Just wanted to share what I made for my girlfriend's birthday. It kind of relates to my interest for everything norse, and it's actually the exact same technique used for making chain maille - only with silver
We do homesteading here - chickens, garden, drinking horn carving, etc. I do needlework and drawing. I used to ride and show horses as well, but I don't have the money for it now.
RC chopper? Cool! Always wanted to get into that more than I did, never got past balsa wood model planes... then I found horses... and boys... and wood carving, drawing, beadwork, wirework, rebuilding Chevettes, armourmaking, winemaking, martial arts, swordwork, jogging... I just wanna know how the hell I once had time for a full time job...
My boyfriend and I feel the same way. Last year for my birthday he got me a session to finish my backpiece. Totally awesome present, I may take a page out of his book and do the same this year so he can get his brewing/ meadmaking sleeves finished.
Nice byzantine maille! I'm making myself a stainless steel chainmaille watchband...
And my hubby made me a weapons rack for my b-day one year ;D
I'm trying to talk my girlfriend into designing my backpiece (we're talking tattoos, right?). She's a *really* good artist, but I think she think they're kind of tacky...I just have to keep working her
Always wanted to do something like homesteading too... Never showed, but I really can't afford my pony either (working part-time to keep her), but I've had her 20 years (she's 22 going on 4) so I'll just keep her till the end, then no more horsies... I've got a gig and keep meaning to teach her to drive...
It's not byzantine. Or...well...the byzantine got their maille from scandinavia, so I guess you can call it that.
I had my last horse about nine years ago. I had to put her to sleep when she coliced and her intestines twisted.
We do homesteading here - chickens, garden, drinking horn carving, etc. I do needlework and drawing. I used to ride and show horses as well, but I don't have the money for it now.
I've never done jewlery of that style, but my armourmaster's wife does and she calls it byzantine... however I'll call her on that next time it comes up!
I've been building a Cabin in the mountains.
Eventually we'll be homesteaders on the place. Until then just doing what I can to get ready.