Oooooo, shiny!

It is no surprise that I like things that are shiny...  

But, recently, I've been enjoying things that are really shiny--faceted Czech glass and Swarovski crystals and all manner of sparklies that glitter in the light.

So, in honor of this, I have posted a new series of bling, named after a particular bird that also enjoys shiny things:

Magpie Treasures 

Earrings in deep cobalt blue

Matching cobalt hairsticks

The Story:
Magpies, it is commonly believed, like to collect shiny things. It's certainly true of the Magpies in the Landus Fantasticus! 

Iridescent plated Czech glass earrings

Matching iridescent hairsticks

Extremely intelligent birds, they have been seen flying all across the land—from the Coast to the High Mountains—looking for discarded pieces of glass, stray beads, bits of shell, anything shiny and shimmery. 

People have even been known to leave out shiny trinkets to attract these Magpies... After all, in the Landus Fantasticus, they are considered bearers of good luck.

Bronze plated Czech glass earrings

...And, you guess it: matching bronze hairsticks!

Made with faceted Czech glass, these earrings and hairsticks certainly sparkle in the light... 

And they look distinctly like something that would attract a Landus Fantasticus Magpie!

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Click here in order to see these items in my shop!

For those new to my blog, the Landus Fantasticus is the setting for a novel series that I'm working on... and it is also the source for the stories that I attach to my jewelry.

Why do I do this?  To make each piece unique, and add some extra flavor.  It might be silly of me, but I figure, why wear a piece of jewelry, when you can wear a piece of a story? :D