Tiki-On-A-Budget - Other Crafts

F Fugu Tiki Socialite Atlanta, Georgia Joined: Feb 06, 2006 Posts: 159	F Fugu Posted posted on Sun, Jul 20, 2008 8:09 PM The fan below is a copy of one from the Marquesas that was pictured on pg. 160 of Pacific Encounters: art and divinity in Polynesia 1760-1560 by Steven Hooper. I thought they were cool so I made my own on the cheap (Total cost was less than $12). The fan part is two round woven placemats from the World Market with a piece of cardboard sandwiched in between for support (~$6.00 total), the "bone" toggle is made out of polymer clay (white + translucent with some brown paint to make it look more like bone; total cost ~$4.00). The handle is just a stained piece of scrap wood that I cut rather poorly and sanded a lot to make it look kind of correct.

The fan below is a copy of one from the Marquesas that was pictured on pg. 160 of Pacific Encounters: art and divinity in Polynesia 1760-1560 by Steven Hooper. I thought they were cool so I made my own on the cheap (Total cost was less than $12). The fan part is two round woven placemats from the World Market with a piece of cardboard sandwiched in between for support (~$6.00 total), the "bone" toggle is made out of polymer clay (white + translucent with some brown paint to make it look more like bone; total cost ~$4.00). The handle is just a stained piece of scrap wood that I cut rather poorly and sanded a lot to make it look kind of correct.

Post #395341 by Fugu on Sun, Jul 20, 2008 8:09 PM