Since obtaining a smart-phone, I've joined a number of social Internet groups. Witches, Gilded Age elegance, plant ID, wild snake education, Gothic style, houses for sale, Slytherin fan threads. . . . each speaks a little to who I am, offering tidbits of information, inspiration and solace to my mind and soul. And not everything related to witches or potions comes to me over some Potterhead page. Tonight, I stumbled on this exquisite example:
The Cauldron is a social group for those of pagan and witchy interests, and one Nedda posted this beautiful handmade portable ingredient kit, made originally for a LARP (live-action role playing) event. It's yet one more delicious, not to mention useful, accessory I'd like to try making myself. Stout leather, straps, rivets, buckles and bottles go into the making of this kit, which folds like a book.
Oregon Leather Company, a nearly 100-year-old institution in downtown Portland, will have most of what I need to create this project. . . . just as it has helped me make potion belt-kits, book bindings, gauntlets, and a good many other dashing yet practical accessories. A good potion-master is always prepared; an ace in the hole, my grandfather said, or your ass in a crack!
Above: The spine of the "book".
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