‘Tis the season to celebrate, and if you have a scribe in the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) on your holiday shopping list, you may be wondering what they’d like for a gift. SCA scribes are passionate about calligraphy, illumination, and all things medieval. To make their holiday season extra special, I’ve compiled a list…
Hey all. Are you a medieval crafter with a penchant for recreating? If you’ve ever poured your heart, time, and creativity into creating something worthy of Royalty, then do I have some exciting news for you! It’s time to get your largess on and help out Their Majesties in the most enchanting way possible. Largess:…
Whether you’re shopping for an SCA scribe or you are the creative person here are 18 gift ideas to consider. Some are so economical so you might combine them together. Or use them as small tokens of appreciation at an event.
Gifts featured at Kris Kinder. With Thanksgiving over it’s time you turn to preparing for the coming winter holidays’ gift-giving. Here’s a few shopping tips and budget friendly ideas. You could put together a scribal gift-pack like the one I described in my post Holiday Scribal Gift Ideas. It’s easy to make yourself and a great gift for…
Largess Display “Back In The Day” Calontir’s summer Coronation is just around the corner. it’s being hosted by the Barony of the Lonely Tower. I hope you’ll come. The event will include a largess display. “What’s that?” you say. In short “largess” are gifts given generously. In the SCA largess is given by Monarchs or the Baronage to show their…
Cyber-Monday is tomorrow, so I hope you see this in time. There’s also little for scribal illuminators at local bookstores. And nothing on history, gouache application, or medieval manuscript terminology. So shopping for these items Monday online is perfect timing. These are not new publications. There aren’t many current books in this category. But they are…
Are you a scribe wondering what to get that want-to-be scribe in your life for Christmas or 12th Night? How about putting together a scribal gift-pack collection? When looking at John Neal Bookseller‘s web page, like a kid dreaming for a Christmas present, I came across this unique item offered by a professional watercolorist. It is a paint…