17 May 2009
An absolutely beautiful, perfect-weather day at faire! And the crowds reflected that. Unfortunately, my sales did not—although East Wind Games seemed to rock and roll all day. I’m not sure what the deal was at our shoppe, but the majority of the people who walked into Pendragon today were not our typical ideal customers.
The brightest spot in the day for me, came when Starr and Joe and their boys showed up to faire. Kelly had sent a box for Starr to my house, and its contents were still a mystery. I could hardly wait for Starr to open the package and see what it contained. And what it contained was well worth the excitement.
Kelly had made for Alex, the cutest little scaled-down replica of Joe’s outfit, you’d ever want to see! We were all so totally charmed, and squealed with delight. Starr immediately put the little doublet on Alex and I snapped some photos—this is one of those. Does Joe look happy, or what?!
Now, I’m gonna both brag . . .and rag . . . on Kelly for a minute. This is the girl who has always said she didn’t sew for kids. Nope . . . didn’t want to . . . it’s a pain in the neck (or other body part) . . . it’s not worth the time . . . they’re gonna outgrow it, anyway . . . She gave me all sorts of crap for spending so much time on the outfit I made for my niece, McKenna last summer.
Uh-huh! Just before Scarborough, Starr let it slip that she wished she had a nicer shirt for Alex to wear. Who took the bait? My Kelly. She made an amazing little shirt, complete with ruffles and hand-made strings to tie. And, now, this! This adorable little outfit— a miniature version of the ensemble I made Joe last spring—is the cat’s meow! She did a great job. And all from measurements taken by big brother Troy, in pseudo-secret! Kudos to my Kelly—she made our day! And, I know she made the Cooksey/Capps family very, very happy!
The after-hours event that we’ve come to call “The Alex Show” was more photogenic than usual, too!
~MB
I hate that I have to make him a black hat for ONE weekend of faire. But… I. Have. To.
You don’t /have/ to. The green looks just fine.
In fact, I’ll be happy to wear a hat that doesn’t match my doublet so that Alex doesn’t feel bad.
~KR
I think the cutest thing about this picture. The Spiderman box clutched in one hand the blankey in the other, in the outfit lol. =O)
I think the hat he’s wearing is just fine! You did such a great job on it.
~MB
*snort* Well, errm, -cough- You see, I… Aw Hell. I just wanted to, and fine, so I confess; I enjoyed it too. Again, MB can feel smug. It is not her fault I am such a twit. He is awfully cute isn’t he? *giggle* I get to see Starr and Joe rarely, so I wanted to do something for them, that was a little special. I am glad it got such a good reaction. I am sorry I could not be there for the unveiling. Love you guys!
This is the cutest thing I’ve seen all day. All of it. Including Kelly’s secret kid-stitchin’!
i love you people. all of you.