Our Tiki space was missing some nude velvet paintings, so we jumped on a chance to buy two at auction. They came in a roll, so: Once we had them in person, Lina figured that one of the “nudes” was really a monster and the boobs were just a lure for the claw. I think […]
The jukebox created a lot of projects and made us rethink the entire TV room. Lina learned how to add a walnut stain to any piece of furniture, so she turned the white cabinet we used as a closet (similar to the one below) into a walnut looking closet. Then we won a record player
We bought this Moai from an event company a couple of years ago. Then Rene taught Lina how to paper-crete and she made the little piggy better. All was well with the world. Then the wolf came (high wind storm) and blew the piggy down and he split in half like Humpty Dumpty. Tiki Rancher
We had a crafting class where we brought a bunch of our local Tiki Tribe over to the house to make some masks out of normal construction foam: The example mask didn’t really match our style, so we tried to carve out something from the Witco and Shag catalogs. So I downloaded some images on
I’ve wanted my own swizzle stick flower crown for years now, but 1. I couldn’t justify the expense of buying one and 2. I didn’t know how to make one myself. Fast forward many years later and I found tutorials on YouTube on how to make headdresses that are similar to a flower crown. Every
I’ve long admired living walls in homes and businesses. The soothing green and feeling of nature brought indoors especially during the pandemic when we’re feeling anxious and can’t leave our house. I love living walls, but I was also afraid to lose our mirrored wall. In July, we went to a garage sale at an
Tequila’s old dog bed has been destroyed by the elements. Lina picked out a sling chair fabric and I made a replacement cover. It’s amazing how many times I use trigonometry on projects and wish I payed more attention in school.
I’m so happy to finally complete this project! (thank you corona virus). A couple of years ago I took a seminar at Tiki Oasis by Eric October called Tiki on Black Paper. During the class, Eric showed us how to make a faux velvet painting using black construction paper, a stencil, and colored pencils. I
Lina made some great looking, but uncomfortably thin seats when we first bought the Great Dale. I decided that I wanted seats with spring, but couldn’t find anyone who wanted to build them. One of our friends suggested I contact our local trade school to see if they had a program that would teach me
We picked some Tiki torches for next to nothing at an estate sale and wanted to install them inside out Tiki room. Rumamok saw the “Feit Electric 3-Watt T60 Flame Design LED Light Bulb Soft White” bulbs at Home Depot and came up with the idea of inserting them into the torches so we could