#handmade heaven

[meatcrimes]

using both fahrenheit and celsius to determine temperature is wild because you’ll be thinking in one measurement unit and someone will say some alarming number and then you calm down when you realize they meant they’re baking their recipe at 350° fahrenheit

[diamandisgallery]

Marina in 2019. Have a good day! ❄️🤍

[xluxlindsayx]

I envy the birds high up in the trees

They live out their lives so purposefully

I envy the spiders, the squirrels and seeds

They all find their way automatically

[kawaii-mxllow]

“I envy the birds, high up in the trees…”

handmade heaven quote, it oddly fits nikolai if you think about it

like that one random question “do you like birds?” i almost screamed handmade heaven?!?!?!

[bigbluebeautifulthings]

Marina - Love + Fear

the family jewels / electra heart / froot / love + fear / ancient dreams in a modern land

all artists

[tricksterfiction]

Prompt #15 Portentous

Handmade Heaven - MARINA

It was mid afternoon, Sen stood hesitating on the door way to her mentor's home. Her hand hovered over the handle, she knew she didn't have to knock to enter. She wore a comfortable loose sleeved green shirt, with a grey skirt, her redwood cane strapped to her back.

Sen had been practically hiding away at Gaelicat's Rest, the quiet inn halls were often hers alone to relax in. She felt safe from outside forces.

Now she had been dreading this talk for what felt like ages now, she had made the decision, clutched in her other hand was her military commendations letter - it was in of itself portentous of her future, what awaited her. Success in misery.

But... she made a promise to her... girlfriends...?

Gods, no - she shook her head, kissing and scheming with Giovanna over the mysteries of Avielun didn't count. Then offering herself to being used as a scratching post by said mystery didn't count either.

Was this really the right choice? Was quitting her career actually going to be worth it? Or would she be signing herself up for more confusion, forcing herself into an even more vulnerable position?

Her hand lowered, then leaned her forehead against the grains of wood.

Resolve had left her, she turned on her heel meaning to retreat to recoup her nerve elsewhere. The door opened as she was half way down the path and was called by Madame Dubois, "I was waiting for you to come in and now you are going to leave?"

Shit...! Sen thought scrunching up her shoulders, looking very much like she was caught with her hand in the cookie jar.

"Heyyyy." She drew out, "I was uh- going to go... uh-" She looked over the the moogle box, "Fetch your mail." Opening the box she felt around to find it completely empty, then slowly closed it.

The wizened Elezen frowned in a perfectly disappointed way, "You clearly have something to talk to me about, mayhaps why you have been avoiding me outright?"

"I-I haven't been avoiding you Madame, it was for your safety-"

Madame Dubois threw her eyebrow up, then whistling sharply a block of earth shot up under Sen to forcibly scoot her back toward the house followed by a very insistent breeze blowing her further.

Sen was in the house now, removing her boots, surrendering to her fate.

Madame Dubois was ahead of her, leading the raen out to the beautifully kept garden. Their beautifully kept garden, her hand passing over some poppies. They sat down at stone table and chairs, birds were enjoy the bird bath chirping to the chorus of buzzing bees working diligently. There was a pitcher of water set aside, Sen automatically poured them both a glass.

"Madame, I-" She began, then slide the letter across the table.

"Is this...?" She asked, knowingly. "Your last commendations?"

Sen nodded, she wasn't smiling with pride nor elation.

Madame Dubois reigned in her brief excitement at the absence of Sen's.

Then Sen without another second thought she spilled her guts.

To Madame Dubois' credit she remained silent while she listened to her apprentice. Sen clutched at her heart, her voice dipped in volume, it shook at times as the truth came spilling out. The years of discontent, her career did not matter, nor did the plans for real change within Gridania matter. Ambition had all but left her a husk of indecision, doubt. Quietly, the quietest she had been yet to imply that included abandoning the art of conjury in favour of something better.

The writing had been on the walls. It wasn't simply a funk, no amount of time would quiet this exceptionally loud knock at her door for change. Ultimately, she expressed how she saw it all as bars to her cage, she tapped the commendation letter.

The silence stretched between them. Sen tentatively watched her mentor for her reaction interrupting it with a, "I'm sorry I know you must be feeling-"

"Betrayed to the highest order?" Madame Dubois supplemented venomously.

Sen sucked back in her words, bracing herself now.

The elezen stood not only as symbol but a tower over tradition. Sen quailed under her shadow, not moving.

"You-" Rage was boiling, years of frustration, hopes - dreams all turning to ash. Sen saw her jaw work and grinding away enamel. "Would... Throw it all away?"

Sen swallowed hard, then she pinched her shoulders back - her resolve coming back to her, "Yes."

All seven hells broke at that, unlike ever before did Sen experience real rage from her mentor. The short snaps, the huffy frustrations, the yelling over her tantrums, it all paled in comparison to what Madame Dubois unleashed now.

Once she was screamed at to get out of her sight, Sen didn't run to the elezen's surprise. Sen had reached the door, then turned to look her in the eye, tears we were welling over - strong as she was to stand her ground she wasn't immune to feeling like shit while it happened, "I pray Althyk keep you, you'll need his strength to carry you through these changes as much as I have."

Madame Dubois was suddenly speechless.

Sen left, quietly shutting the door behind her.

[geekstuffkittykat]

As promised. This one was alot of imagination work with the lighting but I really pictured this in My mind. ☺️ I'm really enjoying painting my two fav actors together. @neil-gaiman 😇😈

[pixxelcatt]

Rhythm Heaven x Rottmnt Leo plush !!!!!

He’s finally done !!!!!!!!

Definitely didn’t take me 5 months of agonizing over sewing on his eyes three times until I finally remembered I had big safety eyes-

And now… to start working on Mikey and Donnie

[thesailorsenshi]

This bracelet 😭🤯

[hungaara]

Get yourself an artist friend if you want hand made merch 💪🏻

So yay this is a hand painted button pin of Lord Wind Master for my friend’s birthday! (She never use tumblr so hopefully she won’t see this 😅)

Making the fake packaging was so much fun! Can you catch all the little references on it?

[meatcrimes]

not tagged by anyone just doing it cause it’s fun. make a new post and spell your url with song titles. bonus challenge: no repeat artists

M - Make This Go On Forever - Snow Patrol

E - Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool - Editors

A - All Too Well (Ten Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) - Taylor Swift

T - The Seed 2.0 - The Roots

C - Complications - Interpol

R - Running Up That Hill (Cover) - Placebo

I - In Love With A Machine - Kidneythieves

M - My Number - Foals

E - Everything Evil - Coheed & Cambria

S - Sober - Tool

tagging @starswerealigned @lyriumrain @pauljulianbanks @henbased @spatiummonstrum @glowwormsmith and exclusively for the challenge of having two X’s in the url, @its-sixxers

[xluxlindsayx]

I envy the birds high up in the trees

They live out their lives so purposefully

I envy the spiders, the squirrels and seeds

They all find their way automatically

I carry along a feel of unease

I want to belong like the birds in the trees

[lorethebookworm]

I'm fine and totally normal 😊 ( <- is so obsessed with hazbin hotel that anything she makes is heaven and hell coded)

proof :

[radiantgeminiwares]

These Xie Lian earrings are back in stock! Get yours now!

[hebibika]

^art's creater : anteikovich^ (inst, vk)

Hualians' rings!!!!

[truedevotiondesign]

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