I was so excited the other night to see Randy Jackson Rocking the FFA patch. That was AWESOME for the FFA organization. It’s crazy but that is how things get started some celebrity wears something they think is cool and turn it into a fashion statement.
I don’t want to brag, but hey Randy I did it first! I blinged out my old FFA jacket and rock it all the time. Best part is that it still zips, twenty years later! I was a HUGE FFA girl in high school and I still think it’s one of the best organizations out there but I guess I might be a little biased. I have shown since I was six years old. Over the years I have raised 11 steers, 32 hogs, 1 sheep and 1 veal calf. I have been in several judging & speaking contests along with holding offices up to regional office and being slated for state office. Thanks to the FFA I am where I am today because of the huge accomplishments I made in my youth. My dad always told me the friends I would make or the contacts would be with me for the rest of my life and again Earl was right.
It makes me happy and sad at the same time to see all those ribbons, thophys, plaques & metals to be in a box under your bed or out in your shop just siting there never to look at or enjoy again. So, I decided that I was going to change that some of my must accomplished moments are when I was young. I am sure, to some that might seen lame but I am pround of what I accomplished when I was younger and I am want to enjoy what I did! So with a little thought with one of my favorite silversmiths, and I have a few, Nick Cunningham and I decided to make a HUGE rocking ring with my American FFA Degree. I absolutely LOVE it. It is so rewarding when people ask what it is. When I tell them they think it is awesome and so do I. I was a kid that worked very hard for every award I received and still can think back to that moment in my life when I received them.
Thanks for the GREAT idea for my 4-H pins! I can’t beleive I hadn’t thought of doing something with them.
Absolutely LOVE this! I would love to do this with my American Degree and my State Officer charms! Thanks for delivering a positive message for young women in FFA! Happy National FFA Week!
LOVE this idea. I didn’t have FFA at my school but i was a 10 year 4h member and my kids are working towards that. I’ve “been in” 4h since 1985 and don’t see an end any time soon:)
Please please post something about the 4-H pins when you are finished. I was too young for 4-H pins, so I’ve taken to collecting them when I see them at antique shops and such. I’d love to see more ideas on what to do with them!
Funny that I see this post on the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame’s facebook page today. I just wore my FFA jacket Saturday night to a fundraising event for my local and hometown FFA chapter. Glad to know I’m not the only one rockin’ it these days, almost 20 year later! Love the pin turned ring idea!
Lo, that’s so awesome!!! Again , your mind thinks of the coolest ides!! I have got a bunch of FFA pins & plaques too & that’s about the greatest idea I have ever seen! FFA made such an impact in my life, taught me more than most of my college courses, I hope one day my boys get to be apart of one the greatest organizations there is .
Thanks Kellye! Yes it has made what we are today! Crazy hard working ladies
i am a PROUD former FFA member myself! long live FFA!