Brandywine pretties coming to me!

[sneakybea]

Hey everyone! After a long and stressful semester (of which there are still four more weeks), I treated myself to purchasing a hairstick from Brandywine Woodworking on etsy:
http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=11896800
Isn't it lovely? Malachite is one of my favorite stones.
There's no shipping, which is really nice, and I got an email from Chris saying it was already packed up and ready to ship, and offering me a 15% discount on another purchase! So then I got this one:
http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=11913549
Which is neat because it almost looks reversible; I can wear it with either the dark or the light side facing out!
Anyway, I just wanted to share the pretties and the good experience with you; I'll definitely post some action shots when they arrive!
Sneakybea

[joyfulmom4]

Beautiful! I hadn't seen this Etsy artist before. Now I've added them to my favorites list. :)

[DecafJane]

That is beautiful! I have a couple of Brandywine sticks, and they are just lovely. Big thumbs up from me, too! :D

[Sighridh]

That's great! I wondered who'd gotten those. I'd been eying them but recently got these from him, which I love!:

http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=11576180
http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=11595458

[DecafJane]

Ooh, Sighridh, they are gorgeous, too! :D

[sneakybea]

Ooh, those are lovely too! I've also been admiring this one, though I can't justify another stick right now:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17606982
I just think the open spiral design is gorgeous, particularly in the photo where it was held up to the sun!

[Bene]

ooooh those are gorgeous. i'm sooooooo bookmarking that seller.



the functional lengths look a little short though. can you update us on how they work when you get them?

[Sighridh]

That openwork yellowheart stick is wonderful! What a lot of work went in to that!

The functional length can be a little short depending on the stick. Mine work very well for my hair and I have room to grow into them.
Some of his sticks are rather long and a little more traditionally shaped so I'd say it depends.

Probably a good idea to ask him about functional length before you buy.

[sneakybea]

It's here! It's here! I'm not very good at taking pictures of the back of my head, so forgive me for chopping off my left ear (just call me Vincent, ha ha!). But here's a picture of my stick!
http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u358/sneakybea/000_0187.jpg
It's a very chubby little stick, and I have to do my cinnamon bun a little looser to wiggle it in. But it's just lovely in person, and I wouldn't hesitate to purchase another stick from Brandywine, or to recommend them to others!
Arrgh, this picture is huge! Can somebody help with resizing?

[DecafJane]

It looks great - the colour on the top really stands out. :)