{"product_id":"crossroads-whimsical","title":"Crossroads | Whimsical","description":"\u003cp\u003eA one-of-a-kind handmade glass dome — whimsical, witchy and quietly alive, for those who understand that the most interesting places are always the ones where two worlds meet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dome is divided. Not by design, but by something older — the way a crossroads divides a road, the way a season divides a year. On one side: summer. Pink and violet blooms, fresh and full, the kind of abundance that doesn’t know yet that it’s ending. On the other: autumn. Orange, red and gold — the colours of things that have decided to burn beautifully before they go. A carved pumpkin peeks from beneath the autumn half, small and grinning, as though it has been waiting for you to notice it. A piece of fluorite catches the light in the summer zone. A shed snakeskin winds through the composition — a reminder that transformation is not loss, but continuation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the centre of it all: a nutria skull, delicate and pale, holding a flower in its jaws. Resting on the skull, a Speckled Wood butterfly (\u003cem\u003ePararge aegeria\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn ornate nameplate reads: \u003cem\u003eCrossroads\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn witchcraft, the crossroads is a place of power — a liminal space between worlds, between seasons, between what was and what is becoming. It is where decisions are made, where spirits gather, where magic is strongest. This dome is exactly that: a place where summer and autumn meet and neither one wins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e_______________________________\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNutria skull holding a flower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreserved \u003cem\u003ePararge aegeria\u003c\/em\u003e butterfly (Speckled Wood)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummer side: heather, pink and violet blooms, limonium, yarrow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutumn side: strawflower (\u003cem\u003eXerochrysum\u003c\/em\u003e), paper lantern flowers, rust-coloured flax, wheat ears, foxtail grass (\u003cem\u003eSetaria\u003c\/em\u003e), pine cone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoss throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall carved pumpkin face\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFluorite crystal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShed snakeskin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrnate nameplate inscribed: \u003cem\u003eCrossroads\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlass dome on wooden base — hand-painted, stained and sanded, with ornamental legs and engraved nameplate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack finished with Morbid Oddities logo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully handmade arrangement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e_______________________________\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProcessing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReady to display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of a kind — you will receive the exact piece shown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e_______________________________\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarefully packaged to ensure safe delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal design — no copies permitted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e_______________________________\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18 cm x 21 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e_______________________________\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLORE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere is a place where the road splits and neither direction has a name. 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