FOR SALE: 18 count 100% linen Aida 60"
(click above or view FULL SIZE)
PURE WHITE
100% linen and 60" wide
There are 15 yards available @ $10 a yard
(don't balk at the price, 100% linen aida at this width seems to sell for over $50 a yard online)
(click above or view FULL SIZE)
PURE WHITE
100% linen and 60" wide
There are 15 yards available @ $10 a yard
(don't balk at the price, 100% linen aida at this width seems to sell for over $50 a yard online)
Another Scadian bought a bolt of linen online for garb, we gave her money for yards of it for ourselves. It came and it's unusable for what we needed it for.
So we're trying to make our money back on it. I have it up in two fixed price auctions on ebay with mine and
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gwynubis's lots.Want some?
up to 5 yards by-the-yard (free shipping if you by all five!)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie
up to 10 yards by-the-yard:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie
comment with any questions!
SSimpson on Flickr AKA
banchomarba1 sent me this in a Pincushion swap.She's friends with
flummoxicated and shipbrook who moved from Trimaris to Indiana recently, they've been reading my real blog almost as long as I have been doing it (5 years) Okay I picked her to have me since I was running the swap, and someone had to have me so I picked a sca person, and since I loved her stuff already it was a no brainer! Being in charge should have SOME perks!
Anyway after I was was being unhelpfully cryptic she started asking about my arms, and I told her what they were (Yeah there's a seahorse) and to just go nuts and show me what she had, she went away then I got this! I didn't say I collected them (just THIS kind, not the real ones). Yeah there is a bottlecap in there, in the chest...
OMFG, it's so fabulous. I tell you all the time I've spent making these and showing others how to make them with the tuts online is all worth it for this thing. I don't have the heart to stick a pin in him. He's protecting my monitor form harm. I just love that he looks so pissed off.
Don't mess with seahorses, they are fierce soggy warriors of the weedy deep who will drown you rather than deal with you! Grrr!</lj></lj></lj>
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PICT0174.JPG: Originally uploaded by verybigjen.
Went to North Carolina on vacation. While we were breezing through Cherokee, NC, they just happened to be having a Powwow at the reservation (the whole town is the reservation). Wish w'ed known before we left, I'd have bought that ipod card reader I've had my eye on.
you can see all my best pow wow pics here or the whole vacation set with everything here.
I have to say, my 5 year old, 4.2 MP Minolta digital camera did amazingly well!
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Wah freaking wah wah.
Almost 25 members so far just since Friday. If you are sick of the combat and righteous indignation on the Bridge, come on over.
British narration, obviously for soe feature story in the UK, being shown at some kind of con - sound not the best... but funny!
I learned something this week that is timely with the upcoming 400th Anniversary. Earthworms were extinct in the US before the arrival of the Jamestown colonists, who brought them in the soil of the plants they brought from England.
The pincushion-book-that-I'm-in's cover is out.
</a>I didn't make the cover! That sucks since I think my projects alone are nearly a third of the book. Oh well, I have my big fat 80GB video ipod to cushion the blow. Boo hoo.
And that new ipod is gonna come in handy on the trip (we're taking to NC)! Woo! Nearly every ep of Robot Chicken on demand! Texas Holdem in Kentucky! Tetris through Tennesee! Bejeweled in the Smokies!
Think I'll bring some crafty stuff to work on since it's such a long trip and we'll hae some dull night inthe hotels I'm sure since what we consider a good channel selection and what other people think is a good channel selection are not even close. DirecTv or death! And yes, I will miss the TiVo, possibly as much as the dogs. Okay... more.
</>The cleaner Mormon-esque ones like "dang it!", "fiddlesticks!" and "corn nuts!" are good around Grandma, but never satisfying, and they never fool anyone you as to what you really wanted to say. "Damn" is mild, good for when you stub your toe. "Shit" is good when you break stuff. A good hearty "fuck!" cleanses your guilt when you're running late or forgot something important, I swear. The hardcore C-bombs fail to disappoint for sheer communication power and effectiveness especially when mouthed across traffic to that bitch in the SUV with the cellphone who is doing 85mph and her makeup at the same time.
This week, the mail on the Middle Kingdom mailing list is suitable for a "Christ on a crutch!" It's a stupid curse; one for a situation that's incredibly lame, frustrating and mostly ridiculous. Nothing else sums it up as perfectly as that one.
Jesus is supposed to heal people, raise the dead and walk on water... he needs crutches why? Messiah heal thyself? See the stupidity and beauty of that? Circular stupidity.
That's the Middlebridge in a nutshell this week. It's damn near enough to make you want to defect to one of them freaky ass "A-Kingdoms". (Almost.)
(And those two really do need to get a room... and spare us all their email foreplay. Shudder.)
(I really enjoy cursing have I metioned that?)
Here is what I'm observing as I see it:
Not enough hats. Only the older men seems to wear any. (I guess this show is filmed in Florida)
Modern slutty hairstyles on the women who haven't a hood (or one worn properly), hat, partlett or even (gasp) a chemise to be seen. NO CHEMISES!!! NO decorous embroidery, no lovely ornate ruffles at the wrist? For shame!
Young men evidentially don't own or need a comb: either thier hair is romanic short or wild and unkempt.
Young Henry is kinda hot. Sort of a hotter Ralph Fiennes.
No one with an S chain seems to have it pinned andthey flop all over.
LOTS OF BIG DECORATION, BIG pearls, BIG chains, BIG patterns, no fine details.
There's hardly a beard to be found.
What no rings??? No crosses?
The cloth on that treaty table looks like the propsmater un-velcroed it off the front of the Microsoft Sales Convention Sign in table at the Marriot.
Old wood stuff looks blackend with 500 years of age, not new. Uh, they should look "new".
Sam Neill you should be ashamed to play a scheming Cardinal Woolsey without a foppy curly 'tie the nun to the railroad tracks' mustache! And while I'm talking to you, why are you carrying a bishop's hook?
Henry, can I call you Hank? Okay, Hank, listen, you are a freaking King. If you're not in bed with syphilitic strumpet #1285 and just kicking around the palace wear a stinking hat will ya? And for Godssake, if you are on the throne, YOU WEAR YOUR CROWN! It's called royal presence, you tinker's asswipe.
Don't the costumers have the budget to let the ladies have earrings? All those bare noble lobes... what earrings there are are hideous and modern ick.
Is that a modern saddle I see? Omigawd.
How comes all the peasants have hats and the royals/nobles don't?
Ooh, just saw Henry's crown. I wouldn't have worn it either. Butt. Ugly.
The costumer for this series had some interesting ideas for hat ornamentation.
Thank god that's over, and that I don't have Showtime.
So today, suffering a head cold and sheer boredom, I took the idea and ran with it... redrew everything in luscious high res in illustrator designed a new skull that looked human not like a chimp and here you go! And then did it in six colors so it looks good good and girly on everything. And best of all the NEW Women's plus size shirts go up to size 5x (32/34) - woot! Just black or white for now though.
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I was gonna put sayings on the back, but thought as is was good as it would apply to everyone from seamtresses to crafters to hair stylists.
(If anyone knows who made the icon let me know I'll send them a shirt of their choice!!)
Pretty Little Pincushions
Publisher: Lark
Published: November 2007
128 pages
ISBN: 1-60059-144-2
ISBN13: 9781600591440
$17.95 US
$19.95 Canadian
Hardcover with Jacket
Territory: World
From ultra-feminine and vintage chic to whimsically colorful and downright oddball, these pincushions redefine the form. And that’s sure to attract the many creative sewers and crafters who have chosen these small, charming canvases as the perfect vehicle to showcase fabulous fabric, simple embellishments, and novel ideas. Nearly 30 projects from a pool of talented designers provide plenty of inspiration, and there’s information on materials and adornments, stuffing options, and what makes a successful, functional pincushion. All that’s needed are beginning hand-sewing skills to stitch up such unique creations as tiny flowerpot and ladybug pincushions made from a bottle-cap base; a beehive complete with honey bee-topped pins; a selection of heirloom pincushions with vintage trim, lace, and buttons; or elegant silk fruit suited to a centerpiece as much as a sewing basket. Still others, like a tropical fish, a pair of cacti, or a crazy striped rooster, can double as plushy toys without the pins.
YAY!!!!
leafybird.If it looks different the next time you go to it, don't fear she's still feeling things out and has template fever!!!
I mean how are you expected to respond to that? "Thanks for letting me know I'm still a miserable failure?" or "Tell me when I'm finally perfect enough so I don't overdo it and then blow the whole deal"? No we just go "uh, okay" and live in a state of paranoia and fear for six months until someone does it again. (If you do this, stop. Please.) If you're just looking to trip someone up, well 'mission accomplished', Einstein.
As a way to lighten up the purging, I posted a little list of 5 suggested retorts to throw back at them when you get told this dreaded statement. Everyone seemed to like them so I'm posting them here with a few tweaks as well as a few others I've added into the mix - enjoy!
LAUREL: "We're watching you..."
1: (Look at your 'watch') "Well, let's make it happen. I'm free next Saturday... I'll have my people call your people."
2: "You didn't see me when I was vacuuming naked last week did you?"
3: "Just watching? Hold on, didn't you get the check? The guy with the shiny hat said make it out it 'cash'."
4: "I think you guys are not so subtle as you think you are...here's your club back..." (hand invisible club to them)
5: "Well, in that case I should let you know I tend to fart when I'm nervous or surprised... so just a little heads up."
6: "I guess I'll be filing that restraining order then..."
7: "Do you guys rent time on that big eye on Sauron's tower, or what?"
8: "What's your hourly charge? See, I'm going on vacation in a few weeks and could really use someone to watch the dogs instead..."
9: "Then watch this!" (stick out tongue and go PFFFFTTT!!!!)
10: "Look, I can explain the cocaine, and given enough time the dead hooker..."
(cross posted to SCA Snark there are some REALLY funny responses in the comments coming in over there... be sure to check them out.)
the new kitchen???: Originally uploaded by verybigjen.
Looking to redo the kitchen (well paint and new flooring anyway (maybe paint the cabinets...).
Click the pic for the details, I have notes on it so be sure to roll over when you go over.
I noticed today that the new light we put inthe kitchen has this same kind of ivy on it, so I say it's a theme!
BTW Kat, this vinyal also comes in maroon with goldish ivy, mui pretty, I just wanted more subtle.
I called my editor at Lark Books to get the all clear, and go it as long as I don't do anything other than the basic tut for the magazine that I did for the book (of course).
I'll plug the book in the Bio and they might also put in an ad, which will be great timing since the book comes out in Novemeber (title will be "Pretty Little Pincushions") and the magazine article has been pencilled in for December. So it's perfect!
I have a proposal for the manuscript to do then they will tell me to go forth and be do with it's got the all clear. It'll be cool, while I can't do the few from the book, there are a bunch of others I can, like the new crowns, the poinsettias (timely with the December issue) it looks pretty good and the folks at lark are cool with it.
In other publishing news I ordered a Book of Ebay.de, it's a Kestner Museum Hannover catalog of Brakteat (bezants). I am noticing a big difference between what I see in the book and what I see on the beadwork. Some are consistent, but it's obvious the minters made some purely for decoration. All the ones in the book are clearly currency with kings, castles, etc... there are few of the ornamental donmes, "beaded" borders, Letters, saints, floral patterns that I see on the evangelical work. Interesting. I think I need to contact an expert on them over there.
Gotta go making a bottlecapper that looks like a boob (areola and all) just for kicks. Tommorrow we go to the Cincinnati Home & Garden Show.
The link to get their player is here. I think they made the wrong choice by not putting them all on iTunes... the player is rather bloated and buggy so below I have embedded them all here, enjoy! (I will mention doing this was NOT the easiest thing to do. A few were downright impossible to capture and it took TONS of time.)
All Access: Middle Ages: Awesomely Bad Break-Ups
All Access: Middle Ages: Best Epidemic Ever!
All Access: Middle Ages: The Fabulous Life of Serfs
All Access: Middle Ages: Most Dangerous Divas
All Access: Middle Ages: Holiest War Ever
All Access: Middle Ages: Most Indulgent Church Ever!
All Access: Middle Ages: Most Scandalous Royal Scandals
All Access: Middle Ages: The "Knight" Life
All Access: Middle Ages: Red Hot Red Pokers
All Access: Middle Ages: The Pillage People
Royal purple version: Originally uploaded by verybigjen.
Because I do everything new in pairs just to make sure I have the system down I made a second one, this time with royal purple. I like the embroidery on this one better.
This is the pattern I'll go with from here one if i ever make another. However I like the knots on the other better than the seed beads, i think the holes and the way they flop over is distracting, but I know no one but me will say that.
Anyway there you go, not that you asked to see another one, but just sort of showing you a peek into my method and madness.
(took nearly as long - quicker, but not quick.)
Royal Crown: Originally uploaded by verybigjen.
Haven't posted in a while here, so I'll throw this up. (and the pic above is pretty damn close to actual size.)
I was in a pincushion making dry spell after a long run over the summer and fall, then tonight I got this idea... and you see the result. I modelled it after this crown.
Bad part is I know that if I actually give it to the Midrealm Queen, like I was originally thinking, I just know they are gonna came back and ask for like 20 of these for pennsic war royal basket gifties and I'm gonna have to say "oh hell no". (and then get grief for it)
This damned thing took about 4.5 hours (actually I stopped counting after that). Sure after a couple it'll be half that, but that's still to much time for something throwaway that no one will really appreciate. (And that ermine trim was just a completely anal thing for me to do but I like it. I even went so far as to stitch the "white fur" down on two sides and do a snug running stitch to give it some reaslitic realistic dimension and shadows. I'm sick I tell ya. I was even thinking of hitting micheals to get a couple sheets of the fake furry felt or whatever but no no no!) No, You are gonna have to be someone I REALLY like to get one of these mommas from me. I mean really like, and maybe not even then...
If someone else wants to make them have at it, the only stiches are whip, running, chain and french knots. Embroidery 101 crap. If they wanted to pay me I'd have to say for that amount of time at least $20 and that's massively underpricing it.
I'm not even getting into the knotwork loop I did at the top. I blew entirely too much time on this, gah. It was a nice brain break from working on the beadsite redo, though.
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