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I received a very plain, traditional paddle, which I loved - wooden letters and raised seal. Unfortunately, I've lost some of the letters over the years.
But a lot of the girls had wonderful theme ideas (one was a kind of a Rousseau-like jungle look, another was wildflowers with a lot of lady-bugs on them) and they got me to do them in acrylics for their little sisters. It was amazing that girls I didn't get along with would feel no compuction about asking for art work - but the sheer flattery of being asked was enough for me, and by the time the paddle was done, we usually got along better.
If you have a friend (greek or not) with some art skills, you can do some neat things in acrylics that will stay on the paddle for years (unlike some of the more craft-y things that, while great-looking, inevitably fall off - like on my paddle) Never underestimate the power of flattery.
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