WHERE DOES SHE GET ALL THOSE WONDERFUL TOYS?
by Willa, ATF Staff Writer

I've been meaning to do an article like this for months. When I go to festival, I am inevitably stopped by several people to ask where I get all of my nifty garb and accouterments. So, here you have it. We're going to examine two photos of yours truly and we'll break them down to get the nitty gritty details.

The photos.

So let's zoom in *wink* and see the goods, shall we?

Scottish hat from The Scots Dragon. You'll find a lot of my belongings come from them. Joanna and Don are great! Choker from Medieval Madder (gift from JP!) My patented "orange rose of lust" that I have painted on as often as I can. My Heartland Wenches pin. This signifies that I am a member (and elected Webwench) for the Midwestern division of... The International Wenches Guild. Wench #596 at your service. Cleavage provided by the gods above.

Ring purchased from Pendragon Silvercrafts (my official stalker ring). Ring from Monumental Brass Rubbings (JP has one that matches). Jinglies from Inner Heart Productions. They are normally on my ankle, but I have grown to like it right there. Mug hand-personalized by The Wooden Owl. The front says "Mistress Willa" (in case I ever drink so much that I forget my name) and the bottom says "WWW", the logo for the Washer Well Wenches. Oddly, if you drink from it with your left hand, it says, "MMM". Emerald ring given to me by JP. Purchased at Helzberg Diamonds ;)

Tassel necklace from Avon (Christmas present from my mom!). All of my poofy shirts (so far) have been made by me. This one is 6 years old! Bodice expertly crafted especially for me by The Scots Dragon.

Hard leather pouch (and my mug strap) made by Rathburn's Den of Antiquity. This tapestry pouch is very sentimental to me. It was made by Danicia de Lontra especially for me in 1999 when I attended Scarborough Faire with her. The basket I carry my roses in (or JP's tripod if we don't have roses with us) was purchased on mega sale at Hobby Lobby. My sandals were purchased at Kmart on sale. (Notice a trend?) My infamous fox tail (because I'm a foxy lady, of course) was purchased from J & L Trading (I adore that man!). All of my skirts (I think I have 5 or 6 of them I use regularly) are made by me. I even wrote an article on how to make them!

So there you have it. Oh, and you haven't seen my bloomers here, but those were made by me, too. That's one of the perks of historical costuming. I can make all of my garb except for that blasted bodice. But The Scots Dragon does it so well that I've given up trying!

I hope you've enjoyed this in-depth look at what's on Willa...

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