sub-burbs

My angst from yesterday has dulled significantly, thanks especially to my assignment from last night. There was something about focusing on Mistress Trecia, listening to her voice, and stroking for 21 minutes that helped to center me again.

Today, I went completely into project mode and spent the day woodworking for Mistress. I’ve been building a few pieces for her as a gift and am frantically trying to get them done before I leave in 10 days. (What seemed like an eternity has flown by and I’m facing the long list of things that still need to be done before I go.)

Two of the pieces I’m building came from an excellent book I discovered on-line - The Better Built Bondage Book (abbreviated as TBBBB from here on out). I’ve picked up a couple of other BDSM project books (including the underwhelming "Kinkycrafts"), but TBBBB not only has a huge variety of excellent projects (everything from a full-sized St. Andrew’s Cross to cuffs and floggers) but has incredibly well documented instructions and blueprints for each item.

I’ve also been really impressed with the engineering of the pieces themselves. The St. Andrew’s Cross, for example, folds neatly for storage and comes with a long list of the author’s design decisions (why he chose certain design elements over others) which gives a great insight into the thought and care that went into each item in the book.

If you have always wanted the large-scale, big ticket BDSM toys and furniture but didn’t have the budget or permanent play space, you should check out TBBBB. Their site has pictures of a bunch of the finished items and sample pages so you can preview the format of the pages.

I will have a Flickr set of the pieces when I get them done and (with her permission) one of Mistress receiving her gifts as well. I honestly can’t believe my visit is 10 days away!