Great Grandparent Gifts

We're THAT family.

The ones at the Renaissance Festival in full costume.

Yes, I own a corset.

Yes, I've worn fairy wings.

Yes, I made Sam and I matching medieval Scottish garb.

And it's a huge outing every year.

We actually attend two: The South Florida Renaissance Festival in February, and a smaller venue called Camelot Days in November where we do most of our shopping. We call it "The Discount Ren Fest" because everything is a lot less expensive. And this last year, there was a portrait artist who did great work for $10 per person!

 I had allowed the kids to wear whatever they wanted, so we got some interesting results with Savannah in a Manga wig...

 ...Thom playing long haired hippie...

...and Sammy full on steam punked out.

We made black and white copies of the portraits in various sizes and I went to work hand coloring them.

Just small touches of shades that matched their true hues on the lips and eyes

I then purchased inexpensive frames from Walmart and packed them up for shipping.

The phone calls we got were awesome.

We also did smaller sets for the aunts and uncles in a triple frame. These were simple, personal, and extremely well received.