Azul! As Seneschal, I have relaunched once more the Prime Minister's Patriotic Award to recognize those who recruit others to Talossa. I'd like to make it a physical award, if possible. Accordingly, I'd like the Coletx's advice as to the best way to do that.
Right now, it's implied it's a medal. However, I don't know how realistic that might be. I could 3-D print something and then cover it in a metallic resin, but I don't want to make this into something that only I personally would be able to award! We also need a place for beads to go. So overall, I was thinking something more like a ribbon? It needs to be relatively cheap to produce.
Any advice or thoughts?
-SVA
Some ideas that immediately come to mind:
In the Cub/Boy Scouts we had pocket hangers with strands where beads could be added. Perhaps something like this:
(https://di2ponv0v5otw.cloudfront.net/posts/2024/10/29/67217928f62533456a5382c4/m_wp_67217958693ff7e10eb45695.webp)
Explorer Scouts also have a braided ribbon sort of thing that pins are added to:
(https://retailobjects.scoutshop.org/media/wysiwyg/660407_Webelos-Adventures-Colors-Lifestyle_2.jpg)
Hm. I like that basic approach. Like a plastic thing with a pin back and a hanger for beads.
So like these (https://www.amazon.com/Safety-Sticky-Strips-Badge-Crafts/dp/B0D8KSRPDX/ref=sr_1_5?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.pENfdMumJA4oop0CflmvlJsNZwgiDFxgmwcxzHdczag1zheiuuatlxSnH7KG-giBQcKRvTwMzoKlxNf_zdRUjAdlbtszYwG1NC3Y_vLj577ZqY8cOuoSn2VffM4eEzAkLiJvCp1PofwHhmYFtIeZipoaAiiKikHTW0CHKYvG9AYQ1rHaTTd49ZQuHJ4VzSgFf9IYR7ATUFq3v5kfIrh0Ishl3xKfAJKT9vyPAsSzvWGQujkKlBy_nzo0bGKAUPlinum9NZ9o-zmRNyJVry4lyMpfbCN3gamlcYUBJ0n0Uwc.SF0itcYbpAilvUofStR-JMke6I6VpGK3IilzXawqpos&dib_tag=se&keywords=adhesive%2Bpin%2Bbacks&qid=1769191117&sr=8-5&th=1) adhesive pin backs are very cheap ($6 for 50).
And then maybe I can print out a couple of hundred of something like this:
(https://imx.talossa.com/i/52d82378-4857-446d-ac3a-0018f7a168f3.png)
With a green cord to hold the beads.
Something like that would be cheap to make (less than a dollar apiece, all in) and easy for anyone to wear. Although maybe a little adhesive clip instead of a pin would be better, since I don't know how people feel about wearing pins in nice clothes. Maybe like this (https://www.amazon.com/Adhesive-Reusable-Removable-Bulletin-Teachers/dp/B0B8CLYSZL/ref=sr_1_73?crid=BFASZPYON2FV&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.KX9MHZ7Ugxup5zKqhp2E5Q7YyA-wm7uQmTeq6Qr8Y3fGg8MbJ_cBQmylz_J89zbx2N5T17d4JCp_XjVnCYce64skXdFDC---4MpFfVqA5m-G2271A0kv8jXQNiqxMFSlBdyYsyA0r-Ci2WDdozn0IZdZ2MXgBKLMydawW3ncH6liWscLw7mWYUrMI6Mert0AyovnvugcVTDAV8sQc3QShlD15gfcmG-5ZoeS6rW79Ube5US9WctU--eg3ocvJIGJbQs7VIHT3fAv6PdQYpjzU8ZWKZelsJUvC29gu2JKEA8.pWtgqelc3SvVtk9ZtDstlhvKCbzlTGwr8sU91cOvfoM&dib_tag=se&keywords=tiny%2Badhesive%2Bclip&qid=1769191930&sprefix=tiny%2Badhesive%2Bclip%2Caps%2C114&sr=8-73&xpid=0Jo1YEdmjC1-q&th=1).
(Also I love the Scout inspiration. Scouting is very dear to my heart, since I'm an Eagle Scout and my daughters are all avid Girl Scouts.)
-SVA
I would love for us to do more stuff like this, including some form of medal for members of the Orders of Chivalry, though that can wait.
-Txec R/REH
Kinda sounds like "pimple" when you sound it out...
MM