another summer dream

So we were out shopping and wandered into this Accessories City place, and lo had sparkles descended from the heavens... And suddenly my persona who has been like silent and showing no signs of life at all was suddenly in my head like "You see those GIANT table-cut fakelyfakefake things... that's totally period for me. FOR ME. NOW." 

I fought her off mostly but I still ended up with this giant sparkley cross that has this really cool blue and orange-ish stones on it. Which is hideously tacky by modern eyes but the blue-orange thing is pretty rocking in late 15th century Italian portraiture. Though to be fair blue-orange is pretty common in 21st century movies too (HAI, TRANSFORMERS). 

But. What I really want to wear it with is a brown cotehardie which is not period to 1490s Rome in the slightest, but is totes practical for 2011 Lilies War. It's either that or I'll talk myself into a brown linen Italian 1490s gown. Which... let's be real. It's me. It could happen. 

So... ordering up some brown linen post haste. 

I just need to figure out where the hell all the trim went to. And my other sewing projects. Are they still in HomeTown? Did they disappear into the terrifying vortex that is the bedroom atm? Because I just found my cotehardie pattern in the bedroom and I don't remember bringing it down... so there's that quandry. Also, if I'm making a dress or having one made... I have no idea if I want to do it right now. Like maybe I should set that as a goal. Lose those 4 inches off your waist again, then you get a pretty new SCA  dress... On the other hand, medieval dresses really don't care if you lose some weight. They're easy to take in... Not Italian Ren dresses though. Italian Ren dresses are like 'fuck you, get a new dress. I'm for womenz who has babies, bitch."