I like to make you feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside and just when you’re about to meet your maximum capacity of coziness, I throw something at you that makes you think, “Huh, what?”Tumblr (3.0; @velvetandviolet)http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr1iws6kf61qljwjro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When I was little I wanted to be a mermaid “hunter.” I thought that just meant that I would get them to be my friends.</p>http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/9921137345http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/9921137345Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:38:40 -0400Alice Gibb, “A Private World” photographed by Tim Walker, Vogue Italia, 2008.jpgtim walkermermaid“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.”<br/><br/> - <em>Roald Dahl (via <a href="http://fairycastle.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">fairycastle</a>)</em>http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/9022971841http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/9022971841Tue, 16 Aug 2011 22:19:51 -0400roald dahlquotemagic<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iEN-kHe5o_Y?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>I’m so sorry I’m becoming such a sap, but this is just too much. TOO MUCH.</p>http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/8764691392http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/8764691392Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:56:08 -0400little kidscutekidsfirst kissadorable<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpjeg9XK6o1qzrkblo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>IS THIS A BUNNY? I DON’T KNOW BUT GIMMMME GIMMME.</p>http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/8622942903http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/8622942903Sun, 07 Aug 2011 20:46:06 -0400cutefluffybabyanimalbunny<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lohisj7WML1qzr6ooo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Love that taxidermy bat. Is that fucked up?</p>http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/8248498131http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/8248498131Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:58:38 -0400vintage photowallinteriordecorguntaxidermy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp2w4tjSsj1qgtsxro1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I really try to avoid too many kitten posts but jesus.</p>http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/8203429449http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/8203429449Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:50:53 -0400kittyhugkitten<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp2sedGZEy1qgtsxro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Buttttt… how do you water it?</p>http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/8200374051http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/8200374051Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:30:12 -0400bookplantnaturecenterpiecediy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_low2u2918X1qmwai5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jump.</p>http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/8177727376http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/8177727376Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:50:37 -0400pariseiffel towerjumpwater<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll1rmmkfdn1qd5b6mo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Strip.</p>http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/8156868994http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/8156868994Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:26:24 -0400wallpapergifstrip<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo43ojIFXR1qi23xao1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Also: cowboy boots, elf shoes with curly toes, and kimonos.</p>http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/7848702246http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/7848702246Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:14:33 -0400The Mighty Booshgifponcho<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lom5n7gBeD1qgtsxro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sister tats.</p>http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/7831248012http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/7831248012Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:57:07 -0400tattoostatsdollsMatryoshka dollsrussian nesting dollssister tattoos<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lom5fzJ9L41qgtsxro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>BEE HIVE CAKE???</p>http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/7831086295http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/7831086295Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:52:46 -0400beebeesbee hivecakedessert<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lohyq8sTQH1qe0i88o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Watching a lot of scary movies these days.</p>http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/7823623540http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/7823623540Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:37:40 -0400lacegirlshadow<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_loc3kikT6G1qzb2hmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_loc3kikT6G1qzb2hmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_loc3kikT6G1qzb2hmo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_loc3kikT6G1qzb2hmo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Tim Walker does it again. Holy fuck. Marvelous, so marvelous.</p>http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/7643410570http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/7643410570Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:46:34 -0400interiorvictorianovergrowntuftedvelvettim walker<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_loco1mKnQU1qgvk5qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Looking in.</p>http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/7643219855http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/7643219855Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:35:27 -0400watergirlisolation<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo6i09QFW91qgz67oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Stuck in a cloud.</p>http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/7642955393http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/7642955393Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:20:24 -0400cloudskygirlblack and white<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljjbl9dJTY1qzlrf2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Whhhhhaaaat is going on here.</p>http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/7620704307http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/7620704307Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:20:34 -0400decaygirlswalls<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lobm1lKvwv1qe0i88o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>If only this really was the sky. </p>http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/7620665976http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/7620665976Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:19:27 -0400constellationanimalsdrawing<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lni7ejyEXw1qc9zfzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dreamy.</p>http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/7556548683http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/7556548683Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:01:36 -0400castlewinterarchitecture<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo6w035s211qgvk5qo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>That citrus aroma, lovely.</p>http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/7556408951http://velvetandviolet.tumblr.com/post/7556408951Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:57:54 -0400dinnerplace settingweddingtabledecororangesnatureoutdoor