#aqua roman shades

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Family Room - Enclosed Picture of a medium-sized family room in the beach style with a beige floor and carpeting, yellow walls, a standard fireplace, a wood fireplace surround, and a wall-mounted television.

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Beach Style Family Room Picture of a medium-sized family room in the beach style with a beige floor and carpeting, yellow walls, a standard fireplace, a wood fireplace surround, and a wall-mounted television.

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Master - Traditional Bedroom

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Another year, another Fanfiction Writers Appreciation Day!!!! If you are a writer of fanfic, please know just how appreciated you are!! Fandom would be such a different space without your creativity and labors of love. 💜

Holidays are all about making traditions, and the bookbinding friends with @renegadeguild once again came together to bind copies of fics for their authors as a show of our appreciation. This year I had the absolute joy of binding Emergency Help Wanted by the wonderful @piyo-13 and even got to collaborate with her on some of the design elements! It's a Modern AU Jiang Cheng/Lan Xichen fic that starts with a "help wanted" ad.

EMERGENCY HELP WANTED

I lied when I got my job. I told them I had a kid so I could leave early from work to pick him up from daycare, take him to doctor's appointments, and occasionally miss a day when he's sick. Long story short, I'm in too deep. I didn't think it through. Looking to rent a kid for bring your child to work day. Must be a boy ages four to six, longish dark hair, likes soccer. Must also be artistic as the macaroni noodle paintings I made seem a little advanced for his age. Also, I will pay extra for someone willing to play the role of husband when dropping him off. He's a prosecuting attorney who often brings his work home. Message me for further details. Serious inquiries only.

Ok. So. I may have gone a little feral with this one. Online "help wanted" ad spiraled into loading wheel scene dividers, spiraled into fake Google search result headers, spiraled into FULLY committing to those authentic looking text messages. In full color. (There are so many. I typeset in MS Word. It was SO worth it, but god what a struggle at some points.) And don't forget the "recent searches" title page! Or the computer cutout on the cover! (It's bluescreening, just like Lan Xichen through this entire fic!) Also that cover/title page image that I just kept adding details to. (It's supposed to be Lan Xichen's desk, so it simply didn't feel right until it had sticky notes on the computer, #1 dad on the mug, scissors and measuring tape, scribbles on the sticky notes) Did I have a ton of fun designing this one? Perhaps. Couldn't say. Maybe just a tad. (This is a lie I had an ABSOLUTE BLAST!)

Historically, I've waited until I finish at least the typeset before reaching out to the author, but not so with this one! I got the idea for the fake google search results from Piyo's authors notes, teasing the contents of the next chapter. But! Those didn't start until about chapter 4! So I reached out and asked if we could collaborate and I'm forever glad I did! Not only does this have teasers for each chapter, I also got to bounce design ideas off of her, including what shade of blue and purple for the text messages. Because my friends, that is a serious matter and changed SEVERAL times throughout the process.

Also shoutout to all my Renegade friends who gave input and encouragement over the past year while I worked on this (what endpages to use? how to make this shade of green perfectly Nie Huaisang? how do we feel about this text message design? or how about this one?) - I love you all dearly and appreciate you so much for putting up with my nonsense at all times.

Binding details below the cut!

Fandom: The Untamed/Mo Dao Zu Shi

Pairing: Jiang Cheng | Jiang Wanyin / Lan Huan | Lan Xichen

Bookcloth: Aqua/Purple Dubletta from Colophon Book Arts

Endpapers: Craft Consortium Ink Drops - Ocean pack

Textblock paper: short grain cream from Church Paper

Titling: We R Memory Keepers foil quill

Endbands: leather cording core, DMC embroidery floss for the bands

Body Font: EB Garamond

Title Font: Berlin Sans FB

Text Messages: Roboto

Additional fonts: Times New Roman, Kunstler Script, Magis Authentic

Title page image from Rawpixel and designed in Canva

Various computer graphics from The Noun Project

Tumblr insists on eating and doubling text in this section at its own whim, so if there's something missing that you're curious about, feel free to DM me an ask!

[the-mortuary-witch]

DEITY MASTERLIST (PART ONE)

THIS IS A VERY LONG POST, AND EVERYTHING IS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.

🌊 Ægir

God of: personification of the ocean, brewing, the sea.

Culture: Norse

Symbols: aegishjalmur and laguz rune

Plants: oak, polybody, and rose.

Animals: dolphins, whales and other sea creatures

Colours: blue, green, turquoise and other sea-like shades

Tarot: King of Cups

Offerings: singing sea shanties, seashells and pearls, cleaning up shores and the oceans, bread, sea glass, a bowl of salt water with food dropped into it, Anything related to the sea. Do not offer most beers as he does not like the modern chemical-filled ales, homebrew or local brew beer is better. 

💕 Aengus Og

God of: youth, love, poetic inspiration, summer, and healing

Culture: Celtic

Symbols: Venus, copper, and golden harp

Plants: basil, cinnamon, rose, jasmine, sandalwood, strawberries, mistletoe, violet, birch, cherries, elder, and sycamore

Animals: swans, cats, doves, and sparrows

Colours: green, pink, and red

Tarot: The Lovers, Justice, and The World

Offerings: red roses, strawberries, cake, chocolate, honey, wine, cherries, music, and art.

🧚 Aine

Goddess of: summer, wealth, sovereignty, love, fertility, protection, wealth, agriculture, the sun and moon, and Queen of the faeries

Culture: Celtic

Symbols: silver and white Items, meadowsweet, the moon, and midsummer

Plants: angelica, blackberry, cowslip, elder, orchid, fennel, flax, garlic, mugwort, nettle, oak, hawthorn, mistletoe, alfalfa, ash, agrimony, birch, broom, holly, lavender, meadow-sweet, and gorse.

Animals: red mare, horse, rabbit, swan, cattle, and bees

Colours: red, gold, green, blue, and yan

Tarot: The Sun, Suit of Wands, and Queen of Pentacles

Offerings: milk, bread, home-grown produce, cream, fire and candles, sunflowers, yellow glowers, honey, summer fruits, oranges, and bee-related Items.

⛅ Amaterasu

Goddess of: the sun and the universe

Culture: Japanese

Symbols: mirror, jewel, sword, and bow and arrow

Plants: chrysanthemum, cryptomeria, carnation, chamomile, juniper, marigold, rosemary, and sunflower

Animals: dragon-fox, horse, rooster, and wolf

Colours: yellow, gold, red, and orange

Tarot: The Sun and The World

Offerings: rice crackers, cooked rice, origami figures, rice candy, brightly-coloured Japanese food, and silk and other fabrics.

💃 Ame-no-uzume

Goddess of: dawn, mirth, meditation, revelry, dance, fertility, and the arts

Culture: Japanese

Symbols: antique Items and fans

Plants: moss and sakaki 

Animals: fox

Colours: pink, red, white, and yellow

Tarot: Three of Cups and Suit of Cups

Offerings: dancing, bells, silk ribbons, rice cakes, and dake.

⚰️ Anubis

God of: the dead, mummification, embalming, the afterlife, and tombs

Culture: Egyptian

Symbols: crook and flail, and mummy gauze

Plants: star anise, benzoin, cloves, cardamom, frankincense, myrrh, rosemary, cypress, and cedarwood

Animals: jackal

Colours: black, green, red, and gold

Tarot: Death

Offerings: cool water, strong liquor like rum, spicy foods, dark and bitter chocolate, strong incense, cypress oil, locks and keys, honour the dead and your ancestors, leave flowers on graves, support orphans and the homeless, and act as a guide for someone.

💘 Aphrodite

Goddess of: love, beauty, and fertility

Culture: Greek and Roman

Symbols: rose, pearl, mirror, girdle, anemone, lettuce, narcissus seashells, scallop shells, Venus, golden apples, the number 5, and mirrors

Plants: apple, linden tree, myrtle, pomegranate, myrrh, poppies, lettuce, rose, quince, ash, poplar, anemone, and artichokes

Animals: swans, dolphins, doves, sparrows, bees, and goats

Colours: red, pink, violet, silver, aqua, sea foam, and light blue

Tarot: The Empress, The Lovers, The Star, and The Suit of Cups

Offerings: roses, chocolate, apples, jewelry, beauty products, seashells, olive oil, honey, wine, cinnamon, art and music, mirrors, and rose quartz.

☀️ Apollo

God of: the Sun, prophecy, oracles, light, music, the arts, song, poetry, healing, medicine, plague, disease, protection of the youth, knowledge, and herds

Culture: Greek

Symbols: lyre, laurel wreath, silver bow and arrows, tripod, the Sun, and Sunday

Plants: laurel, larkspur, cypress, apple trees, palm trees, and hyacinthus

Animals: swan, raven, tortoise, serpent, wolf, dolphin, and mouse

Colours: gold, yellow, orange, silver, blue, and white

Tarot: The Sun, The Chariot, Strength, and Temperance

Offerings: red wine, olive oil, sun water, citrus fruits, honey, golden objects, feathers, lamb or goat meat, cheese, bread, sunflowers, laurel wreaths, and aloe vera.

🐕 Arawn 

God of: Ruler of Annwn the Celtic Otherworld, leader of the wild hunt, death, the Underworld, and justice

Culture: Celtic

Symbols: the Hounds of Arawn, cauldron, and samhain

Plants: reeds, cedar, cypress, ivy, honeysuckle, and sage

Animals: hounds and pigs

Colours: red, black, white, brown, green, gold, and grey

Tarot: Suit of Pentacles and King of Pentacles

Offerings: game birds such as duck or turkey, bread, honey, milk, mead, and ale.

⚔️ Ares

God of: war, courage, and battle

Culture: Greek

Symbols: sword, shield, spear, helmet, and iron

Plants: thorns, peppers, chilli, and garlic

Animals: serpents, vultures, woodpeckers, horses, and dogs

Colours: red, purple, and black

Tarot: The Emperor, The Chariot, The Tower, Suit of Wands, and King of Wands

Offerings: dark wine, whiskey, spicy foods, coffee, water, olive oil, red meats, frankincense, weapons, and learn self defence.

🌌 Arianrhod

Goddess of: fertility, fate, reincarnation, beauty, and difficulties

Culture: Celtic

Symbols: silver wheel, full moon, weaving tools, the zodiac, and Corona Borealis

Plants: ivy, lavender, rosemary, cedar, and pine

Animals: spiders, owls, and wolves

Colours: silver, white, green, blue, and purple

Tarot: The Star, The Moon, and Wheel of Fortune

Offerings: silver coins, white candles, wheat, fruits, home-cooked meals, salads, wine, water, hot teas, smoothies, and study the constellations and the zodiac.

🏹 Artemis

Goddess of: the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, girls, chastity, archery, disease, and plague

Culture: Greek

Symbols: bow and arrow, quiver, hunting spears, animal pelts, lyre, torches, and the moon

Plants: cypress, walnut, amaranth, almond, daisy, willow, wormwood, fir, pine, thistle, honeysuckle, bay laurel, artemisia, fig, and oak

Animals: stag, deer, dog, bear, boar, quail, guineafowls, bee, and all wild animals

Colours: white, silver, gold, yellow, green, and blue

Tarot: The High Priestess, The Hanged Man, Temperance, The Moon, Queen of Pentacles, Knight of Cups, and Page of Wands

Offerings: red wine, olive oil, honey, water, almonds, walnuts, honeycakes, fruit, artemisia plants, arrows, dance, cypress, pine cones and branches, cider, game meat, protect nature and wildlife, always help animals and women in need, go hiking, research native plants and animals, and follow the moon phases and work with them.

❤️‍🔥 Astarte

Goddess of: love, sexuality, war, hunting, and power

Culture: Canaanite 

Symbols: chariot and Venus

Plants: lilies and coriander

Animals: lion, horse, dove, and sphinx

Colours: red and white

Tarot: The Empress and The Chariot

Offerings: lilies, roses, sweet cakes, honey, henna tattoos, and clothing stained with menstrual blood.

⚖️ Athena

Goddess of: wisdom, handicraft, and strategic warfare

Culture: Greek

Symbols: aegis, Gorgon’s Head, spear, and helmet

Plants: olive tree, ivy, cypress, and cornel tree

Animals: owl, snake, rooster, crow, and spider

Colours: blue, grey, white, yellow, and silver

Tarot: Justice, The High Priestess, and The Emperor

Offerings: olive oil, honey, wine, bread, olives, pears, olive tree leaves or branches, your handicrafts, owl feathers, snake skins, and weapons.

🐐 Baphomet

God/Goddess of: sexuality, demonic forces, wisdom, nature, balance, darkness, and pride

Culture: Demonic

Symbols: pentagram, head of a goat, human body with an animal head, pentacle, sword, key, male and female, and the words "as above so below"

Plants: rosemary, lilacs, irises, lavender, aconitum napellus, black walnut, and cacao

Animals: black goats, snakes, wolves, ravens, dogs, oxen, and black cats

Colours: black, white, yellow, red, green, purple, gold, and dark blue

Tarot: The Chariot, The Hermit, The Empress, and The Devil

Offerings: our time, meditation, communication, carving their symbol or name into a candle, any kind of art of them, being respectful, learning about them, candles, liquor, ropes, incense: dragons blood, black musk, frankincense, etc, animal skulls, bones, horns, etc, and dark or red flowers.

🛖 Baba Yaga

Goddess of: death and rebirth, fertility, and nature 

Culture: Slavic

Symbols: knife, oven, mortar and pestle, and the Sun

Plants: poppy, black sunflower, medicinal herbs, and rye

Animals: horse, hedgehog, snake, dragon, and cat

Colours: red, black, and white

Tarot: The Devil

Offerings: lavish home-cooked meals with russian delicacies and a beautifully-set table, caravan tea, and vodka.

💡 Baldr

God of: light, joy, purity, and summer

Culture: Norse

Symbols: the Sun and Sunday

Plants: mistletoe, chamomile, daisies, white flowers, ash, marigold, and St John’s wort

Animals: songbirds

Colours: yellow, gold, and white

Tarot: The Sun, The Fool, Death, and The World

Offerings: kindness to others, chamomile tea, apple juice, mead, and lit candles.

🌺 Bast

Goddess of: home, domesticity, women’s secrets, cats, fertility, childbirth, marriage, music, magic, sex, prosperity, joy, dance, healing, and pleasure

Culture: Egyptian

Symbols: basket, Ankh, the Sun and Moon, and perfume jar

Plants: catnip, vervain, cinnamon, and cannabis 

Animals: cat and lion

Colours: green and gold

Tarot: The Chariot, Strength, and The Sun

Offerings: perfume, salves and body scrubs, milk, meat, honey, gold items, chocolate, pastries, onions and garlic, bread, beer, tea, and taking care of cats.

🐉 Benzaiten / Benten

Goddess of: water, literature, music, wealth, femininity, fertility, dance, and love

Culture: Japanese

Symbols: Biwa, dragon, pearl, conch shell, iron, and gold

Plants: lotus, water lilies, and yellow flowers

Animals: snakes, dragons, and white snakes are her messengers

Colours: blue, silver, white, and yellow

Tarot: The Empress and The Suit of Cups

Offerings: money, water, rice, sake, gemstones, music and other creative arts, raw eggs, yellow flowers, blessed water, bath rituals, and seashells.

🧶 Berchta

Goddess of: psychopomp, spinning and weaving, abundance, and protector of women and children

Culture: Germanic

Symbols: keys, distaff, Yule, and falx

Plants: mayflowers, holly, evergreens, birch, and wild berries

Animals: goose, swan, goat, cricket, owl, and fox

Colours: blue, white, red, and gold

Tarot: Death

Offerings: herring, dumplings, alcoholic beverages like schnapps.

📓 Bragi

God of: poetry and eloquence

Culture: Norse

Symbols: harp and book

Plants: beech, fern, and lily of the valley

Animals: chickadee

Colours: orange and gold

Tarot: The Magician and The Hermit

Offerings: mead, poetry, and beautiful writing.

🍀 Brigid

Goddess of: spring, fertility, family, the hearth, childbirth, fire, blacksmiths,

scholars, physicians, prophets, healing, poetry, occult knowledge, and justice

Culture: Celtic

Symbols: Brigid’s Cross, candles, triquetra, faeries, four leaf clovers, cauldron, chalice, corn dolly, anvil, hammer, poetry, forges, hearths, and wells and rock formations

Plants: cinnamon, chamomile, blackberry, hawthorn, basil, mugwort, apple, heather, dandelion, snowdrop, willow, oak, shamrock, crocus, trillium, corn, lavender, and sage

Animals: snakes, sheep, cows, bees, owls, and hibernating animals

Colours: green, red, white, gold, and blue

Tarot: The Hierophant, The Lovers, Strength, The Hermit, The Sun, and Suit of Wands

Offerings: blackberries, milk, bread, herbal teas, heather, Brigid’s Cross, beer, apple cider, honey, baked goods, corn dollies, sheep’s wool products, jewelry or metal items, eggs, and cakes left on the windowsill at Imbolc.

❄️ Cailleach

Goddess of: winter, wind, the cold, creation, and transformation

Culture: Celtic

Symbols: hammers, hills, mountains, skulls, snow, wands, and waning moons

Plants: clove, lavender, apple, hazelnut, turnip, mugwort, pansy, patchouli, poppy, rose, rue, tansy, St John's wort, Witch hazel, woodruff, yarrow, elder trees, elm, pine, yew, gorse, holly, and snapdragon 

Animals: bat, cattle, deer, fish, goat, mouse, owl, raven, reindeer, sheep, spider, pig, and wolf

Colours: black, blue, brown, grey, silver, white, and yellow

Tarot: Death, The Moon, and The Hermit

Offerings: pebbles, hag stones, shells, feathers, and boiled sweets.

🌲 Cernunnos

God of: forests, wild animals, finances, the Underworld, death, hunting, balance, grounding and healing, transitioning into the afterlife, and fertility

Culture: Celtic

Symbols: horns, a torc, gold coins, and serpents

Plants: ash, bayberry, chamomile, cedar, cinnamon, heliotrope, holly, ivy, lavender, juniper, myrrh, nettle, oak, patchouli, pine, sandalwood, sunflower, vine, and yarrow

Animals: stags, elk, goats, deer, bulls, horses, ram horned snakes, snakes, boars, owls, hawks, and ravens

Colours: yellow, gold, forest greens, silver, and black

Tarot: The Lovers, The World, and King of Pentacles

Offerings: dancing, venison, cooked meats (ethically sourced), roses, sunflowers, lavender, wildflowers, juniper bark and berries, oak wood carvings, green or gold candles, cinnamon, cloves, pine scents, pelts (ethically sourced), feathers, bones, forest moss, antlers, horns, pine cones, gold coins, daggers, poetry art, and Celtic music.

🌑 Cerridwen

Goddess of: the Moon, luck, poetry, change, rebirth, transformation, the Underworld, death, fertility, inspiration, magic, and knowledge

Culture: Welsh

Symbols: cauldron, dark Moon, lunar cycles, and caves

Plants: corn, grain, vervain, acorns, apple, oak, and hazel

Animals: white pig, greyhound, crow, hen, hare, otter, and hawk

Colours: silver, purple, black, grey, and green

Tarot: The Moon, Death, The Magician, and Suit of Cups

Offerings: pork, bread, milk, water, wheat, white and green candles, barley, rice, peanuts, poppy or sunflower seeds, vervain, and grain-based products.

✨ Circe

Goddess of: sorcery 

Culture: Greek

Symbols: cup, loon, wand, and masks

Plants: hallucinogenic herbs and fungi, wheat, moly, and magical herbs 

Animals: pig, lion, wolf, hawk, and beasts in general

Colours: gold, purple, silver, and red

Tarot: Queen of Cups and The Magician

Offerings: barley, wine, honey, meat, bread, weaving, and divination.

Danu

Goddess of: Earth-mother, fertility, wisdom, wind, and water

Culture: Celtic

Symbols: crowns, keys, wells, cauldron full of water, rivers, Celtic Tree of Life, and mother aspect of the triple Goddess

Plants: oak and water lily

Animals: fish, horses, seagulls, salmon, and snakes 

Colours: blue, white, silver, and green

Tarot: The Empress and Strength

Offerings: wine, mead, ale, freshwater, and watering plants.

🔥 Dazbog 

God of: the Sun, fortune, wealth, light, fertility, fire, destiny, and justice

Culture: Slavic

Symbols: kolovrat

Plants: sunflowers, marigold, calendula, chamomile, angelica, and St John’s wort 

Animals: wolf, horse, goose, duck, and swan

Colours: white, gold, and red

Tarot: The Sun, Suit of Wands, and King of Wands

Offerings: bread, salt, eggs, pancakes, and bonfire.

🌾 Demeter

Goddess of: agriculture, harvest, fertility, and motherhood

Culture: Greek

Symbols: wheat, torches, and cornucopia

Plants: wheat, barley, mint, and poppy

Animals: snake, pig, gecko, dove, crane, screech owl, and grasshopper

 

Colours: gold, green, and brown

Tarot: The High Priestess and The World

Offerings: olive oil, water, fruit, honey, milk, grains, bread, freshly harvested goods, and water.

🍷 Dionysus

God of: wine, drunkenness, parties, wilderness, vegetation, fertility, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, theatre, and LGBT+ Community 

Culture: Greek

Symbols: thyrsos, ivy crown, and Grapevine 

Plants: grape, ivy, cinnamon, silver fir, bindweed, and figs

Animals leopard, goat, donkey, lion, snake, bull, and panther

Colours: red, purple, green, burgundy, and gold

Tarot: The Hanged Man, The Hierophant, The Devil, The Fool, and The Lovers

Offerings: wine, olive oil, fruit, water, honey, meats, wheat, barley, pinecone, ivy leaves, goblets, masks, and alcoholic beverages.

⚕️ Eir

Goddess of: healing and medicine

Culture: Norse

Symbols: copper, mortar and pestle, and sauna 

Plants: medicinal herbs

Colours: red

Tarot: The Hanged Man

Offerings: healing spells, learning first aid, medicinal herbs, and first aid items.

🎣 Enki

God of: freshwater, wisdom, knowledge, magic, crafts, healing, fertility, creation, and the arts

Culture: Mesopotamian

Symbols: goatfish

Plants: thyme, chamomile, reeds, and cattails

Animals: goat, fish, chimera, robin, and cow

Colours: gold, blue, white, and silver

Tarot: The Hanged Man, The Hierophant, The Devil, The Fool, and The Lovers

Offerings: beer, eggs, fruit, vegetarian foods, myrrh, thyme, chamomile, wildflowers, fish, water, wine, silver or copper jewelry, and feathers.

💐 Eostre 

Goddess of: spring and dawn

Culture: Germanic

Symbols: painted eggs

Plants: crocus, daffodil, primrose, and violet

Animals: rabbit, serpent, and dragon

Colours: green, yellow, and purple

Tarot: Queen of Pentacles

Offerings: decorating eggs, flowers, hot cross buns, pastries, and mead.

💀 Ereshkigal

Goddess of: death and the Underworld

Culture: Mesopotamian

Symbols: wood, rivers, boats, and lapis lazuli

Plants: pomegranate, grains, reeds, hemp, cedar, cypress, lotus, and monkshood

Animals: lion, owl, serpent, scorpion, owl, and sheep

Colours: silver, gold, red, and purple

Tarot: Death and The High Priestess

Offerings: fasting, bread, water, pomegranate juice, blackberries, blueberries, lamb or goat meat, lobster and mussels, nutmeg, garlic, poppy seeds, animal bones, gold or silver jewelry, black crystals, and Ornate scepters with wood and animal bones.

🧵 Frau Holda

Goddess of: fibre Arts, winter, protector of children and women, leader of the wild hunt, and Witchcraft

Culture: Germanic

Symbols: the Winter Solstice, pools, and Wells

Plants: holly, elder, juniper, mugwort, flax, and sorcerer’s violet 

Animals: wolf and rabbit

Colours: blue and white

Tarot: The Empress, The High Priestess, and Death

Offerings: juniper berries, wine, cider, mead, cakes, music, dancing, and knot magick.

🐈 Freya / Freyja

Goddess of: love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, battle, gold, and sorcery

Culture: Norse

Symbols: her chariot pulled by cats, Brisíngamen necklace, the boar Hildisvíni, and cloak of Feathers

Plants: daisy, linden, snowdrops, lily of the valley, cowslip, columbine, pimpernel, and strawberries

Animals: horse, cat, falcon, hawk, rabbit, ladybug, oxen, swallow, and boar

Colours: gold, yellow, white, green, red, pink, and light blue

Tarot: The High Priestess, The Empress, The Lovers, The Chariot, Death, and Suit of Swords

Offerings: ale, apples, barley, honey, mead, pork, lavish jewelry and perfume, feeding stray cats, chocolate, amber, roses, cinnamon, and sweet liquors.

🐗 Freyr

God of: Peace, Fertility, Rain, Sunshine, Prosperity and Agriculture

Culture: Norse

Symbols: boar, the Sun, magical swords, phallus, and Friday

Plants: ash, lavender, catnip, nuts and cones, yew, holly, and ivy

Animals: boar, bee, and stag

Colours: gold, green, red, blue, pink, orange, and yellow

Tarot: The Lovers, The Sun, Suit of Pentacles, and King of Pentacles

Offerings: honey, grains and breads, gold, and antlers.

👰 Frigg

Goddess of: motherhood, marriage, prophecy, and fertility

Culture: Norse

Symbols: spinning wheel, silver, clouds, and mist

Plants: mistletoe, birch, fir, hawthorn, and Frigg’s grass

Animals: falcon, sheep, raven, and hawk

Colours: blue, silver, and white

Tarot: The Empress and The Lovers

Offerings: milk, mead, pastries, light fruity wine, hand-spun fibres, feathers, and soups and stews.

🪦 Hades

God of: the Underworld and wealth

Culture: Greek

Symbols: keys, chariot, helmet, Cerberus, serpent, dogs, and pomegranate

Plants: mint, white poplar, cypress, asphodel, narcissus, and pomegranate

Animals: snake, dog, sheep, cattle, screech owl, horse, black ram, bull, vulture, black cat, crow, and raven

Colours: dark blue, black, purple, dark green, bronze, gold, silver, and grey

Tarot: The Hermit, Death, Judgment, and Suit of Swords

Offerings: dark wine, whiskey, coffee, black tea, peppermint tea, dark chocolate, meat, sharp cheeses, bread, pomegranates, apples, bones, coins, keys, and crowns.

🪘 Hathor

Goddess of: the sky, women, fertility, love, the Sun, music, dance, joy, motherhood, fate, foreign lands and goods, and the afterlife

Culture: Egyptian

Symbols: sun disk, mirrors, drums and sistrums, and the number 4

Plants: sycamore, myrrh tree, dates, papyrus, and henna

Animals: cow, lioness, cobra, goose, gazelle, and cat

Colours: red

Tarot: The Empress, The Lovers, Wheel of Fortune, and Suit of Cups

Offerings: figs, dates, bread, cheese, butter, wine, beer, fresh water, perfumes, and makeup

👻 Hecate / Hekate

Goddess of: Witchcraft, necromancy, ghosts, the night, boundaries, and crossroads

Culture: Greek

Symbols: paired torches, keys, crossroads, dark/triple moon, wheel, daggers, rope, dogs, serpents, knives, and Strophalos

Plants: asphodel, garlic, yew, cypress, and poisonous plants

Animals: dog, mare, serpent, cat, bats, and polecat

Colours: black, grey, silver, gold, violet, green, red, and white

Tarot: The High Priestess, The Hermit, The Moon, and Queen of Pentacles

Offerings: wine, olive oil, water, fruit, honey, milk, eggs, garlic, almonds, various herbs, bones, wands, keys, a cauldron, crow feathers, pomegranates, dark chocolate, and blood.

📯 Heimdallr 

God of: watchmen of the Gods

Culture: Norse

Symbols: horn and rainbow

Plants: birch, oak, rose, verbena, and avens

Animals: rooster, horse, and ram

Colours: white and rainbow

Tarot: The Hermit

Offerings: mead, fine beer, freshwater, lamb meat, pork, and coffee.

💀 Hel

Goddess of: death and the afterlife

Culture: Norse

Symbols: skulls and bones

Plants: beech, alder, elm, ivy, juniper, willow, and yew

Animals: wolf

Colours: black and white

Tarot: Death, The Tower, and Suit of Swords

Offerings: tea, wine, apples, meat, bread, soup, dried flowers, and blood.

🌋 Hephaestus

God of: metal smithing, fire, volcanoes, craftsmanship, and technology

Culture: Greek

Symbols: hammer, tongs, and anvil

Plants: fennel

Animals: donkey, crane, and dog

Colours: gold, yellow, orange, silver, grey, and red

Tarot: Judgment and Suit of Wands

Offerings: wine, olive oil, water, fruit, honey, bread, meat, spicy things, hot beverages, and handmade metal items.

👑 Hera

Goddess of: marriage, fertility, childbirth, Kings and Empires, women, family, the sky, and the stars

Culture: Greek

Symbols: lotus-staff, throne, and diadem

Plants: pomegranate, lotus, willow, and apple

Animals: hawk, peacock, lion, cow, cuckoo, and crane

Colours: gold, silver, white, purple, blue, and green

Tarot: The Empress, The World, Suit of Cups, and Queen of Cups

Offerings: wine, olive oil, water, fruit, honey, milk, grains and bread, chocolate, pomegranates, apples, white flowers, crowns, animal shells, perfume, and silver or gold jewelry.

💸 Hermes

God of: messenger of the Gods, heraldry, omens, animal husbandry, poetry and fables, trade, travel, boundaries, thieves, wit, language, education, psychopomp,

Culture: Greek

Symbols: caduceus, shepherds pipes, travellers hat, lyre, rooster, talaria, winged helmet, tortoise, and satchel or pouch Talaria, and petasos

Plants: palm tree, crocus flower, Greek strawberry trees, hydrangeas, chrysanthemum, and almond tree

Animals: hummingbirds, tortoise, hare, cattle, hawk, ram, snake, and rooster

Colours: gold, red, silver, yellow, orange, grey, and green

Tarot: Judgment, The Magician, The Fool. The Hierophant, The Hermit, The Star, and Suit of Swords

Offerings: wine, olive oil, water, strawberries, foreign foods and items, honey, citrus fruits (pineapple, lemon, etc), chocolate, wheat, almonds, cinnamon, coins, dice, beer, meat, chamomile tea, bread, and milk mixed with honey.

🏠 Hestia

Goddess of: the home, the hearth, family, domesticity, and The Civic or The Sacrificial Flame

Culture: Greek

Symbols: hearth, kettle, and head veils

Plants: poppy, goldenrod, hollyhock, and yarrow

Animals: pig, cow, donkey, and crane

Colours: gold, white, orange, red, and lavender

Tarot: Strength, The Hermit, and Queen of Wands

Offerings: wine, olive oil, water, fruit, honey, milk, pork, bread, cooking herbs, tea, and candles.

🦅 Horus

God of: kingship, the sky, war, protection, and healing

Culture: Egyptian

Symbols: crown, Eye of Horus, Ankh, the Sun, and the Moon

Plants: acacia, lettuce, iris, lotus, and olive

Animals: falcon, hawk, bull, peacock, and lion

Colours: green

Tarot: The Emperor, The Hierophant, The Chariot, The Sun, Judgment, and King of Swords

Offerings: raw meat left out for hawks and falcons, bread, weaponry, water, milk, ale, wine, coffee, fruits and vegetables, figs, dates, and chocolate with nuts.

😴 Hypnos

God of: sleep, dreams, and illusions

Culture: Greek

Symbols: inverted torch

Plants: poppy and cottonwood tree

Animals: nighthawk and songbirds

Colours: black, silver, white, blue, red, and purple

Tarot: The Hierophant

Offerings: wine, olive oil, water, honey, milk, fruit, poppy seeds (and foods including them), herbal teas, sleep inducing and calming herbs, feathers, sleeping mask, and poppy flowers.

🍎 Idunn

Goddess of: spring, rejuvenation, immortality, youth, and beauty

Culture: Norse

Symbols: golden apples and ashwood box

Plants: apple blossom, birch, fir, hawthorn, mugwort, rose, and willow

Animals: songbirds

Colours: green, silver, red, and yellow

Tarot: Page of Wands, Queen of Cups, and Queen of Pentacles

Offerings: gardening, apples, homegrown fruits and vegetables (without pesticides), apple pie, and cider

💖 Inanna

Goddess of: romantic love, harmony, sex, beauty, passion, desire, fertility, victory, war, justice, and political power

Culture: Mesopotamian

Symbols: eight-pointed star, hook-shaped Knot of Reeds and Venus

Plants: lilies, narcissus, reeds, myrtle, and all sprouts

Animals: lion and dove

Colours: green, black, red, silver, and white

Tarot: The Lovers, The Hierophant, Justice, The Hanged Man and The Star

Offerings: Wine, Champagne, Lemonade, Honey, Chocolate and Pastries, Cherries, Pomegranates, Strawberries, Elegant Jewelry, Peaches, Swords and Daggers, Artwork and Poetry

🦊 Inari 

God of: rice, foxes, fertility, tea, sake, crafts, agriculture, industry, and prosperity

Culture: Japanese

Symbols: keys, wish-granting jewel, and rice

Plants: cryptomeria, cedar, pine, wheat, and rice

Animals: fox

Colours: red and white

Tarot: Suit of Pentacles

Offerings: inarizushi, rice, rice cakes, rice served with red beans, sake, incense, acts on behalf of foxes, handmade crafts, and tea.

☄️ Isis

Goddess of: magic, life, compassion, fertility, motherhood, childbirth, rebirth, devotion, royalty, knowledge, protection, abundance, healing, and the elements.

Culture: Egyptian.

Symbols: moon disk, cow horns, wings, solar disk, Ankh, and gold.

Plants: sycamore, cedar, corn, flax, wheat, barley, grapes, lotus, vervain, myrrh tree, and papyrus.

Animals: hawk, crocodile, scorpion, crab, cobra, goose, swallow, dove, vulture, and snakes in general.

Colours: yellow, silver, gold, black, red, cobalt blue, and green.

Tarot: The High Priestess, The Empress, The Lovers, Strength, The Hermit, Wheel of Fortune, Temperance, The Star, The Moon, The World, and Suit of Cups.

Offerings: milk, flowers, honey, wine, lemonade, tropical fruits (juice or whole), herbal tea, seafood, herbs (anise and nutmeg), roses, Egyptian jewelry, incense, and white candles.

🌿 Jarilo / Yarilo

God of: vegetation, fertility, spring, rebirth, sexuality, peace, and war

Culture: Slavic

Symbols: vegetation

Plants: wheat, ferns, and spring flowers

Animals: horse and white wolf

Colours: white, yellow, gold, and green

Tarot: The Sun, Strength, and Suit of Pentacles

Offerings: bread, wheat, spring flowers, and edible seeds

🌍 Jörð

Goddess of: personification of the Earth

Culture: Norse

Symbols: mountains, grandmothers, and girdle

Plants: local native plants and healing herbs

Animals: bee

Colours: green

Tarot: The World and Queen of Pentacles

Offerings: picking up litter and trash and taking care of the Earth and nature.

[a-world-of-whimsy-5]

How to name eye color - Part 1: Blue

I have put together this list on various names one could use to describe eye colour, instead of the usual blue, grey, green, brown and black. These were found online, but do be mindful as certain shade names may not mesh well with certain timelines (ex. airforce blue for a medieval themed story)

Blue-Gray:

Slate blue

Blue bell

Glaucous

Steel blue

Cadet grey

Cool gray

Air Force blue

Shadow blue

Dark blue-gray

Roman silver

Rhythm

Payne's gray

Pewter Blue

Blue-Green:

Cyan (aqua)

Turquoise

Bondi Blue

Blue green (Munsell)

Cerulean

Teal

Robbin's egg

Blue:

True blue

Azure

Sky blue

Royal blue

Midnight

Navy

Lapis

Cornflower

Sapphire

Baby blue

Others:

Ice blue

Arctic blue

Electric blue

Powder blue

[angelandgypsy]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Amazing Vintage Sterling Silver Ancient Holy Land Roman Glass Ring.

[itashiro-hitsuchiha]

⭐

MULTIMUSE MEME: Send a " ⭐ " and I will list muses I would be interested in throwing at yours, or potential muse combinations if you are also a multi. If you like any of the suggested combinations, you are welcome to come plot or start interactions with them.

While I do agree with your canon list response. I'll be listing some of my OCs for potential combinations if you are so inclined. Feel free to hit me up if you wish to plot some of these. (Bold names are the ones I'm most drawn towards in general. XD)

Bleach: ichigo kurosaki, Renji Abarai (For my OC Haruka Fujimoto)

Rangiku Matsumoto, Yoruichi Shihoin, Orihime Inoue (mostly for any of the boys as these three are fun XD)

Dragonball: Android 21 (cuz she hot. Any of the boys would love a go at her. XD)

Goku, Vegeta, Krillin, Gohan (For my Android 21)

Fairy Tail: Natsu Dragneel (Vorona is a classic choice but my Erza and Mira are also good choices.)

Lucy Heartfilia, Juvia Lockser, Erza Scarlet, Cana Alberona (Kaza is my main FT muse so he'll be fine with any of the gals. XD)

Gildarts Clive (For My Cana XP)

Final Fantasy: Tifa Lockhart, Aerith Gainsborough, Claire "Lightning" Farron (For my OC Peraxus/Percy)

Cloud Strife (For my OC Perix)

Kingdom Hearts: Yes, (need to remind myself on who all is on there but Aqua is my #1 girl but this also be for my OCs Peraxus and Perix)

Naruto: Naruto Uzumaki (For Kushina and/or Konan)

Kakashi Hatake (for any of my Naruto OCs really, plus Kushina)

Hinata Hyuga, Kushina Uzumaki, Ino Yamanaka (For my Naruto OC Yoshibara)

Kiba Inuzuka, Sasuke Uchiha (For My OC Kagehana Uchiha)

RWBY: Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, Yang Xiao Long, Neopolitan, Winter Schnee, Willow Schnee, Kali Belladonna, Pyrrha Nikos, Cinder Fall, Salem (For my two OCs Phoenix and Shade)

Qrow Branwen, Roman Torchwick (For Neo and Vorona)

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In recent years, blue tweezers have become increasingly commonplace on shelves throughout the world. But why are tweezers blue? To understand the answer, it helps to look at the history of tweezers.

Tweezers have been in use since Roman and Greek civilizations, and they were generally made of either brass or steel. In the 1900s, tweezers manufacturers began to use stainless steel as its main construction material. Stainless steel is an alloy that includes chromium - which provides a natural bluish tinge - and nickel which increases rust resistance. This bluish hue is what gives tweezers their distinctive blue colour.

At the same time, tweezer manufacturers also started adding plastic handles to their products to make them easier to grip. Plastic handles also allowed manufacturers to easily experiment with the colour of their tweezers. Since blue is known to evoke feelings of calmness and security, the colour became an increasingly popular choice for tweezer handles.

Today, blue tweezers are quite commonplace and are available in a variety of shades, from aqua to navy. While they may not be the go-to tool as they once were, blue tweezers are a popular addition to anyone’s grooming kit due to the soothing colour and rust-resistant stainless steel.

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When I was at uni I wrote a thesis on the version of the story in Ovid’s Fasti arguing that it has a lot in common with other Ovidian rape stories, but for whatever reason it doesn’t seem to be received as such in the scholarly literature (or at least in the literature that I reviewed). While I was writing I started to do some research into ancient cults of Demeter and realised it was too big a topic to cover in a year, so my thesis mostly focused on the story as a literary construction rather than on its significance in Hellenistic or Roman religions.

The Fasti version of the story is in book four (April) in the entry for the 12th (possibly the first day of the Cerialia, festival of Ceres). There’s another version of the story in Ovid’s Metamorphoses and a longer version in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter. (I’ve summarised some of the differences between the Hymn and the Fasti versions below the cut.)

Some common elements in Ovidian rape scenes are:

The locus amoenus, an idealised landscape described as having shade, water and often flowers. In Ovid’s writing, he often describes this kind of scene as the setting for disaster. Proserpina’s location at the beginning is described as: valle sub umbrosa locus est aspergine multa uvidus ex alto desilientis aquae. tot fuerant illic, quot habet natura, colores, pictaque dissimili flore nitebat humus. / Beneath a shady vale there is a place drenched by the frequent spray of water leaping down from on high. As many colours were there as nature has and the variegated earth shone with different flowers.

In the Fasti, Mars rapes Rhea Silvia as she sleeps in the shade next to the water; and Faunus tries to rape Omphale in a cave by a stream.

In the Metamorphoses, Jupiter sees Io near a river and a shady grove before he pursues and rapes her; Alpheus sees Arethusa bathing in shaded waters before she runs from him; Actaeon finds a cave with fountains before he’s torn apart by his own dogs; and Cadmus’ attendants find flowing water near a grotto before a giant snake comes out and kills them.

Proserpina is young and becomes separated from her companions. (carpendi studio paulatim longius itur, et dominam casu nulla secuta comes. / She was gradually drawn further away by her enthusiasm for gathering [flowers] and by chance no companion followed her mistress.

This parallels several stories in the Metamorphoses:Jupiter seeing Io alone, Pan seeing Syrinx travelling alone, Jupiter seeing Callisto without a guard, Jupiter deceiving Europa to separate her from her companions, and Neptune raping Caenis when she’s alone.

The usual progression in all these stories is that the rapist sees, desires and assaults their victim, though these stages may be almost simultaneious; for instance:

Fasti (Dis and Proserpina) – hanc videt et visam patruus velociter aufert / her father’s brother saw her and, when she had been seen, swiftly carried her away

Metamorphoses (Mars and Rhea Silvia) – Mars videt hanc visamque cupit potiturque cupita / Mars saw her and, when she had been seen, desired her and she, having been desired, was overpowered.

Proserpina is silenced. After she screams for help, she doesn’t speak again in this version of the story, and she is taken to the underworld.

Earlier in the Fasti, Jupiter tore out Lara’s tongue because she warned Juturna of his pursuit then ordered Mercury to take her to the underworld (locus ille silentibus aptus / that place suitable for the silent). Silentes can mean ‘the silent’ or ‘the dead’. Mercury rapes Lara on the way.

In the Metamorphoses, several of Jupiter’s victims are deprived of speech when they’re turned into animals.

Also in the Metamorphoses, Tereus cuts out Philomela’s tongue after he kidnaps and rapes her so she can’t tell anyone what he did.

The description of Proserpina has parallels with those of Jupiter’s victims, but so does the description of Ceres. For instance, mentis inops rapitur, quales audire solemus Threicias fusis maenadas ire comis / she was hurries, helpless in mind, just as we’re used to hearing Thracian bacchantes go with unbound hair. This describes Ceres’ grief when she finds Proserpina missing, but it also describes Daphne trying to escape Apollo, Arethusa trying to escape Alpheus and Europa trying to escape Jupiter. She also wanders through the whole world like Callisto.

The story in the Fasti differs from most other rape stories because it ends in a marriage (though in that respect it has some similarities with Livy’s account of the rape of the Sabine women), but for both Ceres and Proserpina rape, marriage and death have a lot in common. Proserpina is suddenly and an unwillingly taken from her mother. As a goddess, Ceres has more power than to express her grief and anger than mortal women, but even she only succeeds in reuniting with her daughter for part of the year.

Proserpina’s father and uncle Jupiter sides with his brother Dis, telling his sister Ceres: ‘nec gener est nobis ille pudendus’ ait. ‘non ego nobilior: posita est mihi regia caelo, possidet alter aquas, alter inance chaos.’ / he said ‘nor is he shameful to us as a brother-in-law. I am not better born. The kingdom of the sky is designated to me; another owns the water; another the void underworld.’

This is the same kind of thing Jupiter tells his victims in other Ovidian narratives (to Io, for instance, he says nec de plebe deo, sed qui caelestia magna sceptra manu teneo, sed qui vaga fulmina mitto / Nor am I of the common gods, but [I am] he who holds the great divine sceptre, he who throws the wandering thunderbolt) though here he speaks Ceres on Dis’s behalf instead of his own.

So despite having the power to annihilate humanity through famine, Ceres is still powerless to protect her daughter. When she speaks to Jupiter she says ‘quid gravius victore Gyge captiva tulissem, quam nunc te caeli sceptra tenente tuli? / What worse could I have borne, taken captive by triumphant Gyges, than I have borne now with you holding the sceptre of heaven?’

In the Fasti version, we don’t see Proserpina again after Dis takes her, but she’s described in the Hymn: And he [Hermes] found the lord Hades inside his house, seated upon a couch with his modest wife, who was most unwilling, longing for her mother. But her mother was far away […]*

This post got longer than I intended and I’ve only focused only one aspect of one of the ancient versions. I do find it hard to look past Persephone’s / Proserpina’s unwillingness and Ceres’ / Demeter’s anguish and I think they would have been very relatable to women in ancient Greece and ancient Rome who facing marriage or the loss of their daughters to marriage. But it’s also interesting to look at how different authors handle the story – I didn’t even get into the differences between Ovid’s Fasti version and his Metamorphoses version, and both of those are different again from the Hymn version.

I’m not sure if any of this gets at what you were talking about, but thanks for giving me a chance to talk about it!

Fasti – Proserpina is abducted after she wanders away from her companions. No one hears her call out when she calls for her mother (‘io, carissima mater, auferor!’ / ‘Alas, dearest mother, I am being stolen away’).

Hymn – Gaia, with Zeus’s knowledge/consent, grows a narcissus ‘as a snare’ for Persephone.* Hekate and Helios hear her screams when she calls for her father (‘she screamed in a shrill voice, calling for her father, Son of Kronos, the highest and best’).

Fasti – Ceres searches through Sicily for her daughter until she comes to Eleusis, where she meets Celeus.

Hymn – Demeter hears the echoes of Persephone’s screams and searches for nine days until Hekate meets and says she should ask Helios what happened. He says Zeus has given Persephone to Hades and she (Demeter) ‘must not nurse this rage’. She goes down from Olympos and stays among mortals until she comes to Keleos’ house in Eleusis.

Fasti – At the house of Celeus, who is a poor man in this version, Ceres heals his son Triptolemus and intends to make him immortal but is interrupted by Metanira. Ceres prophesies that Triptolemus will become the first farmer and leaves in her serpent-drawn chariot.

Hymn – Demeter refuses to drink the wine Keleos’ wife Metaneira offers her but asks for barley meal mixed with water. She stays a Keuleos’ house longer, burying Demophoon in the fire each night to make him immortal until Metaneira interrupts her. Demeter reveals herself and says she’ll inaugurate the Eleusinian Mysteries.

Fasti – Ceres searches a list of places in India and Africa until the Sun tells her Proserpina is now the wife of Dis. She tells Jupiter: at neque Persephone digna est praedona marito, nec gener hoc nobis more parandus / but neither does Persephone deserve a thief as husband, nor should a son-in-law have been supplied to me in this manner.

Hymn – Demeter mourns her daughter and refuses to allow anything to grow. Zeus sends Iris and all the gods to persuade her and finally sends Hermes to bring Persephone back from the underworld. Hades says he’ll let her go but tricks her into eating a pomegranate seed. Persephone is reunited with Demeter and tells her how she was captured and tricked. Demeter says she will have to go back for a third of each year. Zeus sends Rhea, who also says Persephone ‘shall go down to the gloomy darkness’ for a third of the year and asks Demeter to allow grain to grow again, which she does.

Fasti - Jupiter sends Mercury, who confirms that Proserpina has eaten three pomegranate seeds and therefore can’t leave the underworld. Ceres says she’ll also go to the underworld (that is, die) but Jupiter suggests a compromise by allowing Proserpina to spend six months with Ceres each year. Ceres allows the harvest again.

*Quoted from The Homeric Hymns as translated by Jules Cashford

I say this as someone who is a neopegan that incorporates Hellenic practice, so I acknowledge that it's inaccurate, I think the phenomenon of people recontextualizing the Hades and Persephone story to be about a controlling mother instead of about a daughter being ripped away from her mother to be married off before she wanted to or was ready without her consent is very interesting from an anthropological perspective. Because the cultural critique that exists within the Hades and Persephone story was one that is specific to ancient Greece and is not very relatable to an audience where arranged marriages are nearly unheard of, but controlling parents who can't handle their children growing up, choosing to leave them, getting into romantic relationships with people who live far away or whom they don't approve of is a much more common phenomenon in modern Western society. I'm critical of the removal of God's from their cultural context, especially a story about female trauma becoming about demonizing a protective mother, but at the same time if the gods continue to be presences in our world it makes sense that them and their stories would shift with the culture and I'm 100% certain that the original story as it was first told is not the story that made it to the modern era.

I'd be interested if anyone who's a mythology or occult scholar has any readings or thoughts on this sort of thing. I know it happens to other myths all the time Hades and Persephone just jumped to mind because I saw Lore Olympus on my dash which is a retelling I'm very much not a fan of

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The Dezeen guide to stone in architecture, interiors and design

Thinking of using stone in your project? Our latest Dezeen guide includes 15 popular types of natural rock used in architecture, interiors and design with links to hundreds of examples to inspire your own work.

Alabaster

Alabaster is a soft, fine-grained stone that has been used for centuries to carve elaborate forms and ornaments. However, its solubility in water means that it is best suited for indoor use.

In its pure form, alabaster is white and translucent, which makes it ideally suited to lighting design.

Studio Tack used tubular light shades made from alabaster to softly illuminate a cosy Japanese restaurant in New York (above), while lighting studio Allied Maker used the stone to create ornate totemic floor lamps.

Amarist Studio showcased the sculptural possibilities of the stone in its Aqua Fossil collection, which includes a coffee table with swooping, curved legs.

See projects featuring alabaster ›

Basalt

Basalt is a dark-coloured igneous rock that is formed when lava cools rapidly. It is most frequently used as an aggregate for concrete as it is low-cost and high-strength, but it is also a popular cladding and flooring material, especially when polished.

Examples of this include the facade of a small gallery in Amsterdam by Barend Koolhaas and a Hawaiian holiday home by Walker Warner Architects in which slender basalt cladding tiles are contrasted with cedar detailing (above).

Icelandic studio Innriinnri used two sculpted slabs of basalt stone to create a sculptural table that doubles as a stool or a piece of art, while South Korean artist Byung Hoon Choi polished the stone to create oversized outdoor furniture.

See projects featuring basalt ›

Flint

Flint is a highly durable stone found in abundance as irregular-shaped nodules in sedimentary rocks such as chalk. It has been used as a construction material since the Roman era, though it is not often seen in contemporary architecture.

Flint varies in colour, but it is commonly glassy black with a white crust. In architecture, it is usually knapped – split to expose its glossy inner face – before being laid in mortar.

Skene Catling de la Peña used a combination of knapped and unknapped flint to cover a wedge-shaped house in Buckinghamshire (above), which creates a subtle colour gradient across its facade.

See projects featuring flint ›

Gneiss

Gneiss, a robust metamorphic stone composed of alternating layers of different coloured minerals, is popular to use for flooring and worktops. Hues can range from pinks and golds to greens and dark greys.

Peter Pichler sourced grey gneiss with black-and-white bands from Passeier Valley in South Tyrol to create a large counter in the bar of an Italian Alpine hotel (above).

It can also be used as a cladding material, such as in Bernardo Bader Architekten's ski resort office in Austria and a radio broadcasting station in Nepal by Archium.

Granite

Granite is one of the most widely used stones in architecture and design. It forms from the slow crystallisation of magma beneath the Earth's crust. It is used for everything from load-bearing structures to cladding, worktops and furniture.

Its popularity is down to its high compressive strength, durability and low porosity. Granite is also found in an array of colours, making it suitable for a range of spaces and styles.

Heatherwick Studio recently used green granite to make a trio of its sculptural Spun chairs (above), while Snøhetta has used a grey variety to cover almost every surface of an Aesop store to emulate a rocky coastline.

Architecture studio NOARQ tested the material's strength by elevating a cabin on thick blocks of granite over the entrance to a stone villa in Portugal.

See projects featuring granite ›

Laterite

Rusty-red laterite stone is formed from the leaching of rocks and soil during alternating periods of high temperature and heavy rainfall in tropical areas. This process leaves behind a high concentration of insoluble iron oxides, which gives the rock its colour.

Laterite is typically used in construction in Africa and Asia in the form of bricks, which have excellent thermal mass and a low embodied energy. These bricks are made by cutting the rock out from below the water table when it is moist and leaving it to harden in the air.

Architect Francis Kéré used locally sourced laterite to build the walls of a school in Burkina Faso and Studio Lotus has used it to create the pedestal of a government building in India (above).

Limestone

There are many different types of limestone, a sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcium carbonate. It is considered a good all-round building material as it is easy to cut and carve and usually has a uniform texture and colour.

Popular limestone varieties include travertine (see below) and Portland stone, which is used on notable buildings in London such as St Paul's Cathedral and Buckingham Palace.

David Chipperfield Architects recently used limestone to clad the Kunsthaus Zurich museum extension in Switzerland and John Pawson used it to line the surfaces of a minimalist flagship store in Japan for fashion label Jil Sander.

Design projects that utilise limestone include a blocky furniture collection called Dig Where You Stand by students from the Estonian Academy of Arts (above).

See projects featuring limestone ›

Marble

Marble is a metamorphic rock with veins of calcite crystal. It forms from limestone that has been exposed to heat and pressure and is found in many colours. Marble is strong but easily carved and polishes well, making it suitable for numerous applications.

It is most popularly used in kitchen and bathroom designs, but it is often used as cladding too, such as in Alexander Owen Architecture's garden room in London (above).

See projects featuring marble ›

Onyx

Onyx is a translucent gemstone composed of parallel bands of quartz, found in almost every colour. It has a long history of use in sculpture and jewellery but is less commonly found in architecture and design. However, onyx is sometimes used as a facing or lighting.

Projects that use onyx include a mausoleum in Minneapolis by HGA and an office by Anne Claus Interiors where it has been used to clad a multi-coloured bar (above).

See projects featuring onyx ›

Porphyry

Porphyry is a strong and hard-wearing igneous stone that comes in reddish-brown to purple hues. It is composed of large-grained crystals embedded in a fine-grained groundmass.

It has been used in architecture and design since antiquity, though it is rarely seen in contemporary architecture and design. Today it is mostly used as aggregate in the construction of roads in places where cars require studded winter tires.

Pedevilla Architects used a block of porphyry as a kitchen island for a cookery school in South Tyrol, while architect Claudio Silvestrin used it to line the walls of a Milanese fashion boutique.

Quartzite

Formed from sandstone exposed to high heat and pressure, quartzite is a very hard and durable metamorphic rock. It is usually found in white and grey shades.

Quartzite is a popular material for kitchen countertops as it is resistant to staining, but is most commonly used as a decorative cladding or flooring.

Examples of this include a dwelling in Utah by Klima Architecture, Peter Zumthor's Therme Vals spa (above) and a monolithic Parisian library by Agence Pascale Guédot.

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Sandstone

Sandstone is composed of fine silicate grains that have eroded from other rocks, giving it either a warm red, yellow or orange colouration.

Used for construction since prehistoric times, sandstone continues to be a popular choice in architecture and design as it is abundant, durable and easy to handle.

Recent architectural projects that use the material include a cathedral extension by Feilden Fowles, a museum by Álvaro Siza, and an oval-shaped all-girls school in India (above) that is designed to blend into its desert surroundings.

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Shale

This grey fine-grained stone is one of the most common sedimentary rocks on earth. It is formed from the compaction of silt and mud into thin, fissile layers. In architecture and design, shale is usually crushed and processed into bricks, tiles and pottery, or heated with limestone to make cement.

Aketuri Architektai used shale tiles to clad a pointy woodland house in Lithuania (above), while Spaceworkers wrapped the stone around the basement of a Portuguese house to provide it with a raw, rugged aesthetic.

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Slate

Slate is a dark fine-grained stone that is formed when a sedimentary rock, such as shale, is subjected to high pressure. It is a foliated rock, meaning it is made up of thin sedimentary layers, which allows it to be split – or riven – into thin slabs.

Slate is durable and weather- and frost-resistant, making it a popular material choice for cladding, roofing and paving.

In interior projects, the material is often also used as floor tiles, hearths and kitchen worktops. Natalie Weinmann sanded and polished the stone to create a blocky furniture collection.

TRIAS used it to clad a small writer's retreat in a Welsh valley while Austin Maynard Architects diamond, scalloped and brick-shaped slate shingles to cover a Melbourne house (above).

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Travertine

One of the most commonly used forms of limestone is travertine, which has been sourced from mineral springs for use as a building material for centuries. The largest building in the world made from this stone is the Colosseum in Rome.

Today, travertine is mostly processed into tiles for internal and external surface coverings, but it is also a popular material for bathroom fit-outs. As it is found with troughs on its surface, processing travertine usually involves polishing its surface.

Projects that use travertine include an extension to a German museum by Bez + Kock Architekten (above), an apartment renovation in Lithuania by 2XJ, and a furniture collection by David/Nicolas.

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Recent popular stone projects on Dezeen include an inconspicuous house on the island of Serifos, a monolithic spa by Smartvoll, a collection of luxury lodges on England's Jurassic Coast and a coffee table by Studio Twenty Seven.

The main image is of Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls' School by Diana Kellogg Architects��taken by Vinay Panjwani.

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Savour Deep into Turkish Riviera

Settled along the excellent Turkish Riviera on the Mediterranean coastline, Antalya is an enormous, dynamic city that invites visitors to various retreats, lodgings, bars and eateries. Fantastic landscape outlines the city with exquisite shorelines and lavish green mountains dabbed with old remnants. From swimming and cruising to hiking, touring and family fun, Antalya has something for everybody. A stroll around Kaleiçi, the Old Quarter, offers a stage once more into the city's old past with perspectives on the old city dividers, Roman entryways, labyrinth like roads and noteworthy structures that incorporate the Clock Tower.

Belek, 36km (22 miles) east of Antalya and only south of Serik on Turkey's Mediterranean coast (map), is an arranged shoreline resort with shorelines, lavish inns, rich greens and other excursion time entertainments. Golf is, indeed, one of Belek's primary explanations behind presence. Belek is quickly getting to be one of Europe's top golf goals, with in excess of 10 title standard courses, and more to come later on. Belek offers one of only a handful couple of delicate sand shorelines in Turkey, which stretches along 10 miles of coastline. It inclines tenderly into the ocean however drops off abruptly a couple of yards out. Look over an assorted scope of water sports, including scuba jumping, windsurfing, cruising, banana vessels, Jet Skis and surfing. An exquisite promenade, fixed with lodgings, shops and eateries, keeps running close by the shoreline. The area around Belek is a fortune trove of archeological remains. Perge, for instance, is a Hellenistic settlement going back to 1500 B.C. that likewise contains Roman remains. The antiquated 20,000-situate amphitheater at Aspendos has great acoustics is as yet utilized for shows today. Close-by one can see the remaining parts of a Roman reservoir conduit. Side, just along the coast, flaunts an antiquated harbor, Temple of Apollo and Roman showers, which house an archeological exhibition hall.

Downtown Belek offers top of the line boutiques, and most inn edifices incorporate a shopping arcade. On the off chance that despite everything you hunger for more shops, visit the specialty slows down in old town Antalya, or peruse the bazaar in the close-by town of Kadriye.

A previous ocean side bastion for a progression of Mediterranean forces, Alanya has blasted in ongoing decades and is a thickly populated visitor asylum for transcendently Dutch and Scandinavian sunseekers. During the evening, the downtown territory can take after 'Vegas by the Sea' – beside taking a pontoon voyage or a walk around the waterfront, numerous guests just mix between their inn's pool and comprehensive smorgasbord eatery, maybe dropping into an unruly dance club after dim. Alanya Castle, Tersane, Ehmedek, Guard House, Alanya Museum, Red Tower, Fosforlu cave and Alanya Aqua Park are must explore spots of the town.

Kemer on the Turkish Riviera is around 40 km from the well-known beach front town of Antalya. Kemer offers a few excellent shorelines like Moonlight, Camyuva, Tekirova, Goynuk, Phaselis and Kemer. The most appealing normal for Kemer is its common magnificence, with numerous parks, and orange trees can be found all over the place. Ocean, woods and mountains cross at a point. It is appealing to see the lucidity of the ocean, green shade of the backwoods; ocean's connecting the pine trees, pine trees utilized as sunshades at the shorelines. On the off chance that you stroll along the long shopping road, you will likewise pass the pure harbor in Kemer. Here one can have a brilliant perspective on the lower regions of the Taurus Mountains, some of which reach similar to the coast and here make sublime rough sceneries on the sparkling Mediterranean Sea. The old angling pontoons, which interchange with rich games yachts, additionally make a Mediterranean feeling. In the high season, in summer, every day outing pontoons leave from the harbor, taking to lovely swimming spots, concealed straights and contiguous angling towns.

Side is a seaside city in Southern Turkey. One can appreciate the shoreline, lovely water, and antiquated destroys in this chronicled city that has been reestablished for current the travel industry. To start with, the water exercises incorporate parasailing, cascades, and scrubbing down. Parasailing is offered at numerous spots along the shorelines. The most great perspective was an elevated perspective on the antiquated remains. At that point, visiting the Manavgat Waterfall, which is a stunning water display, is a great deal. There is an outing place, a few eateries, and shops close-by. At long last, there is the Pamukkale Bath. This is an incredible method to invigorate by plunging into mineral-rich waters that ascent starting from the earliest stage. It is an exceptional common miracle worth visiting.

The greatest fascination in Side are the antiquated Roman remnants. Side was a significant exchanging focus under Roman control through the third century. The rundown of remnants that one can visit incorporates the Temples of Apollo and Athena, the amphitheater, the first central avenue, the public square, and the water passage framework. One can also visit Side Museum, which is situated on the site of a previous Roman shower complex. These remnants give Side its uncommon character and air to isolate it from other places of interest. Ensure getting loads of photos of the Aspendos Roman Theater, which is unblemished due to the astounding work that went into this structure.

Kas is an exceptionally charming little town that shouldn't be skipped on an excursion along Turkey's turquoise coastline. It offers excellent shorelines, extraordinary sustenance, shopping and significantly more. It tends to be an extraordinary chance to go through seven days with Bougainville Travel who was the principal organization in the town to set up experience exercises for individuals all things considered. Their exercises go from trekking along the Lycian approach to ocean kayaking to giving your adrenaline organs a work-out by paragliding. Guardians who are stressed over shielding their children from being exhausted can fill their days with canyoning, off-road bicycle riding or scuba making a plunge the unmistakable oceans encompassing Kas. One can set out toward multi day's outing to the Greek Island of Meis from Kas. For info please visit turkey visa online.

The notable town of Kalkan situated quite near to Kas, is a captivating spot and a standout amongst the most lovely areas along Turkey's flawless Lycian Coast. With the nonattendance of mass the travel industry, Kalkan remains an enchanting and untainted safe house of lavish nature, splendid blue perfectly Clear Ocean, memorable design, antiquated history and warm customary Turkish cordiality. Going for mountain outings, Aqua water sports, Scuba jumping are great choices while appreciating Kalkan magnificence.

All these towns are in proximity with each other so can be easily explored during a short trip. A hassle free way for start of the planning of Turkey vacation can be obtaining an e-visa that needs to be produced while on your visit along with your passport.

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The Ultimate List of Alternative Baby Names { bohemian, hippie, offbeat, fantasy, goth baby names} So you've got a wee one on the way and you're looking for a name as unique as your new baby is going to be, am I right? Well, check out this great list of offbeat names for I've created just for creative moms and dads-to-be like you. A lot of these names are form lists I made when thinking of names for my two tots and some inspired by my favorite celebrity kid names and some are from the top of my head.  Yes, some of these names are "out there" and I've gotten a lot of hateful comments about this post (that's why comments are disabled) but what do you expect from a post called THE ULTIMATE LIST OF ALTERNATIVE BABY NAMES? If you like the names. Awesome! If you don't, that's cool too. To each his own! NOTE: I didn't separate the names by gender as many of these can work for both boys and girls! 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(Does not evolve.) #085 - Palaephin (Palaemon (deified drowned son of Ino) + dolphin) Bier Pokémon Water/Ghost-Type It was said to carry the souls of the dead into the west, where the sun sets. They often swim alongside ships and guard them against attack by other pokémon, but they are capricious and may attack, too. Base Stats: 60/60/70/100/80/100 (470) Ability: Echolocation [Opponents are unable to reduce this pokemon's accuracy through moves or abilities that obscure sight]/Tangling Net [Contact with this pokémon lowers the attacker's speed stat.]/[Cursed Body] Moveset: Curse, Destiny Bond, Amnesia, Ancientpower, Sonic Boom, Quick Attack, Constrict, Bubble, Water Gun, Bubblebeam, Bubble Blast, Surf, Hydro Pump, Water Pulse, Shadow Ball, Astonish, Water Spout, Absorb, Night Shade, Ominous Wind, Confuse Ray, Spite, Flash Flood, Sea Smoke, Depth Charge, Dive, Supersonic, Soul Drain, Soul Tether, To Xibalba, Death Roll, Play Rough, Cavitation, Hysteria, Nasty Voice, Sonar Ping, Ultrasonic, Headbutt, Signal Beam, Aqua Jet, Aqua Tail, Echoed Voice, Hyper Voice, Disarming Voice Design notes: Dolphins, river dolphins, dolphin skeletons, netting, roman mosaics, "wine-dark sea" The whale (and the dolphin) has gone from being a sea monster to a mystical woo symbol of environmentalism in popular culture, while dolphins have had their image somewhat tarnished in recent years by the revelation that like other social mammals with big brains, they're capable of cruelty and violence too. I'm not interested in that kind of edgy "DID U KNO DOLPHINS R RAPISTS" clickpost, but rather a realistic assessment of animal behavior and intelligence (and also we should probably not keep animals with powerful drives to travel thousands of kilometers every year in tiny enclosures). Anyway. Did u kno that dolphins were the bearers of the dead in Greek mythology? Here's my slightly grim ghost dolphin take for that oft-requested Dolphin Pokemon rather than Water/Psychic or Water/Fairy as many have done (which are quite appropriate but I wanted to do something different). In the early stages of Gods and Demons I planned for various ordinary pokemon to be connected to the God or Demon characters in various ways (servants, corrupted forms, ascended forms, etc.) and that idea has mostly fallen to the wayside, but I will say that as of right now, Palaephin is connected to one of the God characters. (If you've read the fanfic, you might have wondered where the absent god characters are compared to the present demons. You'll seeeeeeeee)

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Amazing Vintage Sterling Silver Ancient Holy Land Roman Glass Ring.

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Tanzanite Vs Aquamarine: What Will You Choose?

The color blue is often associated with serenity, reliability and stability. Sometimes it’s also said to create ambivalent and sad feelings. But there are some shades of blue which can’t be associated with anything else other than luxury and brilliance. Here, we are referring to two such gemstones, Tanzanite and Aquamarine, which have carved a niche in the field of jewelry. Both are blue but have no other common factor apart from sharing the single color family. Let us see how a Tanzanite Vs Aquamarine situation looks like.

Origin

Tanzanite is a fairly recent find, discovered only in the 1960s in Tanzania, the only country where tanzanite is found. The name itself is derived from the name of the country. There is no other place in the world where this purple-violet blue gemstone is found.

Aquamarine, on the contrary, is not a new gemstone and has a rich history behind its name which is derived from the two Latin words aqua, meaning water, and marina, meaning the sea. In the olden times Roman fisherman used to wear this stone for protection against forces of nature while in the sea. They thought that aquamarine came from mermaid’s treasure and held many powers of the sea.

Hardness

Aquamarine belongs to the same mineral family as emerald – beryl. As such it scores the same 7.5 to 8 on the Mohs scale of hardness. Tanzanite, on the other hand, is a relatively softer gem scoring 6 to 6.5 on that scale. It means that aquamarine is more resilient to scratching and chipping off as compared to tanzanite. The setting of your jewelry can be tweaked to enhance the safety of your gemstone.  The full bezel setting in a ring, earring or pendant can keep your woes away. Explore GemsNY to find your perfect piece of

tanzanite jewelry

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Affordability & Symbolism

Both tanzanite and aquamarine are quite affordable gemstones. The price of a tanzanite starts at around $80 per carat and goes up to around $900 per carat depending upon the size of the stone. Similarly, the price of an aquamarine starts at around $200 per carat and it goes to generally $1000 per carat particularly for the larger gemstones of 10cts or more. So, price is not a major factor to consider when deciding upon which blue stone you want.

Tanzanites are said to possess mystical powers to transform negative energy into positive energy whereas Aquamarines are said to possess the energy of healing and bring youthful vitality to its wearer.

Tanzanite birthstone

for December born and it is the 24th wedding anniversary present. Aquamarine is for March born people and is the traditional gift for the 19th wedding anniversary.

Color, Clarity & Size

Tanzanites

are usually towards the violet and purple spectrum of the blue color though they may come in varying color saturation from extremely light to overly dark. Aquamarines are generally light color brighter gemstones with colors ranging from greenish blue to pale blue. Aquamarine of exceptional clarity can be found with ease as compared to Tanzanites. Both gemstones come in a variety of sizes, ranging from sub-carat to 10cts and beyond. Looking for an astoundingly large piece of gemstone to make a bold statement? Look no further, GemsNY has over fifty thousand gemstones wherein you will surely find the one for yourself.

Mineral and Treatment

Tanzanite used to be called by its chemical name which is ‘blue zoisite’ which is primarily a compound of calcium and aluminum with certain other elements. Aquamarine is made of the mineral variety called ‘beryl’ the same mineral that forms emerald.

  All Tanzanites are assumed to have undergone heat treatment because there is no way at present to ascertain whether the heating has occurred naturally or performed artificially. The same goes with aquamarine as it’s an accepted practice in the gem industry to heat the gemstone in order to enhance its color. All aquamarines are thus considered heated.

Finding a blue gemstone of your choice is extremely easy nowadays. Check out the collection at GemsNY to buy a gemstone that strikes a chord with you.