Ok, people… Want to give everyone a heads up about a supplier… A few months ago, I was approached by a wholesaler named "Indo Crafts" out of North Carolina – the owner’s name is Chris Glover. He saw my websites and was all excited about wanting me to carry his peasant/poet shirts. They looked primitive [...]
For anyone who doesn’t know, my husband Chris and I won a photo contest that Renaissance Magazine sponsored in 2008. We won first place! Our prize was a $1500 credit to Debbie’s Creative Costumes (owned by Debbie La Franchi). It has been one year since we won the contest, and we still don’t have our [...]
The Stage Schedule: The two common trains of thought for stage scheduling, the “Break” and the “Leapfrog”The “Break” Usually is a forty-five minute slot. If you have a 30 min. show this gives you ample time Set-up, draw a crowd, do the show, pass the hat ( When that applies), strike the stage and smooze with [...]
Muggles and Mundanes and Norms, OH MY! Why do we call the people who allow us to live our dreams, these names? Each one is derogatory and Sets us apart from those we are supposed to be serving. Like the terms used during war to make the enemy less than human, with the [...]
The weather was beautiful, the setting is lovely, the jousters (nonchoreographed) were good and the SCA supported in a HUGE way; all in all it was a good Faire. Attendance was really good though, for some merchants, the purse strings were a little tighter than hoped for – but with the economy, especially locally, what [...]
Written by Isabelle “Ahhhhhhhh!” We scampered for our lives, holding our skirts up and jumping over the benches as mud splattered everywhere. Just moments before I had leaned over and asked her why we were the only ones sitting in the first few rows. I now knew the reason. First timers at The Sterling [...]
It’s an interesting observation how much animosity can arise in such a short time between individuals and organizations that worked together for years previously. A current example of this happy family breakdown is going on in Washington state, where a few months ago the Washington Renaissance Faire had it’s plug pulled only a few weeks [...]
Forwarded from Tim Jesus: It saddens my heart greatly to report that our patriarch, Ken Wiepert passed away this evening (1/27/08) around 11pm. His passing brings him and his wife Joan back together. As soon as Services are arranged, I will let everyone know the specifics. As Ken stated in his goodbye to Joan at [...]
Question: So, I’m laying in my tent in actors camp, awake. I hear a few fellow guild members dissing me. How do I respond? Answer: You get peeved! Obviously! If you truly didn’t care what they were saying you wouldn’t have written in to ask me how best to handle the situation. But I urge [...]
How fun is this? So the halls are still a bit quiet, but the ball is starting to gain speed as it rolls downhill. We now have a number of new writers signing up, so the winter magazine will be full of great stuff. It’ll now fall to those of us who are coming in [...]
