Arizona Renaissance Festival 03/08/08

Good day gentle readers!

I spent this past Saturday at the Arizona Renaissance Festival and had a perfectly fabulous time. The picture to the left is of my tall, handsome boyfriend Todd and myself of course. I am wearing the Irish Dress, which I had specially made in the lovely blue brocade, with the Italian Chemise in black. Todd is wearing our Pirate Shirt in natural (3X too, can you believe it, it's hard to tell in the picture but he is 6'7" and has very broad shoulders, it can be difficult to find sleeves long enough for him). He is also wearing the Long Breeches Twill, and our Men's Suede Side-Lace Boot, which he dyed black to match his outfits. We are both wearing the super-long belt, his is the wider men's version and mine is the smaller women's version. (See Men's Super-Long Belt, & Women's Super-Long Belt)

Going to the Faire is such fun, and going dressed up is even better!

We enjoyed many shows, the jousting, the ded bob show, and here is a picture of some bagpipers and drummers. They were really very good but I can't for the life of me remember the name of their group.

We were seated in the section that was cheering for the EVIL Black Knight. He was delightfully unsportsmanlike. He even attacked unarmed men.

This lovely young lady named Jen came by our store here in Tucson last week and she works at the Renfaire. She works in a photography studio, and gave me a nice discount because I promised to display the finished product in our local store. I will probably post about her again when she stops by to provide us with the studio information.

If there is a local faire in your area I highly recommend you go, and go dressed up! There is much fun to be had.

Laurel

Hey guys,

Have you seen our new fabulous sale? Wow, every item that we have in stock right this minute is on sale!! Every single item!

If you've been putting off ordering your special outfit for the faire, now is definitely the time to do it. Check out this link http://www.renstore.com/currentad.asp?ErrURL=Redir and find your favorite items and see how big your discount will be. 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and even 50%! That's even better than our employee discount!

This is the time of year that I save my pennies too. Here are a couple of things that I plan to put in my basket.

Our Kingdom and Baronial colors are blue and gold so I thought the Head Scarf W/Coins in blue and gold would look good with my new middle eastern costumes.

Then I was thinking about the Celtic Unicorn Cushion Cover, but there are only two left. Don't you think they'd look great on your bed with the Celtic Unicorn Tapestry?

Maybe I shouldn't have blogged about them. Now everyone will want them and I just miss my chance to get them at this great price!

Oh well, we'll see who gets their order in first. :-)

Until next time, well met!

Kim the Office Goddess

Hey guys,

Happy New Year! Wow! It's been a little crazy around here. We're getting ready to do inventory tomorrow, so pardon us if we're a little slow, but we'll definitely take care of you as soon as we can.

On the heels of inventory will be our annual King Day Sale. This is the one time each year that we put practically everything on sale, so make sure you take a look and place your orders for events or Faires during this once a year event.

Gotta run and prepare for iventory.

Talk to ya soon,

Kim the Office Goddess

Whew! Now that the holidays are almost over, we've started thinking about the coming new year. One of the first things we're going to do is Inventory and as a result, we're going to have our King Day Sale. You'll have opportunity to get some killer deals on some of your favorite stuff.

So keep checking back as the sale items will change daily.

Right now we're having a huge T-shirt sale. Check it out here http://www.renstore.com/currentad.asp . Some of these shirts are going away forever, so make sure you get yours now!

Well met and Wassail!!

Kim the Office Goddess

Some of my Favorite Things!

This is my first time posting on our blog and I thought I'd take the time to share with you a few of my favorite products here at Chivalry Sports.

On the right is a picture of our Box Wood Celtic Design. I love it's simplicity, the top has a wonderful celtic design carved right into the wood, and best of all it's only $4.95! It's the perfect size for storing many of your small trinkets.

This lovely Silver-Tone Anklet W/Small Bells is a steal at only $3.95!
As you can see I've got a real eye for a bargain. I appreciate nice, inexpensive things. Everytime I wear my anklet I get positive comments from co-workers and customers about the tinkling, jingling noise I make when I walk. It's a lot of fun, especially during the summer when you can pair your anklet with sandals.

As for clothing, nothing beats our Irish Dress . I'm a new member of the SCA and at my first camping event (Southern Crusades), I found that I just wanted to live in my Irish Dress. It was easily the most comfortable and flattering item I had in my wardrobe and it wasn't impossible to lace myself up in it while in a tent.

I'm ordering an Irish Dress for myself in one of our new brocades, it really dresses up an otherwise simple garment. I plan on pairing it with an Italian Chemise. You can see the different brocades that we have available here. Most of our garments can be made in any of the brocades, but they are in limited quantities. However, once we run out of the current brocade styles we will offer new ones for our customers to choose from.

I've run out of time today, but I'll be back to share more of my favorite items later.

Whew! Last-minute shoppers stop here!

It's not too late. We're busy as bees here, sending out all your last-minute holiday orders!

Here's a cute gift idea ... mini-helmets, for the hard-to-please person on your list. Historical replicas from many eras, made with the same durable steel and accents as our full-size helmets. Stand is included - although the teddy bear, who serves as our in-store model, unfortunately is not.

We have a range of unique gifts for everyone on your list. Maybe one of our tee-shirts would be a perfect fit - and select styles are 30% off. There's still time for your gifts to arrive on Christmas Eve, too, if you order before 2 pm MST on Friday, December 21st. Imagine the smiles when that special someone receives their package!

And how could you go wrong with a Chivalry Sports gift certificate? We can fax or email gift certificates up to 3 pm on Christmas Eve.

Happy holidays from all of us. Here's hoping it's a happy one!

Wow! Finally our wooden feastgear shipment has arrived! We now have the ever-popular Wood Noggin (Handled Bowl) in stock! We also have our other wooden feast gear items in stock too like the Round Wood Plate 10 In, the Square Wood Plate 10 In, the Wooden Mug 8 Oz, the Round Wood Bowl 5½ In, and the Wooden Goblet 8 Oz.

I love the wooden feastgear not only because it's so afforable, but it's also lightweight and durable. And it looks soooo cool on the feast table!

Keep in mind the the noggins always go fast and it takes us a long time to get more in stock, so don't miss out on your opportunity to get one now.

I take my noggin with me to most events. The convenient hole in the handle makes it easy to carry on one of our Tankard Strap Large. Just hang the Tankard Strap Large from your Women's Super-Long Belt or Men's Super-Long Belt and then hang your Wood Noggin (Handled Bowl) from the tankard strap. Voila! Where ever you go, you have a container that you can either drink from or eat from and it helps make your costume look even more authentic.

We all know that the cold weather usually brings indoor activities and therefore more feasting. Don't miss your opportunity to get the feastgear that you want while it's in stock.

Okay guys, gotta run. Until next time....

Merry meet and happy feasting!

Kim the Office Goddess