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    Dandelion Plant Badge, DYI

    So, we at X Marks have adopted the Dandelion as our "plant badge." As many know, I make my own balmorals and have one for the X Marks tartan kilt.
    As it now "NEEDS" the new plant badge, I have decided to make one.

    I went on-line to get a decent pict of the dandelion. Here is the Wiki article:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandelion

    I went to Walmart and found a decent base:
    It is their "Harvest" line and is the 94 cent "Mini Flower With Onion Bush" and has flowers in white, orange, and yellow.

    I cut the yellow flowers off the "bush" and then used scissors to "trim" the daisy? flowers into dandelions. I first trimmed off the rounded tips and then cut the petals into strips.

    Here is my finished bundle of three "flowers" in my bonnet badge:


    The cutting took 10 minutes, tops, project start to finish.

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    Very well done!

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    I've looked at those myself wondering if they could be modified to resemble a dandelion. Great job?

    Where else can manly men go and discuss the things that interest us -- sewing, flowers, clothes, "is my rump too big", etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Packhound View Post
    Great job?
    Thanks for the vote of confidence ()

    Where else can manly men go and discuss the things that interest us -- sewing, flowers, clothes, "is my rump too big", etc.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Packhound View Post
    Great job?
    Oops.

    Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    VERY nice!! How cool!
    AND...I love finding a place where men discuss flowers and sewing...you guys on X-Marks are the greatest!

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