Fairy Shrunken Head Earrings With Purple and Pink Hair

Antique silver tone earrings featuring fairy shrunken heads with flowing purple and pink hair mounted on a metal filigree back with violet Swarovski crystal accents. All fairy shrunken heads and skulls are humanly harvested from snapdragon seedpods. Due to the unique aspects inherent to each individual flower earrings may not be exactly identical.

Snapdragons stand for deception and graciousness in the Victorian floriography guide, The Language of Flowers. These seemingly contradictory aspects made snapdragons a unique charm throughout history. Ancient Romans believed that if snapdragons were rubbed over the body that they would appear more youthful. In the Middle Ages snapdragons were thought to break hexes and protect against witchcraft. Victorians believed that if a person concealed a snapdragon flower on their person that they would appear charming and likable. Also a combination of snapdragon and blue hyacinth blooms were given as a plea for forgiveness.