These winners have collected enough tokens for a lovely prize:   K.D. of Garden City, MI (collected the most tokens; final tally 104)   D.A. of Orange County, CA K.R. of Linden, Michigan H.P. of Victoria, British Columbia     Stay tuned for photos of your prizes!     * * * * * * *     Harken Ye and Thee, A Maiden Comes Forth     Such with delight,  we received our first call. . . From a Maiden who's witty, well, you'll have to read all:       Hear Ye, Oh Great Sorcerer and Sorceresse,   Five of thou Magical Fairies haveth been captured. They be held in a faraway tower, And soon wilt be fractured Unless Ye use thou Draconian power.   Ye must conjure baubles of glass, Worthy a King's Ranson, For this lovely knave with sass, Strives for something Handsome.                                                        (verse by CK from Tennesee)   * * *      So we readeth your prose Not once, dear, but Twice. And thinking of what Thou thinkest be nice.   Waving our wands, Round yonder and faire, To find something worthy We maketh with caire.   So consider our gift, and thinketh it grand, And thank ye for playing In thist Faerie Land.     * * * * *       Tokens, Tokens, Here Ye Tokens   (recite to please, in Middle English, somewhat Chaucer-ish)   Gather ye faeries, and mischievious sprites, unhoard from corners where haveth no lights. Those smiling, those pout, Thou have'st thee knaves, From Janivier to Dezembraye, For to thee we gaves.   These spritely and spirited penniless pounds, have h'what  it has to be more than thist sounds.    So here's what thou must do what to do: Scanny those coins, and an image of those, send to our e-box and a wee bite of  prose.   Whether be one or a ton, thoust sure to be glad When gifts get traded for h'what thoust already had.            (modern English translation:  gather your tokens, scan an image of your entire collection, and send the scanned image to our email:  info@m-verdi.com).  Winners and their prizes will be published!   * * * * * * *             Fairy Tokens?   Time to dig them out of your sock drawers, jewelry boxes, and junk drawers!   No, we aren't opening an M-Verdi Casino, but we are giving away some fabulous gifts!   Whether you have one token or a hundred, gather them together and then come back here on 30 November 2008.   You'll find out the goodness that awaits!   xoxoxox Andrew & Aimee Suzanne                     Free Shipping on All Domestic Orders!   Here at Monte Verdi we strive to produce the highest quality lampwork beads possible.  We are a husband and wife team working from our home studio located in the hills along Lake Superior's southern shore.  With over a decade of lampworking experience, our studio is always open and ready to offer the most exquisite beads for your beading and bead collections.    We invite you to browse our website and view offerings of both the past and present.  Or take time to learn a little more about Aimee and I in our 'Life on Saint Martin's Hill' and 'About Us' pages.  We also offer links to some of our friends to assist both the beader and lampworking student.    Please sign up for our news letter and check in regularly to view our new offerings.