Hawaiian $16 Money Butterfly Flowers Luau Maile Lei

Description: Aloha to all you Hawaiians and Hawaiians at heart! Giving a lei to someone can mean friendship, love, or just simply Aloha. Special feelings and meanings go into making a lei, especially one that becomes a treasured keepsake. A lei is placed over the recipient's head and worn over the shoulders draped both front and back. The placement of the lei is traditionally followed by a kiss! There are many opportune times for giving someone a fragrant flower lei. The custom was made internationally famous decades ago when visitors were greeted with lei upon their arrival to the islands. Today, the giving of a lei to someone arriving or departing our islands still continues, and the lei is often kept as a memento of the special memories of the occasion. The art of lei making has evolved over the years and now it is common to use new materials like ribbon, fabric, wooden beads, mylar, trims, yarn, candy, clay and money. In Hawaii where monetary gifts are quite popular, the locals have wedded the tradition of lei giving with monetary gifting. The result - a creative and unique craft with an island flair in money leis and money bouquets. A lucky eBayer will receive this handcrafted money lei entwined into silk maile leaves. Maile leis are traditionally associated with royalty. They are given on special ocassions such as birthdays, weddings, graduation and retirement. This lei is made using sixteen (16) REAL dollar bills that have been meticulously folded to represent a combination of butterflies and flowettes. The actual total dollar denomiation on this lei is $16. The lei in this photo inset has a total value of $100, custom lei denomiations can be requested. Uniquely Hawaiian, this treasure makes a wonderful keepsake! Please add IslandButtercup Store to your Favorites!

Price: 69.95 USD

Location: Honolulu, Hawaii

End Time: 2024-03-07T10:35:32.000Z

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