Today was the day to spend building a new website for the taqua nut (vegetable ivory) products we became familiar with yesterday.  We met this artist at the spa who works with vegetable ivory.  After talking to him, looking at his work and doing some research we decided to make a business deal with him to sell his products on the web.

That took some time, by the time the research was done and the first products purchased, it was time for my husband to build the site and me to enter the content.  I now know more about taqua palm nuts and the value the ivory has than probably the majority of the people on earth!  It was interesting and will be rewarding to know that the products Andres creates and that we sell will actually help save the rainforests in Central and South America.  I learned that the taqua palms produce enough nuts which when dried have the same density, feel and look as elephant tusks, to have a higher ROI than the banana plantations that people have been destroying the rainforests to plant.  Anyway, there is a whole bunch of information on our site and when I get the pictures loaded (tomorrow!) I'll pass on the web address and you can see what I'm talking about.

I bought one piece of the ivory for one of our granddaughters.  I believe she will enjoy the design and especially appreciate the fact that by having this she will have something totally unique to the rest of the world.  No two pieces of art are identical, how cool is that?