Still here, still reading, still makin' stuff.

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01:57:52 GMT

I'm still here and reading journals in LJ and DW most everyday. I'm still making things but posting to LJ first, mainly out of habit.

Though I post in FB regularly, content is slightly different there but I have no plans to abandon LJ or Dreamwidth at this time. I like this format for posting about my projects. FB is okay but is less ideal for tags etc.

Never fear! I'm here and paying attention. :-)

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For God's Sake just DO Something!

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 01:56:41 GMT

Tonight I finally put on my big Laurel panties and started to attach the applique's that make up the Bright Hills device on the new baronial cloaks. I was scared to death to commit them as they will be permanent. There will be no going back.

Our design is a traditional half circle cope.

The pieces are attached in a secure but non-medieval manner using a fantastic fusion material I purchased by the yard at Jo-Ann's. They look very nice right now. I want to purchase sartouche braid in silver if I can find it. I have the gold for the laurel wreath but I'd like to outline the white bits in silver.

The roundels for the baronial awards and Spike are out being embroidered as we speak. I'm hoping to have some of them attached by Investiture. If not that's okay. We will be working on these cloaks for quite sometime as there is a lot of embroidery and bead work that still needs to be done.

So far all of the materials have been donated to the project even though the barony has approved expenditures for the cloak. I'll submit receipts for the pearls and beads when the time comes.

So that I remember for the baronial records:
Materials-
Mistress Anne of Hatfield - heavy black linen (main body of cloak)
Mistress Martelle von Charlottenburg - white linen, gold linen, aida fabric & for roundels, gold sartouche braid,
Barony of Bright Hills - embroidery floss, fushion material,

Embroiderers -
Lady Taira no Aikiyo - 1-Silver Scroll, 1-Augean Stable
Lady Michelle England - 4-Spike (populace badge of Atlantia)
Mistress Martelle von Charlottenburg - 2-Heart of the Oak,
M'Lady Rebecca of Green Lion Bay - 4-Job, 4-Shell & Crescent
Lady Wynne ferch Rhodri ap Hwyell 4-Silberberg

To be updated as we go....

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Well here I am!

Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:09:38 GMT

I've opened a Dreamwidth account so that I can read the A&S journals of folks who have moved over here. Depending on how it goes I may post more here and link it over to my Live Journal account.

I'm still working out how Dreamwidth works. Feel free to drop me a line.

Hello!

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martelvonc

Still here, still reading, still makin' stuff.

For God's Sake just DO Something!

Well here I am!