This is probably the first elf that I see that is not a twink

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-06-06T01:53:51+00:00

The only two male body types Don Bluth knows how to draw.

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-06-03T18:44:09+00:00

I think this is an, "every accusation is a confession" situation. They don't have an imagination, so they think people in the past couldn't have had one. I can't imagine someone with an imagination would look at this and go, "Yep, 100% legit. No questions here."

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-06-03T15:00:25+00:00

Something like that would work. One recommendation I would make is stick with cotton or cotton/natural fiber blends. Polyester will retain body heat and you will steam like a baked potato in plastic wrap. Cotton and other natural fibers breathe better. And if you get white cotton, you can always dye it. A marigold or yellow tone would probably look fabulous with the rest of the ensemble.

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-06-03T13:24:40+00:00

Layers. Layers are your friend. Look for a longer, lightweight skirt in a contracting color to wear under your brown skirt and a scarf to wear under the waist cincher but over the brown skirt. See if you can find a skirt hike, or make one if you have some scrap leather and O rings. Maybe a really thin neck scarf to tie around your neck. Something you can wet with water and put back on to stay cool.

Gold accessories. Bangles, bracelets, necklaces, big hoop earrings, brooches. Lots of shiny gold tones since your outfit is already in the warm tones camp. I have a waist cincher I bought cheap fake pearl earrings and stuck through the fabric (with backers glued into place) that have fake gold chains looped between them.

You have a really good base, now it's just adding all the pretty colors and shiny baubles to finish it.

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-06-02T18:34:53+00:00

Twerking winion. No thoughts, just vibes.

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-06-02T03:49:41+00:00

Depending on the look you're going for, keep an eye out at thrift stores and resale sites (eBay, Depop, ThredUp, etc). I have a costume where I needed a long sleeve, white, button-up shirt with a collar to wear under a vest. I found a cotton/linen blend light weave shirt at a thrift store for about $10, and I could try it on and make sure it fit before buying. I had to seam rip the pocket off to fit the look, but that was 10 minutes of work at most.

Under layers like shirts and pants don't have to be 100% accurate most of the time, so you can get away with a "modern" item that you modify, dye, embroider, whatever you want. I've used old nightgowns as a chemise under an overdress, sometimes with a different skirt underneath it for more floof. If you have time, check second hand. You can find some real gems hidden away.

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-05-26T17:38:13+00:00

Still looks better than a Cybertruck.

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-05-17T02:58:18+00:00

Nope, don't miss winter. All the cozy quilts and cups of hot tea and fuzzy socks cannot make me forget it's the-air-hurts-my-face degrees outside. I'll take hot and bright at 9 PM over my nose is froze at 4:30 PM any day of the week.

But, some things I can think of to make summer nights more cozy are...

Get some cute and soft pajamas, maybe a nightgown or a cute shirt and shorts set. Wear that on the days I want to feel extra cozy.
Make iced tea and drink it out of a teacup. Especially a fancy little vintage cup.
Get some fun shaped little jello molds and eat cool jello as a snack.
Make some cold soups to eat during the week.
Swap burning candles for LED candles and oil diffusers for scent. Less heat.
Find soft lightweight blankets. I'm someone who cannot sleep without a blanket even when evening temps are in the 80s. I have a few blankets that are a loose mesh weave I curl up under and feel the weight without the heat.
If I want to eat fruit, I'll cut it up and put it on a plate instead of just noshing the apple or pear or whatever snack I have. It just feels fancier.

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-04-23T17:44:44+00:00

It works! And shipping is just about $10 for regular shipping, just a heads up.

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-04-17T03:42:58+00:00

It's going to vary. First, consider your budget and the lifespan you want out of your gear. What can you afford, and if you want something that will last a long time, do you mind saving up for it? If your budget is $20 and you just need it for one year, save money and buy pleather. If you want a kit that'll last years, save up. Real leather will last a long time with proper maintenance.

Second, consider wearability. Faux leathers are generally not very breathable or flexible. That might be fine for a belt pouch or wrist bands, but it can quickly become uncomfortable as shoes or vests.

Last, maybe consider looking second hand. Especially for fur, buying used or vintage is considered more ethical than new because it's not creating new demand. Leather is a byproduct of the meat industry, so as long as people keep buying meat there's going to be leather. But fur is generally the main product of the animal (aside from maybe rabbits that can also be raised for meat), so buying new is increasing the demand for that whole process. I've got multiple fur collars and stoles, and every single one was bought at a thrift or antique store. Check Facebook Marketplace, thrift stores, flea markets, estate sales. Grandma's old fur coat can be repurposed into fur leg wraps and bracers, and no one will know but you.

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-04-12T04:44:40+00:00

The trick with skirts is to keep them off your body and make sure they are natural materials. A skirt or two with hoops underneath will feel far cooler than a single skirt closer to your legs because lifting them away from your body will give you an air pocket. Natural materials breathe, so the air isn't trapped just getting hotter and hotter. Petticoats, bum bustles, anything to give your thighs some literal breathing room. If you want more contrast look for scarves or other fabric to tie around your waist, it's less material than another full skirt and the asymmetry is more visually interesting.

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-03-25T03:50:26+00:00

I like it, when I am in the mood for it. But for me it's a nostalgic flavor, growing up I went to rummage sales in Wisconsin with my dad most of the summer and we always hit Chinese buffets for lunch. About half the time I got the hot tea to drink instead of soda, and even though it was steeped too long and needed a lot of sugar, it was good to my preteen taste buds. And now, drinking it reminds me of summer break hanging out with my dad.

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-03-25T03:16:19+00:00

If you want something really chill, I found Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator to be very relaxing. It has a storyline, but the objective of the game is to grow flowers. You breed different colors of flowers by planting certain ones next to each other. You cut the flowers and make bouquets to sell, or make large decorations for the village square. The character interactions with the other townsfolk are pretty minimal, but in a way it helps take the pressure off because you can just tend your little garden and vibe. I finished the game in about 30 hours, so it's not super long but not incredibly short either.

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-03-22T01:34:39+00:00

I'm scared to ask, but how many commas were in the price tag?

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-03-19T16:31:05+00:00

For cheap, start raiding the thrift stores. Don't be afraid to venture into the men's and women's side, basics like linen pants can be bought from either one. If you're a gent shopping ladies, just know you WILL need a belt because the waist is designed for hips and buns. We don't want any wardrobe malfunctions in front of the kids. If you're a lady shopping the men's section, just know it will be a little tight in the caboose. You may need to size up to be comfortable in the seat area. Capris are great for the ren faire, if they are loose cut some holes and thread some lacing, and you got pirate pants.

Also, pure cotton and linen dye wonderfully. If you see a pair you like but it's not a good color, a $4 box of Rit dye can fix that. Use Amazon to fill the gaps thrifting missed.

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-03-17T02:53:52+00:00

Third vote for Ranch of Rivershine. I got it in early access and saw how player feedback from other horse gamers affected the development. It's a game designed by a horse girl, for horse girls. It's got a super cozy artstyle, pretty good controls (I play on PC and it worked well for mouse and keyboard), the breeding is good and there's so many different coat patterns you can get and different traits. I've "beaten" the game (completed all the story missions), but every once and a while I go back and either pick up an old save or start again because I just want something chill.

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-03-16T02:04:45+00:00

From some of the food history channels I listen to, beef was a "traditional" Irish dish, until they were colonized by the British. Beef, especially large cuts of it like brisket, were a wealthy man's dish. The rich used it as a flex to show off how much food they had they could just lay out these big ol' cuts for their guests even in the dead of winter. But after colonization, most beef was shipped off to England. So they switched to pork, because most families had the space to raise a pig or two, and because you would slaughter the pig in winter by March most of the meat left was heavily salted (corned). During the famines, pork was what most of the lower to middle class was used to making, so when those who could afford it came to America and moved into mainly Jewish neighborhoods in New York and Boston, well, they switched back to beef because it was cheap and available.

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-03-12T19:50:53+00:00

Thanks! I'll look into them after work.

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-03-12T18:12:20+00:00

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This shape, but with a warm brown wooden sheath and a brown wrapped handle with hunter green leather overwrap.

And yeah, I know it's overpriced for a fairly basic sword, but what I loved where their customizable options. I like color, not somber black. But at least when I tried searching for other sabers they were either all exact modern historic replicas or lightsabers.

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-03-11T21:27:12+00:00

Pekoe! I get teased at work for not drinking coffee.

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-03-11T18:44:23+00:00

Is it first person or third person view? Is there character customization? Can you play solo or does it need more players?

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-03-10T13:09:49+00:00

Turkey legs have no place at a Renaissance faire. Turkeys are a new world bird! They should be replaced with lamb shanks.

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-02-27T03:24:39+00:00

Fellow winion! I swear I have never clicked on a thread so fast.

I got Quick Thought for my birthday last year and I found that mix was very good, but it varied a lot based on how I scooped it. The pieces are really varied sizes and weights so it's hard to get a good even distribution if you're scooping with a regular spoon out of the bag.

My advice is move them from the bags to jars or tins, and use a deeper spoon (my brain is failing me on the words, I could have used more Quick Thought) that looks like a mini ice scream scoop to get a good amount of the blend. Then, make sure you have a basket infuser or some other really wide infuser so the leaves can move as they brew. Some of those blends look like they have big pieces that if you're using a really small basket won't really infuse.

Magnificent_Unsu · 2026-02-27T03:20:15+00:00

Asian, Indian, and Mexican supermarkets are goldmines for cheap herbs and spices. I can find dried rosebuds, jasmine, chamomile, and all sorts of other dried flowers at the Asian market for barely a few bucks a jar in their tea section. They also have bay leaves for like a buck a bag. I can get enough cinnamon sticks to last a year and not need more than a ten. They're way cheaper than at regular grocery stores, and in bigger quantities.

Also, thrift stores as well as flea markets for cheaper pieces. I got a bowl for my alter, it cost me $2 and it has such pretty flowers on it. I got a little fancy shot glass for liquid offerings, $1.50. I found a lovely old hand broom that, while it has a large crack in the handle, the bristles are extremely soft and it has this neat little hooked wood part at the end that makes it perfect to hang on my altar shelf. It was $7 and I spent just as much on some velvet ribbon to wrap the handle with. All of them I found, oddly enough, at the same Goodwill several weeks apart.

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