Post #405826 by Paipo on Wed, Sep 3, 2008 5:47 PM

Cheers T...shades of Austin Powers? Avana was actually a name I liked for our girl, but rather than subjecting her to a life of double entendres we went with the briefer "Ava". :)

Ben, somehow that little guy wasn't going to hang right if I went through the sides, so I just used a trick from some of the earlier pebble necklaces (the "Splitter" pebble). You still on about that Lono? When do we get another Benzart take on one?

KS,TK, seeks - thanks! Those larger than life photos suggest maybe I could've been cleaner still, but I'm pretty happy with him. I actually find these little Tangs one of the trickiest tikis of all, because of all those repeating curves and bevels.

Babs - I think if I was going to Studio 54 I'd probably wear my vintage Coco Joe's "Polynesian Love Stick" with its fat-assed goldtone chain! But you've stirred the ideas pot...disco tiki?

Ben & Jock - all natural, just drilled and a coat of beeswax to finish. Many hours go into the fossicking and sorting side of things to get all those perfect little stones however, hence the "Beachcomber" name I use for these. (although pretty much anything I make that isn't jade is carved from beachcombed material...)

The latest beachcomber is sooo close to being done - a cool looking lil hybrid Moai/Hawaiian type fella...but I'm taking a few much-needed days off. I will save the pics until he's done. More next week!