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Two wonderfully quirky jewelry pieces of jewelry, handcrafted from wire. Made years apart, by different artists, both gifted to me. I treasure them. Strange how they both "match" each other, each a warm copper wire and a flower motif. The most recent was a gift from the delightful Val Sparkle, during our recent blogger meet-up on her last visit to Seattle. I had such a good time meeting Val, and like many of my blogger pals, we felt instantly at ease, as if we already knew each other.

I suppose we do.

Haiku Moving Company

Reflected

in the eyes of a dragonfly,

the distant hills. 

                    -Issa

 

No matter how far the distance of a star, you can still feel the shine. Such is the case of The Haiku Moving Company. The crafty creation of Sacramento native Kathy Laskey, The Haiku Moving Company is a creative outlet for this artist and wanderlustful spirit who is currently residing in Colorado, by way of a Florida sailboat. She recently sent me a lovely care package, a wonderful little sample of her listed line of goodies on Etsy.

"No matter how far the distance of a star, you can still feel the shine.   Such is the case of The Haiku Moving Company."

The entire package was a treasure, from the random bird collage on, and lining the envelope, to the Japanese newspaper gift-wrapped parcel. Sealed with twine and charm, my present turned out to be the most adorable little travel set of chopsticks!

Nesting in a sparkling ruby vinyl case, embossed with aviary design, these chopsticks are re-usable, and can be easily slipped into my purse. I love the idea of carrying my own chopsticks too. Somehow its seems very eco-conscious as well as stylish! 

You can order your own amazing sparkle-sticks fromThe Haiku Moving Company on Etsy here.