My A&S 50 Challenge Goals

Using 15 different A&S skills, some of which I've dabbled in and some of which I've never tried, but almost none of which I've ever completed an SCA-related project with, I will make 3 projects with each skill. The projects will be:

• something for my personal use


• something to spiff up our group camp; or that I can give to my local group, the Shire of Rivenvale, if they could use it; or that in some other way will be used for the benefit of a group of people


• something I can donate to the Kingdom, if appropriate, or which in some way will be useful to or enjoyed by a larger number of people than just the local group (yeah, that one's tricky!)

My tentative list of categories and projects, which will be probably often and copiously amended:

Food
Personal: create a period-esque dish to serve at a group get-together at my house (a few close friends, where questions won't be asked if a bunch of people get sick)
Group: create a different period-esque dish to serve one night at Pennsic, for our combined camping groups
Kingdom, et al.: Undetermined

Herbs
Research and grow my own herbs for these preparations:
Personal: Undetermined
Group: Make an herbal salve for use by our campmates at Pennsic - either a sunburn salve, or a soothing foot salve, or a bug bite salve - something like that
Kingdom, et al.: Undetermined

Bone Carving
Personal: Make a comb
Group: Undecided
Kingdom: Undecided

Soapmaking
Personal: make myself some soap - duh
Group: make some nice hand soap for use in the camp kitchen at Pennsic
Kingdom, et al.: Undecided

Pewter Casting
Personal: Make coins/tokens for our group members to pass out to bards who especially impress us at events (Robin's idea which I usurped for this project) - done 7.25.09 (the first batch was done and handed out, though I'll be making more)
Group: Help cast the site medallions for my local groups annual event - done 9.6.09
Kingdom, et al.: Coins with the midrealm 'logo' for the king or queen to give out for appreciation tokens (at A&S exhibitions, etc.).

Games
Personal: Make a board and pieces, learn, and teach Robin to play Tamerlane Chess (a 14th century Persian variation of modern chess)
Group: Research and make a game our camps can play at Pennsic, and teach others to play
Kingdom, et al: Undecided

Music
Personal: Undecided
Group: Undecided
Kingdom, et al: Undecided

Applique
Personal: Make a new personal device banner
Group: Make a ship's banner
Kingdom, et al: Undecided

Blackwork Embroidery
Personal: Trim on a chemise
Group: Undecided
Kingdom, et al.: Probably some embroidered linens, depending on the wish list of the current King and Queen when I get ready to do this project

Dyeing
Personal: Dye a muslin chemise using period methods and materials
Group: Undecided
Kingdom, et al: Undecided

Inkle Weaving
Personal: Make a piece of trim and attach it to my garb
Group: Undecided
Kingdom, et al.: Trim for largesse

Tablet Weaving
Personal: Undecided
Group: Undecided
Kingdom, et al.: Trim for largesse

Favors & Tokens
Personal: Undecided
Group: Make (finish) the Sea Chameleon favors I thought up several years ago (only one ever completed)
Kingdom, et al: Undecided

Candlemaking and/or Period Lighting
Personal: Make some neat candles for home
Group: Make some nice candles or period lighting for group pavilion
Kingdom, et al.: Undecided

Leatherworking
Personal: Make myself a simple pair of boots
Group: Undecided
Kingdom, et al.: Undecided

Illumination
Personal: Undecided
Group: do the Ship's Articles as an illuminated 'scroll'
Kingdom, et al.: Undecided; possibly a scroll blank, if needed and I get good enough

Cartography
Personal: Make a period-esque map to hang in our living room
Group: Make a period-esque map of Pennsic, weatherproofed, for our camp (so newbies can find their way around)
Kingdom, et al.: Undecided

There are actually 16 items here, not 15, but that's okay ... the original list had 25. As it may get tweaked some more as time goes on, it's fine to have some wiggle room. Also, if I can't come up with 3 different projects for one skill, I can always swap out another skill, so extras are good.