Crafts

This year at the renaissance festival was different this year because of the pandemic, but we didn't let it stop our fun! Sherwood Forest Faire implemented a mask mandate so we could all still attend.  This was the perfect opportunity to do a little crafting to have a mask that matched my outfit! My friends who had dressed up as gnomes previously had these adorable masks embroidered with mushrooms and leaves. So I dusted off my threading skills and took at shot at making my own!  I started with a simple sketch of what I wanted to thread, transferred that to the...

Do you love that little parasol from my gnome outfit? You're not alone! I got so many compliments on it and it was super easy to make. Below I'll show you a bit of the process and how I made it.  I started with a red parasol, made out of a thin canvas kind of material. I had previously weather proofed it, with a water sealant spray. Highly recommend for those situations where you get caught in a light rain. The parasols are lightweight and really only made for sun, but this helped a lot.  Then I added spots with white...