I began my optimistic search for slatwall only to discover that it is a lot more expensive than I’d bargained for. (I’m not sure what I expected, exactly, but it certainly wasn’t $100+ per panel.)
So, after a poke at ye olde List of Craig, I found a place called Carlson Fixtures, a display supplier for retailers, located a mere five miles from my new abode–and they were moving, which meant they had some extraneous old stock to get rid of…
On July 27th, 2019, a performer in the Medieval Tourney entertainment troupe at Ren in the Glen, a small Renaissance festival held annually in Glenwood City, WI, proposed to his partner of six years. Donned in approximately 60 lbs. of Ukrainian steel in the midsummer heat, Rick Blatz, 27 at the time, challenged Mariah Sletten, 25, to a duel following the troupe’s first performance of the weekend.
As a regular part of the attraction, the end of the Tourney includes a “Fight the Knight” component, in which audience members have a chance to line up and take a swing at their favorite contenders…
It’s that time of year again: those early days, when we reflect on what the past year has brought, how we’ve grown, and what we can still improve upon going forward. To kickstart that for myself, I thought I’d take a look at one of my earlier YouTube videos.
The decision to start making videos was spurred on by the COVID-19 shutdowns. I thought they presented a great opportunity to “put myself out there” from the comfort of total isolation. Backward as that sounds, it was probably the best way for a person with social anxiety to get off the ground. Videos, it turns out, are hard–especially for an amateur team of only one. I’ve learned a good bit through trial and error, though, and I aim to keep experimenting with it…
With a budget of $500 or less, I will attempt to rework my messy craft/office space into a more motivation-inspiring and professional-looking maker’s workshop. (Because you shouldn’t have to be an acrobat to get to your sewing table.)
In my last post, I mentioned that I had four fairly old bookcases, of the sort that were as cheap as they came when I got them between three and seven years ago, all comprised of particle board and covered in a vaguely wood-look black veneer. Two of those bookcases were easily disassembled in the middle. Two of them… not so much.
