[Steppes] Largesse

[lizdenpeters at juno.com]

Good Gentles,

The generosity of the Barony of the Steppes is well known and your Barony
has need of it now.  The Barony's store of largesse is seriously depleted
and we need donations.  We have many events coming up where we will need
to give out items.  Therefore, we ask that you donate items to be used
for this purpose.

Some people have advised that they would love to donate items but are not
sure what items would be appropriate.  I am appending a list to the
bottom of this e-mail of suggested items to serve as a guide.  If you
have questions about the appropriateness of an item, please contact me.

I will be at Business and Populace Meetings to collect items.  However,
if attendance at these meetings is inconvenient for you, please contact
me and we can make arrangements for pick up.

Thanking you in advance for your generosity, I remain in service to the
dream . . .

Fionnuala "Nuala"
(MKA Elizabeth Peters)
E-Mail:  lizdenpeters at juno.com
Phone:  214-330-8518

LARGESSE 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