we are starting a new faire in central texas, sherwood forest faire. www.swf-faire.com or www.sherwoodforestfaire.com
our faire will be established in the year 1189 (but our inhabitants of the realm will be a bit anachronistic...medieval to renaissance {as i hear shakespeare himself will be walking the woods} to fantasy)
we are looking for costumes for peasants, merchants and village folk and nobility--new or old.
our budgets are limited...and we are looking for help. willing to pay, if price is reasonable. willing to barter vendor fees for costumes. willing to accept the good and gracious donations from good and kind souls.
we just need help, advice, offers, etc.
rengypsy@swf-faire.com
Texas has always been very good to me as a merchant. A good portion of my repeat clients/newfound friends are from your state, so I'm happy to help by sending a few pieces your way to get you going. If you're interested, please do contact me privately and let me know if you could use any jewelry (necklaces, earrings, brooches). My website is down today, but will hopefully be back online tomorrow, Friday at the latest.
www.sapphireandsage.com
very kind. likewise, we will link your site on our web...as well as acknowledge your generosity in making sherwood forest faire a grand success due to the likes of your spirited type. blessings on you for your assistance, rengypsy
I'm so excited about the start of another near Austin faire!! I soooo wish it were different weekends though cause I go to Fourwinds during that season.
I really wish you luck in you're venture. I think I remember you saying you were planning this for the past few years. Super awesomeness indeed, planning is definitely the way to go!!
Let me know what you are looking for. I will pass the word along up in this neck of the woods.
any pieces for peasants, merchants and villagers
old, new, any pieces available we can use for actors and workers
we are starting from scratch
this is very much a rennie-centered project
our number one philanthropic venture will be to rescu, a non profit benefiting rennies with health cost needs
will post websites and place acknowledgements on our website and in promo literature for any entity or individual willing to assist us.
so thanksful,
rengypsy
sherwood forest faire
p.o. box 5470
bryan, texas 77805
rengypsy@swf-faire.com
Any particular sizes you need?
any. we had grand plans that went a rye. we purchased several hundred dollars of patterns from folk on this forum and took them to bali where we were having other items carved, designed, etc for the faire which opens in february of 2010. we met for hours with a seemtress and she took our patterns, our downpayment and said, "NO PROBLEM." then, we received an email from her indictaing it was taking longer than she expected...then notta. we feel confident she decided it wasnt worth the effort...and we will likely see nothing of our patterns, our downpayment or our cloth. thus, we are seeking other options for our acting company, as well as other good souls who will be working the faire.
a hat, a bottice, a dress, a pair of peasant's trousers...doesn't really matter. all help is appreciative. doesn't even need to be new.
again, we will make it known on our website, as well as at the faire anyone who aided us in our development of the faire.
That's so sad. Instances like this affect merchants in general adversely, I believe...even if we are the type to take great care to provide the best products and services possible. It really puts a bee in my bonnet!!!
I hope you get lots of donations and/or discounts. Everything will work out in the end, I'm sure! As soon as you're set up to receive items, please PM me your mailing info so that I can send a box your way.
i have received a couple of very generous offers to assist us assembling/collecting our costume wardrobe in our efforts to build a renaissance/medieval faire from scratch.
we are strong believers in the forces of karma...and we wish you a hundred fold your kindness is returned. we will make it known far and wide within the Shire of Nottingham of your good deeds.
rengypsy
www.sherwoodforestfaire.com
i have received another offer to assist sherwood forest faire. a thousand thanks. as my blog indicates, sherwood is a collage of many people's endeavors and dreams and paint strokes. thanks for being a part of what we think is to be a quite special faire...which cherishes the core of all renaissance festivals--the renniew/playtrons.
rengypsy
two more folk have offered to help in our quest to create a costume closet for sherwood.
one has sold me pants, shoes, cloak, etc. for a decent price
two have donated old costumes.
yall are great!!!
hope i can repay you by creating a wonderfully magical faire in central texas.
visit us at www.sherwoodforestfaire.com
blessings to the seamstresses and rennies who make this whole experience a very real and worthwhile fantasy!
rengypsy
This weekend I'll dig thru the trunks and see if I can find anything to send you. Texas has always provided me with great clients.
Here's to you and great success! Peace and blessings.
I will be cleaning out my old faire's garb stash at the end of this month, will that be too late?
I too can go through some stuff of mine and at my theatre. How long do we have until you need it
yall are so generous.
our faire starts in february (www.sherwoodforestfaire.com) so, plenty of time to receive the costumes for cast and acting company.
very very kind of you all.
rengypsy
shipping address:
eric todd, president
sherwood forest faire, llc
209 south main street
bryan, texas 77803
if yall have paypal, i will be more than willing to pay for shipping. yall are saving us!
I'm absolutely certain I can round up a bunch of goodies for you! ;D
you all are the BEST. the acting company has begun to meet, but we will not need all costumes until august. plenty of time.
received two packages from you beautiful people thus far.
we now have four costumes in hand.
blessings and many thanks,
rengypsy
www.sherwoodforestfaire.com
i just want to thank the three of you who have responded to our request for help. your generosity is beyond compare. we will be posting special thanks to each of you on our website next week as well as offering links to the one who sent wares from their store inventory.
this faire, we hope, will be one that will be a composite of many people's dreams and ideas.
we encourage yall to plan to visit us and we will make sure to make you an honored guest at our faire.
respectfully,
rengypsy
www.sherwoodforestfaire.com
Alright, it looks like I will have 3 boxes of mostly small women's costumes. Some are parts and finished pieces, some are gowns there were in progress of being taken apart or put together, some are just... well... a creative person could do some fantastic things with them. MOST Everything is in good condition, many have just been pulled out of storage. It looks like pieces are from the medieval to early renaissance.
Unfortunately, I can not donate the shipping cost, as I have been unemployed for a few months. But if someone is willing to pay for shipping I will gladly send the 3 large boxes to you!
wow, wow, wow...a thousand blessings on you.
how would you like me to pay you? paypal? email me: rengypsy@sherwoodforestfaire.com
most appreciative,
rengypsy
Rengypsy, I sent off a box to you this A.M. I thank you for helping me clean out my garb closet! I hope these items will be useful to you and your cast. Please ren-mail me when it arrives, okay? :)
wow, wow, wow!!!
you dont know how much we thank you. you thrill the very core of my soul with your generosity...and i hope all of you who help us out will be honored guests at our faire in 2010.
blessings to you each
rengypsy
another box arrived yesterday with costumes/clothing in it for our faire.
you are all so wonderful. i am adding a page on the website to recognize the people who are making sherwood forest faire possible through generosities like these.
blessings.
rengypsy
:D This is so heart warming to hear, of all the donations your getting for your new Ren Faire. I wish I had some things to send, but at last I am just starting out. Much luck and success for the New Ren Faire
Vince
It looks like I will be back in Tn at the begining of July. So, I will be able to get things off to you then. I am so sorry for the delay!
sherwood received another gift box of costumes from Cyndi this last week...many thanks.
yall are so extremely kind and we are grateful beyond imagination that the renfaire world is so giving and assisting in getting this new faire off the ground.
beautiful souls.
i have placed "A Very Special Thanks" notification on our website and have listed folk who have donated to our faire there. if you would like your company linked, just let me know. its the least we can do for you. likewise, if we have failed to list you and you have sent a contribution, let me know.
again, praises and thanks,
rengypsy
check us out at www.sherwoodforestfaire.com
I was just told that my mom didn't mail out the boxes at the beginning of this month. I am so very sorry. I will be back up there next week and will get them out to you ASAP! Again, I and she apologizes!
Everything is at the post office, just waiting for the total! Finally they will be on their way tomorrow
received three boxes of donated goods monday.
we are on our way.
our faire would not be a success without the kind and generous support from the rennie community.
we hope to repay the rennies a thousand fold over with donations to rescu, make a wish foundation, and the construction and management of a faire that keeps patrons and participants at the forefront of our mission.
again, thank each of you who have rummaged thru closets and donated old costumes for our startup faire.
rengypsy