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Hi! I've been in a rough place for quite a while. But I'm finally starting to pull myself out the best I can. I'm returning to this blog to help me focus on my wellbeing, my art, herbalism, and spiritual practice

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Coastal Moodboard #3

1) Gulf of Mexico

2) Bayside, Laguna Madre

3) The largest American Alligator at the nature center I work at

4) Sea Mullet, swimming alongside the Black Mangroves

5) wild Reishi mushroom

6-7) wild white Oyster mushroom that I used to make soup

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I'm very grateful for the Sun's return ☀️ For a while there I could only be on the beach for about 30 minutes after work before it got so dark it looked like the middle of the night 💀

Hey guys. Friends. Northern hemisphere pals. Only like 10 days until the days start getting longer again.

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A few pairs of earrings I made a while back 🩷

1) Amethyst, Garnet, and Cowrie shell wire-wrapped earrings, claimed at one of the local shop locations my art resides

2) Portuguese Man O' War inspired wire-wrapped seed bead earrings! The blue/purple color shifting of the beads reminded me so much of the Man O War! I ended up keeping these for myself 😌

3) Carnelian earrings, wire-wrapped with the Herringbone technique. Claimed at a vendor market I attended

~ I'm always open to creating customs! Please feel welcome to message me for more info if interested in any of the art I share :)

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~ Corpus Christ and Port Aransas ~

A while back, I went up to Corpus with friends to go to my first powwow! It was absolutely beautiful, and I loved seeing the different handmade regalia and jewelry, and I loved the drum circle and dances and the sense of community 🩷 I also bought shell and coral from a couple craft material vendors. We visited the aquarium, and then Port Aransas as well, and I found a few lovely moon snail shells and small pieces of agate (?)while exploring the coastline. One of my friends found a crucifix sea catfish skull

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I haven't posted on here in a good few months. I have what feels like a million different things to talk about and none of the time to actually do so 💀

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I made this post about Space-X and a few examples of the severe harm it brings to the environment and my community. I definitely reccomend reading this! Too many people aren't aware of how bad Space-X really is. I'm reblogging this from my other account so I can continue to spread awareness about this issue. Also because I'm planning on remodeling/updating the account I originally posted this on.

I just woke up at 7 am exactly w a weird feeling, then a few minutes later my whole room is rumbling and I can hear the glass in my window rattling. It lasted about a minute or two. I actually thought there was an earthquake for a few minutes there. But no, just Space-X launching their "Super Heavy" rocket, the "most powerful launch vehicle ever built', about 25 minutes away from my home. I cannot even describe how much I hate Space-X for all that they've done to my community and the environment in which we live. Musk has inflicted SEVERE and unforgivable harm upon land extremely diverse in plant and animal species (we have the 2nd highest concentration of wildlife next to Everglades!!), has made sea turtle nesting sites unsafe and unusable for the turtles, and is encouraging the gentrification of our culturally unique border community. Not to mention, the land which he disrespects so blatantly is occupied by the Carrizo Comecrudo tribe and is extremely significant to the indigenous peoples of this region. My own ancestors relied on this coastal environment for nourishment and safety, and it has always been a source of peace and love for my family and myself.

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Delaney Allen

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~ Beach Finds #1 ~

I went on a nighttime beach walk date with my bf a couple weeks ago, and here are a few of the interesting things I saw and collected!

1) Sea Nettle Jellyfish. These have a very painful sting described as moderate to severe! However, their sting won't kill you unless you have an allergic reaction to it

2) Seashells!

Top Row L to R : intact shark eye moon snail shell, half broken shark eye moon snail shell, intact olive snail shell

Bottom Row : scallop shells, in varying states of completeness

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reblog of this beautiful manta ray art before I write my next academic update post 💙

05.04 - Cosmic Ray

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this blog is meant for the girls that might secretly be sea creatures

1) view of the bayside after dark, using night mode

2) shark eye moon snail shell, occupied with a hermit crab

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I've been finding it pretty difficult to get my art seen by those here who will resonate with it. So here's a small collection of some of my handcrafted jewelry! A few of these pieces are still available to claim, and a few of them have been previously sold at local vendor markets 🩷

1) strand style earrings with ethical and sustainable blue Ark shells, hand collected by me from the beach I live near, Larkivite stone beads, Hematite stone moon beads, glass beads, and silver-plated wire, earring hooks, and crimp beads (unavailable)

2) stretchy bracelet with an ethical and sustainable white Ark shell, also hand collected by me from the same location, glass beads, and 18k gold-plated crimp beads (unavailable)

3) necklace made with a Lightning Whelk shell fragment I also collected by hand from the same location, tarnish-resistant gold wire, glass beads, and an 18k gold plated clasp (unavailable)

4) wire-wrapped dangle earrings, made with red and gold glass beads, tarnish-resistant gold wire, and 28k gold-plated earring hooks (unavailable)

5) wire-wrapped Garnet stone bracelet, made with tarnish-resistant gold wire, and an 18k gold-plated clasp (unavailable)

6) Clear Quartz heart necklace, made with wire-wrapped with tarnish-resistant gold wire, and soft, black cotton cording with sliding knots so you can choose your perfect length (unavailable)

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Handcrafted Silver Pearl Strand Earrings

I love the strand style and the 2 different pearls!

~ Handcrafted by me with light blue freshwater potato pearls, champagne freshwater baroque pearls, stainless steel wire, stainless steel jump rings, and silver-plated floral earring hooks ✨️

~ Pearls represent love, beauty, peace, fertility, the element of Water, the West cardinal direction, and the Heart chakra 💙

~ This pair is available to claim! If interested in these or any of my other jewelry pieces, please feel welcome to dm me here! <3

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~ Coastal Moodboard #2 ~

Yesterday I met a good friend of mine on the beach 💙 She had to leave after a little more than hour, and I spent the rest of the day there. I visited 3 beach accesses in total, from South to North. I saw and enjoyed some beautiful birds and water, but not as many seashells as I was hoping. I collected a few lovely common Ark shells, but nothing that really stood out. Because it was a Saturday and there were more people than usual, and because the waves and riptides were particularly strong

1) Mexican Olive tree trimmings from the tree in my garden

2) one of my favorite thrift finds ever!!! I found this absolutely beautiful scallop on a cheaply made necklace for a very low price! I removed it from the necklace and the scallop is on my altar now 🩷 I plan to reuse the wooden beads that were on the necklace for future jewelry pieces

3) Black Skimmer. I haven't seen this species in a long time! But she was so fascinating to watch! You can see in the photo that this bird glides along the water's edge with their mouth open, collecting small fish, crustaceans, and mollusks! She did this back and forth a few times, then went Northward, away from me

4) A pelican in flight! I saw several groups and pairs looking for and hunting fish. Last week at the beach when I did some spiritual work, I saw a group of 10 pelicans!!

5) Sanderling. A species of sandpiper! They're so cute!! 🩷

6) my favorite photo I've taken of pelicans so far!

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handcrafted wire-wrapped shell and pearl necklace

. Ark seashell, ethically and sustainably hand collected by me from the beach I live near 🌊

. Freshwater baroque champagne pearl

. tarnish resistant gold wire

. soft, black cotton cording with sliding knots that allow the wearer to choose their perfect personalized sizes ✨️

~ claimed, sold at a past market <3

~ if interested in receiving any of my jewelry pieces, or a fully customized one, please feel welcome to dm me here! :)

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💙 Coastal Moodboard #1 💙

1) view of the sea just past the sand dunes and some lovely coastal plants

2) seagulls congregating on a rooftop

3) prickly pear cactus blossom! I've been seeing them everywhere lately as well as baby fruit buds! I'm definitely looking forward to upcoming fruiting season <3

4) makeup look I did a for a party! both trad goth and "Love Witch" inspired

5) view from across the bay

6) a painting of pelicans that I saw

7) me on the beach at night, celebrating my 21st birthday with friends <3

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beaded fish skeleton hoop earrings, handcrafted by me! 🐟

~ the hoop bases and the hooks are handmade with stainless steel wire, the fish charms are stainless steel, and the beads are glass 💙

~ These are no longer available 💙