August Greetings

Hi everyone!
I hope you're all enjoying your summer (or winter as the case may be).  It's been a busy and hot one for me and I'm excited to start thinking ahead to another Guiding year.  In fact, I'm getting together to plan the first few months tomorrow!

I've also learned we have some new Twinning Project badges available at our National Store.  I don't have any in my hands YET; but, I will have some to swap in a few weeks.

If there is any interest in either of these, please let me know.

Yours in Guiding,
Misty

Tuesday April 17 - Dupe's List

Challenge Crests

Girls for Safer Communities (5 available)

This crest was available only for a limited time.

BC Girl Guides CSI Challenge

Camp Crests

Camp Wyoka 1998

Campy Wyoka is located in Clifford, Ontario

Piper's Hill Camp

Camp Wyoka 2003

Camp Wyoka 2002

Zoe's Amazing Race - Westglen District Camp, May 13-15, 2011

Program Earned Badges

Guides - Baker's Badge

Guides - Pink Thanks Silk

Guides - Experienced Camper Emblem

Pathfinders - Be Prepared Arrow - In the Home

Guides UK - Music Silk

Miscellaneous Crests

Tidy Camper Award

Ontario Cookie Seller Crest

Environment Girl (2 available)

Guiding Rocks - Skydome 2002 (14 available)

2003 Classic Cookie crest (4 available)

Ontario Deputy Provincial Commissioner silk

White Oaks Guiding Centre silk

Brant Division crest (Ontario) (5 available)

Ontario Provincial Commissioner - Maggie van Dusen silk

Remembrance Day Crest

From Field to Fridge

Lady Baden Powell (2 available)

Mardi Gras

Empowering Girls

Touching Base

I just wanted to say how excited I am to have found two separate groups on Facebook to do swaps with!  It's been great.  I think I've probably sent out 10-15 swaps already and there are more in the works!  Who knew there were so many other Girl Guide and Girl Scout leaders out there with the same passion for camp blanket bling that I have?

I have discovered a downside to these new found swapping groups...my collection of crests and badges that need to be sewn on my blanket still has grown enormously!  I probably have 50 badges to go on and the count gets higher with every new envelope full of swaps that arrives in the mail.

Here are a couple of my favourites so far!

I'll take some pictures of my newest crests and post them all when I have some more time.  In the meanwhile, happy swapping!

Misty's Most Wanted

I'm sure we all have those badges and crests that have alluded us.  I have a few that I'm searching for, so I thought I'd post them here in the hopes that someone will have what I'm looking for and want to co-ordinate a swap with me.

Ontario Circle of Life Arts Challenge - All pieces except Earth.
Ontario 5 Region WAGGGS Challenge - Asia Pacific - FOUND
Ontario 5 Region WAGGGS Challenge - Arab

I'm also looking for a Canada Cord.  The red & white twisted cord from the 1990's :

Somewhere along the lines, I lost mine.  I'm not sure if it happened in a move or what the case may be since I still have my All-Round Cord and they had been kept together.

Please note, that these are just my most-wanted items.  I'm happy to swap for other items not on my list! 

Welcome!

A warm welcome to everyone that has stumbled upon my newest blogging adventure.  This blog will serve as a way to connect with other Girl Guide & Girl Scout badge and patch traders.  It seems like there are many of us out there; but, don't know where to look to find one another.

Hopefully, this blog will make it easier for people to find me!  I've been a member of Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada since I was Brownie age.  I took some time off after Pathfinders and found my way back to Guiding about 15 years ago.  

As those of us actively involved like to joke, I bleed blue!  I currently work with Guides and Pathfinders as well as holding the role of Community Guider of PR for Community 12 in Ontario.  In the past I have worked with Sparks and Brownies.  I have been Division program advisor, District program advisor and District Commissioner.  

In my years of Guiding, I have accumulated many wonderful crests, badges and patches from around the world and I can't wait to swap for more!

Stay tuned for a list of my current duplicates (dupes)!

Yours in Guiding,

Stephanie aka: Misty