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About this Entry Posted by: TeacherPerson Original: 7/2/2009 2:13 PM Views: 106 Comments: 21 eProps: 36 Read Comments Post a Comment Back to Your Xanga Site Who recommended? My_HAT_is_older_than_you Minis DandelionBall Who gave the eProps? 2 eProps from: My_HAT_is_older_than_you rjdohner thekeyhole logcabinlady SpazzyMommy i_was_there_and_back_again shards_of_beauty flutemom PrincessKristi TheChickadeeFeeder DandelionBall MathMom mr_randyc LisaJohnston Cherianne homefire mamaglop BigToePeople

xanga photos videos blogrings metros profiles   Read or Post Comments Thursday, July 02, 2009 Days of Knights   On Sunday, I leave to be a counselor at Camp Kanesatake for a week working with teens. (Yes, I really want letters and emails. I shamelessly ask you for them! Click on the link http://www.mycampk.com/contact/1-way-camper-emails.  Send to Mary Sellers at Youth Quest 1 Cabin unknown) Anyhow, as the theme is Days of Knights, I thought it would be fun to make a medieval costume. I've always wanted my own, and this seemed like a perfect opportunity to make one.  Yesterday morning, this is what my outfit looked like. But today, here it is! Yes, it's rather...um...voluminous.   (And I didn't realize my eyes were shut in the picture below until I transferred it to my computer as my eyes are squinty when I smile anyhow. And by that time, it was raining AGAIN, so I just went with this shot.) I'm not sure what the best feature of this outfit is. The little bellhop hat? The enormous not-even-in-the-90's sleeves? The skirt so full it has prompted two of my children to say, "You really aren't THAT fat"?  The notice from neighbors I got when I was trying it on and then went out to pick lettuce yesterday? I think it's the fact that it's my costume. And I'm happy. Strangely enough, LibbyK doesn't want me to make an outfit for her.  I just can't imagine why.   Posted 7/2/2009 2:13 PM - 106 Views - 36 eProps - 21 comments recommend recs1 share email sent0 Give eProps or Post a Comment 21 Comments I would love to send you snail mail. Where do I send it? Let me know! Old Hat Posted 7/2/2009 2:29 PM by My_HAT_is_older_than_you - reply Picking lettuce in the costume may be just a little too much for me.  Libby doesn't want one of her own, how sad, what about Rachel? Posted 7/2/2009 2:30 PM by rjdohner - reply @My_HAT_is_older_than_you -  Mary Sellers c/o Camp Kanesatake PO Box 11 Spruce Creek, PA 16683 Thanks! You have no idea how much I look forward to and appreciate mail while I'm there. Posted 7/2/2009 3:29 PM by TeacherPerson - reply hope you have a great time counseling at camp! Posted 7/2/2009 3:41 PM by thekeyhole - reply I really think all the Sellers ladies should show up on Sunday dressed in matching clothes - you can vary the colors if you need. Posted 7/2/2009 5:23 PM by logcabinlady - reply I think it's cute as can be. :) A funny medieval costume story:  Two years ago we were part of a homeschool co-op. It was huge with about 300 students or so in it. My daughter was taking 6th grade history and they came to the medieval era......after about 6 weeks of studying the time period the teacher planned to have a big costume party the last day of the semester. Well- I wrote it on the calendar and we planned and schemed are were excited about it! Then- my neice came into town and she was going with my daughter to co-op....so they dressed up in long gowns, pointy hats, puffy sleeves, hair rolled into braids Princess Lea style..and my neice kept saying- ARE YOU SURE EVERYONES GOING TO BE DRESSED UP??? ARE YOU POSTIIVE?? She was very hesitant (understandably) to enter inot a room a kids for the first time in medival costuming. LOL. Anyhow- as it turns out- I wrote the wrong date on the calendar...and my two were the only ones dress up....Rachel (my neice) is about 2 ft taller than my girls so her medival gown came right below her knees- her super tall (dunce cap style) Princess cap make her already tall and lanky frame hilarious- and she had no other shoes to wear than her tennis shoes. LOL Oh my.....it was SOOOO funny....and to this day- my neice mentions it everytime she sees me or talks to me. :) Posted 7/2/2009 9:55 PM by SpazzyMommy - reply I think you look lovely in it.....have a blast at camp! Posted 7/2/2009 10:20 PM by i_was_there_and_back_again - reply I love the costume! I'll send you an email if I remember... :) Posted 7/3/2009 2:20 AM by shards_of_beauty - reply what a beautiful costume! i think it makes you look even more pretty. you're brave to take on a week of camp with teens. i wouldn't be looking forward to something like that at all! sometimes i'm still not sure why God granted my dreams of being a mommy. have managed to get 2 through the teen years so far, two in now, and a 6 yr old coming to the same path eventually. but those teen years can be trying days at times and i'm thankful to get to the end of a day and go to bed. Posted 7/3/2009 8:39 AM by flutemom - reply Wonderful job!!! I have a weakness for costumes and lovely dresses. I have one that I bought at a Medeval Festival several years ago and it is the same color as yours! Wonderful choice. It looks so beautiful on you! Posted 7/3/2009 9:41 AM by PrincessKristi - reply This is great! I love it! Wish I had one! Posted 7/3/2009 9:46 AM by TheChickadeeFeeder - reply yay! Well I think your costume is GREAT!  Bon Voyage. Posted 7/3/2009 11:04 AM by DandelionBall - reply Beautiful! I'm sure you were the most regally attired lettuce-picker anywhere that day Your girls in your cabin will have a great time with you! You are going to bless their socks off. (Their...um....medieval footwear garments off.) Hugs, Renee Posted 7/3/2009 11:19 AM by MathMom - reply Have a great time at camp.  Your costume looks great. Posted 7/3/2009 12:14 PM by mr_randyc - reply Oh, Maid Marion, should we off to Sherwood Forest? Posted 7/4/2009 12:16 AM by LisaJohnston - reply How fun! You look adorable! Posted 7/4/2009 4:26 AM by Cherianne - reply @LisaJohnston -  Yes! Posted 7/4/2009 9:48 AM by TeacherPerson - reply SO cool!  What fun.  I have always loved dressing up.    Have a wonderful time at camp! Posted 7/5/2009 11:27 PM by homefire - reply I am also SUPER-impressed with how fast you whipped that up!  Posted 7/5/2009 11:28 PM by homefire - reply That looks great!  I think I may have that very pattern.  I made it in an upholstery fabric for Secunda's college Madrigal group.  The sleeves are ANNOYINGLY full. (I used a coordinating sheer drapery fabric) They look great in sheer fabric, I see you chose something like that for your sleeves too.  The Madrigal group was big on trim, so I made little trimmed cuffs to tie over them so that she could look more Madrigal-y, but then, I didn't put much ornamentation on it otherwise.  Posted 7/14/2009 1:46 AM by mamaglop - reply Great pics. Love that outfit on you. I'm assuming that you're already back and too late to send you a message. I'm still cleaning up my backlog of emails and subs. Posted 7/15/2009 4:50 PM by BigToePeople - reply Choose Identity Xanga Network (?) 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