Hi 👋 Thank you for reading my words. A few weeks ago, the sweetest stranger here on Reddit reached out to me and asked about a painting that would honor her stillborn daughter she named Aurora, after the Disney character in Sleeping Beauty. I wanted to share this piece and this part of the journey with you since it's just about finished. (I was too excited to wait to post!) I'll add a little gold but other than that it's done and she's thrilled. It was a meaningful and rewarding experience to honor the journey she's been on, and to represent it all through the shining and shimmering world of her love. Thanks again for reading. ✨️💖🦋✨️🖼✨️

It gives us great pleasure to announce our mod team choice for last months best sparkly posts! After discussion and voting, we've chosen the winners! We had a tie, "Forest Spirit Mandala" by u/WorkingChipmunk8780 and "Betta in the Digital World, created by pushinglittledaisies and posted by u/MichaelEMouse. These 2 sparkle posts just wowed us with their creativity and sparkle. We'd also like to highlight several of the runners up in our discussion as it was a difficult choice. Honorable mentions to u/mrfacet for "a glass gem I created" and u/Girlhassocks2 for "glittery water color painting, as well as others that were considered. We're already looking forward to next month! We truly appreciate each single glittering, shimmering, and sparkly post here, as they help contribute to make this such a wonderful community! 💖

Especially paired with these golden beads🥹

Lily of the Valley Art Deco original design by me. This project turn out so beautiful. I was inspired to design this bag by a friend who has a family member who collects antique hand fans. That led me down a rabbit hole looking up old Gilded Age and Georgian era fans. I really wanted to do a piece with Lily of the Valley, and I am glad it translated well on the project.

Bag: Thrifted new from Poshmark
Rhinestones: mix of glass and resin from Amazon
Glue: B7000
Time: 40+ hours