[Coastal] Prized Ideas

[Hillary Greenslade]

With a number of local events this spring, prizes are always in want.
Here's a list to spark ideas, borrowed from another e-list.  Handmade items
are always welcome, and I like to search through Half-Price Books for
subjects of interest to our champions (found a much wanted archery and
equestrian book that way).   Other ideas?   Hillary


Prize Ideas:

Table linens
Pillows
Period looking coffee mugs
An illuminated page from a period book
hand knitted mittens
necklaces made of semiprecious stones
handmade glass bottles (or
store bought w/corks & no labels)
crocheted lap warmers
pouches with tablet-woven edges
a children's activities book about knights
wine
gloves
a full apron for a cook
tablet woven trim
jewelry
magnifying glasses with a nice handles
Damask napkins (Cotton or linen no synthetics, if Possible)
Basket cloths
A full set of hand-turned wooden feast gear
Hand-made tassels,
Champleve' medallions of the Kingdom's arms.
a bag painted with the Kingdom's arms,
big turned wooden candlesticks from Hobby Lobby,
chip necklaces
handmade paper
a hand made ocarina
long-distance gift cards,
beanie-baby dragons,
silver vases,
sandalwood fans
a soapstone box and candleholders,
boo-boo medicine,
bath salts
trim.
painted wall hangings in Celtic motifs or any other (effigies, etc.)
Scissors
Sewing Kits for emergencies
Honey Mead
Herbal cough remedy
A pair of vambraces
a necklace of coral and bone
yardage of damask brocade
a selection of various trims
wooden chests
napkins painted with the arms,
some really spiffy jewelry
pouches
extra long wooden hangers
an extra long garment bag in kingdom colors
belts
bath oils
little glass jars with various dried/fresh herbs or honey.
hand made cake of hand lotion,
hand made bruise balm
embroidered pouches
dress hand kerchiefs
fresh water pearl
necklaces
Giving edibles can be a bad idea - they tend to get shut into boxes
     for travel and forgotten about.
Getting potables is always nice
Hoods in kingdom colors are really cool!
matching goblets.
Battery powered hand-held fans, socks, little chemical hand-warmer packets
to go in your gloves on chilly nights,
tiny flashlights, etc....
Canvas tote bags
Material(esp white for veils/shirts)
Feast gear
Artificial sinew
Duct tape
Embroidery floss
Needles
Gesso
Wood
Books on art in the Middle Ages
Embroidery hoops
A belt blank
Books on heraldry
Books on armor
A seam-ripper with the little light on the end
lanterns
Good paper (ask for 'elephant paper' at a paper shop)
A piece of good leather
Paintbrushes (ten bucks can get the good ones rather than the cruddy ones)
A length of trim
A length of lace
A basket
Some ostrich plumes
Some pheasant feathers
A Nine-men Morris game
Dice
nice period looking buckles
Rivets for armor
A strap-cutter
A rawhide mallet
A brick of beeswax
A hydrometer
A wine thief
A package of corks
Patterning paper
Books on brewing or vinting
Campstools
Decks of renaissance style cards
A yeast culture
Period cookbooks
Buttons
Hooks and eyes
Good thread
Some antler
A cows horn
A yard or two of buckram
Tracing paper
Blank tapes
Brewers logs
Carving linoleum
Drawknives
Rattan
Some 550 cord
Tent stakes
Banner Poles
Seeds for different herbs
Lamp oil
Beads/Pearls
cloaks
painted banners and
"tapestries"
small binders or booklets in which to list gifts given These binders
can have embroidered, painted or leather-worked covers put on them.
period belt findings,
period table ware,
antler buttons,
bone/bronze needles,
hand-spun silk or wool
thread,
small yardages of brocade
that can be used as trim.
award insignia



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