magic, mayhem, and what pleases me

The shop is home for the season (although you’ll be able to catch me helping out the one and only Paulo Garbanzo in a special appearance for the end of GA Ren Fest Fall Fling) and it has been one amazing 2025 thanks to all of you! From the winter fairy ball at Mythicon (yes, I’ll be back in ’26!) all the way through to Delafaire y’all have kept the magic alive for this little leather shop. I…

You’ve seen the posts and some of you got lucky enough to score pre-orders and now they are here for everyone. Yes you can now keep that Maryland on you. Original flavor holster perfectly holds their iconic 6oz tin- or at least the new plastic version that I have some feelings about but that’s neither here nor there. Deluxe version has a sidecar for your favorite hot sauce- most brands offer a…

VARF prep, VARF prep, la la la la la la…. It’s finally here, our big Faire Family Reunion in scenic Spotsylvania, VA. I carried my workshop halfway across the country with me this past spring so I could keep crafting and be ready for all of you. There are some updates: The shop is in a different spot this year! I’ve doubled my footprint under canvas so after giving the vendor coordinator much…

After making it as far west as New Orleans last fall I have finally managed to get to the other side of the Mississippi River for an event. If you’re following me from this time zone and you’re somehow not familiar with the spring fantasy spectacular that is Sherwood Forest Faire, come down here and check it out because we are having a blast. I got to see the Wellermen, so there’s that. I also…

Better late than never, the shop can happily confirm that we will be returning to a regular favorite, Rock Hall Pirates and Wenches weekend! Come find me amidst the swashbuckling crowd for your belts and holsters and armor (and more) needs! Yes, the fair has agreed to let me bring the entire selection. Wink wink nudge nudge. See you there!

HOLY LEATHER SALES, BATMAN. If you’re one of the hundreds of people who took one of my cards at VARF, a surprisingly high number of whom actually did check out the website, welcome! I hope I’ll be back and more active here and on Facebook and Instagram as the season progresses. I have been dealing with…. a lot, actually. Some of it has been extremely depressing and for those of you who have…

It’s finally here! Yes I’ll put pictures on Insta too for all the folks who don’t follow the blog or the FB page but here it is, finally:The Corsair’s Baldric!Comfortably wide and curved shoulder base to hold the weight, retaining straps to attach anything from your favorite flintlock to a potion of healing, and single and double sword frog options. The attachment between the shoulder strap and…

The crates are packed, the suitcases are packed, and I am so excited to get to the first show of 2024! Mythicon is what happens when a bunch of wild and wonderful musicians, artists, storytellers, and fae creatures of all sorts take over the Eisenhower and Aspire hotels in historic Gettysburg for an entire weekend. There are events around the clock and a spectacular cast of entertainers and…

The post that many of you have been waiting for is finally here! My Square Store is finally alive and accessible again and the shop is taking orders! I have completed moving myself, my workshop, and a large dog made mostly of anxiety to a new house with new people and a lot more room for the workshop. The current estimated time to shipping is a mere 2 weeks, but that is going to change very…

Or at least I think I do which, according to some philosophers, is the same thing. The move is nearly complete, and the store page will be returning very soon so folks who have been waiting to get their summer season orders in, standby, it’s coming. This year’s calendar already has a few things on it, and we’re starting the checklist for Mythicon. If you’re planning on seeing all the magic in…

Hey! Where ‘ave you been?? Well, bunch of places, actually. First, I finally achieved a years long dream and took a personally built cosplay to DragonCon. Observe. Photo by bydeebee Ivar Evil-Eye founded the Viper School of Witchers, and he’s my favorite murderous sadistic poison happy bastard in the whole world. Taking this armor to DragonCon was an amazing experience and something I think…