Something Sparkly This Way Comes...

I was incredibly productive yesterday...  I posted 14 new items!  I think that's a new record for me!  *happy dance*


Of course, 8 of those items were in the same style, and therefore shared the same story.  (And, for the record--it is very difficult to come up a story to unify colors as disparate as the ones featured below.*)


Still, I am very content with the outcome.  I present: The Fashion Contest!


Here we have Day 7--a brilliant shade of turquoise blue:

Next up is Day 15: clear and silver...

Followed closely by bright pink for Day 19:

And, last but not least, black for Day 28:

Aren't they sparkly?


And, because I am proud of the story, here is the accompanying tale of fashion and jealousy:


Lady Vellys was known amongst the women of the Noble Court for having unparalleled fashion sense. Especially famous was her ability to accessorize impeccably with any outfit. No matter what the color, she always had jewelry—and hat, and scarf, and shoes, and stockings—to match. She was the unofficial fashion queen of the Noble Court, the fashion capital of the Landus Fantasticus.

She did not particularly care for her reputation; to her, it was simply about the enjoyment of looking her best. Yet, her status brought about the jealousy of many other aspiring Noble Court fashionistas. Some of the women would openly vie for her position, trying to out-accessorize the accessory queen. Others took a more passive-aggressive approach. They would give her gifts of hard-to-match items, and insist that she wear them. And wear them she would, complete with wonderfully matching accessories.

Eventually, the fashion tension came to a head when a Grand Contest was announced. It was decided amongst the fashion powers-at-be that, for a month, participating contestants had to wear a different color each day. The prize was intangible, but still coveted: the honorary title of Noble Court Fashion Specialist.

Many noble court ladies participated in the contest, including Lady Vellys. It soon became evident that it was going to be a tough competition; after the second week, most of the contestants had already dropped out (especially since there was a disasterous debate about the difference between “lavender” and “lilac,” causing at least a third of the women to give up in a huff). 

After the month was over, the results were announced. Everyone was not surprised when Lady Vellys won. However, they were surprised to learn that there were, in fact, five other winners. Each woman was given the honorary title and the appropriate respect. 

Lady Vellys, for her part, was pleased. The jealous attention was no longer focused solely on her, and she had peace to do what she loved: spend time to look her best.


These earrings and hairsticks look as if they could be part of Lady Vellys' collection--different colors worn on different days.


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* - I mean, honestly...  With turquoise, clear, black, and bright pink, you can't really represent the four seasons, or the four cardinal directions, or the four winds, or the four humors, or...  I am happy I came up with what I did!