Monday, August 4, 2014

Shinies Ahoy - Magical Mystery Box review

Name: Shinies Ahoy
Details: A small flat-rate Priority Mail box full of "weird and shiny stuff" from the Shinies Ahoy Etsy shop.
Price: $20


The Magical Mystery Box from Shinies Ahoy is unlike any mystery shipment that you can order on Etsy. It's full of...well...how about first we take a look at the items that I received in a complimentary shipment that Shinies Ahoy sent to me, and then I'll talk at you on the other side?


Everything came neatly packaged, packed, and labeled.


Vera Cruz amethyst, dried starfish, an ammonite fossil


 Beetle wings, tiny sea urchin spines, scarlet macaw feathers


Butterfly wings and African porcupine quills


Porcupine bones, a citrine point, alligator teeth, polished shell beads


A spiny spider


Amazon parrot feathers, hyacinth macaw feathers, galah feathers


A really cool-looking shell

I absolutely loved this box! I realize that it's not for everyone, being full of bones and spiders and such, but I love nature, and was fascinated by each new item that I unwrapped. Some of the pieces, such as the beetle wings, will make for really cool jewelry, while I'm thinking that I'll arrange the rest of it in a shadowbox or some other display case. Being an animal lover, I appreciated the fact that all the shop's feathers are cruelty-free, and that Shinies Ahoy makes a goal of providing sustainable, responsibly sourced natural items.

To check out the Magical Mystery Box from Shinies Ahoy, head here: Magical Mystery Box link. Shinies Ahoy also offers two other "mystery" shipments: a "Mystery Mix" of 30 cruelty-free parrot feathers for $10, and a "Deluxe Mystery Mix" of 20 rare and exotic feathers for $20.


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