A fun, welcoming sober social club, where women can make friends, learn new skills, and collect patches along the way. We’re all about creativity, connection, and making memories worth wearing!
Please see our FAQ page at the bottom for more information.
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Troop Badgies
Upcoming Badgies Meetings
November Troop Badgie Meeting- DIY Advent Calendar
A Cozy Christmas Countdown: DIY Felt Fireplace Advent Calendar
Bring a little handmade magic to your holiday season with Troop Badgies! Join us for a festive DIY craft experience where we’ll create a charming felt fireplace advent calendar complete with 24 adorable Christmas stockings.
Inspired by the history of the advent calendar and the tradition of counting down the days until Christmas, this project combines timeless holiday charm with a fun, hands on crafting experience. This advent calendar 24 individual felt stockings, each hanging from dowels and ready to hold a small treat, surprise, or special message for each day of December.
At this Badgie event, you’ll create a beautiful, reusable Christmas decoration that can become part of your family’s holiday traditions for years to come.
What’s included in the fun?
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A classic felt fireplace design with festive Christmas details.
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24 individual felt stockings to hang on dowels.
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Space for a small daily treat, surprise, or holiday message.
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A handmade keepsake to display and enjoy every Christmas.
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A fun opportunity to get creative, connect with others, and celebrate the season.
Whether you’re crafting for your own home or creating a special holiday keepsake for someone you love, this project is all about slowing down, enjoying the season, and making memories one stocking at a time.
Let’s make this Christmas countdown extra special, one little stocking at a time!
December Badgies Meeting
Join us for our December Badgie meeting as we build our very own rustic wooden benches!
This hands-on woodworking project is perfect for learning new skills, getting creative, and taking home a beautiful, functional piece made by you.
No woodworking experience is needed, just come ready to build!
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The Badgie behind Troop Badgies
Hi! I’m Alyssa Chrisman, the teacher, crafter, patch enthusiast, and person behind Troop Badgies.
Badgies started pretty simply: I’m a teacher who loves crafts and started teaching them after school. Then other people started reaching out wanting to join in, and I thought, “Okay… but how do I actually make this a thing?” And somehow, here we are!
I grew up in Girl Scouts and loved earning patches, so creating a space where people can learn DIY skills, try new things, make friends, and collect patches felt like the perfect combination of some of my favorite things.
A lot of my love for crafting actually comes from my mom. She was my Girl Scout leader, and she taught me more crafts than I can probably count. Her favorite response whenever I saw something I liked was simply:
“You could make that.”
And then I would go home and figure out how to make it.
That little phrase has stuck with me my entire life. It taught me that you don't have to know how to make something before you decide you can, you just have to be willing to try. That is a huge part of what I want Badgies to be about.
I’m also navigating adulthood with a recent diagnosis, which has helped explain why making friendships as an adult can sometimes feel like trying to complete a group project where nobody gave me the instructions.
I wanted Badgies to be a place where friendships can happen naturally while we’re busy making, learning, laughing, and trying new things together.
When I’m not creating Badgies adventures, I’m a mom of two, wife to a football/baseball coach, as well as a teacher and cheerleading coach. My oldest is starting preschool this year (how is that possible?!), and after teaching kindergarten, I’m making the jump to 4th grade this year!
Basically, I have no idea how I found time to start a troop, but I’m really glad I did.
Come for the patches. Stay for the friendships. And remember: you could make that.
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