Erica and I became online friends via Julie's Uglibeads group on Facebook. When she saw that I loved taffy, especially huckleberry taffy, she told me that it was actually made in her state of Utah. I do think part of why I love huckleberry taffy is not only that huckleberries are found in the northern part of the Inland Empire, but also because of their periwinkle color!
In early February I received a surprise package from her. I literally laughed out loud when I found she'd used huckleberry taffy as packing materials for her lovely bead gifts! The beads were huckleberry as well! Just my favorite color!
There were a couple of unique items too: orange kyanite and turquoise beads from closed mines. I didn't even know kyanite came in orange!
Some day Erica and I shall meet and that's a day I'm looking forward to having. Perhaps we'll meet at a jewelry convention?
Thank you Erica for your friendship and fun gifts!
Erica has a gift of a unique eye for finding treasures and creating jewelry with a vintage flair, especially an interest in Steampunk. Please check out her unique Tony Tiggert's Eye Candy shop on Etsy.