Ironfest Photos Day 2

I was lucky enough to stay with the team from The Nerdyheard and Geeks Who Go. They were so friendly. And I woke up the second morning to find an amazing view outside our cabin!



Parrots in a nearby tree



Could a Troll live under the bridge?


Sunlit fields and golden trees!


Being a faerie on the verandah, the wind was very wild.








Trying on 14 kg of chain mail.





The steam engine driving by


With Predatorette


The talented and lovely lady behind The Tattered Tower


I wish I could have got a better photo of this medieval Iron Man! You can't see the mask here.


Lady Chatsalot, designer and Teaduelling Pot Mistress.


Nathan as the Steampunk Samurai


I was so happy to see this guy with his amazing one wheel motorcycle here again, it really works, too!


The Tripods are coming! Built by Dij, one of our amazing Steampunk makers.


Some people from the 1920s dropped by




This aerialist was performing under quite terrifying conditions, her silks were flapping around while she did her acrobatics, there was someone at the bottom trying to hold them down a bit.



A marching band


A Regency lady meets giant spacemen. 


One of the lovely crew of the Airship Sirius. They made all their wonderful possessions. I bought a beautiful smelling lavender sachet from one of them.


She's reading Sherlock Holmes.


Blacksmith bumper sticker!


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Queensland Holiday Part 1: Ripley's Believe It or Not

Image
DAY 1: Sunday We arrived at Gold Coast Airport from Sydney early in the morning and got a bus to Surfer's Paradise. Once there we got an early check in at our hotel in the Q1 building at about 12.15, and went out to look around. We checked out the shops and beach. We had an ocean view from our room and could see and hear the waves. DAY 2: Monday Day two's weather was punctuated by rain showers but we were doing mostly indoor activities, so it wasn't a big problem. We started out at Ripley's which was just off the main street in Surfer's Paradise. Ripley's Believe it or Not Robert Ripley  ( February 22, 1890 – May 27, 1949)  began his career as a sportsman and cartoonist. He was fascinated by unusual events and objects, leading to his "Believe it or Not!" comic strips which became very popular. He enjoyed travelling the world to find oddities and opened his first museum in Chicago in 1933, then known as the Odditorium. In 1936 he was voted the most popu...
Read more

Quilt Cover to Cottagecore Dress!

Image
This one has been a long time coming! I took a lot of breaks due to some issues and learned a lot along the way! It all began when I found a secondhand quilt cover with two really pretty patterns: I used my go-to pattern for the skirt. I went with the longer length skirt (view A and B) with the ruffle from the edge of the quilt cover on the bottom. The ruffle. I initially cut out a different bodice but I didn't like the fit. I d ecided to combine the two different fabrics into a Gunne Sax inspired dress with the bodice cut from remainders of both fabrics and a different bodice pattern.  The bodice pattern I chose. The new bodice pieces. After that I abandoned the project for quite some time. The centre bodice and side front pieces refused to line up right. I checked and made sure I had cut them out right and I had. I received advice that I needed to notch them and they finally lined up!  For the sleeves I had a limited amount of fabric so I had to go with quite small cap sleev...
Read more

Queensland Holiday Part 2: Home of the Arts

Image
After Ripley's Believe it or Not , We took the bus to Surfer's Paradise's new arts precinct. Home of the Arts (HOTA) was opened 8th May 2021, and hosts performances, a movie theatre and art gallery. You can go there by bus or ferry. Ferry is more expensive but a lovely trip. When you come into the HOTA gallery, make sure you check out the stacks through a window. When you press a button they light up and you get a glimpse into the storage area, and some artifacts lined up for your viewing. Ground Floor: Brickpedia My partner and I grew up playing with Lego and really enjoy the Australian Legomasters series so it was great to see this. We haven't been to a Lego exhibiton since we were kids and there were some fabulous ones on Egypt and pirates. I am glad Lego is becoming popular again. A mushroom castle  with wonderful details inside and outside including "normal" sized bugs and flowers to show the scale.  Four sizes of duck Lego notepad A pizza farm with all t...
Read more