Why do I get these ideas when I only have a week to implement them?
So, next Tuesday, Nick & I leave for Clinton for a week. For those who don’t recall, this is a rather large SCA event/war in Clinton, BC. I showed up for a couple of days last year, spawning such pictures as these.
It was fun, and so this year, I’ll be going up for a week, instead of two nights. Which means the last few months have been spent on and off sewing, planning, purchasing, etc.
It was suggested to me a month ago that I should bring up some candles and sell them. “Oh no” I thought. “I couldn’t possibly, I don’t have time.”
So explain to me why 4 days ago I decided that I COULD, and while I’m at it, let’s also make soap! And not just my regular melt & pour, but why not throw in some felted soaps while we’re at it! It’s not like each felted soap takes me 30-45 minutes to felt or anything. OH RIGHT IT DOES.
My hands are wrinkly from the wet. My thumb is burned from where I managed to pour a good deal of wax on it. My kitchen smells like a beehive. (Actually, this part is awesome.) There’s soap in my fridge and candles in my freezer, and my back is aching from leaning over the pot. I also have two very large chunks of beeswax that I can’t fit in the pot, and Nick’s not home to break it into smaller chunks for me. (I swear, this stuff is like granite when it’s solid…)
I still need to fix the sleeves on one dress, hem another, and fix the sleeves AND hem a third… I can’t find my belt anywhere… I’ve still got it in my head that I’m going to make YET ANOTHER dress before I go, although I might wimp out and make an apron overdress instead. I’ve got a vest I picked up at Value Village yesterday that I want to add grommets to and make a lace up bodice… (see again: last minute ambition.)
WHY DO I DO THIS?
Oh yes, because I’m an idiot.
On the upside: The candle molds Nick got me for Christmas are gorgeous. My honey/beeswax soap is fantastic. The goat milk soap is pretty good, and the felted goat milk soap is neat. I have a great deal of stuff in my kitchen that I can point to and say, “Hey, I made that.”
I love it. Hey, I made that!
Have an awesome time in Clinton!
So, will the campfire ban that starts tomorrow at noon affect events at the “Clinton War”?
Yup. But whatever, propane fires are still fine.
I remember my back aching from leaning over the pot, but I think that had something to do with too much tequila.
Have fun and take lots of pictures to show me! ;-)
Part of me really would love to go again but then I remember that newborns would do VERY BADLY at camping events!
2-3 months might be trickier, but 4-8 is the *perfect* time to camp with babies. :D Tell him to just … pretend he’s a little older? :)
Well, he looks the part. Giant babies are GIANT!