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Elaine 🌱
@stepbackwards.bsky.social
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She/Her | Enjoying the simple life. 🍄🌿🥀

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celesse.bsky.social
Welcome Spring 🌼🐰🌼 #art #illustration #bunnies #spring
A soft springtime illustration set in a sunny glade, a group of young bunny girls in frilly white dresses and flower crowns prancing around a tall wooden maypole carved in the shape of a rabbit. Each girl holds a ribbon and reaches for the paw of the next girl as they dance, braiding the ribbons around the neck of the maypole. Colorful flags are strung from the top of the pole and flowering trees, bushes and grass decorate the background.
March 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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celesse.bsky.social
Merry Catmas! 🐱🎄🐱 #art #cuteart #cats #christmas
A vintage-style drawing of three kittens dressed in old-fashioned clothing clambering all over a Christmas tree as they wildly decorate it with gusto, one kitten perched at the top and bending it over as he attempts to plant the star on top.
December 26, 2024 at 12:02 AM
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amandaherzman.bsky.social
a look at the newest herbologist zine! this year's edition delves into fungi as well as themes of folklore, like fairy flowers and witches weeds. it collects a years worth of my patreon illustrations, research and folklore. it launches in my shop tomorrow, friday the 22nd at 10am AEDT! 💫
two zines with a black cover and gold and green frame in the middle. it has many plants surrounding the inner frame. the title is Herbologist, collected plants and fungi 2023-2024. Surrounding the zine is flowers, leaves and acorns picked from my neighbourhood. interior page of plant and fungi zine. it it's a double spread, a black background with bright fungi and stars decorating it. these fungi are fairy ring fungi, fungi that grow in fairy rings formations in nature. interior page of plant and fungi zine. this features the wood blewit, its facts and folklore. the illustrations are of the fungi and the curiosties of its habitat. interior page of plant and fungi zine. this is a page of the hyacinth. the illustrations are on a black background and include bit ands pieces of the flowers history and folklore, like hyacinth glasses and potted hyacinths to ward off nightmares.
November 21, 2024 at 1:40 AM
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Fumitory - also known as earth smoke - propagates by mist alone, rising from the ground as grey vapor and materializing in full bloom.

Used in Europe since antiquity, fumitory has been always
considered a powerful agent for banishing and expelling.

#FolktaleWeek2024 prompt: mist #MythologyMonday
A botanical illustration of fumitory, a weakly shrub with branching stems and bluish-gray foliage. The illustration shows a flowering branchlet, a close-up of pink-purple flowers and a leaf.
November 18, 2024 at 7:07 AM
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jramseyi.bsky.social
A summer scene as the days get shorter. 🌼
A summer scene. A long haired grey and white cat is standing on a fence. They are surrounded by sunflowers. Bee like creatures are hovering near the flowers.
November 18, 2024 at 2:09 PM
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amandaherzman.bsky.social
night blooming 🌙 flowers that bloom in the evening to attract night pollinators like moths and bats
a botanical artwork on a dark background with stars. there are five plants, evening primrose, tuberose, night phlox, moonflower and night scented stock. these flowers are night blooming. they flower in the evening and night to attract night pollinators like moths and bats.
November 17, 2024 at 9:50 PM
stepbackwards.bsky.social
Autumn so far. I love this season so much! 🍂🍁

📸: self-portraits; my husband (@theo304.bsky.social) assisted with the waterfall photo 🖤

#cottagecore #darkcottagecore
A girl in a red dress, dancing on the dirt road with fall foliage. A girl in a white dress, holding a stick with a white lantern. Two oak trees in red-orange foliage surrounds her. A girl wearing a black dress, dancing in front of a waterfall that’s surrounded by autumn foliage. A girl in a witch hat looks out to the lake during golden hour. A flock of birds fly by.
November 11, 2024 at 5:10 PM
stepbackwards.bsky.social
Goodbye summer.

#cottagecore #cottagecoreaesthetic #darkcottagecore #darkcottagecoreaesthetic
A girl behind a window. She’s wearing a red dress, standing among yellow flowers and trees. A girl behind a window. She’s wearing a red dress, standing among yellow flowers and trees. A girl in a red dress, standing among yellow flowers and trees. A black cat laying on a green blanket. A stack of books and fresh picked yellow flowers are in the background.
September 21, 2024 at 4:29 AM
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maxinevee.bsky.social
Fairy Bookshop 📚🧚‍♀️✨
August 29, 2024 at 4:19 PM
stepbackwards.bsky.social
It’s been awhile since I posted here. Sharing some lovely summer moments. 🌻✨

📸: Shoutout to my sisters for helping me with these photos!
Edits: me

#cottagecore #cottagecoreaesthetic
A girl twirling during golden hour at the sunflower farm. A girl surrounded by flowers at a garden. A girl twirling at the lavender farm. A girl twirling during golden hour at the sunflower farm.
August 30, 2024 at 1:55 AM
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sleepimali.bsky.social
Hydrate 💧💐
Watercolour painting of a person leaning against a colourful green, blue and purple watering can filled with flowers and surrounded by water droplets.
March 22, 2024 at 5:38 PM
stepbackwards.bsky.social
Chasing blooms, and thanking them for giving me so much serotonin. Here are a few of my favorite photos this spring so far.

(No flowers were trampled.)

📸: ellene.yaus (IG)
Editing: me
A girl in a dress, standing on a rock among the calla lilies. A girl in a white dress, frolicking among a field of poppies. A girl in a black floral dress, dancing among the magnolias. A girl in a black floral dress, surrounded by magnolias.
April 20, 2024 at 2:56 PM
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flowerglassgames.bsky.social
Hello! It’s been awhile. Linking a quick playthrough on our prototype boardgame, Good Day Bouquet. Enjoy! 😁
March 6, 2024 at 10:48 PM
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sleepimali.bsky.social
Queen of Light 🕯️
Watercolour painting of a moose neck and up in profile. She has big antlers that are covered in lit candles and there is a trail of stylised smoke flowing around her
March 5, 2024 at 5:38 PM
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celesse.bsky.social
Tigerlily 🐯💐 #cuteart #tiger #cottagecore
A vintage-style drawing of a young tiger wearing an old-fashioned dress and straw hat. She holds a tiger lily in her paws as she smiles, standing in a garden with more tiger lilies and a country style fence behind her.
February 28, 2024 at 6:08 PM
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celesse.bsky.social
Happy Leap Day! 🐰🐰🐰 #cuteart #bunnies
A vintage style drawing of little rabbit girls wearing old timey dresses and playing jump rope in front of a white picket fence. There's one girl on each end and three in the middle holding paws as they jump and laugh.
February 29, 2024 at 9:21 PM
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༘˚⋆𐙚🐱🍊.✧˚
March 2, 2024 at 4:25 AM
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celesse.bsky.social
Happy Pokemon Day ⚡️(🔴⚈ ․̫ ⚈🔴)⚡️
A vintage style drawing of Pidgey from Pokemon; five little brown and beige birds perched in the branches of a cheri berry tree, fluffy white flowers all around A soft vintage-style drawing of two Pikachu Pokemon sitting in a Pecha berry tree. The male has picked one and is handing it to the female while Cutiefly hover around. A drawing of four Oddish Pokemon with leaves similar to calathea house plants. They are in a hanging pot, perched on a potting table, standing on a terra cotta pot and have gardening items around them.
February 27, 2024 at 3:38 PM
stepbackwards.bsky.social
It’s been fun chasing the fog. I’m just about ready to chase some blooms now.

#cottagecore #cottagecoreaesthetic #darkcottagecore #darkcottagecoreaesthetic #ghiblicore #doortomywonderland #myfairytale
February 28, 2024 at 12:34 PM
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flowerglassgames.bsky.social
Surrounded in Dracula’s room!

Nox Manor is currently being worked on. The next version isn’t quite ready yet but we’ll be bringing Good Day Bouquet to playtest at Source Comics & Games in Roseville, MN this Sat 2/17. Hope to see you there!

#tabletop #boardgame #prototypegame #playtest #gamedesign
February 13, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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hannahartwork.bsky.social
Litchi Lantern Bug - Hornet - Stag Beetle! Pick your fighter! #art
February 6, 2024 at 6:27 PM
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meyoco.bsky.social
sky umbrella
February 13, 2024 at 6:24 PM
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flowerglassgames.bsky.social
Protospiel MN is over~ it was so nice meeting so many amazing people this past weekend. Thanks again to all those who’ve helped playtest our games. It means the world to us! We’ve spent the last few days reflecting on a lot of things & changes are coming. Please stay tuned to see what’s next for us!
February 7, 2024 at 4:13 PM
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hannahartwork.bsky.social
The Claudina Butterfly 🦋 #art
A woman wearing a butterfly inspired, peach coloured dress. The long sleeves taper into wings and the layered skirts are patterned in the likeness of a butterfly.
February 3, 2024 at 7:11 PM
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flowerglassgames.bsky.social
And here’s the last game we’re bringing to Protospiel MN this weekend! This one’s called Good Day Bouquet. Build a bouquet to earn points and win. We can’t wait to see the different bouquets you create! 💐

#tabletop #boardgame #prototypegame #playtest #gamedesign #protospielmn
February 2, 2024 at 4:36 PM