Angler Fish Brooches, Potion Bottle Sun Catchers, & The Dark Crystal Bestiary

This month has been kind of a rocky start for 2021, so I don't know about you, but I'm ready for some HAPPY STUFF.

Lucky for us, I happen to have some happy stuff... right here:

Awww yeah.

Melissa Blair's stye hits all the right notes for me: bright bold colors, cute characters, plenty of cats...

It's just SO GOOD.

 Check out Melissa's Etsy Shop for prints, stickers, and note cards, and of course follow her on IG to see all the adorable holiday stuff she's done the past few months, because ermergersh.

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Some days you just have to stop and appreciate a good angler fish brooch, you know?

OH LOOK, I found one!

This beauty by Kweena Kreations even lights up:

I... I love her.

Follow Catriona on Facebook for more cool creations like these:

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Bu2Ma is an illustrator who reeeeeeally loves tigers:

And I am here for it.

Tiger loaf!! EEEEE!

These are so cute, omigosh. Go browse his Etsy shop for prints and phone cases, and be sure to follow him on IG for more adorableness.

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For those of you who celebrate Halloween year-round (I SEE YOU), or who just appreciate that gorgeous goth aesthetic, behold the lacy embroidery art of Stitches of Anarchy:

OoooOOoh

I think this skull is my favorite:

Although the snake is the most translucent and lacy - almost reminds me of an X-ray:

Head to the Stitches of Anarchy Etsy shop to see loads more, including lots of great quotes and irreverent/inspirational sayings.

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I found Iris Compiet recently when she shared some of her art in my Labyrinth fan group:

She paints and sculpts the most incredible fantasy creatures:

If you're picking up a Brian Froud/Labyrinth/Dark Crystal vibe here, there's a good reason:

The Dark Crystal Bestiary, Fantasy Art Book

Iris is the official licensed illustrator for the newest Dark Crystal art book! OMIGOSH!!

Plus her web store is the stuff of dreams, from resin sculptures to stickers to the prettiest bookmarks I think I've ever seen:

Go browse the rest here, and my condolences to your bank account, haha.

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You know, I never thought I could fall madly in love with a suncatcher, yet here we are:

Margay & Binturong's handmade potion bottles are pure magic - and they're only the beginning:

::SWOON::

::QUADRUPLE SWOON::

Follow them on Instagram for mesmerizing videos of all those sparkles in action, and also check out their Etsy shop to see the rest of their designs - including tons of jewelry!

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K, gang, now let's see if I can make the tiniest dent in my overflowing art cache by GIVING SOME AWAY.  Woot woot! I had a lot of fun picking these out for you, decided to go with a fantasy creature theme:

First, an 8X10 signed print set by our very own Bianca Roman-Stumpff.

Next, a fantastical coloring book - with 2 extra prints - by the amazing Jessica Feinberg:

Mostly dragons, but there's an occasional phoenix or unicorn in here, too, and they're all sooo gooood.

And finally, a LE signed print by another of our own, Bri Pi Art:

 Plus a mini print by Stanley Morrison, because I like the way they look together. :)

Now the hard part: you must choose! That's right, THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE. So tell me in the comments which of these three sets you like best, and I'll chose three of you at random to send them to. Internationals welcome, provided you're willing to wait for our postal system to get it to you, heh.

UPDATE: The give-away has ended!

The winner of the dragon coloring book is Lydia
The winner of the Ursula print set is WordWitch
And the winner of the Bianca print set is Elencello

Congrats, you three, and please e-mail me your mailing addresses!