#simon snow's wings

[vebokki]

number one truther of simon drools in his sleep and baz finds it terribly charming

[leithillustration]

I’ve been having a rough time lately, but some lovely friends and I had a trip to the beach today and it was wonderful. I couldn’t resist bringing these guys along with me for a photo in situ (:

Everyone deserves a beach episode 🏖️

Prints available on my Etsy

[rosaart]

Simon's beautiful in battle: He never stops. You never see him plan his next move. He doesn't plan, he just moves.”

Wayward son @rainbowrowell

(HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIMON)

[valeffelees]

idk here's simon

[gomzdrawfr]

Please! I need to know how the others feel about bear Price and his little cute tail. He's so fricken cute, I can't! 🤍

well...

because im biased towards Ghost and Raven...

[rimeswithpurple]

Carry On Countdown

Day 28: Snowed In

How ever will they fill the time?

I was traveling yesterday and could only get so much drawing done on the plane. I really thought it was gonna be quick and easy, but in a move that should surprise no one, it got away from me. As I was working on the sweater, I thought it would be made to fit with magic but I wanted Simon to be independent. So then I started thinking of how that construction might work and suddenly steeking and fair isle got involved. And I’ve drawn so many wings during this event that as I looked at them more critically, I realized that I had gotten the growth plates for the bones wrong. Of course my high school anatomy class knowledge would pick now to show up.

Spadey even got his own little mitt. (I loved this idea, @facewithoutheart! And thank you for letting me run logistics by you and just generally egging me on, @thewholelemon)

This will be my last day for COC as I’m regrettably spending the holidays with the in laws. I’m honestly surprised that I was able to participate in as many days as I did! I’m so proud of what I’ve managed to create and thank you so much for everyone’s kind words! The holidays can be hard and this made them a little easier for me.

[krisrix]

COC 12 ⁘ Wings

Pixel brushes for Procreate by Ittai Manero

True working size version (200px x 300px) under the cut.

[palimpsessed]

COC day 1: Something old

“That’s…” Lady Salisbury gasps. “That’s an Excalibur!”

Simon looks down at the sword, his eyes goggling. “This is Excalibur?”

“It’s an Excalibur,” she says. “Made by Merlin himself.”

@carryon-countdown

[brilla-brilla-estrellita]

Stitchy Sunday!

As predicted, this is a day late, but I was off having a lovely cottage on the lake weekend with my friends followed by a Hobo Johnson concert. We're just going to pretend this is on time.

So thank you to @roomwithanopenfire @thewholelemon @blackberrysummerblog @tender-ministrations @artsyunderstudy

@emeryhall and @ic3-que3n for tagging me in your S-allerated Sunday posts!

As promised, today is the final outfit reveal for my Simon-inspired Ren Faire wings!

Wings closed, front and back:

Wings open, front and back:

I didn't get to make any of my other adjustments (like stronger magnets), but I did discover that the magnets are adjustable, meaning I can loosen or tighten the screws they're on to make the wings sit a little higher/lower and ensure the wings aren't tilted. I made them as tight as possible (so they sat as high as possible) and tbh I had no issues with them?? Was this the fix I needed all along?

When we arrived at the fairgrounds, I put the wings on, and as I tightened the straps the rivet popped off the left strap. I thought "Did I just do all this work to break them at the last minute and not be able to wear them?" Yet I was oddly calm, resigned to my fate. I asked Kat to see if she could jerry-rig it just in case. She slipped the disconnected top strap through the adjuster-thingy and... it worked??? We are unsure why this was so successful, but I had NO problems with it all day.

I got lots of comments, complements, and a few picture/video demonstration requests, validating my own belief that the wings are cool as shit. The LARPers were especially impressed. And becuase the fair was expanded this year, including more open space and less crowded walkways, I was even able to walk around with them open for a bit! And I didn't knock anything over inside the booths, either!

I also got my first trinkets from trinket-traders because they liked my wings!

I did not come prepared with my own trinkets as I have never been cool before, so I'm workshopping some ideas for next year, including: polished rocks (dragon horde shinies), painted bottle caps (perhaps with a dragony logo on each one?), sea glass (does require effort of going out and finding the sea glass...), scales (not sure what they'd be made of, though. 3D printed and painted? acrylic? gotta be a simpler solution...). Suggestions welcome.

Bonus: As we watached the joust, I of course started to build a Snowbaz Ren Faire AU based around the semi-scripted joust performances we have each year. I doubt I'll ever write it, but it's fun to think about!

I would like to thank Kat for being my Ladie's Maid every year and helping me get into my corset and, now, wings. Also for driving. I would also like to thank Dropout's D20: A Starstruck Odyssey and Netflix's Dead Boy Detectives for being my companions throughout this project. And of course, thank you to all of my Simon Snow friends for the enthusiasm and encouragement along the way!

Next year's upgrade: Tail!

Tagging even though it's late:

@bookish-bogwitch @onepintobean @technetiumai @martsonmars  @cutestkilla

@fatalfangirl @ileadacharmedlife @moodandmist @palimpsessed  @skeedelvee

@theimpossibledemon @shrekgogurt @cccloudsss @mooncello @monbons

@theearlgreymage @youarenevertooold @larkral @facewithoutheart @messofthejess

[plantsnpeace]

Felt like sketching Simon today. 🫶🏻 I’m pretty sure I would give anything for @rainbowrowell to write another Simon story (although I’m really excited for Slow Dance!)

[angelsfalling16]

Am I crazy for wanting to write a Fourth Wing au with snowbaz as the main characters? I feel like it would be so perfect!!

Simon would obviously been the general's child who was thrown into a life he wasn't expecting

and Baz would be the son of the man who led the rebellion

And ofc Simon would bond not one, but two! dragons

Penny would be in Rhiannon's place, Simon's friend from the start

Dev and Niall's positions as Bodhi and Garrick...

All. of. the. tension.

I mean, SO MUCH tension between simon and baz as they fight their attraction for each other, denying it constantly even as everyone else sees the truth

And the dragons!! Oh, how I love the dragons, and their commentary on the goings on between their riders would be priceless!

[simon-pitch]

some of the latest doodles from my scrapbook

(open for higher resolution)

[iamamythologicalcreature]

Carry On Countdown, Day 1: Creature

(Quotes from "Wayward Son" and "Any Way the Wind Blows" by @rainbowrowell)

My first ever @carryon-countdown! I immediately saw this image in my mind when I read the prompt for day 1.

[twinkle-twinkle-up-above]

Carry On Countdown 2024 Day 23: Goats

"You can't go back, Simon, you can never go back…"

@carryon-countdown

[jyae23]

MERLIN, IT'S WEDNESDAY

Instead of words and tags, I offer this blurry photo for WIP Wednesday <3

If this post finds you, you automatically get +99 to your luck stat for the week

[pumpkin-wants-a-cherry-scone]

Day 12: Wings

silly silly (I don't know how to draw curly hair which is partly why Simon has been missing from all of the draws thus far) (that and I've just had other ideas) but here he is!