I think I am finally toeing the line of trinkets that verge on being something someone would sell.

i had scrap 4oz leather i cut and dyed the leaves out of, the bead is from hobby lobby and the acorn bell from Etsy.

if You are going to Escondido on the 1st you’ll have a chance to get one from me if ya do trinket trading.

My friend and I (the light blonde) designed and made the shirts ourselves. We had a blast and a lot of people thought we actually had a booth and worked there lol!

Texas just opened its 2026 season, and it was absolutely scorching. I really have to give massive props to the performers this year. Watching the guys in full steel combat taking broadsword hits in 90-degree heat was wild.

I caught some great traveling acts on the smaller stages, and I ended the day watching the full-contact joust as golden hour hit the arena.

I put together a quick video focused on the action, the performers, and the day's overall atmosphere. If you want to see some real armor-crushing hits and how the Texas faire does it, you can check out the footage here: https://youtu.be/gxpQ1NBjJMY?list=PLDqztRjj27zbK8JRgi6gvbJgIm50nPOz7

Ventured to the Ohio Ren Faire outside Cincinnati a few times this season. First time going to a Ren Faire and loved it!

Shout out to the great performers photographed here: Jousting by Combatants Keep Jousting, whipping by Jacque ze Whipper, and birds from Midwest Falconry.

Much to talk about my enjoyment, though I'll focus on one aspect that struck me. My third visit I made some extra effort to leave my phone and camera in the car and just experience the Faire. Chatting with other attendees in the crowds and fully experiences the performances. The focus of just being present throughout the visit was lovely and elevated my enjoyment. I felt much more engaged and a part of the experience. Highly recommend visiting more than once to get different experiences, not only in what you see but how you see it.

I'm slowly getting my whole family into ren faire. I am spreading it like a disease. 😈 On Saturday we were an adventuring party! Two barbarians, a wizard, and a goblin lol.

I have posted my goblin outfit here before and a lot of people had suggestions on how to make it better! I followed some of that advice, so an update on the body paint situation:

I switched from Mehron Paradise (water based) to ProAiir (alcohol based). Because of the switch, I was able to ditch the arm socks and do a more custom paint color so everything matched better. I did not use an airbrush. A makeup brush was just fine. I kept the tights because the less paint the better and I didn't want to put my bare legs on benches and chairs at the faire anyway.

It held up EXTREMELY well even in the Texas heat + humidity. I didn't lose any paint. I was careful when touching anything at booths *just in case* and did as little touching as possible, but the paint was still basically untouched by the end of the day.

This subreddit was where I originally came looking for advice on body paint at the ren faire and a lot of older posts helped me out, so I hope this is helpful for future goblins and orcs too 💖 Trying to convince my family to let me paint them next time but everyone said no smh

Can’t wait to go back next year! 🏰♥️👑