Violette Market Hans Christian Andersen Thumbelina/Lion and Lamb 2012
Welcome!
I am such a sucker for Hans Christian Andersen. :) This is a decant circle for the Violette Market Thumbelina and Lion and Lamb 2012 update. I plan to place the order in a week, on March 23, and add-ons are welcome till then.
Full decants are $4.
Half decants are $2.50.
Fill level will be based on 6 decants per bottle.
Shipping will be $3.50 within the US for first class mail, up to 6 oz, and may or may not include recycled packaging, but definitely will include plenty of bubble wrap and delivery confirmation. $4.75 for packages 6-12 oz. $5.35 small flat rate box for anything over 12 oz.
I will have to calculate the international shipping based on your location (either first class or Priority Mail, please specify your choice--if you don't specify, I'll default to the cheaper first class mail). It will not include tracking unless requested and paid for accordingly.
I reserve the right to close signups after the first bottle or drop bottles from the circle if there's not enough demand (depends how willing I am to end up with leftovers of the scent in question!) Since this is a good-sized update, I may need all bottles to be full or nearly so before I can order them, particularly for the returning scents that may not have as much demand. Add-ons are OK if requested before I place the order (I'll let you know when I send you your total).
I will add Paypal fees using ppcalc.com. Payment via Paypal only, please (no e-checks). Please pay as promptly as feasible. You can change your order before the circle is placed, or add decants if there are extra slots after the order is placed. You cannot withdraw from decants you've requested after the order has been placed.
I cannot afford to cover any issues with leakage, breakage, missing packages, etc., so please let me know if you want to add on insurance in the event of something going wrong.
I'll try to put a fun extra in every package! If you have allergy issues and can't deal with candy, tea, etc., please let me know!
Please ask questions if I'm leaving anything out that you need to know. It may take me up to a week to get everything decanted once the package arrives with me. I'm based in the US, and can ship every weekday and Saturdays for US packages, but I can typically only go to the post office to ship internationals on Saturday.
I have positive feedback on eBay under tiltypig and on the bpal.org forums under orata.
I'm happy to combine shipping with my destash sales, and distribute empty bottles to whoever wants them (otherwise they go out randomly to participants).
Paid: murmur, wendyb1063, crusoebird, stone_bitch, minxmarzipan, nijireiki, samarablackcat, deidre7, dharklady, zoodragon, rainbow1907, msnursekins, acciochocolate, miss_isis_uk
Awaiting payment: none
Add-ons:
msnursekins: 5 mL of The Red Clouds
acciochocolate: insurance
nijireiki: imps: The Dodo, Drink Me, How Doth the Little Crocodile, Bar Sinister, Fabienne, Forever Home, Meyer Lemon, Scented Gloves, Cenobite, Blackbear Moon
2012-04-09: The Orchard has been decanted, so minxmarzipan and acciochocolate's packages went out today! That's all of them. Please keep me posted when your packages arrive.
2012-04-03: I made it to the post office, so all the packages went out today, including internationals, except for minxmarzipan and acciochocolate's (on hold for The Orchard). Please let me know when they arrive!
2012-04-02: Packages will go out tomorrow for the following participants (you should have received the tracking numbers from Paypal by email): crusoebird, dharklady, msnursekins, murmur, nijireiki, samarablackcat, stone_bitch
- I'm holding packages for minxmarzipan and acciochocolate for The Orchard decants.
- Awaiting reply from deidre7 on Blooddrop add-on package
- International packages are packed up for rainbow1907, miss_isis_uk, zoodragon and will go out once I can get to the post office (will update here when that's done)
- And I gave wendyb1063 the package in person today
- Let me know if you have any interest in the leftover partial bottles!
2012-03-31: Everything decanted--will start putting packages together this weekend!
2012-03-29: Order received!
2012-03-26: We have a shipping notice! And all payment has now been received--thank you so much for prompt payment, everyone!
2012-03-23: Order has been placed!
2012-03-21: Totals have been sent out to everyone who signed up so far. Please do your best to pay by Friday, when I'm placing the order! Unfortunately, I have to drop the following bottles due to lack of interest (these are crossed out below, too):
Thumbelina
Thumbelina-
“Within the flower, upon the green velvet stamens, sat a very delicate and graceful little maiden. She was scarcely half as long as a thumb, and they gave her the name of “Thumbelina,” or Tiny, because she was so small. A walnut-shell, elegantly polished, served her for a cradle; her bed was formed of blue violet-leaves, with a rose-leaf for a counterpane.”
Creamed rose, sugared violet, sun-warmed barley corn, golden honey, white patchouli, light khus, hazelnut meat, and a polished walnut shell cradle.--LEFTOVERS PENDING SWAP
1. wendyb1063
2. wendyb1063
3. msnursekins
4. acciochocolate
5. murmur
6. crusoebird
7. huanhua
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Empty:
Toad Marsh-
“In the swampy margin of a broad stream in the garden lived the toad, with her son. He was uglier even than his mother, and when he saw the pretty little maiden in her elegant bed, he could only cry, “Croak, croak, croak.” “Don’t speak so loud, or she will wake,” said the toad, “and then she might run away, for she is as light as swan’s down. We will place her on one of the water-lily leaves out in the stream; it will be like an island to her, she is so light and small, and then she cannot escape; and, while she is away, we will make haste and prepare the state-room under the marsh, in which you are to live when you are married.”
The swampy margin of a broad stream with green spring leaves, dark resins, fresh grasses, and pond loam shading bright, golden honeysuckle, sweet orange blossom, and night-blooming jasmine.--LEFTOVERS PENDING SWAP
1. dharklady
2. msnursekins
3. acciochocolate
4. crusoebird
5. huanhua
6. huanhua
7. samarablackcat
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White Butterfly-
“A graceful little white butterfly constantly fluttered round her, and at last alighted on the leaf. Tiny pleased him, and she was glad of it, for now the toad could not possibly reach her, and the country through which she sailed was beautiful, and the sun shone upon the water, till it glittered like liquid gold. She took off her girdle and tied one end of it round the butterfly, and the other end of the ribbon she fastened to the leaf, which now glided on much faster than ever, taking little Tiny with it as she stood.”
Sweet pea, pineapple, plumeria, summer strawberries, creamed honey, clover blossom, rich golden amber glistening like liquid gold, creamy musk, and white sandalwood.--LEFTOVERS PENDING SWAP
1. dharklady
2. dharklady
3. acciochocolate
4. crusoebird
5. huanhua
6. minxmarzipan
7. deidre7
8. nijireiki
9. nijireiki
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Empty:
Field Mouse-
“She came at last to the door of a field-mouse, who had a little den under the corn-stubble. There dwelt the field-mouse in warmth and comfort, with a whole roomful of corn, a kitchen, and a beautiful dining room. Poor little Tiny stood before the door just like a little beggar-girl, and begged for a small piece of barley-corn, for she had been without a morsel to eat for two days.”
Pink carnation, creamy tuberose, rich amber resin, pale khus, and sweet spearmint leaves protected from the winter chill.
1. acciochocolate
2. huanhua
3. huanhua
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Resident Mole-
“We shall have a visitor soon,” said the field-mouse one day; “my neighbor pays me a visit once a week. He is better off than I am; he has large rooms, and wears a beautiful black velvet coat. If you could only have him for a husband, you would be well provided for indeed. But he is blind, so you must tell him some of your prettiest stories.” But Tiny did not feel at all interested about this neighbor, for he was a mole. However, he came and paid his visit dressed in his black velvet coat.”
Rich dark chocolate, turned earth, orris petals, spring violets gently brushing the earth’s surface, blood cedar wood, thick green moss, and a black velvet walking coat touched ever-so-slightly by tunnel dust.--LEFTOVERS PENDING SWAP
1. stone_bitch
2. stone_bitch
3. msnursekins
4. acciochocolate
5. huanhua
6. huanhua
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Entombed Swallow-
“She stooped down and stroked aside the soft feathers which covered the head, and kissed the closed eyelids. “Perhaps this was the one who sang to me so sweetly in the summer,” she said; “and how much pleasure it gave me, you dear, pretty bird.” But during the night Tiny could not sleep; so she got out of bed and wove a large, beautiful carpet of hay; then she carried it to the dead bird, and spread it over him; with some down from the flowers which she had found in the field-mouse’s room. It was as soft as wool, and she spread some of it on each side of the bird, so that he might lie warmly in the cold earth. “Farewell, you pretty little bird,” said she, “farewell; thank you for your delightful singing during the summer, when all the trees were green, and the warm sun shone upon us.”
Delicate peach blossom touched lightly by warm swallow feathers, a scattering of dried leaves, and autumn grasses among earthen dust.--LEFTOVERS PENDING SWAP
1. dharklady
2. miss_isis_uk
3. msnursekins
4. acciochocolate
5. crusoebird
6. huanhua
7. huanhua
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Four Spiders and the Spindle-
“You are going to be married, Tiny,” said the field-mouse. “My neighbor has asked for you. What good fortune for a poor child like you. Now we will prepare your wedding clothes. They must be both woollen and linen. Nothing must be wanting when you are the mole’s wife.” Tiny had to turn the spindle, and the field-mouse hired four spiders, who were to weave day and night. Every evening the mole visited her, and was continually speaking of the time when the summer would be over.”
Pink clouds of peony petals, Seckel pears, green cognac, creamed gardenia, pink pepperberry, white patchouli, and worn white cedar wood.
1. wendyb1063
2. acciochocolate
3. crusoebird
4. huanhua
5. huanhua
6. minxmarzipan
7. rainbow1907
8. rainbow1907
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Palace Deep Under the Earth-
“So the wedding-day was fixed, on which the mole was to fetch Tiny away to live with him, deep under the earth, and never again to see the warm sun, because he did not like it. The poor child was very unhappy at the thought of saying farewell to the beautiful sun, and as the field-mouse had given her permission to stand at the door, she went to look at it once more.”
Autumn’s black cherry, Damascus rose, and spiced cubeb meld into warm rosewood, coriander, and rich red plums within a smoky heart of ruby saffron and dry white cedar wood.
1. dharklady
2. wendyb1063
3. stone_bitch
4. stone_bitch
5. acciochocolate
6. murmur
7. huanhua
8. huanhua
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Maia-
“But the best gift was a pair of beautiful wings, which had belonged to a large white fly and they fastened them to Tiny’s shoulders, so that she might fly from flower to flower. Then there was much rejoicing, and the little swallow who sat above them, in his nest, was asked to sing a wedding song, which he did as well as he could; but in his heart he felt sad for he was very fond of Tiny, and would have liked never to part from her again. “You must not be called Tiny any more,” said the spirit of the flowers to her. “It is an ugly name, and you are so very pretty. We will call you Maia.”
Sun-warmed plumeria, rich tuberose, and sparkling bergamot drift above Island coconut, sweet cotton blossom, delicate skin musk, and shadowed so slightly by a gleam of dark amber.
1. dharklady
2. wendyb1063
3. miss_isis_uk
4. crusoebird
5. huanhua
6. huanhua
7. zoodragon
8. deidre7
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Windowpane in Denmark-
“Farewell, farewell,” said the swallow, with a heavy heart as he left the warm countries to fly back into Denmark. There he had a nest over the window of a house in which dwelt the writer of fairy tales. The swallow sang, “Tweet, tweet,” and from his song came the whole story.”
Dewy orchid, vanilla flower, ylang ylang, tender rose musk, soft pink peach, and ginger root suspended over a base of warm benzoin and thick, dark labdanum.--LEFTOVERS PENDING SWAP
1. wendyb1063
2. miss_isis_uk
3. acciochocolate
4. murmur
5. crusoebird
6. huanhua
7. huanhua
8. rainbow1907
9. rainbow1907
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Empty: deidre7 (if available)
The Lion and the Lamb
Caer Ibormeith- The daughter of Prince Ethal Anbuail. Every alternate Samhain she would change into a swan, in which form she would remain for a year before becoming human again the following Samhain. She eventually married Aengus (a god of love, youth, and poetic inspiration) but first he had to pick her out, in swan form, from a group of one hundred and fifty other swans. White gardenia, magnolia blossom, white rose buds, calla lily, spring lilac, swan feathers, and a hint of fresh pond mud.
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Lost Woods of Killarney- The last great old-growth oak forest in Ireland. Aromatic oak, mahogany, cedar, and pine, warmed with a touch of rich vanilla and dark honey resins. --FULL
1. dharklady
2. dharklady
3. wendyb1063
4. wendyb1063
5. stone_bitch
6. stone_bitch
7. msnursekins
8. acciochocolate
9. huanhua
10. zoodragon
11. minxmarzipan
12. samarablackcat
Empty: nijireiki
Mag Mell- An Irish mythical land achievable through death and/or glory. Believed to be a pleasurable paradise, whose location was an island far to the west of Ireland, or a kingdom beneath the ocean.Golden amber, honeyed orange blossom, the aquamarine depths of the ocean, clusters of aromatic blue sage, aquatic grasses, pink lavender, and litsea blossoms.
1. dharklady
2. dharklady
3. stone_bitch
4. stone_bitch
5. huanhua
6. samarablackcat
7. zoodragon
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Morrigan- She is associated with sovereignty, prophecy, war, and death on the battlefield. She sometimes appears in the form of a crow, flying above the warriors. Dark red musk infused with blood cedar wood and honeyed leather, with hints of mahagony wood, black clove, cinnamon bark, and silky black crow's feathers scented from lingering woodsmoke.
1. dharklady
2. wendyb1063
3. wendyb1063
4. miss_isis_uk
5. huanhua
6. samarablackcat
7. zoodragon
8. acciochocolate
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Rusalkas- In Slavic folklore and mythology, a Rusalkas is a water nymph or mermaid-like demon who embodies the soul of either a drowned virgin or a child who died unbaptized. According to most traditions, the rusalka were fish-women, who lived at the bottom of rivers or waterways. In the middle of the night, they would walk out to the bank and dance in meadows. If they saw handsome men, they would fascinate them with songs and dancing, mesmerize them, then lead the man away to the river floor to his death. While her primary dwelling place was the body of water in which she died, the rusalka could come out of the water at night, and sing haunting lullabies, sit on a dock and comb their hair, or gaze at the moon. The rusalkas are often described as extremely pale with translucent skin, and no visible pupils. Their hair is sometimes depicted as green or golden, and often perpetually wet. Sheer vanilla, neroli blossom, moonflower accord, bamboo reeds, moss tangling over river rocks, white freesia and cold pond loam.--FULL
1. miss_isis_uk
2. crusoebird
3. huanhua
4. huanhua
5. wendyb1063
6. wendyb1063
7. huanhua
8. huanhua
9. huanhua
10. huanhua
11. huanhua
12. huanhua
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The Cauldron of Daghda- A never-ending bowl of thick porridge, rice flower, rolled Scottish oats, wheat berries, creamed clover honey, black raspberries, vanilla bean, patchouli leaf, and peach nectar. --FULL
1. wendyb1063
2. stone_bitch
3. stone_bitch
4. murmur
5. huanhua
6. samarablackcat
7. rainbow1907
8. rainbow1907
9. huanhua
10. huanhua
11. huanhua
12. huanhua
Empty: rainbow1907 (if available)
The Fairy Shoemaker- Rich black leather, black lunar musk, burning coals in a grated hearth, newly polished wood, and a bundle of sweet clover, bergamot, oakmoss, white lilac, black violet, and shamrock root.
1. miss_isis_uk
2. huanhua
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The Lion and the Lamb- Regal dark amber, sweet honeyed tea, soft vanilla musk, and tender coconut. --LEFTOVERS PENDING SWAP
1. dharklady
2. wendyb1063
3. msnursekins
4. murmur
5. huanhua
6. huanhua
7. minxmarzipan
8. samarablackcat
9. deidre7
10. zoodragon
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Tír na nÓg 2012- The land of eternal youth, beauty, joy and music. Tír na nÓg was considered a place beyond the edges of any map, located on an island far to the west. It could be reached by either an arduous voyage or an invitation from one of its fairy residents. Plump blackberries, wild raspberry, creamed wildflower honey, lemony green tea, black currant, golden amber, pink lychee, sweet orange, jasmine petals, and red tea leaf. --LEFTOVERS PENDING SWAP
1. miss_isis_uk
2. acciochocolate
3. huanhua
4. huanhua
5. samarablackcat
6. zoodragon
7. deidre7
8. rainbow1907
9. rainbow1907
10. nijireiki
11. nijireiki
12.
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Vodyanoy- In Slavic mythology, Vodyanoy is a male water spirit. Vodyanoy is said to appear as a naked old man with a greenish beard and long hair, with his body covered in algae and muck, usually covered in black fish scales. He has webbed paws instead of hands, a fish's tail, and eyes that burn like red-hot coals. He usually rides along his river on a half-sunk log, making loud splashes. Consequently, he is often dubbed "grandfather" or "forefather" by the local people. Local drownings are said to be the work of the vodyanoy. When angered, the vodyanoy breaks dams, washed down water mills, drowns people and animals. (Consequently, fishermen, millers, and also bee-keepers make sacrifices to appease him.) He would drag down people to his underwater dwelling to serve him as slaves. Green apple accord, violet leaf, peach trees heavy with summer fruit, forest moss, jasmine petals, bergamot blossom, and the shadowy presence of brine coated wood, dark patchouli, winter rose, and black musk.
1. stone_bitch
2. stone_bitch
3. crusoebird
4. huanhua
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I am such a sucker for Hans Christian Andersen. :) This is a decant circle for the Violette Market Thumbelina and Lion and Lamb 2012 update. I plan to place the order in a week, on March 23, and add-ons are welcome till then.
Full decants are $4.
Half decants are $2.50.
Fill level will be based on 6 decants per bottle.
Shipping will be $3.50 within the US for first class mail, up to 6 oz, and may or may not include recycled packaging, but definitely will include plenty of bubble wrap and delivery confirmation. $4.75 for packages 6-12 oz. $5.35 small flat rate box for anything over 12 oz.
I will have to calculate the international shipping based on your location (either first class or Priority Mail, please specify your choice--if you don't specify, I'll default to the cheaper first class mail). It will not include tracking unless requested and paid for accordingly.
I reserve the right to close signups after the first bottle or drop bottles from the circle if there's not enough demand (depends how willing I am to end up with leftovers of the scent in question!) Since this is a good-sized update, I may need all bottles to be full or nearly so before I can order them, particularly for the returning scents that may not have as much demand. Add-ons are OK if requested before I place the order (I'll let you know when I send you your total).
I will add Paypal fees using ppcalc.com. Payment via Paypal only, please (no e-checks). Please pay as promptly as feasible. You can change your order before the circle is placed, or add decants if there are extra slots after the order is placed. You cannot withdraw from decants you've requested after the order has been placed.
I cannot afford to cover any issues with leakage, breakage, missing packages, etc., so please let me know if you want to add on insurance in the event of something going wrong.
I'll try to put a fun extra in every package! If you have allergy issues and can't deal with candy, tea, etc., please let me know!
Please ask questions if I'm leaving anything out that you need to know. It may take me up to a week to get everything decanted once the package arrives with me. I'm based in the US, and can ship every weekday and Saturdays for US packages, but I can typically only go to the post office to ship internationals on Saturday.
I have positive feedback on eBay under tiltypig and on the bpal.org forums under orata.
I'm happy to combine shipping with my destash sales, and distribute empty bottles to whoever wants them (otherwise they go out randomly to participants).
Paid: murmur, wendyb1063, crusoebird, stone_bitch, minxmarzipan, nijireiki, samarablackcat, deidre7, dharklady, zoodragon, rainbow1907, msnursekins, acciochocolate, miss_isis_uk
Awaiting payment: none
Add-ons:
msnursekins: 5 mL of The Red Clouds
acciochocolate: insurance
nijireiki: imps: The Dodo, Drink Me, How Doth the Little Crocodile, Bar Sinister, Fabienne, Forever Home, Meyer Lemon, Scented Gloves, Cenobite, Blackbear Moon
2012-04-09: The Orchard has been decanted, so minxmarzipan and acciochocolate's packages went out today! That's all of them. Please keep me posted when your packages arrive.
2012-04-03: I made it to the post office, so all the packages went out today, including internationals, except for minxmarzipan and acciochocolate's (on hold for The Orchard). Please let me know when they arrive!
2012-04-02: Packages will go out tomorrow for the following participants (you should have received the tracking numbers from Paypal by email): crusoebird, dharklady, msnursekins, murmur, nijireiki, samarablackcat, stone_bitch
- I'm holding packages for minxmarzipan and acciochocolate for The Orchard decants.
- Awaiting reply from deidre7 on Blooddrop add-on package
- International packages are packed up for rainbow1907, miss_isis_uk, zoodragon and will go out once I can get to the post office (will update here when that's done)
- And I gave wendyb1063 the package in person today
- Let me know if you have any interest in the leftover partial bottles!
2012-03-31: Everything decanted--will start putting packages together this weekend!
2012-03-29: Order received!
2012-03-26: We have a shipping notice! And all payment has now been received--thank you so much for prompt payment, everyone!
2012-03-23: Order has been placed!
2012-03-21: Totals have been sent out to everyone who signed up so far. Please do your best to pay by Friday, when I'm placing the order! Unfortunately, I have to drop the following bottles due to lack of interest (these are crossed out below, too):
- Field Mouse
- Caer Ibormeith
- The Fairy Shoemaker
- Vodyanoy
Thumbelina
Thumbelina-
“Within the flower, upon the green velvet stamens, sat a very delicate and graceful little maiden. She was scarcely half as long as a thumb, and they gave her the name of “Thumbelina,” or Tiny, because she was so small. A walnut-shell, elegantly polished, served her for a cradle; her bed was formed of blue violet-leaves, with a rose-leaf for a counterpane.”
Creamed rose, sugared violet, sun-warmed barley corn, golden honey, white patchouli, light khus, hazelnut meat, and a polished walnut shell cradle.--LEFTOVERS PENDING SWAP
1. wendyb1063
2. wendyb1063
3. msnursekins
4. acciochocolate
5. murmur
6. crusoebird
7. huanhua
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12.
Empty:
Toad Marsh-
“In the swampy margin of a broad stream in the garden lived the toad, with her son. He was uglier even than his mother, and when he saw the pretty little maiden in her elegant bed, he could only cry, “Croak, croak, croak.” “Don’t speak so loud, or she will wake,” said the toad, “and then she might run away, for she is as light as swan’s down. We will place her on one of the water-lily leaves out in the stream; it will be like an island to her, she is so light and small, and then she cannot escape; and, while she is away, we will make haste and prepare the state-room under the marsh, in which you are to live when you are married.”
The swampy margin of a broad stream with green spring leaves, dark resins, fresh grasses, and pond loam shading bright, golden honeysuckle, sweet orange blossom, and night-blooming jasmine.--LEFTOVERS PENDING SWAP
1. dharklady
2. msnursekins
3. acciochocolate
4. crusoebird
5. huanhua
6. huanhua
7. samarablackcat
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Empty:
White Butterfly-
“A graceful little white butterfly constantly fluttered round her, and at last alighted on the leaf. Tiny pleased him, and she was glad of it, for now the toad could not possibly reach her, and the country through which she sailed was beautiful, and the sun shone upon the water, till it glittered like liquid gold. She took off her girdle and tied one end of it round the butterfly, and the other end of the ribbon she fastened to the leaf, which now glided on much faster than ever, taking little Tiny with it as she stood.”
Sweet pea, pineapple, plumeria, summer strawberries, creamed honey, clover blossom, rich golden amber glistening like liquid gold, creamy musk, and white sandalwood.--LEFTOVERS PENDING SWAP
1. dharklady
2. dharklady
3. acciochocolate
4. crusoebird
5. huanhua
6. minxmarzipan
7. deidre7
8. nijireiki
9. nijireiki
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11.
12.
Empty:
Field Mouse-
“She came at last to the door of a field-mouse, who had a little den under the corn-stubble. There dwelt the field-mouse in warmth and comfort, with a whole roomful of corn, a kitchen, and a beautiful dining room. Poor little Tiny stood before the door just like a little beggar-girl, and begged for a small piece of barley-corn, for she had been without a morsel to eat for two days.”
Pink carnation, creamy tuberose, rich amber resin, pale khus, and sweet spearmint leaves protected from the winter chill.
1. acciochocolate
2. huanhua
3. huanhua
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Resident Mole-
“We shall have a visitor soon,” said the field-mouse one day; “my neighbor pays me a visit once a week. He is better off than I am; he has large rooms, and wears a beautiful black velvet coat. If you could only have him for a husband, you would be well provided for indeed. But he is blind, so you must tell him some of your prettiest stories.” But Tiny did not feel at all interested about this neighbor, for he was a mole. However, he came and paid his visit dressed in his black velvet coat.”
Rich dark chocolate, turned earth, orris petals, spring violets gently brushing the earth’s surface, blood cedar wood, thick green moss, and a black velvet walking coat touched ever-so-slightly by tunnel dust.--LEFTOVERS PENDING SWAP
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Entombed Swallow-
“She stooped down and stroked aside the soft feathers which covered the head, and kissed the closed eyelids. “Perhaps this was the one who sang to me so sweetly in the summer,” she said; “and how much pleasure it gave me, you dear, pretty bird.” But during the night Tiny could not sleep; so she got out of bed and wove a large, beautiful carpet of hay; then she carried it to the dead bird, and spread it over him; with some down from the flowers which she had found in the field-mouse’s room. It was as soft as wool, and she spread some of it on each side of the bird, so that he might lie warmly in the cold earth. “Farewell, you pretty little bird,” said she, “farewell; thank you for your delightful singing during the summer, when all the trees were green, and the warm sun shone upon us.”
Delicate peach blossom touched lightly by warm swallow feathers, a scattering of dried leaves, and autumn grasses among earthen dust.--LEFTOVERS PENDING SWAP
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Four Spiders and the Spindle-
“You are going to be married, Tiny,” said the field-mouse. “My neighbor has asked for you. What good fortune for a poor child like you. Now we will prepare your wedding clothes. They must be both woollen and linen. Nothing must be wanting when you are the mole’s wife.” Tiny had to turn the spindle, and the field-mouse hired four spiders, who were to weave day and night. Every evening the mole visited her, and was continually speaking of the time when the summer would be over.”
Pink clouds of peony petals, Seckel pears, green cognac, creamed gardenia, pink pepperberry, white patchouli, and worn white cedar wood.
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Palace Deep Under the Earth-
“So the wedding-day was fixed, on which the mole was to fetch Tiny away to live with him, deep under the earth, and never again to see the warm sun, because he did not like it. The poor child was very unhappy at the thought of saying farewell to the beautiful sun, and as the field-mouse had given her permission to stand at the door, she went to look at it once more.”
Autumn’s black cherry, Damascus rose, and spiced cubeb meld into warm rosewood, coriander, and rich red plums within a smoky heart of ruby saffron and dry white cedar wood.
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Maia-
“But the best gift was a pair of beautiful wings, which had belonged to a large white fly and they fastened them to Tiny’s shoulders, so that she might fly from flower to flower. Then there was much rejoicing, and the little swallow who sat above them, in his nest, was asked to sing a wedding song, which he did as well as he could; but in his heart he felt sad for he was very fond of Tiny, and would have liked never to part from her again. “You must not be called Tiny any more,” said the spirit of the flowers to her. “It is an ugly name, and you are so very pretty. We will call you Maia.”
Sun-warmed plumeria, rich tuberose, and sparkling bergamot drift above Island coconut, sweet cotton blossom, delicate skin musk, and shadowed so slightly by a gleam of dark amber.
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Windowpane in Denmark-
“Farewell, farewell,” said the swallow, with a heavy heart as he left the warm countries to fly back into Denmark. There he had a nest over the window of a house in which dwelt the writer of fairy tales. The swallow sang, “Tweet, tweet,” and from his song came the whole story.”
Dewy orchid, vanilla flower, ylang ylang, tender rose musk, soft pink peach, and ginger root suspended over a base of warm benzoin and thick, dark labdanum.--LEFTOVERS PENDING SWAP
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The Lion and the Lamb
Caer Ibormeith- The daughter of Prince Ethal Anbuail. Every alternate Samhain she would change into a swan, in which form she would remain for a year before becoming human again the following Samhain. She eventually married Aengus (a god of love, youth, and poetic inspiration) but first he had to pick her out, in swan form, from a group of one hundred and fifty other swans. White gardenia, magnolia blossom, white rose buds, calla lily, spring lilac, swan feathers, and a hint of fresh pond mud.
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Lost Woods of Killarney- The last great old-growth oak forest in Ireland. Aromatic oak, mahogany, cedar, and pine, warmed with a touch of rich vanilla and dark honey resins. --FULL
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Mag Mell- An Irish mythical land achievable through death and/or glory. Believed to be a pleasurable paradise, whose location was an island far to the west of Ireland, or a kingdom beneath the ocean.Golden amber, honeyed orange blossom, the aquamarine depths of the ocean, clusters of aromatic blue sage, aquatic grasses, pink lavender, and litsea blossoms.
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Morrigan- She is associated with sovereignty, prophecy, war, and death on the battlefield. She sometimes appears in the form of a crow, flying above the warriors. Dark red musk infused with blood cedar wood and honeyed leather, with hints of mahagony wood, black clove, cinnamon bark, and silky black crow's feathers scented from lingering woodsmoke.
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Rusalkas- In Slavic folklore and mythology, a Rusalkas is a water nymph or mermaid-like demon who embodies the soul of either a drowned virgin or a child who died unbaptized. According to most traditions, the rusalka were fish-women, who lived at the bottom of rivers or waterways. In the middle of the night, they would walk out to the bank and dance in meadows. If they saw handsome men, they would fascinate them with songs and dancing, mesmerize them, then lead the man away to the river floor to his death. While her primary dwelling place was the body of water in which she died, the rusalka could come out of the water at night, and sing haunting lullabies, sit on a dock and comb their hair, or gaze at the moon. The rusalkas are often described as extremely pale with translucent skin, and no visible pupils. Their hair is sometimes depicted as green or golden, and often perpetually wet. Sheer vanilla, neroli blossom, moonflower accord, bamboo reeds, moss tangling over river rocks, white freesia and cold pond loam.--FULL
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The Cauldron of Daghda- A never-ending bowl of thick porridge, rice flower, rolled Scottish oats, wheat berries, creamed clover honey, black raspberries, vanilla bean, patchouli leaf, and peach nectar. --FULL
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The Fairy Shoemaker- Rich black leather, black lunar musk, burning coals in a grated hearth, newly polished wood, and a bundle of sweet clover, bergamot, oakmoss, white lilac, black violet, and shamrock root.
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The Lion and the Lamb- Regal dark amber, sweet honeyed tea, soft vanilla musk, and tender coconut. --LEFTOVERS PENDING SWAP
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Tír na nÓg 2012- The land of eternal youth, beauty, joy and music. Tír na nÓg was considered a place beyond the edges of any map, located on an island far to the west. It could be reached by either an arduous voyage or an invitation from one of its fairy residents. Plump blackberries, wild raspberry, creamed wildflower honey, lemony green tea, black currant, golden amber, pink lychee, sweet orange, jasmine petals, and red tea leaf. --LEFTOVERS PENDING SWAP
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Vodyanoy- In Slavic mythology, Vodyanoy is a male water spirit. Vodyanoy is said to appear as a naked old man with a greenish beard and long hair, with his body covered in algae and muck, usually covered in black fish scales. He has webbed paws instead of hands, a fish's tail, and eyes that burn like red-hot coals. He usually rides along his river on a half-sunk log, making loud splashes. Consequently, he is often dubbed "grandfather" or "forefather" by the local people. Local drownings are said to be the work of the vodyanoy. When angered, the vodyanoy breaks dams, washed down water mills, drowns people and animals. (Consequently, fishermen, millers, and also bee-keepers make sacrifices to appease him.) He would drag down people to his underwater dwelling to serve him as slaves. Green apple accord, violet leaf, peach trees heavy with summer fruit, forest moss, jasmine petals, bergamot blossom, and the shadowy presence of brine coated wood, dark patchouli, winter rose, and black musk.
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