ugggggghhhhh

so I am just running around with my head cut off trying to get ready for 12th night! I've been working on my husbands secret santa gift, I have 5 scrolls due, I want a new skirt for my Elizabethan to wear, I have my Secret santa stuff, I'm helping someone else with their secret santa gift, I'm baking a cake for 12th night, my 12th night gifts....... then the following week I have a huge speech and debate thing and I have to have my belly dancing outfit done then I have to finish neils outfit in time for caer galens A&S I am soooo swamped I don't know how I am going to be able to do it all!

ahhh the holidays

So I'm still working on Neil's outfit it's moving along at a good pace. I am having issues writing up the documentation. Funny don't you think... I've made tons of garb (pretty good garb if you ask me) and I've done a good share of A&S stuff but I have never done anything with clothing...... I'm also working on several 12th night gifts. I have 5 scrolls due at 12th night and I'm just plugging along........

extension!

so there has been a vote and a 6 month extension has been added to the quest..... It's nice to know I do not have to rush my last 2 categories in 2 months! I'm still working on Neil's outfit and now there is an extension I am thiking of going for the fighting category hmmmmm.... I don't know

so the sleeves have been embroidered and the sleeves put together....now I just need to do the rest of the putting together and the couching of the gold cord......... so far so good!

Clothing

so I am still plugging away on the garb for Neil I'm embroidering the sleeves which are taking forever but I was able to sew the prototype in one night so I should have plenty of time to finish this
I am also writing up my rosary paper and then I will pick up the beads and make them up

I am still trying to get an answer about the heraldry test but once again no one is speaking on the list again. I am also looking at an option 2 so I could guarantee to finish the quest in time

I'm official

The webpage keeping track of all of us doing the quest has now been updated!! If you click my name it lists all I have finished!!! I am very happy!!!

Look and See!!

I'm working on Neils outfit for the clothing category! I hope to have that finished and entered in Caerthe's Toys for Tots on Nov. 17th

I'm going to see what I can do about the herald test........

still trying to decide what to do for my 10th category..............

I'm missing something...

Good news Decorative arts and my scroll are now in my finished list


My decorative arts beaded awards received scores of 44, 48.6, 48, and....... a 50!!! because of some confusion with the judges I ended up with 4 people judging my bead work this give me an average score of 47.65! again I only need a 35 to be above 70%



My Scroll received a 46, 44, 48.5 giving me an average of 46.167



I went back and recounted what I had and had not finished and realized I was missing something so here is the correct updated list

Done

Courtesy and Etiquette- February 03, 2007

Introduction- April 28, 2007

Dancing- May 07, 2007

Food- June 16, 2007

Travel and Shelter-June 18, 2007

Calligraphy -October 6, 2007

Decorative Arts- October 6, 2007

To Do:

Clothing- In Planning stages

Games and Pastimes

Entertainment

Every Day Life

Habitat

Heraldry

Skills and Technology

Survival Skills

Dragonsspine A&S

So in about 10 hours I will be at Dragonsspine's A&S...... I will be entering two projects knocking out 2 more categories of the quest!

For my decorative arts I am entering three beaded slips........ (only needing 2 such items to complete the category, yea me!)

I am also going to enter the scroll I've been working on for my calligraphy category!

I sent out a question about making garb for my son for my clothing category.... I hope I hear a go ahead on that soon

Good news!! I posted on the quest group about my idea of expanding the focus of the quest and even tho I've been completely shot down at least folks are talking! so I'm not all alone!

A few of the caerthen folks I've been chatting with are hoping I finish the dragonsspine quest and then use my idea of making it a SCA focused quest and start it up here next year, I'm not sure how I feel about it yet but it is an idea

So here is where I stand

Courtesy and Etiquette- Done
Introduction- Done
Dancing- Done
Food- Done
Calligraphy- Done- won't know until tomorrow if I've earned the points to call it done
Decorative Arts- Done- won't know until tomorrow if I've earned the points to call it done

In the works

Clothing- Once I get a yea or nay I can decide if I'm making something for Neil or myself
Heraldry- I need to take the test and herald some rounds
Entertainment- I have a lead on possibly doing a dance
Skills and Technology- Thinking either gloves or jewelry

If I have time

Games and Pastimes
Survival Skills

If all goes well I have 6 down 4 to go and 4 months left!

I'm all alone... so all alone...

fitting title, no? I see spamalot today (lyrics from one of the songs) and it's how I feel as of late about the quest I've posted several notes to the quest list asking how folks are doing, what they are doing, are we still doing this ect. and I have received no message back! I keep plugging along tho.

Today I posted a message because after talking to some folks who feel the quest is just to hard or just not feasible with their persona or that they don't even have a persona I had a thought (yes it does sometimes happen)

what if we expanded the quest make it more of a SCA quest rather then a persona quest, encourage people to research and learn and try new things in the SCA... ever made a scroll here is a chance to research and create one, enter it into a A&S competition and score 70%.... ever wanted to make garb? research something create it and enter it in a A&S comp. You're a viking but want to try dancing for the quest.... come learn 3 dances and teach one...... it fits all the categories and it makes the SCA focused questionnaire that much more fitting.......

I hope I hear something from the group on this one....

If I don't I will then at least know I am alone in taking this on and frankly I will complete it!

Scroll Done!!!

I really enjoyed this! I had a little more time then I normally do for a combat scroll and I loved basing it off a real manuscript! I' feeling really good about this considering this is only my second small scroll and really my first try at the squashed bug style! Now I'm off to do some sewing (and some wedding stuff with my sister) I hope to write the documentation up tonight!

almost done!

well with the scroll anyway!

here is the text I chose (the more cursive form on the bottom)

I based the text on this page

I decided to do the capital with a dragonsspine purple letter with the badge of the order sitting behind it (of course I erased the name shhhhhh)

All that's left is the ladybug and some whitework...... I also have to finish writting the documentation............

but it will be ready for this weekend! Now to finish this off and try to finish Neil's garb!