too cute. I’ll be looking for the fabric and will be ordering the book next month.
    Can’t wait! May God bless you. Catherine x

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Wonderful to meet you!!!!

Posted on November 10, 2012 by maryjane

What a great turnout! Aren’t we lucky to be able to meet so many wonderful and interesting people?! My daughter Meg, SIL Lucas, and I thank you for joining us today at Herberger’s in Chubbuck, Idaho where my MaryJane’s Home bed linens are sold. BTW, the store was packed with shoppers because today is one of their “CommUNITY Days” in which a portion of sales are donated to 25 local organizations. They’ve extended it an extra day through tomorrow so they can accomodate everyone. If you’re local, there are some serious bargains to be had today and tomorrow, Sunday. I did all my Christmas shopping for the grandkids today … now, where is that UPS store? Either that or buy another suitcase:) Thank you Southern Idaho and Herberger’s!!!

  1. jean says:
    November 10, 2012 at 5:36 pm

    Glad it was a great day!

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  2. Shery says:
    November 10, 2012 at 5:52 pm

    Congratulations!! It all looks great. There is a Herbergers store in Rapid City (nearby) and I MUST go there soon to see if they also carry MJF!!! Would love to have some of your decorative goodies in my home.

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  3. Jen says:
    November 11, 2012 at 11:20 pm

    Such fun to be inspired by you all, I’ve already started a wreath from your magazine! Thank you again for the idea packed book. I invite you to visit my blogpost about your visit to Pocatello http://lively-grace.blogspot.com/2012/11/meeting-mary-jane-butters.html -Jen

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Make It Pretty

Posted on November 10, 2012 by mbajane

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

Art is not something I’ve always excelled at. Let’s just say I’m artfully challenged. Sketching impaired. Watercolorphobic. When art classes came around in school, I was too busy nibbling the erasers and licking the paste to really pay a lot of attention to focal points, shading, and blending. I thought I was art challenged, that is, until I realized Art Class came at 2:30, and I was just hungry.

So, for my Make it Pretty badge, I made sure I had a tummy full of …

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  1. Terry Steinmetz says:
    November 10, 2012 at 4:34 am

    I love the ways MBA Jane tackles the job. What an inspiration for me! I too am art challenged. But now I’ll try harder.

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Hear Ye!

Posted on November 9, 2012 by maryjane

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photo-of-the-day

Posted on November 7, 2012 by maryjane

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