Month: February 2018

iaearcanvennamar:

Another one of @squirrelwrangler ’s original designs, they are all so pretty. The roses were the most work and the symmetry is a little off, but otherwise I’m happy with it. I think it’s quite elvish in design, so perhaps a Doriath elf who was like ‘beautiful but quite literally with a lot of thorns this one’. And red commands attention like no other colour.

I also like the references to Beor and Hador. I tried to add more blue, but couldn’t fit it in.

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“When every ‘decent’ person had emerald cosmetics jars and the like littering their palaces.” Ay, I got so jealous from reading that, my wallet started crying.

That is a delightful turn of phrase isn’t it?

earthstory:

Emerald unguentarium

I couldn’t resist this word, redolent of the flavour of a bygone age, when every ‘decent’ person had emerald cosmetics jars and the like littering their palaces. These pots were made of many substances (most often it must be admitted glass or glazed ceramic rather than precious beryl), and were designed to contain tallow based (animal fat) cosmetics, perfumed oils and medicines without absorbing their contents. They have been around since pre-Roman times, and were often interred with their owners, so are often found in excavations of ancient cemeteries.

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