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Below is the Merit Badge that was recently approved. Congratulations Candy!

Candy Hogan, 8283, Tigger9777

Expert Each Other / Differing Abilities

  1. catherine stevens says:

    I tried to enter the Joy and Smiles “real” or “fake” contest but there wasn’t a way to do so, that I could find–I tried clicking on each photo and also by the number but nothing happened. 🙁

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Below are the Merit Badges that were recently approved. Congratulations Sisters!

Nancy Joplin, 8352, Nancy Joplin

Intermediate Stitching & Crafting / Pottery/Ceramics

Expert Stitching & Crafting / Pottery/Ceramics

Intermediate Garden Gate / Rootin’ Tootin

Intermediate Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

Rachel Scott, 8515, raynaylor (rayscott)

Beginner Farm Kitchen / Get It Together

Intermediate Farm Kitchen / Get It Together

Expert Farm Kitchen / Get It Together

Linda Bowlby, 7595, Illinois Farmher

Intermediate Each Other / Calligraphy

Intermediate Stitching & Crafting / UFOs

Beginner Outpost / Geography

Beginner Each Other / Calligraphy

Krista Davis, 528, MaryJanesNiece

Intermediate Make It Easy / Macrame

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Buttoned Up

Terri Reynolds, 8042, Tchr66

Beginner Cleaning Up / Leave It Better Than You Found It

Wanda Aldridge, 3677, Wanda Sue

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / UFOs

Susan Wich, 7816, sueWPA

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Crochet

Candy Hogan, 8283, Tigger9777

Expert  Outpost Disconnect to Reconnect

Shennandoah Connor, 8578, Shennandoah

Beginner Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

Beginner Garden Gate / Gaining Ground

Intermediate Farm Kitchen / Canning

Intermediate Cleaning Up / Living Zero Waste

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Below are recently approved Merit Badges. Congratulations Sisters!

Jacque Felsheim, #8294, Mamasheim

Beginner Cleaning Up / Shopping Green

Beginner Farm Kitchen / Get It Together

Beginner Garden Gate / The Good, Bad, and Ugly … Bugs

Intermediate Garden Gate / The Good, Bad, and Ugly … Bugs

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Sew Wonderful

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Aprons

Beginner Garden Gate / Backyard Farmer

Beginner Each Other / Farmgirl Gratitude

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Buttoned Up

Patricia Krug, #8551, patty

Beginner Garden Gate / The Secret Life of Bees

Intermediate Garden Gate / The Secret Life of Bees

Shennandoah Connor, #8578, shennandoah

Expert Garden Gate / Birds

Expert Garden Gate / Bee Good To Your Mother Earth

Intermediate Garden Gate / The Good, Bad, and Ugly … Bugs

Intermediate Garden Gate / Heirlooms Forever!

Intermediate Garden Gate / The Secret Life of Bees

Expert Garden Gate / Water Management

Beginner Garden Gate / Putting Away for Winter

Beginner Farm Kitchen / Recipes

Expert Garden Gate / The Good, Bad, and Ugly … Bugs

Intermediate Make It Easy / Grease Chicks

Beginner Each Other / Differing Abilities

Beginner Farm Kitchen / Know Your Food

Beginner Farm Kitchen / Bread Making

Beginner Farm Kitchen / Canning

Beginner Farm Kitchen / Food Allergy Awareness

Beginner Cleaning Up / Green Energy

Stacey Mitchell, #6969

Intermediate Stitching & Crafting / Aprons

Tina VanDaam, #8431, TinaTina

Intermediate Outpost / First Aid

Expert Garden Gate / The Secret Life of Bees

  1. Paula Cramer says:

    Dear Mary Jane, I am reading and enjoying my June/July issue of your wonderful magazine and since I scrutinize each page profusely, it takes me awhile and I’m always behind.
    In this particular issue I cannot find Joy and Smiles at your to enter or see the contest of the real and fake flower contest you mention on page 5 which I still have time to enter 1, 2024.
    Help me please. Thank you so much.
    A faithful subscriber.

  2. Paula Cramer says:

    *** corrections to previos email…
    NOT “at your to enter” but in your journal AND

    NOT “enter 1, 2024.” but by September 1, 2024.

    Apologies.

  3. Cheryl says:

    I would like to guess the Joy and Smiles Flowers as all are FAKE.

    Thank you
    I just received my first book and I love it. ty

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Here are Merit Badges that were recently approved.

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Merit Badges Approved 6/3/24 and 6/6/24

Maverin Dei, #8653, MaverinDei

Beginner Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

Jennifer Chapman, #8562, JenniferAnn

Beginner Garden Gate / What’s Your Beef?

Candy Hogan, #8283, Tigger9777

Beginner Outpost / Disconnect to Reconnect

Intermediate Outpost / Disconnect to Reconnect

Linda Bowlby, #7595

Beginner Outpost / First Aid

Intermediate Outpost / First Aid

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Merit Badges Approved 5/28/24 and 5/29/24

Cindy Kinion, #6058, AussieChick

Intermediate Make It Easy / Candlemaking

Expert Farm Kitchen / Food Allergy Awareness

Heather Neeper, #4701, nndairy

Expert Cleaning Up / Shopping Green

Beginner Farm Kitchen / Bustin’ Out

Beginner Outpost / Orienteering

Beginner Outpost / Buzzin’ Around

Intermediate Outpost / Buzzin’ Around

Expert Outpost / Buzzin’ Around

Expert Cleaning Up / Recycling

Tiffany Bowman, #8644, HistoryGirl17

Beginner Make It Easy / Relaxation

Beginner Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

Lily-anne Hein, #6071, GinghamGirl

Beginner Farm Kitchen / Palate Pleasers

Intermediate Farm Kitchen / Palate Pleasers

Jessie Yonkovit, #134, JessieMae

Beginner Cleaning Up / Green Energy

  1. Gail Chapman says:

    I want to vote on the bouquets (Fake or real). The instructions say to search for Joy and Smiles but when I do, nothing is found. Can you please send me a link or better instructions?
    Thank you so much.
    Gail Chapman
    Live Oak, FL

  2. Krista Butters Davis says:

    Congratulations everyone! Keep up the amazing work!

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Here are Merit Badges that were recently approved.

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Merit Badges Approved 4/24/24 and 5/1/24

Jill Yelland-DeMooy, #6748, jillyd

Beginner Garden Gate / Birds

Kellie Wade, #8487, kelliewade

Beginner Make It Easy / Let’s Get Physical

Intermediate Make It Easy / Let’s Get Physical

Beginner Outpost / Buzzin’ Around

Intermediate Outpost / Buzzin’ Around

Merit Badges Approved 5/7/24

Krista Davis, #528, MaryJanesNiece

Intermediate Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

Expert Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Mosaics

Beginner Make It Easy / Macrame

Hannah Frankowski, #6994, GinnyBelle

Beginner Make It Easy / Mindfulness Meditation

Intermediate Make It Easy / Mindfulness Meditation

Expert Make It Easy / Mindfulness Meditation

Beginner Cleaning Up / Leave It Better Than You Found It

Expert Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

Expert Make It Easy / Relaxation

Debbie Klann, #770, debbieklann

Beginner Farm Kitchen / Kitchen Renegade

Intermediate Farm Kitchen / Kitchen Renegade

Expert Farm Kitchen / Kitchen Renegade

Beginner Farm Kitchen / MaryJane’s Better Butter

Intermediate Farm Kitchen / MaryJane’s Better Butter

Expert Farm Kitchen / MaryJane’s Better Butter

  1. Krista Butters Davis says:

    Great work on completing your badges!

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Here are Merit Badges that were recently approved.

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Nancy Joplin, #8352, Nancy Joplin

Intermediate Stitching & Crafting / Crochet

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Homespun Christmas

Denise Thompson, #43, levisgrammy

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Cross Stitch

Intermediate Stitching & Crafting / Cross-Stitch

Beginner Cleaning Up / My Fair Farmgirl

Intermediate Cleaning Up / My Fair Farmgirl

Expert Cleaning Up / My Fair Farmgirl

Patricia Krug, #8551, patty

Beginner Outpost / Geography

Beginner Cleaning Up / Shopping Green

Intermediate Make It Easy / Relaxation

Debbie Klann, #770, debbieklann

Beginner Each Other / International Civics Challenge

Intermediate Each Other / Languages/Culture

Expert Each Other / Languages/Culture

Intermediate Each Other / International Civics Challenge

Expert Each Other / International Civics Challenge

Nancy Joplin, #8352, Nancy Joplin

Beginner Make It Easy / Collect It!

Beginner Make It Easy / Carp-hen-try

Tiffany Bowman, #8644, Historygirl17

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Crochet

Shennandoah Connor, #8578, Shennandoah

Expert Farm Kitchen / Get It Together

Expert Garden Gate / Herbs

Beginner Garden Gate / The Good, Bad, and Ugly … Bugs

Tina VanDaam, #8431, TinaTina

Intermediate Each Other / Calligraphy

  1. Krista Butters Davis says:

    Congratulations everyone! This is an awesome amount of badges.

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Below are the Merit Badges that were approved today.

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Nancy Joplin, #8352, Nancy Joplin

Beginner Garden Gate / Horse Dreams

Intermediate Garden Gate / Herbs

Debbie Klann, #770, debbieklann

Intermediate Make It Easy / Through the Looking Glass

Beginner Make It Easy / Through the Looking Glass

Expert Make It Easy / Through the Looking Glass

Emily Nellinger, #8229, citychick03

Intermediate Each Other / Farmgirl Gratitude

  1. Ann M Van Dyke says:

    I want to share a trilogy of books that center on a coming-of-age story about a young woman in farming/lumber country in central PA. She is mentored by a Native American healer, becomes a nurse who tends to her farming neighbors and the lumber camp workers and gets her heart broken a couple times. The Trees Inspire, The Trees Endure and The Trees Remember by Joyce L. Kieffer (a retired nurse and lover of trees) can be found at Amazon & BookBaby. Courage, family, love, loss, some wonderful animals and the wisdom of trees. I highly recommend!

  2. Krista Butters Davis says:

    Congratulations ladies on completing your badges!

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Below are the Merit Badges that were approved today and last Sunday.

Congratulations Sisters!!

Debbie Fischer, #1582, Blessed in Colorado

Beginner Each Other / Languages/Culture

Beginner Each Other / Families Forever

Beginner Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

Intermediate Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Buttoned Up

Intermediate Stitching & Crafting / Buttoned Up

Debbie Klann, #770, debbieklann

Expert Farm Kitchen / Apples

Beginner Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

Intermediate Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

Expert Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

 Expert Farm Kitchen / Icing on the Cake

Denise Thompson, #43, levisgrammy

                  Intermediate Stitching & Crafting / Embroidery

Beginner Cleaning Up / Recycling

Intermediate Cleaning Up / Recycling

Expert Cleaning Up / Recycling

Heather Neeper, #4701, nndairy

    Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Scrapbooking

Intermediate Cleaning Up / Recycling

Expert Make It Easy / Relaxation

Expert Farm Kitchen / Get It Together

Joyce Hein, #6071, GinghamGirl

Beginner Cleaning Up / Living Zero Waste

Intermediate Cleaning Up / Living Zero Waste

Expert Cleaning Up / Living Zero Waste

Karen Martell, #8422, Jokamartell

Beginner Garden Gate / Herbs

Krista Davis, #528, maryjanesniece

    Beginner Each Other / Families Forever

Tina VanDaam, #8431, TinaTina

   Beginner Each Other / Calligraphy

  1. Krista Butters Davis says:

    Congratulations ladies! You are all rocking it! I am so proud of you all.

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Below are the Merit Badges that were approved today.

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Merit Badge Awardees (click for latest awards)

Debbie Fischer, #1582, Blessed in Colorado

Beginner Outpost / Farmgirl’s Best Friend

Beginner Make It Easy / Let’s Get Physical

Beginner Make It Easy / Relaxation

Krista Butters-Davis, #528, maryjanesniece

Beginner Each Other / Calligraphy

Expert Stitching & Crafting / UFOs

Hannah Frankowski, #6994, GinnyBelle

Intermediate Make It Easy / Relaxation

Denise Thompson, #43, levisgrammy

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Embroidery

Tina VanDaam, #8431, TinaTina

Expert Stitching & Crafting / Quilling

Joanne Seruto, #7580, JoanneMS58

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Sew Wonderful

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Knitting

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Cross-Stitch

Intermediate Stitching & Crafting / Cross-Stitch

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Quilting

Heather Neeper, #4701, nndairy

Beginner Farm Kitchen / Kitchen Renegade

Intermediate Farm Kitchen / Kitchen Renegade

Expert Farm Kitchen / Kitchen Renegade

  1. Krista Butters Davis says:

    Congratulations everyone! It’s so exciting to see all these completed badges. Amazing work!

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