These are my crystals, they’re so beautiful, and I’m obsessed with them. They’re completely cleansed, and I’ll be recharging them again soon; I’m hoping we have a clear night so I can lay them in the moonlight. I’m following in my mothers footsteps, when she was a teen, and into her young adult years, she had raw Amethyst and it was beautiful. I hope to add more to my collection soon, but for right now, I’m beyond happy and in love with my current crystals 💕🤍 I actually have felt more loving and calm during tough times since I’ve had them, and I just couldn’t be anymore happy with them! Soon I’ll be getting my heart shaped Selenite bowl and I’m so excited for that as well! 🤍
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Our newest collection, "Bittersweet Spring Aroma", is live now!
↓ Long post with all the designs below↓
"Hanami Day" [Jogger] [Midi] [Skater]
This design is inspired by the feeling of sakura viewing ("hanami") on a clear spring day! The background has a slight gradient from pastel to sky blue, with a cascade of pink flowers and petals on top.
"Flower Pop" [Skater] [Maxi]
This design was a total wildcard that seemingly came out of nowhere. (Possession by the spirit of the '60s?!) I was imagining an abstracted scene of sakura trees, flowers, and a spring breeze. It's one of the most vibrant and out there designs I've ever made!
"Neon Blossom" [Maxi] [Joggers] [Midi]
I love a solid black plus one vibrant color design. Things like this were my go-to style back in my Hot Top*c Mall Goth days. So ya know I had to make at least one sakura design with this aesthetic in mind.
"Petal" [Midi] [Skater]
I wanted to include a couple solids in this collection, so of course one needed to be a delicate cherry blossom pink. Makes me want sakura mochi...
"Matcha" [Maxi] [Midi]
You've gotta have slightly bitter, rich matcha to compliment all this sweet sakura! The second solid color for this collection is inspired by matcha tea, and I think it'd make a great neutral green to pair with lots of items in both spring and fall.
"Sakura Cake Soap" [Handmade Soap]
By @breadborks
Along the same sakura + matcha lines, here's the first of our collab items for this collection!! A soap that both looks & smells tasty enough to eat (but watch out!) Each soap will also come with an adorable matching sakura bunny sticker~
"Sakura Latte" [Midi] [Joggers]
I honestly couldn't get enough of this color palette, so I went for a colorblock type design inspired by layered sakura matcha lattes! If only I could have one right now~~
"BLOOM Green Tea" + "Angel Aura Quartz Tea Strainers"
[Tea] [Tea Strainers]
By Night Rituals Occult (on IG)
With all the tea & floral themes in this collection, I knew I wanted to be able to feature an actual floral tea!! (Plus I just LOVE tea, I have 2 cabinets in my kitchen just for tea)
"Uzuki" [Maxi] [Joggers]
The sketch for this design (last pic) was done allll the way back in like February of last year, and it's the idea that ultimately spawned this whole collection. I'm so excited to finally be able to bring it to life.
"The Unwatered - Cherry Blossom Succulent Candle"
[Handmade Candle]
By &Ivy (on Twitter and IG)
These gorgeous custom terrarium candles were were beautifully crafted with colors inspired by sakura season & infused with a bright, floral cherry blossom aroma. Another perfect collab compliment to the collection!
"Hanami Night" [Joggers] [Midi] [Skater]
A night sakura viewing inspired design to end things off!! Everything is live now, so be sure to go check it all out while most items are still available! See you there~
⚜️🎆🛠️🧦💥🪦 for either your fav era 1 OC or all of 'em?
Answering for all 3 because i can’t shut up about them rn
Which court does your Gem belong to, if any? They previously belonged to yellow but now (during their story) belong to Pink :)
Does your Gem get along with others of the same cut? Hawks Eye and Angel get along well with other quartzes including their same cuts! Lavender however thinks she’s better than normal pearls because her Quartz lets her get away with just about anything
Has your Gem ever been rejuvenated? If so, how many times? Lavender is probably the only one who has at least once- most likely before she was given to Hawks Eye so she was good as new for her
Does your Gem harbor any hidden desires they think might get them shattered? Angel Aura has multiple times thought about abandoning the diamonds to keep Hawks Eye safe and has even imagined fusing with her- Lavender meanwhile has had the same thoughts but has absolutely no fear of being shattered I wish I had her confidence
🌸 animal: red squirrels. ( i genuinely couldn’t think of anything & asked my gf. it’s canon now ig /shrug ) for a ff based creature, she’d be a red chocobo or a tabby coeurl kit.
🌸 color: pink! coral & rose pink are p distinct on her, but i also think pearlescent white, warm-toned colors, + gold accents are also fitting.
🌸 song: fellow feeling by porter robinson ( most things made by porter are a vibe tbh but THIS song?? oof from the lyrics alone; almost like i could hear the words being said as her own. the sound itself is v modern, but the initial calm that turns into chaos all contrasts so well against with what is being said in the song & kind of silhouettes what i imagine it must feel like for Hanaka to use her Echo / aetheric abilities?? it’s intense, maybe a bit scary to witness. she is incredibly strong when her power is wielded deftly, but it’s a painful process. also her h/c’d english VA* *subject to change is doing the speaking in the song! it’s all v good!! )
🌸 number: 2. She likes multiples of two. She usually prefers to go second in most things in her life, letting someone else take the lead so she can learn from their example. She is the kind to observe first, then act; always preferring a one-two step kind of plan.
🌸 day or night: she is the early morning, specifically the hours of 3~5 AM, when the world sleeps & the stars shine brightest. She is like dawn break over the horizon, shooing the stars to their beds with her sun-like smile. She is the comfort of knowing you’ve survived another night, the bleary sky a meld of purples & pinks into new day blues or early morning golds, dotted with flickering stars who will soon rest behind the fluffy clouds. Hanaka loves the night skies, but she herself is very much the dawn.
🌸 plant: victoria rose forget-me-nots; felt like a fitting plant, as a lot of her WoL narrative deals with remembering / seeing / sharing memories with others. pink flowers for bonus points!
🌸 smell: initially, she smells like the plum & cherry blossoms she likes to use as her daily accessories. Her true scent is of Othardian poppies, Doman black tea, ginger root, natural musk, & a touch of something sweet akin to a marshmallow. ( it’s my headcanon that Hanaka just… always smells good lol because of her ability to sprout flowers from her body to heal herself & she is also just very well-groomed when able! )
🌸 season: late winter to early spring, right after the deep winter frost thaws; still cold outside but the snow is melting, maybe an occasional snow flurry. The plum trees have blossomed & warmer seasons are on their way; bird calls return to the mornings again, signaling the end of hibernation. The crisp air smells of rebirth & sweetness.
🌸 place: Yanxia. She was born in a small farming village beyond the Glittering Basin, now lost to war & time.
🌸 food: hanami dango ( her favorite dango flavor is azim strawberry! )
🌸 eorzean deity: i associate her with Azeyma ( mostly due to aesthetics ), though her patron is Althyk! Althyk makes more sense for her narratively imo.
🌸 eorzean element(s): earth, the element of substance & endurance. Her abilities draw from this element the most!
🌸 drink: maehwa-cha ( plum blossom tea )
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HEY WAIT HOLD ON you said return??? Can we get some elaboration? 👀👀👀
sure ya can! when the crystal gems learn about the existence of the cluster they pack up for homeworld. angel aura (iris) intends to reveal her true identity to the diamonds in a plea to terminate the cluster before it can destroy earth, but brings the cgs with in the case that it doesn't work out so she doesn't lose her friends. (i should mention the cgs already know by this point that she's a diamond.)
what iris doesn't expect is a completely warped version of the homeworld she left. when she comes back she meets up with pink, and as it turns out, people don't appreciate when you fake your death, play both sides of the war, and abandon your homeworld to be with a silly pearl.
not only is pink unstable, but this relevation does not go smoothly at all- not even when iris explains she doesn't want to be a diamond. iris never gets to finish her conversation, as pink realizes that iris wasn't even brainwashed into this- this is what she wanted, and she's only coming back because she wants to protect her planet. it kinda stings to feel like the person you cared so much about never seemed to care all that much about you. and so before iris' case for earth is even finished, pink poofs her. violently.
meanwhile, nora, connie, and the cgs are trying to fit in amongst homeworld gems and stay undercover until iris comes back.
iris does not, in fact, come back. when she reforms she finds herself in a tall, dark tower, with no escape in sight- only a tiny window.
[Image Description: a digital drawing of an original design based off of Steven Universe.
Angel Aura Quartz is a stocky, thickly-built Gem with fair white skin covered in banded, purple-and-green splotches, wavy, pink hair with yellow and blue underside, and a faceted gem on her left thigh. She is wearing a strapless, blue dress with a neon-yellow hem and a slit up the side to expose her gem.
Angel Aura Quartz smiles even brighter than her vibrant, practically-glowing hair, waving at the viewer with one hand and making a gesture sticking up her index and pinkie finger with the other.
✨ the moon is rising / the kingdom of night is rising.
deity of: the moon, resilience, and creativity.
associated with: the night, self-healing, divination, family, inner strength and intuition, emotions, divination, and art.
sacred plants: moonflower, night-blooming tropical water lily, pink / white roses, celestial lotus, blue lotus, angel’s trumpet, lavender, ginger, pink pepper, cannabis.
sacred stones / gems: moonstone, angel aura quartz, morganite, champagne aura quartz, opal, pearl, rose quartz, onyx, stellar beam calcite, titanium quartz, angelite.
sacred animal / s: black domestic cat, peach-faced lovebird, rosy maple moth, lunar moth, fairy moth, belted beauty moth.
colours: black, gold, periwinkle, silver, baby blue, magenta, purple.
food: plum, dark chocolate, pomelo, rose apple, white kiawe honey, moscato wine, rose syrup.
scents: humid night air, radiant perfume roses, incense, dried lavender.
accepted offerings / ways to honour: dabbing rose oil on your wrists, wearing a piece of angel aura quartz around your neck, cleansing a favorite possession in the moon’s beams at night, giving yourself or someone else a tarot reading, painting or creating some other type of art for someone you care about, writing all of the things you like about yourself on origami paper, kissing a black cat on top of the head, smoking of a joint of blue lotus.