About the Mob
Well, really it's a mob of one, but you get the idea. I'm just me, in Hotlanta, but through me there are many others (yes, we are numerous), and we have teh pointy sticks (fear them), and besides that, we make pretty things. Mostly.All Them Thangs
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Author Archives: HappyGoth
And then (more music)
After an intense period of insomniac self-reflection last night, I came to the following realization: I just really, really like music. With the exception of a lot of ballady R&B, most rap, and the harder end of metal (my tastes … Continue reading
Boy Bands, a little late
O hai Big Bang. But I have to ask, Taeyang – what’s up with that turtleneck? Sneeeeaky. (Apologies in advance for the folks for whom this post is entirely irrelevant. When I asked my husband if he was into … Continue reading
Thank you thank you thank you.
(This post is heavily SCA-based, and because Facebook won’t let me post it due to length, so apologies to those for whom this will be confusing). I think it’s appropriate that Castle Wars comes before Thanksgiving, because I am full … Continue reading
New Book, Part 2
So with the block completed, the block is ready for covering. Which is infinitely more difficult than I had anticipated. European-style binders, I respect you in new ways now. Anyway, first came lacing the covers onto the block, via the … Continue reading
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Tagged book, bookbinding, craft, gothic, medieval, sca
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New book
More different than before. As in, this time it’s European! Gothic, to be precise. And I’m kind of loving the process. Anyway, short story is that Baroness Marie, my one-time apprentice sister, is being elevated to the Order of the … Continue reading
DragonCon
It comes around every year, and every year I somehow manage to wait until the very last minute to do things. This year, “things” are a hat, dress, and assorted accessories for a 1940′s-style take on a superhero supervillain costume. … Continue reading
Random kindnesses
If you plan them in advance, are they really random? Does that even matter? A friend of mine clued me in on a terrific nonprofit (full disclosure: she told me about it last DragonCon, and then I was my usual … Continue reading
The softest of owls
I didn’t finish my book before Kingdom A&S. I had very noble intentions! And I worked very hard! But the book became a book display, and while I got some flack for entering it in the open (hello, personal standards … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, arts and sciences, bookbinding, books, islamic books, Kingdom A&S 2012, meridies
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Bad at estimating
I am terrible at estimating the time it takes to do things. Last time I bound a complex book, it took me a full day to do the tooling. And then another to do the gilding. So when I set … Continue reading
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Tagged bookbinding, crafts, egypt, islamic books, medieval books, sca
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Dye all the things!
Last weekend was a total blur. Actually, the whole week was kind of like that. A big project popped up at work, and a friend decided that it was high time to tie the knot, and then there was the … Continue reading
