Tag Archives: SCA

End of the year project roundup: retrospective 2018

Posted on December 20, 2018 by

In the closing days of this year, I’m doing a retrospective. (Yes, there’s a few days left, but I’m not sure how many SCA-related projects I’m actually going to be able to get done by then, so. . .) I … Continue reading →

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Logan’s Silver Hammer

Posted on December 10, 2018 by

Being able to work on this was truly a joy.  The work that Count Logan has done in researching banners and then teaching others, well . . . he gets it.  And his work truly is amazing. When I started … Continue reading →

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Thaddeus’ Achievement of Arms

Posted on November 25, 2018 by

Finally!  I got another thing checked off my list of backlog projects!   We had a fundraiser for tents for Heralds’ Point and for arts and sciences for Lilies War, and I offered a heraldic achievement using gold leaf.  Unfortunately, my … Continue reading →

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Omphaloskepsis: that pesky C

Posted on November 22, 2018 by

Before we get started: I will be watching commentary and IP addresses on this post.  Any use of the terms “Nazi,” or related terms will result in being blocked.  I will not tolerate it, nor will I also tolerate bashing … Continue reading →

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Achieve!, or the Diary of making an Achievement of Arms

Posted on November 19, 2018 by

Achievement of Arms are a period way to show off one’s accomplishments in the SCA, as combined with one’s heraldic device.  I had the great fortune to create a conjugal coat of arms for my Byzanbestie Anna and her husband Gieffrei, … Continue reading →

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And after you ditch the donut. . . the bling!

Posted on October 29, 2018 by

My Byzanbestie, Anna of Anna’s New Rome, just made a post about how anachronistic and frankly, terrible, the fabric donut is with Byzantine clothing.  You can read about it here, with this another part of our collaboration.  (TAG TEAM GO!) … Continue reading →

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I live. . .

Posted on October 15, 2018 by

I know, I know.  I haven’t posted in a while.  I promise I still live.  I’ve been eaten alive by my modern work life and haven’t really posted a lot of the projects I’ve been working on.  I did finish … Continue reading →

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Project Updates

Posted on September 12, 2018 by

Updates have been hard for me lately.  I’ve been dealing with some things to work through as of lately.  I am pleased that the finished pile is getting larger, but the six items have been there for a while and … Continue reading →

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Heraldic Mythbusting – I got the Armorial azures; or, why does my heraldry not match the Armorial?

Posted on September 10, 2018 by

Let’s play a game!  What happens when you give some heraldic artists a few words describing a heraldic device and ask them to draw it?  Read below to see what happened! This particular blog post will serve to do some … Continue reading →

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Omphaloskepsis: Making Magic Moments for Others

Posted on July 27, 2018 by

In my last post about making magic moments in the SCA, it was all about what an individual can do to help make their own magic moments.  This, though, is what we can do as a collective group, though this … Continue reading →

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