Paperlegends Art: Bloodstone
Art Title: Bloodstone
Artist: fleete
Pairings/characters: The fic is Merlin/Arthur, but none are pictured in the art.
Rating (if applicable): G, SFW
Warnings: No content warnings, contains spoilers for the fic
Summary: When Arthur decides to clean out the magical artifacts from his father's attic, he has to call in an expert, Merlin, to help him.
Artist's notes: I knew from the beginning that I wanted to do a craft, and so blue_eyed_1987's story called to me, with the way it revolved around physical objects. It's a delightful fic, and although it couldn't be posted today due to the perils of RL, it will be someday in the future, and all of you should look forward to that day!! "Bloodstone" is just a temporary title for the art, not the official title of the fic.
Disclaimer: I don't own Merlin, but I do own this art.
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Art
The pendant pictured here is constructed of art wire and a bead. The "stone" I purchased at a bead store, and I don't remember what exactly it's made of. I'd never done wire wrapping before, or actually jewelry making of any kind, so I had to learn! It was a lot of fun, though. I very much recommend it to anyone who wants to make some jewelry but doesn't know where to start. There are lots of great tutorials on the internet to help beginners like me. :)
In the story, the pendant is a bloodstone. Bloodstones, aka heliotropes, are traditionally considered to have healing powers, particularly for ailments of the heart. Typically, they are black or greenish stones with red, blood-like flecks in them. This stone is meant to represent a piece of a particularly large vein of red jasper in a larger bloodstone. Although they're usually found outside of the UK, an outcrop of bloodstone can be found on the Isle of Rum in Scotland. And in blue_eyed_1987's fic, this particular stone has a complicated set of powers attached to it. <3 It's all very mysterious.
Progress Shots
The first pendant I made (pictured below) was too swirly and feminine to be something that Arthur would wear, so I went with a different design in the end.
Artist: fleete
Pairings/characters: The fic is Merlin/Arthur, but none are pictured in the art.
Rating (if applicable): G, SFW
Warnings: No content warnings, contains spoilers for the fic
Summary: When Arthur decides to clean out the magical artifacts from his father's attic, he has to call in an expert, Merlin, to help him.
Artist's notes: I knew from the beginning that I wanted to do a craft, and so blue_eyed_1987's story called to me, with the way it revolved around physical objects. It's a delightful fic, and although it couldn't be posted today due to the perils of RL, it will be someday in the future, and all of you should look forward to that day!! "Bloodstone" is just a temporary title for the art, not the official title of the fic.
Disclaimer: I don't own Merlin, but I do own this art.
[Spoiler-Cut to the Art - Image Heavy]
Art
The pendant pictured here is constructed of art wire and a bead. The "stone" I purchased at a bead store, and I don't remember what exactly it's made of. I'd never done wire wrapping before, or actually jewelry making of any kind, so I had to learn! It was a lot of fun, though. I very much recommend it to anyone who wants to make some jewelry but doesn't know where to start. There are lots of great tutorials on the internet to help beginners like me. :)
In the story, the pendant is a bloodstone. Bloodstones, aka heliotropes, are traditionally considered to have healing powers, particularly for ailments of the heart. Typically, they are black or greenish stones with red, blood-like flecks in them. This stone is meant to represent a piece of a particularly large vein of red jasper in a larger bloodstone. Although they're usually found outside of the UK, an outcrop of bloodstone can be found on the Isle of Rum in Scotland. And in blue_eyed_1987's fic, this particular stone has a complicated set of powers attached to it. <3 It's all very mysterious.
Progress Shots
The first pendant I made (pictured below) was too swirly and feminine to be something that Arthur would wear, so I went with a different design in the end.