Author Archives: nikkitytom
Contact Information
♥ Inquiries and Orders: Email: Nikkitytom@aol.com Orders may be placed for most items, subject to availability of materials. Normally most orders can be filled within six weeks, sometimes sooner. Complete updates and photos of the finished … Continue reading
Fancy Hatpins
Gorgeous hatpins featuring exotic plumage from an array of Pheasants, Peacocks, Geese and Roosters. Each elaborate cockade of feathers is gathered into a lightweight golden colored tube bead. Brass pins with mechanical clutch terminals. Hatpins can be ordered … Continue reading
Green & Black “Tweed” Lei Kamoe
A gorgeous lei kamoe, inspired by the lush ferns and moss of a tropical forest floor. Kalanimalie’s signature “tweed” blend of kelly and leaf greens accented with touches of black, seques beautifully to a central cockade which boasts a … Continue reading
Lavender & Pink “Tweed” Lei Kamoe
A gorgeous lei kamoe, featuring an unusual contemporary color palette. Kalanimalie’s signature “tweed” blend of lavender, purple and shell pink seques smoothly from the rich black terminals to the lush cental cockade. A striking cockade forms the focal centerpiece … Continue reading
Red & Black “Tweed” Lei Kamoe
A gorgeous lei kamoe, featuring the traditional red and black feathers. Kalanimalie’s signature “tweed” blend adds a subtle accent of ilima feathers which seque smoothly into the body color. Kalanimalie’s signature polymer bead terminals are a perfect finish. Each … Continue reading
Red & Guinea Hen Lei Kamoe
A gorgeous lei kamoe, featuring the traditional red and black feathers with beautiful guinea hen accents. A striking cockade forms the focal centerpiece of this exquisite lei. Kalanimalie’s signature polymer bead terminals are a perfect finish. *** .
Red & Black Lei Kamoe
♥ Lei Kamoe A gorgeous traditional “Lei Kamoe” in which hundreds of tiny feathers are individually knotted around a central core. Once the exclusive province of the Ali’i or Hawaiian royalty, this ancient art survives today in the hands of … Continue reading
Ilima Tweed & Black Kamoe Lei
A gorgeous lei kamoe, featuring the traditional ilima gold feathers with red and black accents. Kalanimalie’s signature “tweed” blend of red and ilima feathers are subtle accents which seque smoothly into the body color. A striking cockade … Continue reading
Black & Taupe Lei Humu Papa
♥ Humu Papa hat lei by Nikki Kalanimalie Using dyed goose feathers with pheasant accents, this lei is an excellent example of Kalanimalie’s signature use of her ornamental “stations” with an elaborate finial. “I borrowed this design from the traditional … Continue reading
Feather Lei as an Art
. Mutual Publishing is releasing a revised edition of Feather Lei As An Art . This new edition is meant to perpetuate the art of featherworking and bring it to a wider audience. It provides step-by-step instructions on how to make both … Continue reading
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