A crafty lifestyle blog
This post is a bunch of random photos of recent happenings in my life. First is a series of photos from the first time my cats followed me on a walk! The first walk, I got two streets over before they got skittish and wanted to go back home. The second time, I got a
Moira brought three kittens to Border War, a local SCA event. They were definitely the stars of the day! This post is entirely gratuitous kitten photos with me and my friends. In case you’re wondering, this patched hood is the same linen hood that was in this post of me blacksmithing. It has worn down
It’s been over two years since I started designing my storage case for my Dominion cards. I finished making it in May of 2015, and it’s had a year of solid use before these pictures were taken. Let me tell you: it works, and it’s awesome. I’ve ironed out the couple bugs it had (one
Welcome to everyone who talked to me at U-Con last weekend! I sincerely enjoyed meeting all of you. Having a merchant booth for the first time was a great experience. I’m currently aiming to repeat this at Penguicon in April, and maybe some other conventions. Until then, you can always buy many of the same
Did I put enough exclamation points on the header for this post? I’m not sure it adequately expresses my excitement. THE SHOP IS OPEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That’s better, isn’t it? There’s a new link at the top of this website (two actually – I finally linked to my Facebook page in addition to the new shop), because
Before I go on a blogging hiatus for a short while (I have more projects to post soon!), I want to share exciting news: I’m definitely still working on putting the Etsy shop together! All of the photos in this post are previews of items going into the shop. All of the photos have been
Just some pictures of my favorite sewing helpers. Someone decided that the camera was nonsense and just wanted pets. Hey, Mama, you’re not using this, are you? What? It’s comfy. Plus, you can’t resist petting me before moving me. Hihi! Why aren’t you petting me yet? I’m totes helping. They’re so pretty, my babies. They
Last November, I was Marshal in Charge at a rapier event, and I wanted a fancy garment to show that I was acting as a marshal. For years, I’d always heard the phrase “marshal tabard,” but I never wanted to wear a tabard. Then a member of my barony made a gorgeous marshalling German capelet,
This is a custom phone case I made on commission. I really enjoy making custom new pieces! The strap on the back is to thread onto a belt. This design is the heraldry for the Cavendish Knot, the first rapier award you can get in the Middle Kingdom in the Society for Creative Anachronism. The