Talk to the Hand

I don't believe I've ever talked about the little felt hands I've been beading.  I made them for bardic tokens.  So if I'm at an SCA event, and I see a bard strolling around or doing a presentation, I like to 'give them a hand'. I don't normally do it at competitions, because they have an audience and get tons of attention.  I give them out to bards that go out of their way to go to SCA events and stroll around singing, or juggle for the children, or recite poetry to the queen, and so on.  I just like to reward them if I catch them doing something entertaining.

Some of the hands have a pin so they can wear them.  But recently I've started making some with loops so they can hang them from a hook, or a Christmas tree, or their mantel or whatever. I should go take photos to help you visualize.

Dreibergen Festival of the Rose Photos

Last Sat. we went to an SCA event called "The Festival of the Rose' in Hemet CA. I thought I'd share some of the photos. I took a class on mixing my own egg yolk tempera. I can't wait to do some more illumination with it.

I hung out with my friend at his weaving display in the morning, then I watched the bardic performances around lunchtime, and then I took the class. By the time I got out of class the archery booth was already loaded in the car thanks to our SCA friends Rino, Christos, and Joshua. I didn't have to lift anything. How nice is that?