Earth toned brown Hawaiian Glass Beaded Lilikoi Lei Necklace is another "one-of-a-kind" design that reflects the beauty discovered all throughout Hawaii. This beautiful "Forbidden Island Inspired" design is made wIth Brown Travertine and Beige Picasso “Rizo” Beads and Brown Picasso Seed Beads. Imagine threading a grain of rice with a cord, that is the amount of detail required to make these designs. These tiny beads take a week to load onto the cords - justifying the need to charge what we are. In addition there are NO MORE OF THESE LEFT IN THE WORLD. We can make 3-4 more only and then never again.
The necklace is finished with an etched silver tone magnetic (for a strong hold) with a combined length of 30". The manufacturer is no longer making either of these Rizo toned beads so are rare in general. This is a "made to order" items so please give up to 2-3 weeks lead time to make for you (lengths can vary as will price). Various magnet end caps can be used if you prefer something different. Everyone you know will think this is a Ni'iHau shell lei but you can assure them it is not, but they will be inspired when seeing this design.
There are hundreds of beads precisely loaded onto 8 nylon fiber braiding cords that are then woven together in a technique called “Kongo Gumi” or strong braid, with one bead at a time added and snuggled into the design to create this elegant necklace.
The weaving of beads requires many hours of braiding on a Japanese wooden stand called a “Marudai”. These necklaces feel wonderful to wear and require little to almost no care by using a clean dry towel every few months to keep dust free and bright. Due to the durability of the glass beads this necklace will last for years. You can also mix and match with different lengths of similar Lei or try the Forbidden Island inspired necklaces in that collection (see sample photo in this item).
For customization please contact info@akaleidesigns.com.
Kumihimo is an ancient Japanese braid making technique that creates beautiful and strong interlaced cords. This art form goes back hundreds of years as braids were made for use in armor of Japanese samurai warriors. In modern times these braids are designed as belts (obijime) used on kimonos.
