Just recently finished my first homemade bong. I did it more for the hell of it. It has an ice catcher made with two toothpicks, and the stripes where spray painted on. I'm planning on removing some of access the metal epoxy when I get the time.
Nice man. I like the strips you got going on there, gives it a little bit of uniqueness. Try unfolding paper clips and using them as ice catchers, might be a little better. I can see the tooth picks breaking and getting soggy with the water damage.
i made one of these once with a cup i got in cancun. carlos and charlie's? i had to cut the top off to hit it though