Faerieworlds!

[Ottery]

Any Oregon/Washington Mers heading there? I'm gonna be there all 3 days at the lagoon! I've never been, but I've heard good things about it!

[Raayvhen]

I wish I could go! I'm having surgery on the 23rd so I'll be home recovering.

[Winged Mermaid]

I've volunteered 3 days in the lagoon as well! Just waiting to hear from Una so I can nail down details. :) I bough fabric to make my fabric tail- since she doesn't allow silicone, latex, or even neoprene tails.. I have 3 tails and I can't use any of them, have to make one! It may turn out like crap, we'll find out haha :P Anyway, this is my first time going to Faerieworlds, but I've wanted to go ever since I heard about it 10 years ago. So excited ^_^ This will also be my first time camping since I was a kid, so this will be interesting XP

[Ottery]

I think little orca is going too, so it will be so awesome to be around such lovely Mers as you both! ^_^ There are also a few awesome bands booked, so I'm sure you'll have lots of fun in and out of the water! Too bad you can't go Raayvhen... I wish you lots of luck for your surgery!

[Winged Mermaid]

The only artist that I absolutely MUST SEE at all costs is S.J Tucker. SUCH a Sooj fan girl!

[Merman Dan]

I'll be at FaerieCon East in November :)

[Raayvhen]

Sooj is a friend of a friend actually. And a amazing.

[Winged Mermaid]

That's awesome! I've never met her myself, but know loads of people who have, and they say she's incredibly sweet and amazing. She's generally just an awesome woman :)

[Theobromine]

Soooooooooo jealous, I REALLY wish I could go, but I can't cuz work :( I went to Faerieworlds years ago and it was amazing, but they didn't have mermaids back then. I did, however, get to see Brian and Toby Froud. Yeah.

[SIF]

I'll be at the event, so I'll swing by to see y'all. If I've got my tail by then, I may just join you for a day...

[Mermaid Octavia]

I bough fabric to make my fabric tail- since she doesn't allow silicone, latex, or even neoprene tails..

ACK, what?! But neoprene is a fabric... dang, if she doesn't even allow neoprene, then I can't even go. :(

[Merman Dan]

ACK, what?! But neoprene is a fabric... dang, if she doesn't even allow neoprene, then I can't even go. :(

On a side note, we'll see how the Baltimore Hunt Valley Inn handles a merman in their pool. ;)

[Max-Mermaid]

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[Ottery]

It's on the 25th through the 27th. :) The deadline to sign up for the lagoon has passed, though.

[SIF]

It's on the 25th through the 27th. :) The deadline to sign up for the lagoon has passed, though.

Of July, for those who didn't know.... Don't want anyone missing it like I did last year. I thought it was in August and then found out I was wrong when I went to sign up...

[Winged Mermaid]

ACK, what?! But neoprene is a fabric... dang, if she doesn't even allow neoprene, then I can't even go. :(

Well I just got the liability form, and it doesn't say no neoprene- just no silicone and no latex. Did you already sign up? (She closed volunteer call on the 1st.) I'd love to see you there :)

[Merman Dan]

Speaking of faeries, it seems Twig the Fairy will be at the NC MerFest in January! :)

[Max-Mermaid]

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[Winged Mermaid]

I've met and performed (as volunteers) with Rebecca MacKay a few times :) The Rouge Mermaids are great- the PNW for MerNetwork and their pod both have FB groups and we usually try and invite members of one to the other and share meet ups and info. Too bad the MacKay family moved away last year.

[Max-Mermaid]

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[Little_Orca]

*Peeks in*

Yeah, I will be there. Im working on some costume bits at the moment so that I have different things on different days.

[Winged Mermaid]

AHH!!! That's so sad!!!! They moved away from the NW? I was hoping to meet them at a meet-up. They sound so legit! @.@

Sorry to disappoint :( They moved to Utah.

[Max-Mermaid]

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[Ottery]

Only 7 more days! I'm so excited that I get to meet fellow mers!

[Max-Mermaid]

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[Winged Mermaid]

Faerieworlds was AMAZING! The lagoon was impressive- a lot of detail and work went into it and it really showed - though you can't see it in the photo below since we were covering it all with all the mermaids at once! And for the water itself, Una was on top of keeping the chemical balance so none of us had to worry. All of the mers (we had 1 merman- the rest were mermaids) were so lovely- very kind, considerate, and generally great people :) And of course the festival itself was so awesome!

Here's a pic of (almost) all the mermaids in front of the lagoon!

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[AniaR]

you look amazing!!!!

[Raayvhen]

Next year I will be there no matter what.

[Mermaid Wesley]

Awesome!

[SIF]

Faerieworlds was AMAZING!
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I completely agree. Can't wait til my pictures come out. They're going to be great, i think. Hard to feel confident about costumes when you forget pieces at home... Iona it was lovely talking to you and chattering about the small things. I'm glad I said Hello.

[Winged Mermaid]

I completely agree. Can't wait til my pictures come out. They're going to be great, i think. Hard to feel confident about costumes when you forget pieces at home... Iona it was lovely talking to you and chattering about the small things. I'm glad I said Hello.

Yes, it was very nice meeting you! Sorry I didn't get to chat much! It was such a blast, but was so draining too- I was running on mermaid magic fueled adrenaline and ginseng haha :P

[Little_Orca]

I posted my pictures in my albums here, broken into which tail I was wearing that day. :D

[Little_Orca]

A short video my fiance managed to get. Sadly, we forgot the cable to charge to Go Pro and it died after being accidentally left on. This is the only footage I got.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeDuDFAw50U&feature=youtu.be

[Rivertee]

I'v e seen a lot of pics on FB so it's nice to see them here too. I'll try and get some pics my friends had of the lagoon. I recognized Little_Orca on the spot in a few of them. You mers look amazing hopefully we can join you next year!

[deepblue]

I went to Faerieworlds a few years ago- the pirate area was the only shade, and it was oppressively hot. The lagoon is a great idea. It looks like you all had a great time. :)

Was the sun a problem, with no shade?

[Winged Mermaid]

From 5pm on the trees to the side started shading the lagoon. Honestly the water was pretty cold, and it felt best to swim with full/direct sunlight. After the lagoon got shaded you'd have to keep moving or just constantly be shivering. A lot of the mers would get out and get on one of the dry seats to warm up, and get back in when they started to get overheated. It worked pretty well! I just couldn't sit out too long cause the Mahina merfin would get suuuper hot and start burning my feet! But yeah it was definitely the best spot to be- nice cool water! Everyone else was jealous of the mermaids haha :P

[Winged Mermaid]

Also in the rest of the festival there were shade spots set up for people to get away from the sun. The volunteer camping was nice and shaded in the woody area. I still applied sunblock 4 or more times a day. They're moving venues for next year, and apparently there's lots of nice shade to be had there.

[SIF]

Also in the rest of the festival there were shade spots set up for people to get away from the sun. The volunteer camping was nice and shaded in the woody area. I still applied sunblock 4 or more times a day. They're moving venues for next year, and apparently there's lots of nice shade to be had there.

Well put. There was a nice shaded spot there called the Pillow Place, and it was set up like a Genie's Tent. It was super great, but you had to take off your shoes. Interesting about the Volunteer Camping though, I'll have to remember that...

[seakaren]

I registered here so I could thank everyone involved for the amazing mermaid magic. You were all completely enchanting and you delighted my two little girls! My 4yo was particularly entranced by Mermaid Ella sitting in the grotto. Thank you all so much for your hard work, it was really incredible.

[Little_Orca]

You are very welcome, Seakaren. :)

[Max-Mermaid]

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[maressa]

I would love to be involved with this next year! What a pretty lagoon! It looks like a lot of work and love was put into it. Great job ladies! Did you get to... uh, flop around the festival any? :D

[maressa]

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