#rennfest

[elfgirlcraftworks]

Another year, another Renaissance Festival. This year the kid wanted to be a faun so Goat Pants ™ were born.

The elder niblet made the shoe hooves.

Y'all. Faux fur sheds sooooo much. It's everywhere in my sewing space.

Anyway, on to my outfit.

I wanted a new pair of Elizabethan stays with tabs.

I used this site, used previously for the gentlethem stays, to figure out the shape for mine.

Boning was 2 packages of heavy duty zip ties from Lowes. I tried spiral lacing for a change.

I found a white skirt on clearance for a petticoat and topped it with the dress I made last year.

[nobodylivingknows]

all images lifted straight from my pinterest board/google

made a uquiz as an excuse to use my extensive knowledge of renn fest costumes

[zerachielamora]

Decided to be Beidou at my local Ren Faire, tons of fun

[hipsterdinosaurs]

Always a fun time at the Maryland Renaissance Festival #marylandrenaissancefestival #rennfest #rennfaire #renaissancefestival #maryland (at Maryland Renaissance Festival) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVahgxKLBvg/?utm_medium=tumblr

[shieldmaidencreative]

See you at #rennfest #viking #shieldmaiden #vikjngs #barbarian #lagertha #freya #ragnar #tolkien #valkyrie #eowyn #warrior #warriorwoman #thor #ofin #norse #scandia https://www.instagram.com/p/B3jy7DjHahI/?igshid=x5u9neo2qfp6

[aishavoya]

#Rennfest season is finally here! I'm super jealous of the outfit one of my customers has put together. Isn't this just bad ass? I always love the characters that people invent that include my masks. Nothing makes my day more then getting sent photos like this! #skullmask #dragonskullmask #dragonskull #maskmaking #maskfest @maskfest https://www.instagram.com/p/B1o93Dvl5XJ/?igshid=edp0g931cems

[taketheshot21]

Sooooo, just watched this:

it is insane. I mean, batshit crazy. Half of the time I had literally no idea what was going on, the female lead is an utter fruit loop, and to be honest, fairly unsympathetic. And it is clearly, unequivocally from 2002. However, baby Renner does a sterling job with the total ludicrousness he is given as Dil, manages to give it surprising weight and, unsurprisingly, steals the entire thing. Plus, we viewers get to bask in the sheer sassy beauty of this guy:

In the words of the protagonist  "I was suddenly and decidedly in love with Dil Stephanowski. His eyes. His mouth. His hands..."

I have no idea why that would be....

So yeah, it's nuts. The cinematographic choices are utter insanity (Russian cinema cut aways? Long lost father subplots? What? ) but its fun even if just for the cheesiness. And damn, Renner is lovely. So why not spend a couple of quid and 90 minutes?

Enjoy x

[goat-gays]

One of my ongoing projects; ever since PAX I’ve been seriously inspired to make props for costumes, and maybe a costume at some point for the Renaissance Faire later on this year? This wand is about 75% done! Got to buy some leather and add a bit more color and it’ll be good to go