The most fab jello of them all

1. You probably dont suck at your craft as much as you think you do, I bet a lot of people are amazed at what you can make, and

Book cover designs by Talwin Morris

"Magic is not allowed in The Mortal Realm"

this thing has been rolling around on my desk since summer & i have painted it four or five times to try and get it right. finally succeeded, and here they are.

the bases the chest joints connect to are glued to the hourglass with epoxy, but otherwise the doll? sculpture? is strung with elastic, and i can take it apart like a regular bjd. as you can see, the moon & sun sides can either face in the same or separate directions.

A ruby, diamond, enamel and gold ring, circa 1750.

Designed as a pair of billing doves with outstretched wings, each set with a facetted diamond to their breast, perched on a branch embellished with two white diamond-set flowers, between two larger white and blue flowerhead motifs each set with a cushion-shaped ruby, applied throughout with black, white, green and deep blue enamel, the reverse similarly enamelled with an indistinct inscription in French shorthand, only distinguishable words being 'par amour', to a fluted gold shank with black enamel, circa 1765, UK size L1/2.

Billing doves as a representation of romantic love was popular in the 18th Century (their are mid 18th century Meissen porcelain versions of this scene for example) but can be traced back to ancient times as a symbol of love and desire, and as such are associated with the goddess Venus. It is safe to presume this ring would have been given as a token of love and the word 'Amour' legible to the reverse of the doves further confirms this. The ruby is also known as a representation of love due to its colour and can be found flanking the doves in this ring.

It is incredibly rare that examples of such jewels from this period survive today, and this is a particularly elaborate example. As can be imagined, their delicate enamel work and frames mean that most are lost to the sands of time, making this little treasure all the more precious.

Day Dress

c. 1910

my piece for the My Liege project put together by @dames-zine and @novaandmali! there is about One Day left in the kickstarter if you'd like to get in on it: