Hawaii Swag

Went to Hawaii for 2 weeks with Doug's family

for his parents 50th Wedding Anniversary.

What an awesome trip!!!

We did a one week cruise with his parents & his brother & wife.

We saw Oahu, Maui, Hawaii & Kauai.

Each island has it's own unique attractions.

We did 4 different excursions from the ship & each one was fun

& interesting with AWESOME guides!

Everything I bought there was made in Hawaii, either by

local artists or manufacturers with the exception of a few little tourist items.

I bet you can guess where they were made.

The turquoise mug was hand made & painted in Hawaii.

The Tiki was carved by a woman selling them on the

street in La Haina, Maui. The Raku jar with the turtle on top 

was hand made by a local Maui artist.

This turtle was hand carved just for me by a local carver

in La Haina, Maui. He had just roughed out the shape & he finished it

for me & then signed it. It is one of my favourite pieces!

The tea towels are printed with island motifs & locally made.

The box was hand made in Fiji.

Bought lots of Kona coffee!

This little turtle is sterling silver & opal.

This turtle was hand carved from cow bone by local artists in Oahu.

I will be posting pictures from the trip when I edit them. There are a lot!  : )