Avatar Neytiri / Jake choker made by my wife

[kevinericon]

So we saw Avatar the other day and we really loved it. Yesterday my wife went shopping for some beads and started her very first prop project (if you can call it a prop).

She wanted to make the choker with green jade/stone.

After a couple hours she completed the choker.

The ratio seemed a bit off but I guess that's because she weren't 10' tall.
You can't really wear a choker without people turning heads, so she made it adjustable, it can turn into a necklace easily.

Here's a detailed shot of the necklace.

I'm glad she shares my love for the props.

UPDATE:

She also tried the Jake Sully's Na'vi choker, she didn't find the exact bead so she used one that's closest. Also she didn't copied exactly as the prop but make a few tweaks to it.

I've upload the pictures as attachments. Next Halloween we can go blue! But there's big chance we'll be mistaken as Smurfs.:$

Kevin

 

[obiwan2]

Re: Avatar Neytiri choker made by my wife

Nicely done!

 

[TheSt.LouisKid]

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Very cool. And different than what we usually see here.
Aaaand something she made herself which makes it better and hopefully inspires others to take on their own project.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

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That's pretty cool. Love the look of the materials! :thumbsup

 

[Rahl]

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Very nice.

 

[Toni Plutonij]

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Very very nice.....And pretty close to what we see on screen!

 

[kevinericon]

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Thank you for the kind words, it really meant a lot to her. :$

 

[Toni Plutonij]

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How much did it cost to make it? (If it's ok to ask )

 

[bigcow]

Re: Avatar Neytiri choker made by my wife

Awesome !!!:cool

 

[kevinericon]

Re: Avatar Neytiri choker made by my wife

It's about $5 for the beads, but she bought a couple different beads to try plus a book for reference.

 

[TridCloudwalker]

Re: Avatar Neytiri choker made by my wife

Much better looking than the licensed version coming out (not a surprise). The licensed one uses transparent amber beads. There's not one moment in the film where her beads look transparent...and i should know. I'm oddly drawn to chockers and found myself staring at it...a lot.

Kudos to your wife for an awesome prop build!

 

[DJP]

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As Dirty Harry would say.. “That's very stylish.”

 

[HC Mullica]

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Great job! I wish my wife would do something like that...:cry

 

[propologist]

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I see lots of EBAY listings in your future..strike while the Iron is hot. The newness of this movie will wear off quickly.

 

[peanutsfan1995]

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Major Kudos to the Missus for doing that. its' a great piece, especially for a first-timer! Exquisite match on the stones. May I inquire as to where she got them and leather? And that is a beautiful necklace. Although I would personally wear it as a choker, myself. Is she considering doing Tsu'tey and Jake's chokers as well?

 

[kevinericon]

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to propologist, ebay isn't a bad idea except it needs too much time to be cost effective. I'll list the extra one still, she'll be thrilled if it sells.

to peanutsfan1995,
She went to a local market selling all kinds of handcraft stuff, I'd say any handcraft hobby shop will carry something similar. If she had the time, maybe I can provide her some publicity photo so she can shop for the right beads.

 

[MurdocXXL]

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Cool work, congrats to you wife Kevin. Really nice piece of art.

My wife is thinking about the same, since we saw the movie.She will do the beads/pearls by here own out of glas! So whenever she finished the one or other i will share some pics here, if she allows :unsure

Again, my congrats to your wife Kevin. Really like it.

 

[stephen210]

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nice job to her.

My daughter is wanting one of those.

Looks dead on to me.
Best

Steve

 

[propologist]

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to propologist, ebay isn't a bad idea except it needs too much time to be cost effective. I'll list the extra one still, she'll be thrilled if it sells.

to peanutsfan1995,
She went to a local market selling all kinds of handcraft stuff, I'd say any handcraft hobby shop will carry something similar. If she had the time, maybe I can provide her some publicity photo so she can shop for the right beads.

very understandable. I hadn't watched the movie yet.

 

[kevinericon]

Re: Avatar Neytiri choker made by my wife

MurdocXXL, please do show the pics. There aren't many props that wives can enjoy making.

stephen210, How old is your daughter? It'll be $15 if your daughter wants it.

When my wife made the first one it's slightly too small. She can wear it (with 21" head circumference), I can too but a bit too tight (I had 22" head circumference). So it'll work for a kid or anyone with less than 22" head circumference.