I’m performing a fae (a fairy. Well, actually, I’m a gnome) character at an
outdoor renaissance festival. True to a gnome’s (and my own) Scandinavian
roots, I’m fair skinned and burn easily in the sun. I’m also not fond of
standing out in the rain without an umbrella either.
In the past, I carried a waterproof bamboo parasol but that is not really
going to work for the over the top Shakespearean fairy esthetic I need to
create. Can we talk about how difficult it is to design a mythical creature
described as looking like a human the size of an 8 year old boy and
looks like she belongs with a group of fairies who look like natural elements
like this
this acorn green man wall decoration (you can buy it here.) (Disclosure: I am including affiliate links for your convenience.) Elizabethan fairies look less human and more like trees, flowers, animals
with a humanish face. The more human-looking Tinkerbell type of fairy we are more used to came
about during the Victorian era.
I figure the best way to do that is make a waterproof canvas bamboo parasol in
the shape an ivy leaf.
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How to Make a Waterproof Bamboo Parasol