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Silver and Gold, or Gold and Silver?
Just when I was starting to think that there weren’t any more combinations of silver and gold, or metal and artificial elephant, a customer insisted she wanted a 4 knot gold bracelet with silver knots....
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A full herd of elephant hair bracelets
I recently made this ugly display board to show customers at the Safari Show how many different options I now offer of our popular elephant hair knot bracelets. But no one seemed to care or notice....
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Elephant hair bracelet gifts for Mother’s Day & Father’s Day
An elephant never forgets is a well known fact. Which is exactly why an elephant style knot bracelet makes such a remembered gift for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Graduation Day and many other such...
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Memorable Graduation Gifts
A few years ago a polite, elderly lady, who was struggling a bit with her English, called me to order a new bracelet for her son. I loved it when she said, “He is now a full time practicing hot-shot...
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Under the old Baobab tree
Actually I am sitting making elephant hair knot bracelets under some Oak, Wattle and Manzanita trees but the idea is the same – not that a Baobab tree gives you much shade. Weren’t most such bracelets...
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How big is an African elephant?
I have fond memories of going to the circus as a teenager. Back in the days when they had lots of animal acts and really did set up the Big Top in a neighborhood park. In particular, I remember the...
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Real or Artificial Elephant Hair?
In the attached picture one of these bracelets is at least 60 years old (maybe even 100) and the other one is about 60 minutes old! It is such a joy to make something like they did so long ago in the...
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Does Your Old Man Wander Alone?
I took this photo on safari in Botswana almost 50 years ago, yet I remember the moment very clearly. We took a break from viewing wildlife to photograph the incredible stillness, peacefulness and calm...
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Spectacular Sunsets in Africa
Sometimes when I see the pictures of modern African safaris I worry that the lodges and other facilities are becoming too civilized, too westernized. Then I remember that feeling of falling asleep...
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Knot bracelets instead of medals for Africa
Maybe we should give out gold, silver and copper (or black) knot bracelets for the Africa Olympics. With the exception of a few star long distance runners from Kenya and Ethiopia and a very few...
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