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Brandy had a collection that I used for some of my Renaissance Faire photos, but it's long since retired. It left a hole in the boutique! We go to a the Renn Faire at least once a year and I have tons of photos. It might be fun to take something like this on. Do you have any special requests as to what you'd like to see included? Castles, jousting, king, queen, jester, etc.

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Elisha, I think I could make use of a kit as you are suggesting to put together. I remembered I have photos of a Celtic festival where they had medieval jousting. Shields and swords would be good. chain mail ( or mesh). If you do a google search on medieval jousting there is great inspiration for you. Patterned papers with the symbols they had on their shields etc. Diamond patterns would work well.

 

I will look forward to seeing what you design.

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That would be Fabulous! We have been to a couple of Renaissance Fairs also but I haven't got to those photos yet! I like to do art journal pieces with castles photos I get off the internet also. Castles, swords, dragons, etc.( the WORKS!) I do like kits that are more real than cartoonish. Soft and elegant. Something like Renaissance Romance! Haha! I don't know how to describe it. Just do your thing! Oh you might find inspiration in the Edmund Blair Leighton prints of The Accolade and God Speed paintings. I have the prints hanging in my bedroom.

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Gayle, DH and I were half of a Renaissance Madrigal quartet! We did the Ren Fest in Miami for many years!

 

Elisha - jewel tones and gold would be very elegant in a Renaissance kit! Rounded jewel embellishments would be good, too. When we performed we didn't use faceted stones on our costumes because it wasn't "period". Maybe a chalice, a turkey leg, a suit of armor ...

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This is such a great theme for a collection! I'm always taking photos of castles, people in medieval costume etc. Parchment and stone effect papers would be good, a gothic style alpha, medieval instruments. pewter, candlesticks, shields, rectangular banners (the sort that hang down from the ceiling), a gothic chair, fleur de lys, the green man, jesters, swags of flowers ........

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I love Brandy's collection. It's her Kingdom collection. I'm on my iPad so I can't get the link right now. Huh.

 

I can't find it in the boutique, so I think that one has been retired.

 

Yep, that's the one I was referring to earlier. It's retired. But I'm working on getting something fun to fill the hole!

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I want you all to know that I'm working on this. In my designs I do tend to lean toward more realistic embellishments, as you have requested. However, I want to point out Angela Blanchard's Heraldic Crest Collection Biggie. I have it myself, and I completely forgot about it! Angela's work incorporates her beautiful watercolor illustrations, and this kit reflects that style. Check it out - it might work for you.

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Elisha, that is a good kit you have suggested. I think I might add it to my wish list and get it as well as what you design.

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