#Unique Ornaments

[dragonmangoods]

Add a bold twist to your holiday decor with this edgy snowflake ornament featuring vibrant red and green skulls and the playful phrase "Balls Deep In Christmas Spirit." Perfect for those who love mixing humor with festive flair it comes ready to gift in a sleek black box. A standout piece for your tree or a unique gift for friends who appreciate a good laugh.

[redreadretale]

Holiday bullet (Inert!) case ornaments with decorative gold ornament tops in sets & organza storage or gift sachet. Comes with green hanging hooks. Can be hung outdoors or indoors. Find these in my Poshmark listings.

Several different sets, from plain to intricate painted pattern.

New to Poshmark? Use code REDREADRETALE for 10$ off your order from mine or anyones closet.

I added more cool sets :)

And yes!- you can use ornaments year round if you like :)

[edains]

Children of Rannoch: Notable Quarians aboard the Rayya

Children of Rannoch - A Quarian Overhaul (LE2)

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[gingermintpepper]

hi I love your tags so so much! they were so sweet and so interesting and creative and the whole Aphrodite type of beauty thing sounds really interesting do you have any articles and recommendations to read further into it??

-hogoflight

Hello my fine feathered (I am assuming possession of feathers if you are, indeed, capable of flight) @hogoflight! I'm always always happy to hear that people appreciate my frenzied rambling in the tags :D! I have a lot of articles and recommendations :D!! Ancient Greek notions of beauty and representations of it in their art and sculptures is a pretty well studied topic! There isn't any way for us now to know definitively what the beauty standard was (it varied widely from region to region and culture to culture after all) but here are a couple of my favourite reads about Aphrodite and what her representations tell us about idealised beauty!

Probably the most empirically extensive one I can list is Krönström's thesis which compares statues of Aphrodite and literary text referring to both the goddess and mortal women to determine physical ideals for women in five specific eras of Grecian antiquity. Including measurements of the statues there are many descriptions of Aphrodite as 'curvy' with a 'voluptuous figure' and with 'ample buttocks and bosom'.

"When the beauty traits are described in the texts, they are never extreme or anything that could not be found in normal people just that they are more beautiful in every aspect. Furthermore, the sculptures’ physical forms look healthy, they are tall and have distinct curves. Great examples of this are the Knida sculpture and de Milo (the Melian) sculpture."

Of course, these images are still idealised, and there was still a concept such as 'too fat' or 'too skinny' found in written records (and this thesis even includes analysis of pornographic writings and descriptions of the fashion and stylings of pubic hair of women from different regions!!) but from an interpretational standpoint? There is absolutely no reason why these can't refer to a fuller figure. Height was also a very important factor after all and over the course of many eras, it seems like being well proportioned in addition to the length and appearance of one's hair were the most important factors (and, like Apollo, greater beauty was given to those with curlier hair)

Mireille M. Lee's 'Other Ways of Seeing' essay which talks about the forgotten female viewers of Knidian Aphrodite which is also extremely illuminating on how Aphroditic sexuality and sensuality was perceived totally differently from the well documented male voyeuristic gaze (which was overly preoccupied with the statue's nakedness and therefore over-sensationalised the statue's physical appearance) vs women's perspective on the statue which is more centered on the beauty of simplicity in Aphrodite's garment and decoration and in her power and ability to captivate both in her finery and without it. I think it's especially useful in exploring the importance of finery, jewellry and adornment in representations of Aphroditic beauty.

"Some of the small-scale copies are heavily jeweled, especially those from the eastern Mediterranean, for example the Hellenistic gilded terracotta statuette in the Çanakkale Museum (Fig. 5) in which the goddess wears, in addition to the armband on her (right) arm, the following: a necklace with multiple pendants; cross-bands extending over both shoulders and hips, with a cascading pendant in the center; a coiled snake armband on the left arm and another snake on her left thigh, and a twisted anklet on her right leg. (The left leg has been restored, and might also have featured an anklet.)"

"Jewelry is especially associated with Aphrodite in Greek literature. As seen above, in the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, the goddess adorns herself with gold jewelry, dress-pins, and earrings in the shape of flowers (162–3)..."

Finally, and to me, the most important one in the argument for an interpretation of Hyacinthus as fat, beautiful and fundamentally Aphroditic comes from Brilmayer's brilliant brilliant thesis done on Aphrodite's work and influence in Archaic Greek Poetry which does away with all of that masculine preoccupation with physical proportion, measurement and bodily ideals for a focus on a Sapphic Aphroditic ideal centered in clothing, ornamentation and, most importantly cunning as symbols of Aphrodite and ultimately a feminine idealised form of beauty. This paper also discusses Pandora and Helen in these terms and it is just kind of a wonderful read tbh.

"Combining Homeric and Hesiodic elements with her own ideas, she [Sappho] alters the way female beauty is viewed. For example, the Homeric war chariot – a symbol of male, military prowess - comes to symbolise the totality of Aphrodite’s power uniting in itself male and female qualities. Having addressed the concept of beauty directly, Sappho then concludes that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. With the help of Helen of Troy and her beloved Anaktoria, Sappho sets out to reinvent the concept of female beauty as a godlike, subjective quality that may be expressed in many ways, yet remains inspired by Aphrodite."

The conclusion to all of this of course is that Aphroditic ideal beauty is much more fluid compared to its stricter Apolline masculine standard. The nuances and understandings of both are of course, constantly being studied, analysed and scrutinised but really, if Dionysus who was both bearded and clean shorn, effeminate, birthed and rebirthed (and twice gestated!) and strongly associated with vegetation can be popularly portrayed as fat and handsome, why can't Hyacinthus?!

[i-used-to-be-an-anti-feminist]

Women don't understand how naturally beautiful they are. I see so many women paint over their faces, and it's like turning the Sistine Chapel into a Crate and Barrel.

[vectorvibes]

Majestic Ornamental Elephant: Rigged Fantasy Creature

[huberink]

Along with mushrooms, I’ve also been making strawberry and Christmas tree ornaments! The trees get a vintage button for a topper🤩🎄🍓

[verodoodles]

Hello!!🎄 I’m super excited to announce my first ever handmade caterpillar pin/ornament collab with @stevejgarza ❤️🐛✨

These will be made to order & there are no limits! Also now you can decide if you want a pin or an ornament! 🎁

Handmade, hand painted with acrylic gouache and sealed with resin!

$26 each, free S&H, US only.🎄✨

Please DM me or @stevejgarza on IG/Twitter to order! Those 🔗 in b1o! ❤️

[aryomengrande]

i made a tree (˵ •̀ ᴗ •́ ˵ ) ✧

[greyseashitpost]

Embroidery Update!

I finally started on my Christmas projects after a pretty long break from any projects. First, I did this for my grandmother since she loves decorating for Christmas and is quite religious.

Then I was stuck because I didn’t have time to make a lot of big projects for friends and family, so I decided to make mini ornaments! This has been my first foray into using beads in my embroidery because my mom got me a big bead set for my birthday recently. I think i’ve got the hang of it and it’s been very fun!

I also made this mini-hoop for my friend Megan, who is Jewish, because she loves decorating for Hanukkah and I thought it could be a nice window hanger or shelf knick-knack.

Also this one which I think turned out pretty meh. I am planning to give it to my coworker as part of her secret santa gift I think. I’m hoping to experiment more with the white thread on red fabric vibe as I do more.

I’ll be doing 20 of these in total so time to keep working!!

[nieuwe-secession]

Nature ornament

[dragonmangoods]

Add a touch of festive mischief and bold style to your holiday décor with these unique latte art-inspired ornaments! First the Krampus ornament brings a fearsome holiday figure to life blending the charm of latte art with Gothic flair for a Dark Christmas vibe. Next the Skull Latte Art ornament makes a striking statement featuring an intricate skull surrounded by elegant latte art patterns perfect for gothic enthusiasts. These ceramic ornaments are ideal for coffee lovers and anyone seeking unique and festive decorations.

[bococrafts]

[thatonesongyouretryingtoremember]

-> I say "google please show me a beautiful pretty gorgeous looking house please"

-> gongle: Here is the beigest house in existence, the previous owner probably does an early death due to it's beigeness causing beige overexposure. It has the windingest, most unnecesarily obscenely long black concrete driveway and is shaped like a square. It is set dead center in a disgusting display of turf grass homogeny.

-> I reminisce on the houses I saw while driving that day, which had unique colors, lace-esque trim, a bay window, tall grass wildflowers veggies and trees, a nice porch with an overhang, a mini roof over the front door, a wholeass turret, a cat weathervane, contrasting shutters on the windows that match the lacy trim, and lawn decor like a crystal ball an ugly gnome and a windchime, plus a bench from which to enjoy the garden.

-> I wonder why nobody took enough pictures of the pretty houses for them to be visible on the search page asking specifically for pretty houses

[zebratoys]

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[helly-watermelonsmellinfellon]

What did you get for Christmas? I got a cat and a Taylor Swift ornament!

I'm so jelly! We can't have pets(not just cuz we're getting kicked out and the landlady hates pets) cuz we can't take care of them while facing such problems and it wouldn't be fair to the pet. Those damn ornaments were way too expensive. I could never reason away such a purchase when it'll only be used for a couple weeks each year. I'd just feel guilty about it.

Mom got me pajama pants, a rolling pin, headphones, a Venti enamel pin, and some candy. Christina got me a cot to sleep on. Morticia got me a PS gift card. Bethy got me a watermelon headband.

I did get rice but that was only on my wishlist as a present cuz I wasn't sure how we'd be doing with food by the end of the month. I have a box of white rice and a box of brown rice and I'm excited to eat both!