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Do You Need A Dotee Doll?
Dotee Dolls are the current quirky fabric-artist swapping fad that takes few materials and little skill. There is no single right way to make a Dotee Doll. That’s one reason they’re so much fun. And addicting.
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Putting Medievalists
This happened Friday evening. My friends and I dressed in “garb” and met at Medieval Putt in Elkhorn to bobble our way through 18 holes. I’m not great at this. In fact, I’m ghastly. Then throw in riding a mini zip line all I could do was have fun. And I did. So much I missed…
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A Bored Calontiri Is A Dangerous Calontiri
What can I say? This shows how helpful SCAdians are when they know you’re loading your vehicle. The video was taken by Kajira Camber of Wiesenfeuer, Ansteorra at Calontir‘s Kris Kinder event December 2012 and published on Youtube, Feb 9, 2013 Enough said here, but plenty elsewhere.
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Searching For Illumination Manuscript Humor
While waiting to leave for an appointment the other day I decided to see what funny and weird illuminated manuscript stuff I could find with Google. This is a fun time suck that must be used sparingly or it will make me late to my appointment. British Library’s Harley 7026 f. 16 These handmade devotional…
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10 Murphy’s Laws for Scribes
Nothing to go wrong here. Murphy’s law is a popular adage commonly stating “whatever can go wrong, will …” Variants and corollaries exist for assorted skills and daily activities. Over the years from experience I’ve developed my own Murphy’s laws for scribes. 1. If you quickly add something to an illumination when you are nicely…
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12 Signs You Might Be A Rabid SCA Scribe
Looking for ways to punch up my workshop presentation I discovered the tell-tale signs you have when you truly know you are an SCA scribe. I know I have shown several of these. You might be a rabid SCA scribe when… The highlights in your hair are from your gouache, not the Clairol bottle. You…