I recently spent a couple hours stringing this Nordic apron 'Festoon' jewelry together for a themed wedding happening the next day. I had neither the tools handy nor a good apace to work, I did it on my bed using whatever I could find. That does unfortunately mean I'll eventually have to re-string it, with some better type of cording and such.
My eye were wobbly and strained the rest of the morning at least. I didn't mean to procrastinate. My to-do list is a sort of escalator full of jostling, shifty people who don't want to reach the top. Once at the top, they are promptly devoured in a severe manner. The way my ADHD and Bipolar have chosen to work together is both chaotic-looking and madly efficient.
It uses fairly rustic materials, like copper for the brooches, and wood, blown glass, freshwater pearls, and hand forged metals for beads. I collected these things over a couple months or so. It wouldn't win a contest on perfect historical accuracy but it's actually awfully close. They may not have made some of those things personally, but the Norse/"Vikings" traded ridiculously far, with artifacts from the middle east having been found. Glass beads would be highly unusual, so my Festoon is pretty showy and high class.
The key is a handmade bronze/brass replica off Etsy by LegendsGardarike. Norse women had full rights as owners of the house with their husband, so for me this represents the home I help keep. (Polyamorous aside: technically I need to get a second key...)
The linen dress and apron themselves are pretty and fit great, made by Armstreet on Etsy, but the trims, some colors, and bits of the patterns are not perfectly historical. But this is still the nicest complete garb outfit I've ever had so it's a win.
I always forget to get photos of me standing. But here, from the Armstreet website, is kinda what the back design is like.
Next... Some sort of leather belt, and a couple bags/pouches to attach. Also a bone comb. Eventually some sort or something for my head. What else?