BC is one of the Webelos leaders in our pack. Troop? Herd of scouts? Whatever…you get what I mean, right?
This means that the responsibility for making some sort of plaque for the boys receiving this award has become mine. The pack/troop/herd gives the boys an arrow along with this award. It was previously tied on with twine, but during my extensive Google searching, I saw some with cup hooks, which I liked MUCH better. So, here’s what the boys are now receiving:
(Last name blurred for bloggy purposes)
BC has a crate shop at work and therefore TONS of 1X4 scraps. This is a 12” board. I painted it a scouty blue (cheap acrylic craft paint) and then applied the Arrow of Light vinyl. I’ve uploaded the Silhouette Studio cut file I created for you here.
I managed to get eight arrows on a 12 X 24 piece of vinyl, which runs about $2 where I get mine locally.
So far we’re in this free wood, paint I already had, plus 25 cents worth of vinyl. The cup hooks come in a pack of 100 for just over $4, so another 10 cents there. And then I add the boy’s name and the date in white vinyl at the bottom. So far I’ve managed to just use scraps for this, but I’d guess you’re using 10 cents of vinyl for that as well. Grand total? 45 CENTS. Nice, right?
I mass produced them last week so I can just add names over the next little while:
So, if you’re a Scouter in need of an Arrow of Light plaque, this is a quick and inexpensive one!
This is awesome! We have a Life Scout and a Bear Scout at our house and love Scouting.
Now I just need a Silhouette…
I LOVE this. I wish my Scout had gotten something cool like this. Instead, they literally gave him an actual arrow. With a sharp point. And no name, or date, or anything. Oh well, his cub troop was kinda lame. That’s why I’m glad we moved him to an awesome Scout troop where he is currently thisclose to Life Scout.
David just got called to be the 11 yr old scout leader. Do they do this arrow of light thing? Or is that a different age group? And what do you hang from the hooks? Sorry, I’m out of the scouting loop!
They get it at the end of Webelos, before they go into 11yo scouts. And they hang an arrow from it. I don’t really get it, but I guess scouts love arrows.
Thanks for sharing. I will have a webelo this week. Filing for the future!
The Arrow of Light is the Eagle of Cub Scouts. It IS a BIG DEAL! Those boys work hard. I love your idea and as the Cubmaster I will now be making these. Thanks for the great idea!
How do you print this long vinyl on a Silhouette? Do you need a cutting board that long too? Just trying to figure it out. Thanks for the help.
I have the Silhouette CAMEO that cuts up to 12″ wide. If you have either the SD or the Portrait, you could just rotate the cut 90 degrees and cut it that way. Hope that helps!