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 […]
We bought a Three-String, 3/4 Pretzel, Frankl-Style chair home from Palm Springs a couple of years ago that didn’t have any cushions, so I made some cushions for it: I wanted more furniture to match and a Facebook post showed a full set for somewhere around $400. I jumped on it with a quick “When
Many years ago in the faraway land of Edmondton, I bought a beaded flower curtain in a vintage store. I only bought one because I thought Chris wouldn’t like it. I really thought he wouldn’t like them …’cuz flowers. However, when we got home and I unpacked it, he liked it! WTH! I could’ve bought
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
Lina bough this cheap outdoor set somewhere because the squirrels were eating the old set and I haven’t had a chance to make any headway on the never-ending list of projects. We bought a set of rattan for the Tiki room and the cushions didn’t even make it to the end of the block after
I wanted to make a Santa hat to match my Tiki jacket and found out that Spoonflower sells a velvet material. So I got a yard with my tiki pattern and went to the internet for some research. The internet was chock full of simple hats with two seams, but I only wanted one seam.
We picked up the shell of this chair in Palm Springs and I restored it for my Motu Nui merit. I bought this pool after our first Ohana and a friend suggested that we tiki it up with some thatch. That’s a great idea! I experimented with some ideas to bamboo-ize some PVC to hold
I came across a Kickstarter a couple of years ago that offered a CNC machine (Maslow CNC) that could cut 4’x8′ sheets of plywood for under $500. (For those who don’t know: A CNC machine allows the user to draw what they want to cut or carve, convert that drawing into x and y coordinates,
I saw this chair at a Tiki show in Palm Springs and I loved it. But we didn’t need any more projects and it wasn’t an easy fit in the truck for the trip home. So, of course, Lina bought it. I made these temporary cushions to hold us over until this winter when we
We went to a “How to Make Fake Bamboo from PVC” at Tiki Oasis several years ago and were all gung-ho to make some awesome fake bamboo projects. Then we got busy. There is a photographer coming over to take pictures of the Tiki area, so I wanted to make the pool cover holder look
