TikiMango's Carvings- P31, Bone Hawaiian Tapa Hook - Tiki Carving

T TikiMango Member Satellite Beach, FL Joined: Jun 17, 2008 Posts: 798	T TikiMango Posted posted on Sat, May 30, 2009 12:38 PM I thought I'd go ahead and post my pendant that I did for the Tiki Art Swap. I finished this off this morning. I was torn between two designs, and settled on this one. Redrew the design on the bone. Now I know why Ruzic enjoys the PNG theme so much, they are fun to do, and you really don't have to worry about symmetry. I antiqued this one by staining it, the white bone just didn't fit the PNG design. I didn't have any black tea, so I had to use Folger's instant coffee (not a drinker). It gave the piece a mild but still older look. While I was staining in the kitchen, I decided to stain the Wheku, but this time I used 4 Lipton tea bags. You can tell in the photos that the stain is a bit on the red side, which I think turned out cool.

I thought I'd go ahead and post my pendant that I did for the Tiki Art Swap. I finished this off this morning.

I was torn between two designs, and settled on this one. Redrew the design on the bone.

Now I know why Ruzic enjoys the PNG theme so much, they are fun to do, and you really don't have to worry about symmetry.

I antiqued this one by staining it, the white bone just didn't fit the PNG design. I didn't have any black tea, so I had to use Folger's instant coffee (not a drinker). It gave the piece a mild but still older look.

While I was staining in the kitchen, I decided to stain the Wheku, but this time I used 4 Lipton tea bags. You can tell in the photos that the stain is a bit on the red side, which I think turned out cool.

Post #457411 by TikiMango on Sat, May 30, 2009 12:38 PM