Mother's Day Photos

Back in April Melissa and I had pictures taken of Cameron and Xander together, and I didn't want to post any until after we gave out the pictures for Mother's Day, so it would be a surprise. But here are a few of the cute poses.

Dea's Sexy Belt

In Amtgard I finally took a Woman At Arms. And part of asking someone to be your Woman At Arms is making them a belt that is silver and black for them to wear. So I HAD to make her a belt. It was my first attempt at belt making. I took a belt blank, and tooled the design on it, hand painted the front, dyed the back and then attached the loop. I also applied leather sheen on it as well as beveling the edges and using a slicker. I was pretty happy. It took WAY longer than I thought it would. But here are some pictures of the process and the final product on Dea. What a cutie she is! I have to say it turned out really well.

The Eye - War Wound

My sister asked me to post pictures of my eye. I am sorry they are so grotesque. But this is it. I got hit in the eye playing Amtgard over the weekend. In four years, one injury, pretty good. And I do get out and fight every week. It was just a heavier weapon with no give and a big guy wielding it. He felt so bad, and apologized profusely. It was a complete accident and something I realize can happen every time I take the field. Luckily nothing is broken. Yes, I had X-Rays on Monday, and will go to the Opthamalogist on Friday. Let the healing begin!!

This first one is from Monday.

And this second one is from last night, much improved if you ask me.