Parchment Paths

I finally found something to cover up the marker stains on the cake stand I made!            I discovered these tiny glass beads at AC Moore                         Now I just need to figure out how I'd like to sell it. I've contacted a local business owner so, we'll see what happens. 

This Sunday I had the pleasure of going to one of my favorite places, The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire! The theme for the weekend was new one, Time Travelers and I was excited to see what kind of costumes would turn up. There were several Dr. Whos, whole groups of Jedi Knights and some Steampunkers! I was particularly excited about the last groups because I haven't gotten the chance to see much Steampunk aside from the web.  Despite this, I chose to forgo my usual fair garb and made an attempt at a Steampunk like outfit.  blouse and skirt from Goodwill, hat and necklace from Hot Topic   Though of course there were several "old hats" at Steampunk culture there, such as this very nice lady, who was nice enough to call my outfit pretty.  It made me smile, I must admit.  I also admired this Steampunk time machine, set to the year of the Renaissance Faire   Of course, there was plenty of Renaissance enjoyments as well, the joust, the turkey ...

The Rakish Rogues While I have not gone yet, the whole two days the faire's been open, I am already itching to get back to the Pennsylvania Renaissance  Faire in Manheim. I adore this place and have been regaled by my friend's exploits this opening weekend. She has wonderful things to say about the new cast, though she was saddened to tell me that the Dark Knight Espresso Bar no longer serves iced drinks. No iced drinks, in August? I am not happy.... but am still so very anxious to make my first visit of the season! In the meantime, here's some photos of last year's visits. Incense at Well Kat Herbs God save the Queen!

I glued the tea cup and saucer top on before meeting up with a friend to see Brave, which was awesome by the way. Now I just need to cover up the marker stains and decide what to do with it.

I'm in between jobs right now, yes, I've quit my new job to begin another even new (er) job, which I'm excited about. With all the time off though, I've decided to work on some projects I've been neglecting.  So today I tackled the china cake stand I've been planning on making for quite some time. I got the idea from the Everything Alice craft book and have had the tea cups and glue for a while, but needed the plates and glasses that served as connector pieces. I'm working with an Elmer's ceramic glue, which is very runny, but wipes off easily when it dribbles in the wrong places. I also used a washable Crayola marker to mark where I wished to glue but found that when the glue covered the maker it cemented the colour in place, so I need come up with a way to cover that up. The only problem I had with the glue is that the tea cup did not adhere to the saucer as well as the glass and candlestick did so I'm letting that sit over night. After parti...

The best ice cream ever! Yesterday I went on a little adventure with my family to one of my most favorite places, Knoebels Amusement Resort. This amusement park, nestled in the woods of Elysburg PA manages to be both timeless and innovative. I've been going there every since I was about 5 years old and most of the park is exactly the same as I remember. The school I attended made it a tradition to take us there every last day of school so I have a great deal of fond memories that unfold around every corner of the park, every turn of the Haunted House car , and every bite of my chicken Parmesan, which Nicole, is now served at the World's Food Court, rather than the Wharf. And yet, there's new rides to discover as well. Fandango, which I haven't worked up the courage to ride, Black Diamond, an indoor dark ride through a haunted coal mine, and of course, the much anticipated, still in the works, Flying Turns wooden coaster. Knoebels is like going home, a class reuni...

I love classic moves. I love the clothes, the wit of the scripts and I especially love old mystery and suspense movies. Which is why my friend, Nicole was pretty surprised when I admitted to having never seen the Hitchcock film, North by Nothwest, staring Carey Grant. Our local movie theater had a special screening of it tonight so, we we were excited to go, she because she had already seen and liked the movie, and me because I'm open to seeing any Hitchcock movie. We were a bit surprised how crowded the theater was; it's nice to NEPA has a good quantity of classic film buffs. The movie itself was wonderful; Mr. Grant's casual,classy wit is just so amazing to watch and hear. I just love his voice!   The cinematography was pretty awesome as well, the exterior shots of the train, the shot from above the UN building. It was also such a nice experience seeing a classic movie in a theater with a good sized group. After all theses years, we all still laughed at the jokes, gasp...