All about Hand-Carved Bone Pendants.

Here at Paua world we are lucky to have skilled craftspeople working for us.

With a wide array of product manufactured right here in Carterton we are proud to offer uniquely New Zealand made jewellery souvenirs and gifts.

One of our most popular products is our handcarved bone pendants.

Each design is produced in consultation with local master carvers and is a contemporary interpretation of a traditional design.

• First the shapes are marked onto beef bone which has been thoroughly cleaned to remove all traces of fats and oils.
• Then a band saw is used to cut out the rough shape which is then refined on a sanding wheel.
• The intricate design details are then cut with a scroll saw and finished using rotary files.

After carving, the pendant is tumble polished for approximately 6 days through a series of progressively finer grades.

Many of our carvings feature tattoo style designs which are engraved into the surface using a laser.

Tattoo design Bone Carving

 

 

After final quality control each pendant has a waxed cord and paua toggle attached along with a description of the meaning.

Finished Bone Carving ready for sale.

Each pendant passes through 6-10 pairs of hands on its journey through our factory.

Want to see more? You can view our range of bone carvings.

 

Until next time,

 

All the team at Paua world.

Christmas is coming!

Firstly,

Let me apologise for time between posts. New baby=lack of sleep. And new point of sale system instore has been eating away at my blogging time too. However…bugs are all worked out, and I’ve been sleeping

So, here I am-refreshed and revived. And thanks to natures miracle, caffeine-I am ready!

Its November….and Christmas is coming! YAY!

Here at Pauaworld we LOVE Christmas. Especially a good old fashioned -Fun in the sun- Kiwi Christmas.

 

To celebrate this, the team at Pauamania has produced some awesome coasters and souvenir pens. And the coasters even  come with a free stand as well to show them off.

The perfect coasters to glam up the table

 

Imagine writing your cards with THIS. Awesome fun!

 

Thats just  a couple of ideas for Christmas so far, and instore we’ve got heaps more as well. Don’t forget to find us on Facebook and twitter to catch all the gossip and fun stuff.

Til Next time,

Ap

 

Extra small shell sellout!

Ok, if you aren’t on our mailing list, and dont use twitter or facebook…here’s the deal.

 

For the months of July and August we are CLEARING OUT our stocks of extra small shell(WC3).

Normally its up to $71.11 a kilo, but for these two months its only $30+GST a kilo! That’s cheaper than our bulk buy rate!

It’s only for the extra small size. No further discounts applicable.

Strictly while it lasts, no holds or rainchecks.

 

You can buy it here

 

Wc3 shell. HOT HOT HOT!

Picture Perfect

Having just had a baby, I realise the importance of keeping those pictures safe.

 

Here at Pauaworld we have a great tradition of creating wonderful photo frames. And now I’m proud to announce the arrival of some new electric blue frames.

Lovingly created right here in Carterton, these go through many sets of hands, and quality control to ensure they are just right. Available in 5×3 and 6×4 sizes.

Picture Perfect, and Proudly Paua-riffic!

 

New Zealand Made Designer Coasters

Its May. It’s time for some fresh autumnal glow to resonate through the hills and settle in for the winter.

And of course, whilst drinking that nice glass of Pinot Noir, you’ll need to rest your glass on something. And that novel you are reading by the fire just won’t cut it.

Finally you’ll listen to your mother and use a coaster. Well how about a 100% New Zealand made one. One that comes with a  bonus stand to leave them in when you aren’t using them. One that fits in your classy, modern funky abode.

Fear not! I have the answer with the new selections from Pauamania.

Created in-house right here in Carterton I present to you these gorgeous wonders. Available now.

And yes, we ship worldwide.

Town and Cities featuring Paua Map

Towns and Cities with Green NZ map

Greenstone Icons with Meanings.

And as mentioned, these are currently shipping with a bonus white coaster holder. Pefect for displaying them, and having them at hand to prevent any “rings of death”

On the Bonus stand-now shipping!

In case you were wondering about glass coasters being heavy-I’m happy to say these tip the scales just under 400 grams. So they are the perfect to send.

Til next time,

Aaron

Rainbow Bangle bundle…

People always like new stuff. I like stuff. In fact, I LOVE STUFF.

Do you like bangles? or rings?

HOW ABOUT BOTH. 2 bangles. And a ring!

One square, one round. …and a ring.

for $25 bucks.

Done!

Hot Stuff. 2 Bangles and a ring for $25

March Madness!

In Case you havent noticed, I’ve shifted to WordPress, Time for a change and all that sort of stuff.

Formalities aside, its MARCH MADNESS! Mad as the Hare, I’ve come up with a few rib-tickling goodies for the month.

First up-Paua blue collectables. 5 FOR $20!

I’ve handpicked the 5 top sellers, and they are YOURS for twenty.

A quintet of collectables.

Next up is what I think is the deal of the month.  Buy ANY Fusion dichroic glass pendant and recieve the matching earrings…FOR FREE. Only for the month of March.

 

Beautiful Butterfly Buy me and get........

 

Matching studs. Yup, I'm free when you buy the pendant.

This deal applies to all the product on THIS page. Perfect for those hard to buy for people.

And deal number 3-cos great things come in threes…

Spend over $50 on Cutlery and I’ll give you a Paua teardrop serving spoon. FOR FREE.  Because the best thing about dessert is being able to serve it in a great looking spoon-or you could just use it as a mirror to check out your new earrings!

I'm free with any Cutlery purchase over $50

Thats just some of the specials for this month, I’ll be adding more as we progress.  If you’d like us to wrap ‘em for you-please put “free gift wrap” in the notes of your order, I’ll make sure this happens.

Oh, and before you go, check out a small video I’ve made just for Mad March.