Cythra/Designs

Cythra's Designs

These are my personal designs though Cythra has also helped friends with their designs including helping design entire weddings (ceremony and all).

Hallow's Eve, 447

A torrential eddy of wildly chromatic lights in a loop of platinum musical notes

It's bright. It's colorful. It's chaotic.

Hallow's Eve, 443

A tyrium phoenix with eyes of lightning amethyst. (magical focus)

The feathers of the deep purple metal are inlaid with traceries of blue gold while spectral flames trail the wing tips and talons. The dusky depths of each eye are sundered by a golden pupil shaped like a jagged lightning bolt.

A tyrium phoenix reads: "Elemental Magic"

Third place winner, Order of the White Rose Beads for Favors, 445 Larissa.

Prize: A firestained pilgrim's badge emblazoned with a flaming bird.

A blue gold triquetra armband set with sky opals and a mystic topaz.

Three sinuous bands of satin-finished blue gold intricately interweave creating a complex endless knot. The gold-marbled, cobalt blue metal gracefully weaves and merges into an interlaced triquetra. Randomly interspersed between the bands are several lustrous sky opals which feature striations of cloudy white inclusions against a sky blue background and nestled in the heart of the triquetra is a mystic topaz. Under indoor lighting, the mystic topaz exhibits a vermillion-flecked teal hue.

A blue gold armband reads: "Feralclaw"

A dark green leather hourglass corset edged in shadow emeralds. (for Eerie)

Designed to exaggerate the wearer's curves, this corset features a nipped-in waist. The nearly black, matte leather is tooled in a pattern of flames dancing up its entire length. Highlighting the dark green of this luxurious garment, a procession of shadow emeralds edges the decolletage. Each deep green stone features inclusions of smoky black tendrils that swirl out towards the edges.

A dark green corset reads: "That's how camouflage works."

A silk ribbon choker in a dark green ombre displaying a polished shadow emerald. (also for Eerie to match the corset above)

The satin-finished silk ribbon fades with a light sheen from nearly black at the top and bottom edges to a rich, dark green across the middle.  Centered on the fine, close-fitting ribbon is a brilliantly polished, deep-green shadow emerald which features inclusions of smoky black tendrils that swirl out towards the edges.

Hollow's Eve, 439

An elegant black and auburn engagement ring displaying a molten-core diamond.

Delicate looking strands of blackened platinum and auburn-hued rose gold entwine in a dance of graceful arabesques around one another forming a dainty wreath designed to embrace the wearer s finger. Wherever the two strands converge a tiny sparkling amethyst is inset. An opening between the strands cradles a wonderful molten core diamond displayed in a way that emphasizes the faint, red glow of lava within the stone. A single word is cleanly engraved inside the band.

The engagement ring reads: "-we-"

A frosted crystal flute with gracefully spiraling inlays of icesteel.

Gentle swirls of transparent, frost-blue metal and a sprinkling of gemstone dust add icy highlights that complement the frozen appearance of the delicate instrument. The thumb rest is a molten-core diamond whose soft, red glow echoes warmly through the body of the flute.

Older Designs

A face wrap of luxurious silverweave displaying a platinum Triquetra inset with a lightning amethyst.

The heavy, lustrous fabric of the wrap is made up of silver threads spun together with white linen thread for extra support. These strands are woven together with a pitch-black thread, resulting in a shimmery, somewhat starry effect. The rich purple gemstone inset into the shining platinum of the Triquetra hides a golden lightning-shaped inclusion. Tapered on each end, the length of fabric is clearly meant to be wrapped about the head and face.

A gleaming platinum choker dangling a stylized eighth note charm.

Slight doming and a finely curved flag gives the single musical note a three-dimensional appearance. Inset into the note-head is a tiny, sparkling amethyst, faceted so that it glistens as it catches the light. The note hangs by its flag from the lustrous choker.

A fiery phoenix charm displaying swirling charoite eyes.

Lifelike feathers of red and yellow gold each limned with a faint tracery of white gold and scattered with twinkling ruby dust give the illusion of the bird being engulfed in flames. Standing out against the fiery detailed body are the wickedly curved beak and fierce talons of silvery-black animite and the charoite eyes which swirl in a chaotic blend of cool violets. Faint whirring noises can be heard from within its belly.

Second place winner, Order of the White Rose Beads for Favors, 445 Skullcleaver.

Prize: glaes carving knife inlaid with a sapphire sprinkled opal butterfly.

Minute seven-pointed star-shaped sapphires dot each of the butterfly's delicate opal wings, while each compound eye is ingeniously set with a smoky tourmaline that glimmers when caught in the light. The initials 'G. M.' are impressed into the metal, while a small inscription adorns the grip. There appears to be something written on it.

A glaes carving knife reads: "Order of the White Rose -- Beads For Favors -- 445"

A gypsy shirt with an orchid alexadrite button. (yes, it has a typo)

Designed to offer a flirtatious peek of the wearer's midriff, the cropped, off-the-shoulder shirt is crafted of the softest raw silk and stitched with intricately woven triquetras of multi-hued, metallic threads. Centered on the front of the gathered and ruffled grey shirt is a button fashioned from a highly polished orchid alexandrite. In the daylight, the orchid alexandrite (color changing gem) exhibits a vivid pink hue.

A heavily-boned black nightsilk corset clasped with a stormfire topaz.

Wasp-waisted, this corset accents the feminine form to perfection. The softly curving top and bottom of this beautifully crafted garment are embroidered with threads of glittering topaz, while complex silvery laces crisscross up the sides. Gleaming platinum hook and eye closures embellish the front of the corset. Designed to attract attention, the form-fitting corset is clasped with an elegant stormfire topaz. The gem is a steely blue-grey, reminiscent of brilliant bolts of lightning.

A dagged chainmail belt displaying a lightning amethyst.

The gleaming platinum belt, crafted to gracefully drape across the wearer's hips, features triangular dags edged in a multitude of tiny bells which sway with every movement. The dags are forged with a pattern of alternating chevrons of shining black and glistening deep purple metal links. Prominently featured upon the clasp, the depths of a rich purple lightning amethyst hide a golden lightning-shaped inclusion.

A starlight velvet gypsy skirt.

Crafted to sway with any motion, the luxurious cloth of this full skirt consists of silk threads with diamond chips worked into them. When the light hits the fabric, the gem's reflection creates the illusion of glittering stars on a moonlit night across the surface. Cut to accentuate the hips, the contoured waistband is laced at the sides. Centered on the waistband is a black opal which is mounted in an elegant setting of platinum. The glittering jewel flashes with brilliant flecks of red and purple.

A gold-inlaid damascened platinum tailband etched with a phoenix.

The damascened platinum gives the impression of liquid metal beneath the gleaming surface of the band which has channels of gold flowing around its edges. Deeply etched into the surface is the image of an intricate fiery phoenix in flight clutching a stylized eighth note. Inset into the eye sockets are a pair of perfectly matched faceted amethysts.

Some high-heeled grey leather boots with platinum-inlaid heels.

The cuffs of the supple, calf length boots are turned down revealing the luxurious suede interior. Along the edge of the cuff and encircling the ankle are straps of matching leather, each of which is fastened with a buckle crafted of fine damascened platinum. Delicately inlaid into the back of each highly figured wyndewood heel is a single platinum quarter note inset with a tiny faceted amethyst.