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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Tag Archives: sca
March Wrap-Up
(mmmm… Gulf Wars and Mega Moon. Or whatever it was they were calling it.) I did a lot in March. Actually, I don’t remember the first part of the month, since it was mostly spent working and dealing with SCA … Continue reading
Posted in Cool things, General stuff, sca
Tagged camping, crafts, gulf wars 2011, gulf wars XX, megacon 2011, sca, superman, vacation
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RUM
So. In order to prove that I actually do stuff while I’m not blogging, I’ve got photographic proof (at the end, because I’m not sure yet how to insert photos in the middle of iPhone posts). Last weekend I piled … Continue reading
TEDx and the SCA
I have been wrestling with the greater meaning of the SCA in my life for several months now, primarily because at work I’m surrounded by people who spend their free time doing Important Things. For example, two of my coworkers … Continue reading
Posted in General stuff
Tagged apprenticeship, atlanta, deep thoughts, education, learning, navel-gazing, sca, society, teaching, tedx
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Use Bug Spray
No, really. I have one on my thigh and three on my hands, too. So, yeah. Use that bug spray. All Things Middle Eastern was great, and that makes me even sadder that the Shire of Brantestone is being dissolved … Continue reading
Stuff done: stealthy apprentice belt
More hard to see miniatures. Oh, yes. Here’s one: See those ladies? Look at all those tassels! And that tassel belt! Spectacular! Boy, I wish I had one. My husband is the Craig’s List guru. Or if not that, he’s … Continue reading
Stuff done: Earrings
I’ve had a grand plan to make a pair of faux-earplug earrings for quite a while now. I bought this pair of cheapo mundane earrings at Target a while back: And then looked at this miniature: And while you can’t … Continue reading
Posted in india, sca
Tagged costume, earrings, garb, jewelry, reinactment, reproduction, sca
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Tiny little socks
I love tiny little socks. So far I’ve knit 3.75 of them. See? Whee. And it only took 4 hours for the first pair! A little longer for the second – I’m patterning it myself. More on that in a … Continue reading
Sometimes I don’t think – a photoessay
Well, actually I think all the time. But not always in ways that are useful. Take this past weekend, for example. I have been looking at images of women from the 1500s in India, and they’ve got lovely henna’d hands. … Continue reading
Posted in General stuff, india, sca, spinning
Tagged coronation, garb, henna, india, sca, spinning, stupidity
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More busy
The theme for me lately seems to be intense bursts of activity, followed by sitting around watching TV for a couple of days, and somewhere remembering to blog about said activity. Here’s what I’ve been up to lately: Fool’s War. … Continue reading
Posted in sca
Tagged artsci, costuming, crafts, garb, illuminations, india, sca, sewing
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Oh, blog.
I miss you, really I do. So here’s some stuff for fun. I went to Fool’s War this weekend! It was a last-minute decision, but I’m glad I went. I day-tripped with Lea and her husband (who a friend mistook … Continue reading
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