New Hair Toy on the Way

[Mely]

Look what Keoma (of Willowthewisp on Etsy) is sending me:
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/melykin/ETSY215.jpg

Isn't it stunning? <snip> I can't wait until it arrives.

I've got to get my camera out and take pics of some of my other new goodies.

Anyone else have goodies to share pics of?

[Peggy E.]

This is gorgeous! Hand carved in the fork, right? There are so many talented artisans amongst us - what a treat you'll have in store!

I've got a few new things, but I've got to save them for the hair toy challenge!

[MelLuna]

She really make lovely hairtresures. I love her work.

[lora410]

WOOOW, what is a very unique pretty!

[Mely]

I finally got my camera out, and the batteries are dead :rolleyes:
I'm going out later, and will get more batteries. (We have rechargeables, but they don't seem to take a charge any more.)

In the mean time, look at this Graydog crochet hook (http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300212387471&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:CA:1123). In the description it says it is turned out of a "man-made polymer". I wonder if hair sticks could be made out of this substance. Graydog seems to have switched over entirely to crochet hooks, although I believe some of them can be adapted into hair sticks, on request.

[Patrycja]

That is too pretty :) lucky you!

[Gaelic Girl]

Look what Keoma (of Willowthewisp on Etsy) is sending me:


Isn't it stunning? <snip> I can't wait until it arrives.

I've got to get my camera out and take pics of some of my other new goodies.

Anyone else have goodies to share pics of?


Wow, Mely!! What an exceptional piece!!! You'll be crowned 'Belle of the Ball' next St. Andrew's!!!!

You have such a great collection!!! Thanks for sharing your finds! I bought a spebarb fork because of you! :cheese:

[Mely]

Gaelic girl, I understand you have a thistle hair stick made by Keoma. The funny thing is, I asked her about making a comb before I new about your stick. Great minds think alike!

I'd love to see your spebarb fork.
I asked spebarb (on Etsy) if he could make me a fork on which the beads could be changed, and he did! The beads that fit on Pandora-type bracelets work well on it -- most beads don't have a big enough hole. So now I'm obsessed with Pandora beads :silly:
Here are pics:
closed:
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/melykin/beadfork.jpg

open
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/melykin/IMG_3871.jpg

[TheHippieChick]

OMG! THAT IS SO BRILLIANT! you can change the beads?! I have to have one! MELY did you have to custom order yours? I cannot find one in his shop. :D Never Mind...I just inished reading your last post:rolleyes:

[Mely]

I'm sure he could make you another one Keoma. :flower: He lives in Oregon, which is probably not that far from where you are. Did you see the hair stick with the changable bead? It is on my "Hair toy Madness" album which I just started last night, so it hasn't got very many of my hair toys in it yet.

I'm not trying to enable anyone into having a bead obsession or anything :o

[atlantaz3]

Gaelic girl, I understand you have a thistle hair stick made by Keoma. The funny thing is, I asked her about making a comb before I new about your stick. Great minds think alike!

I'd love to see your spebarb fork.
I asked spebarb (on Etsy) if he could make me a fork on which the beads could be changed, and he did! The beads that fit on Pandora-type bracelets work well on it -- most beads don't have a big enough hole. So now I'm obsessed with Pandora beads :silly:
Here are pics:
closed:
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/melykin/beadfork.jpg

open
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/melykin/IMG_3871.jpg
I just ordered my second comb from speharb this morning - I know I'll be asking for a third soon. I have one will the purple bead and ordered the mixed media heart - because I want to color coordinate to clothes. This will be perfect - now I'll have to start a bead collection! Thanks for sharing.

[Mely]

I .... This will be perfect - now I'll have to start a bead collection! Thanks for sharing.

Consider yourself enabled! :D

[Gaelic Girl]

Wow, Mely! That's utterly brilliant!!! I love that you can change the beads!! There are so many wonderful beaders on Etsy...oy! :) Hold on wallet! :)

I think we have to dish our 'Scottish' stash sometime, Mely :) I think we've very similar tastes!
Have a great day.
GG

[TheHippieChick]

I already have a bead obsession MELY! Now I know what I can do with them! I adore lampwork and cloisonne.....siiiiigh...la romantique

[Tapioca]

Oh, it's absolutely lovely. My hair hates forks with more than two prongs, but I can see it in yours.

[intothemist1999]

Look what Keoma (of Willowthewisp on Etsy) is sending me:
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/melykin/ETSY215.jpg






<<SWOON!!>>> I am in SERIOUS covet mode!! :D



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[Mely]

Intothemist: check out willowthewisp etsy site -- she has another thistle comb listed--last time I looked.

Has anyone else ordered from Wolfenwoods on ebay? I've got two of their sticks and I really like them (pic in my Hair Toys Madness album). An interesting new Wolfenwoods hair stick (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110240175383)was just listed.

[Mely]

I thought maybe I should call a meeting, since I've been on a bender.

Look what I just ordered from Willowthewisp:
I love the natural wood stuff.
Spring flower sticks (http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=8195548)

And I have two more sticks from Wolfenwood on the way--The little "knob" on the pointy end of Wolfenwood sticks seems to help them stay in my hair. They work really well for me.
Owl stick (http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=110240175383&_trksid=p3984.cWON.m313.lVI)
cobalt crystal stick (http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=110240423534&_trksid=p3984.cWON.m313.lVI) (this is to match one I already own)


Ok, now lets call the meeting to order.
Hello, my name is Mely, and I am a hair-toy addict.
Today I'm working on step one:

1. I have come to realize that I am powerless over hair-toys listed on ebay and etsy, for without them my hair would become unmanagable...

[Guenever]

Oh PRETTY! :D nice choices..
- I'm in love with the owl-stick -- it's TOO cute! :inlove:


Ahem... *clears throat*
Hi, my name's Louise....... and yes, okaaaay.. I'm may (or may not) be hair toy addict :whistle:
But I've come to terms with it.. no treatment/rehab is going to cure me anyway, so I embrace my addiction :wink:
- I don't smoke (anything), I rarely drink, I don't really like to go shopping, I don't do drugs.. So the way I see it I'm allowed to have one serious flaw :tongue: At least it's a "healthy" one.. lol

[SHELIAANN1969]

Oh PRETTY! :D nice choices..
- I'm in love with the owl-stick -- it's TOO cute! :inlove:


Ahem... *clears throat*
Hi, my name's Louise....... and yes, okaaaay.. I'm may (or may not) be hair toy addict :whistle:
But I've come to terms with it.. no treatment/rehab is going to cure me anyway, so I embrace my addiction :wink:
- I don't smoke (anything), I rarely drink, I don't really like to go shopping, I don't do drugs.. So the way I see it I'm allowed to have one serious flaw :tongue: At least it's a "healthy" one.. lol


My sister and bf SAY I am a hairtoy addict, but I dont believe them. I always tell them, "well, at least it isnt heroin" lol

[Guenever]

I always tell them, "well, at least it isnt heroin" lol

Exactly! :lol:

[mommy101405]

hair toys or diapers. hair toys or diapers. hair toys or diapers. :p

[freznow]

Zomg I love the Wolfenwood ones!!! I'm going to be keeping an eye on their other stuff...

Ummm hi, I don't think I have a problem, though I have been told that if my dad sees one more package of hair stuff I'll be nicknamed "Crazy Ray" so idk, I might be on the verge of addiction.

[Patrycja]

hair toys or diapers. hair toys or diapers. hair toys or diapers. :p

LOL everytime I go into the grocery store I come out with diapers and some kind of hair stuff.Either a new conditioner or a new toy.

I am a hair ribbon addict.I have hairtoys but lots more ribbons :)

[Ohio Sky]

I am suffering (ok, maybe not SUFFERING) from a fairly recent hairtoy addiction. But, I quit smoking last year, so its 10 steps up right!? :D

I recently (last month probably) bought:

This kansashi (http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=8040040), These silver sticks (http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=8040040), and These custom sticks (http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=8040039) from Nightshade, this Flexi 8 (http://www.flexi8.com/flex/0549.html) (my first!) and This flexi 8 (http://www.flexi8.com/flex/0466.html) for DD, and a myriad of random stuff from the store that looks fun but always ends up unused for whatever reason.

I love my Flexi 8. Im wearing it right now and it looks great and is so secure!

[eadwine]

*just waves from the corner, not quite ready to admit to things yet, even though it is BLATANTLY obvious* ;)

[willowcandra]

I too am an addict. I can now wear a different toy every day for 49 days.

I have a wishlist as long as my arm.

[lora410]

Hi :waving: im lora and I am a bad hair toy addict to. I usually spend close to 30$ or more every two weeks. this week i am bidding on a hair stick; eventhough I told myself I wouldnt.

[lora410]

I am suffering (ok, maybe not SUFFERING) from a fairly recent hairtoy addiction. But, I quit smoking last year, so its 10 steps up right!? :D

I recently (last month probably) bought:

This kansashi (http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=8040040), These silver sticks (http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=8040040), and These custom sticks (http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=8040039) from Nightshade, this Flexi 8 (http://www.flexi8.com/flex/0549.html) (my first!) and This flexi 8 (http://www.flexi8.com/flex/0466.html) for DD, and a myriad of random stuff from the store that looks fun but always ends up unused for whatever reason.

I love my Flexi 8. Im wearing it right now and it looks great and is so secure!


lmao I quit smoking last year as well in September. Now I just waste the money on toys!! hey better then cigs I say :D

[cindy58]

I'm an addict too -- sometimes I try to control it, other times I shamelessly give in!

I love the daffodil (so unique!) and owl hair sticks. Mucho pretty!

[cindy58]

hair toys or diapers. hair toys or diapers. hair toys or diapers. :p

I'm afraid it will be a desperate situation if you don't have enough diapers!

[Ohio Sky]

lmao I quit smoking last year as well in September. Now I just waste the money on toys!! hey better then cigs I say :D

Exactly! I'd rather look good and have pretties in my hair than smell like an ashtray and have yellow nails. Eww...
Congrats to us for replacing an addiction with another, better one!

[Hypnotica]

I smoke AND collect hair art. But I can sell the stuff I don't use, so I guess I'm just an addict light.

[TammySue]

Mely! I have a "special order" hair stick coming from Wolfenwoods! It's the mermaid stick, but I had him do it with an irridescent aurora borealis crystal on an ebony stick. Here's a pic (don't have it yet, but will soon!)

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/missgunnesax/mermaidhairstick.jpg

[ajr]

I am waiting for my Monkthemonk fork to arrive and have obsessively been meeting the mailman for the past 3 days. The poor guy probably thinks I'm stalking him but I figured you guys would understand =).

[jojo]

I was but im on the wagon at the moment due to being poor, Eadwine fancy seeing you posting here;) i thought of you as soon as i saw the thread;)

[eadwine]

:lol: Yeah, I admit.. guilty. At least I know I AM saving up for them and not racking up on the CC. Don't have one, that helps :lol:

I DO go more for the deals though.. however the 60thstreets and 2 ficcares I have are true quality products.

Flexi's I count in the deal part (they're under 20usd).

[Mely]

Mely! I have a "special order" hair stick coming from Wolfenwoods! It's the mermaid stick, but I had him do it with an irridescent aurora borealis crystal on an ebony stick. Here's a pic (don't have it yet, but will soon!)

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/missgunnesax/mermaidhairstick.jpg

Stunning!!

[Sillage]

For the past month I've had a moratorium on toy buying until I learn how to do more updos. But I just bought a big spool of silk ribbon a few days ago :rolleyes:. BTW, my dad is a big old enabler. He loves wood working, especially unique woods, beautiful carvings or inlays, and finishes. If I show him something cool, he tells me to buy it. Too bad I can't get him to pay for it!:p

[DecafJane]

Eep! I'm going to be making a custom order of 3-prong hairforks with 60thstreet, and I am having trouble deciding exactly which pattern to get, and my brain has started telling me, "Buy two! Buy two!"

[Peggy E.]

My sister and bf SAY I am a hairtoy addict, but I dont believe them. I always tell them, "well, at least it isnt heroin" lol

Doesn't that make them enablers, then?! ;o)

I looooooooove that owl stick! You say it matches another one you have? The little cat stick is cute, too. I've only got a gazillion-trillion-bamillion hair sticks, so looking at more hair sticks is not the smartest thing for me to do. But, hey, we're talkin' addiction', right?!

[Peggy E.]

I smoke AND collect hair art. But I can sell the stuff I don't use, so I guess I'm just an addict light.

I've tried to discipline myself much on this order - if I want to buy more hair toys, then I have to sell some I have and am not using. This is getting tough, as I'm sort of down to those I really, REALLY love, so the item I've found really has to be something I know I can't live another day unless it's mine.

It's amazing just how many of those hair toys there are in the world that fit this category!

So, I love the idea of the quitting smoking so the money not spent on smoking can go on hair toys! I quit smoking when I found out I was pregnant and that was 25 years ago! Man, oh, man, the hair toys I can buy with all that $$$$$!!!

Oh, wait a minute - You kind of have to HAVE the money, right? Can't just tell them that I've not spent this all along and so I deserve to have these expensive jewels?

Whad'dya say, Nightshade??!! ;o)

You guys make me feel so much better about myself and my hair accessories collection....

Recently bought a dangling thingie, have no idea what it is - needed it, though. Also am buying a petit pointe tort comb with little stars - will be asking a question concerning this comb.

Oh, and two combs from the Swap Board, and two combs from a dealer on Ruby Lane, but those were in March!

[jojo]

:lol: Yeah, I admit.. guilty. At least I know I AM saving up for them and not racking up on the CC. Don't have one, that helps :lol:

I DO go more for the deals though.. however the 60thstreets and 2 ficcares I have are true quality products.

Flexi's I count in the deal part (they're under 20usd).

I think you should change your user name to 'toy fairy' seriously there are worse habits, and you do have some beauties!

[DecafJane]

I just went and ordered BOTH of the forks (one in sunnyskies and the other in aqua dymondwood) - it is my 30th birthday present to myself. Well, one of them, anyway. The other is the etta mae forks (bloodwood and ebony 2 prongs) I will have on the way soon. Woohoo!

[eadwine]

I think you should change your user name to 'toy fairy' seriously there are worse habits, and you do have some beauties!
:lol: Yeah.. at least I save a lot of money by not smoking, and by barely going out. It does help a LOT with this particular addiction.




I just went and ordered BOTH of the forks (one in sunnyskies and the other in aqua dymondwood) - it is my 30th birthday present to myself. Well, one of them, anyway. The other is the etta mae forks (bloodwood and ebony 2 prongs) I will have on the way soon. Woohoo!
Congratulations!! I am getting an aqua along with the new sunny skies, and aqua is a REALLY pretty color!

Happy waiting by the mail box hehe!

[sahiba]

LOL everytime I go into the grocery store I come out with diapers and some kind of hair stuff.Either a new conditioner or a new toy.

I am a hair ribbon addict.I have hairtoys but lots more ribbons :)

Thats interesting. Exactly how do you use them?

[Mely]

I'm sure Wolfenwoods would make more of those owl sticks if any one were to ask -- not that I'm trying to enable any one... :whistle:

[willowcandra]

I purchase my toys in clumps so I will spend about $150-200 over spring and summer and then nothing for the rest of the year.

I have on order...3 flexis and 4 que craft.

Later this summer dh is going to get me four pairs of ketylos for my birthday.

I want two pairs of sticks from fox. I will put some pennies aside for those. And a leather slide from leather jewels. (I am doing a job for someone in august for $120 and that money is going directly into my hair fund.

But My credit card is at a level that I don't feel comfy with so I am ordering nothing else till that's low enough......I am in control of my addiction lol the kids are still getting all they need before I buy toys. When I can't buy toys I just make the best I can of what I have. Nothing goes unused. I oil and polish things as needed....and work on my wishlist.

I am an addict but I am in control. (or is that what they all say?) I haven't yet got a graydog that will be when I feel like breaking the $40 barrier for a single stick. (maybe when I have everything else I want.)

[DecafJane]

Congratulations!! I am getting an aqua along with the new sunny skies, and aqua is a REALLY pretty color!
Happy waiting by the mail box hehe!

That is a funny coincidence! I am getting the sunny skies with the wedge shape, which I suspect is just about the only thing making the orders a little different (apart from length). :)

[eadwine]

Quite funny :lol: I wonder whose forks will get there first, though I think mine.. shorter distance and shipped earlier ;)

Cannot wait for them to get here!

[DecafJane]

Yours for sure, unless there is some disaster in the international post - mine haven't been made yet, as I only e-mailed them to confirm this morning. :)

[eadwine]

Ohhhh.. no then mine for sure.. I believe they shipped two days ago..

*checks*

Yep, the 14th :)

[Nightshade]

Oh, wait a minute - You kind of have to HAVE the money, right? Can't just tell them that I've not spent this all along and so I deserve to have these expensive jewels?

Whad'dya say, Nightshade??!! ;o)

:spitting:LOL.

Nice try, but I don't believe in sin tax or morality rewards :twisted:

[lora410]

And the addiction continues with my newest purchase HERE (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230240792775), but this will be the only toy this pay week for me :( but this price sure beats the 30$ I payed for my graydog pin which I wear almost daily :D

[Nightshade]

And the addiction continues with my newest purchase HERE (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230240792775), but this will be the only toy this pay week for me :( but this price sure beats the 30$ I payed for my graydog pin which I wear almost daily :D

I love her stuff, but every time I see the photo at the end of her auctions working on a lathe with her hair down I cringe. I know in that photo her hair isn't even close to the lathe, but all it takes is one too-easy-to-make leaning forward movement :scared:

[lora410]

I love her stuff, but every time I see the photo at the end of her auctions working on a lathe with her hair down I cringe. I know in that photo her hair isn't even close to the lathe, but all it takes is one too-easy-to-make leaning forward movement :scared:


I agree that would be really bad to get your hair wrapped around and well you cna imagine *ekk*

[Nightshade]

I agree that would be really bad to get your hair wrapped around and well you cna imagine *ekk*

I actually teach students how to use a lathe, and keep a bag of hair clips and hair ties in the shop just for that purpose. I just keep telling myself that in that photo it's maybe just a photo-op and the lathe is off and if she were REALLY making something the hair would be up.

[eadwine]

Might be worth it just to contact her and tell her about it.. better warn one too many times, than one too few..

[Peggy E.]

:spitting:LOL.

Nice try, but I don't believe in sin tax or morality rewards :twisted:

Oh, that stinks! If we give up sin, live only by walking down the path of morality - where's the fun in that? At least we should have some sort of cool reward! Being good is hard, hard work!!!

[Peggy E.]

I actually teach students how to use a lathe, and keep a bag of hair clips and hair ties in the shop just for that purpose. I just keep telling myself that in that photo it's maybe just a photo-op and the lathe is off and if she were REALLY making something the hair would be up.

Back when the dinosaurs roamed the earth, I had to take wood shop in junior high school. This was in the time of the long, long, hanging straight down hair - girls AND boys.

The teacher had us all so afraid of that lathe that none of us would do a project requiring it's use. We all ended up making these dumb little wood rings that only required our sanding them smooth!

Talk about wasted opportunity.... :o(

[Mely]

Wouldn't one of these beads (http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310041609510&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:CA:1123) be nice on a hair stick? I'm thinking lilac-coloured dymondwood maybe. Now if only I:

a) had a lathe
b) wasn't too scared to go near it
c) had some idea of how to use it
d) could afford the beads

...and if there was such a thing as lilac-coloured dymondwood. Or maybe pink, or periwinkle, or mint green.

[Mely]

I've been browsing on Etsy -- a truly addictive pastime.

Iris Arts (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5147253&section_id=5090903)
Jaftig Delights (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5504534&section_id=5258027)
Oregon Jewelers (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11075702) - changeable bead forks!
Castle Mountain (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5184652)
Steve's Craft shop (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10587953)
Mohdesigns (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10804156)
Dream Catchers (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10895373)
capellilunghi's shop (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9885536)
Gravity Glass works (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5339209&section_id=5234828)
Night Blooming (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5131346)
Catstyles (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5347730)
Willowthewisp (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5239007)

I could keep this up all night. I'm such an addict :o

[Mely]

1. How often do you shop for hair toys?
_____

(0) Never

(1) Monthly or less

(2) 2 to 4 times a month

(3) 2 to 3 times a week

(4) 4 or more times a week

2. How many hair toys do you have on a typical hair toy shopping spree?
_____

(0) 1

(1) 2 or 3

(2) 4 or 5

(3) 6 to 7

(4) 8 or more

3. How often do you buy three or more hair toys on one occasion?
_____

(0) Never

(1) Less than monthly

(2) Monthly

(3) Weekly

(4) Daily or almost daily

4. How often during the last year have you found that you could not stop shopping for hair toys once you had started?
_____

(0) Never

(1) Less than monthly

(2) Monthly

(3) Weekly

(4) Daily or almost daily

5. How often during the last year have you needed to go hair toy shopping first thing in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy hair toy shopping session the night before?
_____

(0) Never

(1) Less than monthly

(2) Monthly

(3) Weekly

(4) Daily or almost daily

7. How often during the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after buying hair toys?
_____

(0) Never

(1) Less than monthly

(2) Monthly

(3) Weekly

(4) Daily or almost daily

8. How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what hair toys you bought the night before because you had bought so many that it is all a blur?
_____

(0) Never

(1) Less than monthly

(2) Monthly

(3) Weekly

(4) Daily or almost daily


10. Has a relative or friend been concerned about your hair toy habit, or suggested you cut down?
_____

(0) No

(2) Yes, but not in the last year

(4) Yes, during the past year



Now add up the numbers in all the boxes. If your total is 8 or more, you might have a hair toy problem, so....:o since you've got a problem anyways, you might as well take a look at this green onyx and marcasite stick (http://www.jegem.com/1/SingleProduct.aspx?SKU=AJH200693&query=Hair%20Jewelries&Category=Hair%20Jewelries). :shrug: Its on sale, and today is the last day. Go on...in for a penny, in for a pound...you might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb.

[eadwine]

I don't get higher than 5, as hard as that is to believe ;)

I guess I am a smart addict :D

Oh and I never shop for THAT.. brrr. Pretty but FAR too expensive. All the auctions on my ebay watch list are under $20 and get thrown off when they reach that point, and I buy less than 1 a month of those in the list, on average.



Edit: I do not for one second believe that hairtoy is holding up that bun in the picture. For two.. it is terribly short. It would work for me seeing I need the shorties, but not for most on this board.

[zelah]

Not sure I'm quite an addict yet, although I do spend a good deal of my time online trying to find lovely hair toys I can afford! I went ahead and bought a few slides and a stick on Etsy today. And after seeing the list that Mely has made, well, I'm not so sure I will be going to bed tonight! Ooo!

[willowcandra]

I scored about 9 lol. I really have about two good shops a year and get about 7 toys each time....that's nothing right?

[Mely]

I don't think I've posted on the pet forum before, but I just wanted to show you all a new hair stick I just bought on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110245003934&indexURL=0&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting

Isn't it cute? :cloud9:

(You can see my puggies Leah and Melykin in my siggie pic)

[Suldrun]

:applause That is the cutest thing

[Lixie]

Hehe, that's so cute! Your pugs are adorable btw. :inlove:

[happylynngilmer]

Aw, that's adorable :} My brother has a pug, and collects pug things. I should get him one just because LOL He could use it for *something* I'm sure!

[Mely]

I just recieved this hair stick (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170213184442)in the mail . It is quite unlike any of my other hair sticks. The spiral part of the stick makes it impossible to push it all the way into my hair, but it can be screwed in easily, and once it is screwed in it is amazingly secure and comfortable.

This seller had 3 hair sticks listed on ebay a few weeks ago, but none since.

[eadwine]

Oh I know that one! I saw it posted a little while ago elsewhere on LHC, cannot remember for the life of me where. I am glad it works well! Do you have a picture of it in action?

[camillacamilla]

Ooh I really like that! I have never seen a stick like that before. Very cool.

[swanns]

Oh wow that's one awesome stick!

And haha now I know what I'll be doing the rest of today, watching similar items in eBay and dreaming about bidding :p

[Mely]

Well ... Brandywine Woodworking now have an etsy store (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5262120).

I've been drooling over the hair sticks there all morning. But they are considerably more expensive than the 3 sticks they had on ebay. I think I was very lucky to have got that stick for only $10. Now I'm giving serious consideration to buying on of the Etsy sticks for more than twice that.

[Nynaeve]

oooo, I'd love to see a pic of it in action, it looks so awesome. I bet screwing it in does make it fit very securely. Too bad he doesn't have anything else up, would loe to see what other kinds of sticks would be up. :)

[SHELIAANN1969]

wow, that is a way cool stick! Maybe the low prices that the auctions were won for werent really enough to cover the costs of materials and time put into the stick.

Its really nice though, sweeeeeeeeeeeet!!

You got a great deal.

[Nynaeve]

wow, that is a way cool stick! Maybe the low prices that the auctions were won for werent really enough to cover the costs of materials and time put into the stick.

Its really nice though, sweeeeeeeeeeeet!!

You got a great deal.


hmmm, good point, though I can see why they would like the atmosphere better at etsy too, so maybe it was a variety of reasons.
Awesome that you got such a great deal, though! :)

[Mely]

OK, I caved in and bought this (http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=8601985).

Since I got my first Brandywine stick for $10, this means I have paid an average of $34.50 for each of my two Brandywine sticks.

[SchnauzerMom]

Very pretty, I like it.

[Mely]

Ok, now they sent me an email offering me 50&#37; off on another one of their sticks -- I took the bait and selected http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11690174.

They also mentioned that they will make special orders.

[eadwine]

Very pretty! :)

[DecafJane]

Mely, you are acquiring quite a collection of these! They look lovely and are so unique. :)

[AutumnLeaves]

Oy! I read this as "hair screwed/tick". I was cringing and discombobulating all over the place! Glad that I took a second glance!!

[Mely]

I transfered all my hair toy pics to the old hair toy thread, which OhioLisa has supplied the link to below.

[Mely]

...follow link given by OhioLisa...

[OhioLisa]

Psssssst... http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=260 ;)

[DecafJane]

Just to bump this up a bit, I had two Brandywine sticks arrive in the mail today, and I thought I would post some action shots. :D

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3040/2591799606_f2082bf362_m.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/2590961821_638e5581a9_m.jpg
This is an action shot of the second one, and I put it up because it shows how well the dangle swings, and the colour on the fish. :D
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/2591798408_a66d98f4c9_m.jpg

[Mely]

Decaf Jane, those are gorgeous!

[DecafJane]

They are, aren't they? :D
They hold really well in my hair in the French twist, too. I have my niece's first birthday on Saturday and I know for a fact that I'll be wearing the stick with the fish dangle - I love it, the nieces will love it and it should be a great piece to attract comments. :)
I love how the amber one is a dangle but it still nice and delicate.

[Mely]

My grand-daughter's first birthday is on Saturday, too!

[DecafJane]

Wow, congratulations - it is such a cute age. :)

[katiana]

Those look so gorgeous on your hair!!

[DecafJane]

Thanks! Being a brunette really helps show off shiny toys. :)

[Loreyanne_H]

DecafJane your sticks are marvellous! I like them so much!

[DecafJane]

I wore the fish stick on the weekend to my niece's party and it held like a rock by itself!
She was so cute - while I was holding her, I would turn my head to the left and she would see the dangle, then I would turn towards her and the dangle would disappear and she would lean over to try to see where it went. I let her touch it briefly and she was so very gentle, and I hardly felt a thing. She is such a precious little angel! (I got so clucky on the weekend. But then they got us to TRY to dress their one and three year old girls, and I was tempted to get my tubes tied. :P ) :D

[Mely]

I wore the fish stick on the weekend to my niece's party and it held like a rock by itself!
She was so cute - while I was holding her, I would turn my head to the left and she would see the dangle, then I would turn towards her and the dangle would disappear and she would lean over to try to see where it went. I let her touch it briefly and she was so very gentle, and I hardly felt a thing. She is such a precious little angel! (I got so clucky on the weekend. But then they got us to TRY to dress their one and three year old girls, and I was tempted to get my tubes tied. :P ) :D

I let my little grand daughter (who also just turned one) touch my owl sticks, while we were looking at owl pictures in a book. She finds them facinating! I can't wait until she has hair long enough for hair toys!

[DecafJane]

I let my little grand daughter (who also just turned one) touch my owl sticks, while we were looking at owl pictures in a book. She finds them facinating! I can't wait until she has hair long enough for hair toys!

That is so cute! I'll bet she loved them. :)

I keep looking at hair things in shops and thinking about whether or not my nieces could wear them. I suspect that when I have kids of my own, they will have very pretty hairtoys available to them if they want to wear them. :D

[Peggy E.]

Those are definitely substantial sticks. Gorgeous and splendid in your hair, ladies! So cute about the baby playing with the fish. ;o)

[DecafJane]

On the Etsy site, mine actually look more substantial than they are in real life - they hold really well in my hair, better than most of my turned sticks (except for the Graydogs). :)