#brooches are back

[butterlaneantiques]

MEDUSA

Medusa is the best known of the three monstrous Gorgon sisters. Our earliest reference to the Gorgons is found in Hesiod's Theogony, but it was Ovid who really fleshed out the story - in the Metamorphoses - where he describes Medusa in her youth: "Medusa once had charms; to gain her love A rival crowd of envious lovers strove. They, who have seen her, own, they ne'er did trace More moving features in a sweeter face. Yet above all, her length of hair, they own, In golden ringlets wav'd, and graceful shone." Her beauty caught the eye of Poseidon, who forced himself upon her in a shrine to Athena. Athena was furious; she turned Medusa's hair into snakes, and made her face so hideous that anyone who saw it was instantly turned to stone (literally petrified). In most versions of the story, Medusa was killed by Perseus who was given various items to help him on his quest: a mirrored shield from Athena, a sword forged by Hephaestus, and Hades's helm of invisibility. While looking at the reflection in the shield, Perseus was able to behead the Gorgon, at which point Pegasus flew out of her severed neck. He went on to use her head - which retained its petrifying effect - as a weapon, using it to transform the Titan Atlas into stone (where he still stands in North Africa as the Atlas Mountains), before eventually giving it to Athena. Although Medusa is commonly regarded as a monster, her head has often been seen as a protective amulet to keep evil away. Indeed, the name Medusa comes from the ancient Greek word meaning "to guard or protect".

#medusa jewelry #antique jewelry #medusa head #mythology #mythology jewelry #antique brooch #brooches are back #butter lane antiques

[sharkyswaters]

#jewelry #vintage #vintage jewelry #brooch #brooches #brooch pin #vintage brooch #vintage brooches #brooches are back #black #gold tone #retro #pins #vintage pin #sharkyswaters #1980s #statement jewelry #rhinestone #enameled #enameled jewelry #maximalist jewelry #mod #mod jewelry

[calmbigdipper]

Giorno’s brooch

#jojo’s bizarre adventure #giorno giovanna #leone abbacchio #narancia ghirga #pannacotta fugo #guido mista #bruno bucciarati #trish una #golden wind #vento aureo #jojo part 5 #ness’ art #queuetie pie #does giorno have spare brooches? does he have them on order from somewhere? #if he’s turning them into body parts he can’t just… take them back #this even extends to the other characters #just not going to question that their clothes are magically okay after every stand encounter #also the quality on this comic is bad #these are a little old and when I edited these together before. at the time I was still trying to figure out how to edit my art #(my skills in doing that are still questionable) #and in general if you’re wondering why my recent posts have been varying sm. it’s because I AM posting both old and new art 😌 #looking at my old stuff can be hard sometimes agh

[riseconfessions]

"I like to headcanon that when mutants use cloaking broaches they just turn into whatever they looked like before mutation. So even if the turtles got their hands on them they would just be straight-up turtles."

#cloaking brooch #rottmnt #tmnt #rottmnt headcanon #tmnt headcanon #rise of the tmnt #rise of tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #bring back rise of the tmnt #bring back rottmnt #bring back rise #unpause rise of the tmnt #unpause rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #unpause rottmnt #save rise of the tmnt #save rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #save rottmnt #rise confessions #rise confession 497

[vanivanvanilla]

lifestealtober2023 day 13 - pet

#parrotx2 #lifesteal smp #lifestealtober2023 #lssmp #vans art #parrot n prime from s4 ^_^ #also his cloak brooch or whateva r black n blue bc i hc the colors change depending on who he's allied with #so the black's for spoke n the blue's for vortex (drawing takes place after vortex helps him get prime back or smth blahblah) #also also didnt feel like shading im gonna go play stardew now

[ringneckedpheasant]

thank you jay @ulenehlervu I’ve missed my boy so much

#He… #kiernan lavellan #da:I #dragon age #marc.txt #ulenehlervu #once again his little butterfly brooch is everything to me #forgot abt this when I sent the email but it is actually a part of his Lore lol he’s got a butterfly brooch solas gave him #that he keeps in the very back of a secret desk drawer #& only takes it out when he wants to make himself miserable

[bijoumikhawal]

Been staring at the DS9 station's interior architecture and Cardassian screens and uh the art department really just said "Art Deco/Nouveau and Arts and Crafts" with their entire pussy huh

vs

Tell me I'm wrong

#Cipher talk #Ds9 #I'm gonna be honest the design on the bedroom doors just looks exactly like public domain art deco clip art #Also I'm being wibbly about the art D/N/C because all of these examples are from that and being quite honest #They were contemporary movements that influenced each other a lot and if you look at the broader body of work each produced there's this #Blob of things that technically are from each movement but look STRONGLY related #Moreso to each other than some of the more known works from each movement #For example that blue brooch is art nouveau from 1900 but looks very deco to me #And if you told me the year I'd knock it back to a&c before thinking of it as nouveau readily

[sundayandsunday]

Three fantastic amethyst and seed pearl brooches set in 14k gold, and antique Edwardian circa 1910.

#vintage jewelry #fine jewelry #jewellery #jewelry #antique jewelry #antiques #estate jewelry #amethyst #amethyst jewelry #edwardian jewelry #victorian jewelry #bring back the brooch

[strixessabre]

Updated my brooches! Moons and a beetle!

( Strixes' Sabre )

#brooch #moon #beetle #witchcraft #occult #sickle #wool hat #pin back #medieval weapon #swords #esoteric #goth #owl #moon phase

[sleepvines]

forgot how much I love to design little fuckin' trinkets

#I finally got back on my computer again because I've been too burnt out to draw digitally #at last I'm designing stuff for the secret circle amelia was in and I went wild on the brooch/symbol they used #sleep rambles

[butterlaneantiques]

Edwardian Demantoid Garnet & Diamond Bar Brooch

Exceptional antique bar brooch with five vivid green garnets in crown-like prong settings raised over an old cut diamond-studded bar. Crafted in 15 karat yellow gold with the finest millegrain platinum edging and settings, the diamonds graduating in size towards the central 1.33ct green garnet. The quality of craftsman ship, and of course quality of the stones (it's rare to come across such a large demantoid garnet), is fantastic, and it looks excellent worn vertically on a pendant chain.

(source: butterlaneantiques.com)

#edwardian #edwardianjewelry #edwardian era #green garnet #brooches are back #diamond jewellery designs #diamond jewellery online #garent jewelry #butter lane antiques

[sharkyswaters]

#jewelry #vintage #vintage jewelry #rhinestone #rhinestone jewelry #blue #ab blue #rhinestone brooch #brooch #brooches #vintage brooch #vintage brooches #brooches are back #formal jewelry #prom #sharkyswaters #vintagejewelry #mid century #1950s #50s #50s jewelry

[bittersweetresilience]

félix fathom it is too late for you i'm on my third [redacted]fic and now i can't stop

#the thing is félix is a spiteful scrappy survivor and this is paramount to his character #however! sometimes you just want to think about how fucked it would be if you wanted to die and you were wearing a brooch #which would allow you to go through with that in one second and never be able to take it back #anyway. hhgnghngrh. anyway. #suicide tw #if i look at this post too much i might start perceiving myself #🌃

[felixgrahamdevanilyofficial]

Sometimes I just want to punch @claudemartinofficial in the face. Like when I spam him for an hour to help me get my brooch back from a certain somebody and he makes me ask him directly on Tumblr for help! Why?! Kwami only knows!

#I hate you #Seriously- we aren't friends #((liar)) #GIVE ME BACK MY BROOCH ALLEGRA! #AND STOP IGNORING ME CLAUDE!

[dicketysplit]

oliviers here i come

#gotta change the buttons on my jacket for silver #find a silver chain for the pendant #find some matte spray paint to darken the shoes and take off the iridescence a bit #get some more ribbon to make that middle section into more of a cummerbund #and find a brooch/kilt pin to put my other little orange pendant on the breast pocket #and also experiment with maybe a big plaited bun on top of my head #💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽 #maybe need to take the jacket in a bit????? who knows #maybe it’ll be fine once I’ve properly rolled back and sewn the cuffs up

[wri0thesley]

My assumption is that you work in a library or a bookshop! I can picture you working in a library wearing your vintage clothing. I get the vibe that you are very passionate about books and that they play a big part in your life.

ANON. this is so so cute. i wish this were my life. i am a full time carer for my beloved fiancee but I do love books a lot and there are several series and books that have made an indelible mark on my life. i met my fiancée through les mis fandom, which i got into through the musical before the book - but i only got into musicals as a whole because of the lestat musical because I loved anne rice’s vampire chronicles so much. i just love books a lot! so I am very glad I give that vibe <3

#i would love to work in a library or a bookshop honestly #now that I am more mentally healthy I almost went back to uni to study publishing or creative writing but #life in the way. caring is very rewarding and i know Haz feels way better about me being their carer than a stranger #but it can be hard sometimes #esp bc my own mental health is Fragile #daydreaming about working in a cute little bookshop wearing kitschy vintage book brooches #and prints tho #nat.txt #ask game