Notes from the Workshop
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Read more: Sheesh
Sheesh
Have I mentioned how I can obsess? I can obsess. Over the stupidest things, like how this blog looks. One template is wider, but has no banner. Another has space for a banner, but keeps doing stupid tiling things. Another has great width, nice colors, no banner. GGGAAAAHHH!!! Okay, I’m going to keep playing all…
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Read more: It occurs to me
It occurs to me
That I haven’t really written a regular type post in this new blog. Other than the quickie about George, my new pen. All these little ditties I’ve been *ahem* singing don’t show me how pretty the margin width is on this blog, which is one of the big reasons I moved from Booger to WordPress…
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Read more: Yo-ho, Yo-ho, a Pirate’s Life for Me
Yo-ho, Yo-ho, a Pirate’s Life for Me
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big write they called ‘Tea Debacle’ The write, it is said, never gives up her dead When the days of November end early With a load of word counts many thousand times more Than the Great Tea Debacle weighed empty. That good book and…
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Read more: Now is the Winter of our Incontinence
Now is the Winter of our Incontinence
Now is the winter of our incontinence Made glorious tragedy by this last 5 days of Debacle; And all the despairs that lour’d upon our nerves In the deep bosom of our Depends buried. Now are our brows bound with sweat and worry; Our bruised fingers cramped up for keystrokes; Our panicked cries changed to…
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Read more: The Day After
The Day After
I hope you all had a happy Thanksgiving – even you, Cath, you crazy foriegner you! 😀 It was a day to look back at our lives and give thanks for all the things we cherish, all the things that make our lives what they are. It’s also a time to cherish the people in…
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Read more: I’m in love!
I’m in love!
So my sister takes me out pen shopping on Saturday, right after the pair of us went to a rock show and spent loads on slabs – but that’s another story. Anyhoodle, after buying slabs, we went for coffee and a snack so I wouldn’t have low blood sugar and do one of my famous…
Chainmaille as Modern Armor: Why We Wear What Makes Us Feel Strong
There’s a reason we reach for certain pieces when we need to feel grounded, brave, or a little more ourselves. Jewelry has always been more than decoration. It’s a signal, a story, a shield. And for many of us, Chainmaille is the closest thing we have to modern armor. We don’t expect battle, but we…
Bold is Beautiful. Wearing a Statement Necklace with Ease.
This Byzantine chainmaille necklace—three lush shades of green, held together with larger silver rings—might seem bold at first glance. It’s intricate, significant, unapologetically present. And yet, on her, it doesn’t overwhelm. It enhances. There’s a quiet confidence in choosing a piece that others might call “too big.” But what does that even mean? Too bold…
Chainmaille in the Steampunk World
We’ve been told more than once that “chainmaille has no place in the Steampunk realm.” That line usually comes right after Steampunk cosplayers encourage us to apply. They love our work. It comes right before the event organizers reject us. We’ve heard similar things from Renaissance Fairs, too. Our colors aren’t “period enough,” our booth…
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The Velvet Zebra 