The Cape Cod Kahuna

A friend suggests that this is my alter ego, The Cape Cod Kahuna. He is a surfboard shaped Tiki relaxing with his cranberry mai tai in a Tiki-mug with umbrella. On his forehead is a horse-shoe crab so that nobody confuses this dude with a Pacific Tiki. This is a large pendant, about an inch and a quarter tall. I can hear the bongos playing in the dune grass....

Blue Crab Charm Bead

I really liked the way this one has turned out. It is a Blue crab crawling on a pile of rocks. I think that it reminds me of some old Japanese Netsuke. I'm sending some of these to my friend in Maryland also, where they are blue crab crazy. Here at the water's edge, the blue crab is not holding up well to the types of pollution that so many showers and washing machines produce. I am always happy when I see one, but I used to see dozens.

Even More Charm Beads!

I have been busy creating this line of Charm Beads. Who knew that it would be such a big thing with us? It seems that people like the charm bead format but they want beads that look like something rather than something abstract. It makes sense to me. You could choose a blob with squiggles to remember your vacation... but better yet, a town sign or a bucket of clams to remember your Cape Cod visit!

Town Beads for Pandora/Troll Bracelets

 

I have completed six town signs for  beaded bracelets like Pandora and Troll. You ask and we respond! I wont make every single town in Eastern Massachusetts, But I will make the most popular towns on Cape Cod. Look for them on our web site shortly!

Cape Cod Kahuna

 

It is a new year and time to have some fun! Last year needs to be improved upon. I would just as soon make this year a do-over to replace last year. This is The Cape Cod Kahuna, a fun loving surf board shaped tiki with his own Tiki Mug with umbrella. It is a good sized pendant sure to offer it's wearer a charmed existence and a swank lifestyle.

New Addition

We are the proud parents of an eighty-five pound bouncing baby LaserStar Precision Micro-Laser-Welder. It is as yet un-nicknamed. This tool, though quite expensive, should allow us to join metal in ways that are fairly impossible with conventional torch methods. The laser puddles metal in very small spots with very little heat transfer. It makes the goldsmith's dream of welding pieces held in one's fingers come true.

Mokume wedding Bands

Pardon me, sir... do you Mokumé? Why indeed I do. These rings are made from layered combinations of red, yellow and white gold and some silver. The resulting stock is man-handled into rings that have a wood grain look. This method, a Japanese invention, is very complicated and gratifying.

Twenty-two Bits Make Up a Miniature Bike

I've been working on a few things... Here is a bike, made of little bits of wire. This rough model needs some detailing now!

Pendant for a Tenth Anniversary

I thought I would make a nice diamond pave pendant in the form of a ten point star.... suitable for a tenth anniversary, perhaps. These make nice earrings as well!