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Tiia Karoliina
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Jewellery Designer at Tiia Karoliina Design. she/her, they/them.
https://linktr.ee/tiiakaroliina
An artist, introvert, UK based Finnish jewellery designer.
Slightly goth-y with bad hair.
Commissions open.
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Autumn shades in this warm yellow engagement ring. Nobody should tell you what an engagement ring has to be. It can be whatever you want.
A dark picture of a yellow gold ring on a black reflective surface. The main stone is a pear shaped yellow with its point pointing towards the right. At the rounded end there are three marquise shaped bright white stones set into a fan shape.
October 9, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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New Word of the day for me, very topical..
Amused me greatly.
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A screenshot of a page that says: pooh-bah noun someone who has a lot of, or too much influence or who thinks they are more important than they really are: • She regarded his father as a self-important pooh-bah.
October 9, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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I make contrasting things. On the other hand there is a handmade skull with little wings and on the other a CAD for a cathedral window pendant set with green tourmalines. Love them both.
A silver pendant with a crude skull in the centre and bat wings is photographed on a rusty block of metal. The red rust contrasts with the oxidised surface of the silver An ornate yellow gold pendant in the shape of a gothic cathedral window. The inside is formed of a lozenge shaped lattice work and some of them are set with green stones. The background is highly reflective.
April 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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A special custom order #engagementring, set with a diamond.
I love the organic flow and the asymmetry.
A platinum ring with an elongated heart shape is set with a round diamond. The ring lies on the corner of an old book, you can see the worn edges of the pages and the worn corner of the cover.
January 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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My favourite guys. Jackdaws are so expressive 😆
#jackdaw
A grumpy and slightly ruffled looking jackdaw is perched on a moss covered wall A determined jackdaw is marching on top of a stone wall, his left leg is up and he is heading to the right. You can see the stone wall of a castle in the background
January 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Starting 2025 with a mahoosive cold, since I cannot do much except lounge about the house I am learning to yawn like the #cat.
#catsofBluesky #rescueCat #yawn
A black cat is lounging on his back on a bed with green bedding on. The bed is not made, the cat is in mid-yawn showing all his teeth and sticking his tongue out. The teeth could do with a clean. You can see two soft toys on the radiator, one red, then a green nessie one and a lavender bag.
January 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Wintery doorways. #magical #winter #nature #doors
A dark pathway in the night, it is lit with a solitary street lamp. You can see the outlines of wet hedgerows on both side and some black branches cast a shadow across the dim light. A wooden gate in weather darkened wood with a gothic window pattern stands in between rust red leaves and empty branches.
December 14, 2024 at 10:16 PM
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One of my favourites from 2024. The contrast in between the rough repair bar and the polished ring is just lovely.
#jewellery #jewellerydesign #silver #unisexjewellery #designer
A silver ring with flat profile is broken open in the middle, it is repaired with a rough hammered bar that has been riveted across the opening. The ring sits on top of natural linen fabric, you can see a part of a gilded frame in the background.
December 13, 2024 at 9:59 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 5

#booksky 📚💙
#bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge
A book cover with green hue, a silhouette of a smarly dressed woman with a cane and a top hat, the text in curly font reads: 'Engaging, revealing, at times simply astonishing' SARAH WATERS The Secret Diaries of Anne Lister 'The Lister diaries are the Dead Sea Scrolls of lesbian history; they changed everything EMMA DONOGHUE Edited by Helena Whitbread
November 29, 2024 at 1:48 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 4

#booksky 📚💙
#bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge
A book cover with a photo of a very ornate skull, it is decorated with gemstones and precious jewellery. The text on the cover reads: "Paul Koudounaris Heavenly Bodies CULT TREASURES & SPECTACULAR SAINTS FROM THE CATACOMBS Shames & Hudson"
November 25, 2024 at 8:17 PM
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Delicate and just slightly suggestive floral rings inspired by the prints of the artistic genius Aubrey Beardsley.
Available in all silver or with rose gold plating.
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#jewellery #art #smallbusiness
Four silver rings with a floral motif are scattered over an open book. They are polished and shiny, and you can see an art deco style flower pot in the background. A silver ring with a floral motif lies on an open book. The flower bud is plated with rose gold. The ring is polished and shiny, and you can see an art deco style flower pot in the background. A silver ring with a floral motif lies on an open book. The ring is polished and shiny, and you can see an art deco style flower pot in the background. A silver ring with a floral motif lies on an open book. The ring is polished and shiny, and you can see an art deco style flower pot in the background.
November 25, 2024 at 2:33 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 3

#booksky 📚💙
#bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge
A hand is holding a book, the cover is in yellow and brown tones. You can see a tree lined autumnal road with a silhouette of a raven flying across. The text reads :THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER JONATHAN STRANGE & Mr NORRELL a novel Susanna Clarke "Ravishing...a masterpiece." — Time"
November 24, 2024 at 11:51 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 2

#booksky 📚💙
#bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge
The cover of a book with text "THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS COMPLETE UNABRIDGED" on light orange background. In the middle is a portrait of Samuel Pepys in his 17th century finery, periwig and a note of paper in his hand. He is looking straight at you.
November 24, 2024 at 1:04 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#booksky 📚💙
#bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge

Day 1 (fashionably behind as always)
The cover of "Maurice" by E.M. Forster. There is a white banner saying "Penguin Books", and above that an old photo of two victorian/edwardian looking men sitting on a wicker chair posing for a photo. They look intently to the right of the picture at something we cannot see.
November 24, 2024 at 12:46 PM
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My edition of four travel journals by 18th-c servants is out now, including accounts of France, Italy, the Low Countries, Germany and the Ottoman Empire by three valets and a maid – the majority of people who went on the 'Grand Tour' #skystorians #18thc #c18th global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Green cover of the book 'Servants Abroad: Travel Journals by British Working People, 1765–1798'. The image shows an 18th-century caricature of a male servant carrying books and wine.
November 22, 2024 at 11:06 AM
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Hello new arrivals!Thought to re-introduce myself, I mostly post about my #jewellery , perhaps an odd #cat or a plant thrown in. And sometimes #costume stuff for no particular reason. I follow some very cool people so if you are looking for interesting people go check them out! #xodus #bluesky
A person in a victorian coat and odd striped tights is perching awkwardly on the edge of a black covered bed. You can see they wear a crumpled top hat with wing feathers on it, hold a crystal wine glass on their left hand and with the right they are balancing an old book on their knee. The whole photo looks extremely staged and is in sepia tone.
November 24, 2024 at 11:31 AM
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Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
November 23, 2024 at 6:42 PM
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My cat has mastered the art of menacinlgy looming over me when he wants breakfast.
#rescueCat #blackCat #catsOfBlueSky #caturday
A black cat is looming over the photographer, he looks huge and is staring sternly just above your head. You can see a patch of white on his chest
November 24, 2024 at 10:39 AM
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The #hexafoil has been widely used throughout European folk art for a very long time, possibly from the Late Bronze Age. In the UK the hexafoil is commonly found on churches, but also in barns and private buildings, as a symbol of protection. (Wikipedia)
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Small round earrings with a daisy wheel or hexafoil pattern on an oxidised surface are laying on an open book, there is no text on the page. The fitting is a post and butterfly type. A small round pendant is with a daisy wheel or hexafoil pattern on an oxidised surface is laying on an open book. The pendant loop is large, and through it runs a chunky silver chain.
November 18, 2024 at 9:00 PM
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Revisiting unique designs done over the years. Love the warmth of the colours and the darkness of the shadows.
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#cad #jewelleryDesign
Dark pink faceted stone is set into a yellow gold ring, you can only see the claws and a small amount of the bezel around the ring. The background is dark, nearly black with some grey shadows out of focus A yellow gold ring with a gothic window pattern has 5 princess cut diamonds set in a row, vertically in white metal. The background is mearly black so you can see a little bit of reflection but not much else.
October 2, 2024 at 10:28 AM
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Work in progress:
Using components of a scrap metal bracelet to create something new 🩶
With a few tweaks this design will be really lovely, bit old fashioned and regal.
#reuse #recycledmaterials #handmade #silverjewellery #atthebenchtoday #ringoftheday #jewellerydesigner #supportsmallbusiness
A dark closeup of a hand, you can only see the knuckles and a part of the fingers. In one of the fingers there is a ring, with a half a pearl set into it, you can just make out the outline, and the decorated floral border surrounding the pearl.
September 13, 2024 at 7:10 AM
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Just finished today, a #weddingring in silver. Set with synthetic aquamarine, London topaz and reclaimed diamonds. This was a custom order and a delight to make from start to finish.
#jewellerydesign
A silver ring lies flat on top of a page with old handwriting on it. The ring has an organic almost wave like pattern that follows its shape, on top there are two stones in shades of blue, an oval stone in an angle and a smaller round one next to it. Set in between you can just see tiny clear diamonds.
August 30, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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Running the kitchen tonight at Talliston House, in the 1920s. I think I look a bit like a bartender in a saloon, apart from the embroidered apron.
#murdermystery
A person dressed up in a white shirt, waistcoat, flat cap and an old fashioned apron is leaning against an old kitchen cupboard. There are utensils hanging on the wall behind them and on top of the cabinet as well. The picture is in sepia.
May 18, 2024 at 11:48 PM
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This is great news. The HPV vaccine is cutting cases of cervical cancer by 90%.
HPV vaccine stops 90% of cervical cancer cases
England began vaccinating teenage girls in 2008 and results show it is paying off.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 16, 2024 at 8:47 PM
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Happy Mother's Day! In Ep. 106, we hear the "Ballad of a Tyrannical Husband," a 15th-century text that about the wife and mother teaching that husband a lesson about what a housewife's work really entails.
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#medievalmothersday
MDT Ep. 106: Concerning the Hard Work of a Housewife | Medieval Death Trip
For Mother's Day, we look at a 15th-century tale of a plowman who thinks that -- in terms of daily labor -- his wife has it too easy, and how he learns otherwise. Today's Text "Ballad of a Tyrannical ...
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May 12, 2024 at 4:45 PM