As promised (threatened?) earlier, here's the URL for the amethyst and velvet seed (aka mgambo seeds, weleweka or Hawaiian pussy willow - or simply fuzzy seeds) neckl;ace and bracelet:
That is simply gorgeous, with webtv viewing things does not always happen, this I got it enlarged and it is so pretty. Now please tell me about the pussy willow, does it stay intact, the pussy willow around here would not. Are they an amethyst color, they look like they are and the larger velvet seed, they look like they are a dark purple. So pretty!!!!! Marilee
Thank you!
The Hawaiian pussy willow is a tree seed with a rather hard coat and takes a Dremel to drill. After the first few I bought a Dremel drill press, and it makes the drilling much easier. I may still have some that I bought several years ago, but I think those went into jewelry by now. They are gray and remain fuzzy for a long time for all I know. They are not as fuzzy as real pussy willows (I know those too), but fuzzy enough. I only buy them from Hawaii (not imported), and I have a few trees in the ground now to grow my own. Until my trees bear I buy them mostly from the Kona side of the Big Island (the island I'm on), but have bought them from Oahu before too.
I think they match the amethyst very well but I have used them with pretty much any color. Tina (where is Tina?! - probably got other things to do, it's a short summer in Alaska) remarked that Swarovski crystals go well with them, like the stars in the night time sky. I have only recently started putting them with anything else. I'm glad you like it, I hope other people do too.
They are pretty cool - they look like they have a halo.
Maren,
Absolutely nummy!
Thanks for sharing.
Vicki
Thanks!
You people are making my day ...
Dwyn: they're fuzzy, and for all I know they stay that way.
From the comments I'm gett> > On Jul 8, 3:49 pm, snipped-for-privacy@webtv.net (Marilee M) wrote: >
They look frosted! Lovely
Tina
Just in the picture, they're fuzzy :) Thanks!
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