WR - Christmas on a budget.
Larkin O'Kane [AKA Charlie Cain]
larkin at webstar.net
Sun Dec 13 09:35:58 PST 1998
What kinds of things can SCAers use for under $10? Casey
["Casey&Coni" <weed at sage.net>] has come up with the following list of
87 great ideas for Christmas gift items.
Acrylic paint, Material (esp white for veils/shirts), Feast gear, Artificial
sinew, Duct Tape, A hat, 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,
Candles, A lantern, Knitted mittens, Good paper (ask for 'elephant paper'
at a paper shop),
A piece of good leather, Paint brushes (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 pair of good scissors
(Ginghers on sale in Temple right now for half price), A tape or cd of
dance music, Sheet music for recorder,
A recorder, A nine-mens-morris game, Dice (no respectable late period
persona would be without them), A nice period looking buckle, Rivets for
armor, A strap-cutter, A rawhide mallet, A brick of beeswax, A hydrometer,
A wine thief,
A package of corks, Patterning paper, Soap, A nice brooch from your local
Goodwill or Salvation Army, A book on brewing or vinting, A dremmel tool
accessory pack, A camp stool, A deck of rennaissance style cards, A
yeast culture, A period cookbook,
A book on basic sewing skills, A pouch, A body hammer, Buttons, Hooks
and eyes, Good thread, Some antler, A cows horn (for either a drinking
horn or a hunting horn), A brass kickplate, A yard or two of buckram,
A t-square, A rosary, A cross, A cup or mug, A sketchbook, Tracing paper,
Blank tapes, A brewers log, A block of carving linoleum, A draw knife,
A piece of rattan, Some 550 cord, Tentstakes, A banner pole, Seeds for
different herbs, Lamp oil, Beads (especially pearls... you can get a strand
or two of real freshwater pearls under $10).
That should give you something to chew on. BTW, with this list you can
really do some neat things: imagine getting a nice brooch ($5.25) wrapped
in a yard of nice heavy white cotton for an arming cap ($3.00) and tied off
with a yard of trim left over from an old project ($1.50) and decorated with
four nice buttons off a Goodwill shirt ($.25).
See you there!
Casey
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