Making An Elvin Archer
Got two Renaissance costume requests to work this week, a woodlandelf elf archer and a water fairy. They sent me sketches of what they wanted them to look like, and now I get to...
Author: The Woodland Elf
Turquois Feather Earrings
I still have some feathers left from a turkey I hit with my sister’s car a few years ago (we ate it, it didn’t go to waste). Mostly I’ve been making dreamcatchers out of the feathers,...
How to Repel Flies With Diesel Fuel
Spring and summer bring lush foliage, blue skies, warm sunshine and long days of planting. With the arrival of the warm months, however, also comes the incessant torment of flies. Black flies, brown flies,...
Wooly Bully, Wooly Bully, Wooly Bully
No, I’m not referring to the Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs song, I’m talking about my wooly little sheep Bullseye, whose nickname (well, one of his nicknames anyway, he’s got about 4) is...
You Might Be a Redneck…
If your car looks like this, you might be a redneck… …Hey wait, that’s my car! No, those aren’t racing stripes, that’s duct tape I had to put on it to hold down the...
Paper Spinners
These whimsical little baubles are quick and easy to make from scrap booking paper. Supplies needed: Scrap booking paper Scissors Sewing machine or needle and thread To begin, cut a piece of 12×12 scrap...
Little Baby Brock-Brocks
I had to stop at TSC to pick up some fencing today, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that they had newly hatched chickens out (or the “Little Baby Brock-Brocks” as I used...
Sherbet Tie-Dye
I’m not sure what the technical name for this sort of tie-dye is, but I call it sherbet tie-dye due to the fact that it’s part white, part colored, kinda like sherbet ice-cream. This...
Rub-on Transfer Garden Wagon
Rub-on transfers can give new life to old wood. They look hand-painted, but are so much simpler. I had one of those little wooden garden wagons lying around in storage. It was weathered and...
My Costume Heroes
My family usually has the television on the night of the Oscars, and we watch in between doing whatever work we’re doing that particular evening. I’m kind of the geek of the group though....
