Shop Tiki

I though I'd start a thread for people to post their tiki shopping suggestions to. In an effort to keep the number or rogue threads one has to sift through down.

My first entry is
http://www.sideshowstamps.com/HawaiianandTikis.htm

Noah is an ebay artist, and he has a cool page of Hawaiian and Tiki Rubber stamps he also sells.
I'm waiting to see the drawing he's done for me of Tiki Gardens in person, the scan he sent ROCKS! Or HULAS! as the case may be.
TG
http://www.exotic-tiki-gardens.com

deja vous! i JUST received my order from Sideshow! they are fast and the stamps are beautifully done!

~ a Tiki Mail Art exchange would be cool!

arent you glad you use rubber?
dont you wish everybody did?
elicia

For great Hawaiian and Tiki fabric, go to one of my favorite places

http://www.hawaiianfabric.com

They also make shirts and scrubs with any fabric.
If anyone is interested I can make pillows and pillow cases. Drop me a line if you're interested [email protected]

Over on Tikimug.com, I posted a link to an ebay item tikiphiles everywhere should e very interested in.
It's under the Ebay Thread header.
Tiki Gardener
http://www.exotic-tiki-garden.com

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1089957498

Swizzledd is selling a Trader Frank's Placemat.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=854237610

Very cool Tiki Bar up for auction.
TG

Screemin Meemies creates beautiful, handpainted cigar boxes. I sent her an image taken from a brochure for the 1960's Miami Beach resort "Hawaiian Isle" (pictured on the website) and received a signed, handpainted cigar box. Show your support for tiki artisans!

http://www.moonshineshades.com/ScreeminMeemies/

I assume most of you have seen these beauties, but in case you haven't...

http://www.queenpindeluxe.com/gallery/exotic/exotic_1.html

Fantastic hand-painted exotic (tikis and wahines!) bowling pins, of all things, created by awesome artist Kirstin Easthope. Check them out. You'll be glad you did.

• Monkey God (Teddy T.)

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If any of you have a Lazarus in your area (it's a finer department store in the Ohio region), they have some neat purses with hula girls and one with tikis... uh, not that I personally would want one, but some of you hula girls out there might.
Actually, they are quite cute.
I forgot to get a price or maker on them though.

Wahines & Tikis on bedding. Now, if I could only convince my wife to decorate the whole house in Tiki-Style instead of my own little corner...

http://store.swell.com/store/Product_Detail.asp?navtype=CAT&pid=3974&brandid=154&categoryid=191&subcategoryid=193&pageno=1&uid=GQ52K6CQEKT38H7RF58NNR7FL0P72LNE

Last week as I was exiting the 55 Freeway in Costa Mesa, California, I almost crashed my car when I saw on my left in large letters "House of Tiki Grand Opening" over a small shop. Of course, I made a swift(legal)U-turn and checked it out. It's a beautifully decorated little shop with all sorts of accoutrements for the home such as bedding, lamps, art, tikis, etc. The store is at 1860 Newport Blvd. in Costa Mesa and their weibsite is http://www.islanddecor.com
Also, they are offering 10% off any one item through April with their post card, which you can pick up at the store. Anyhooo.... just wanted to pass it along.

-Weird Uncle Tiki

p.s. If you live near a AAA office go on in and pick up a Pleasant Holidays brochure titled "Capture the 'Spirit of Aloha' During AAA's Mahalo Days®." The front has a very nice reproduction of a classic orchid-leid, hibiscus-eared wahine. Could look nice on your bar or table, who knows.

WeirdUnc,
Thanks for the tip! This is right in my backyard and I'm definitely checking it out this weekend!

I just bought a great pair of pyjama biottoms at Old Navy in Toronto - I assume the will be in Old Navy stores across N.A. though - They are midnight blye with little hula girls and 'late night luau'printed on them. They are in the mens pyjama sextion bt I just bought XS and that worked out fine. Plus, they have boxer shorts of the same pattern, as well as coconut, pineapple and cocktail boxers.

Check it out a Hula bed skirtto go with your new Big Bamboo Bed!

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1096338590

Great collection of Tiki Gardens Postcards.

My wife and I went to Cost Plus yesterday, and found more than a few accessories that would add to a tiki themed room. No mugs unfortunately, but plenty of Bamboo shelves on sale, mirrored bamboo shelves that would look great behind your bar, and plenty of rattan and thatch.
Decent deals, and decent stuff.
TG

For the So Cal based Tiki Centralites, check out Bamboo Ben's in Huntington Beach on Adams (south side) just West of Beach Blvd. Ben is the grandson of Ely Hedley (see page 74 of 'The Book of Tiki')which would mean, I guess, he has good tiki genes. Plus he's a real nice guy.

here's a ming's brooch, tiki style:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=862796948

For tiki bar supplies such as Lauhala matting I recommend you buy from Oceanic Arts - I have done the research and have found that the place is affordable, the staff is helpful and the product is top-notch. Other places that sell the stuff are either non-responsive or insane when it comes to shipping.

Johntiki :drink:

Do you have a link to their site?

Here is Oceanic Arts site:
http://www.geocities.com/ocarchitecture/oa/oa.htm
And here are some other links to Tiki Shopping fun:
http://www.myriahs.com
Myriah has all the old Polynesian videos.
http://www.munktiki.com
Munktiki has great mugs that are original and unique,also the drink of the week is featured.
http://www.tikifarm.com
http://www.tikibosco.com
http://www.kahaletiki.com
ENJOY!

Brit-tiki sources,
if you live near an AU NATURALE store go and check out what they have in for the summer season, they've got..
hula girl nodders £3
silk flower leis (or as they call 'em flower garlands) £1
bamboo tables and chairs £25-£35
bamboo screens about £20 (these might make good tiki bar parts)
baboo pole tiki lamps (but with a glass for nightlight candles) £3
paper chinese lanterns 60p-£1.50ish
strings of small paper lanterns fairylights £15
and at the moment there doing a pack of paper cocktail umbrellas free with every cocktail glass (I picked up half a dozen martini glasses at a pound each)
oh and if that ain't enough if you have your own buisness you can get a discount card that gets you 20% off.

For strings of lights try
http://www.cheesylights.com/beachparty1.html The best ones are the Bamboo Torpedo lights. They do have lots of Tiki strings http://www.cheesylights.com/tikilite1.html, but they are all the gaudy colored tiki kind...

a belated big hello to atomictonytiki -- lovely to see another Brit on here. Great tip-off about Au Naturale -- I'm trying to find out if they have a presence down South (no website -- I'll actually have to TALK to someone...)

Just back from the car shows in Pigeon Forge, TN. Man, did we find some tiki buys down there!
Unfortunately no good vintage mugs, but some great (Mainstream) finds, none-the-less.

1.) Old Navy Outlet. Stacey found her a "Tiki Lounge" visor. I saw some pajama bottms, but since I don't wear them, I passed. Cute tiki kids shirts.

2.) Disney Store Outlet: All Mickey fans, take note. My brother and I bought some cool Disney-tiki shirts for $19.99. (Beige in color with little dancing Mickeys and Donalds around huts and Mikey / Donald tikis). Actually very cool, even dressy down there! Traditional Hawaiian style.

3.) Gap Outlet: Don't get me wrong, I rarely wear Gap - but could not pass up a cool shirt with a traditional temple tiki on it for $2.00!

4.) Le Gormet Chef: Ahhh, modern tiki stuff - functionable, usable...and if it breaks, there are no tears! Everything for a awesome picnic luau. I got some really cool drink stirs, clear plastic tumblers (very wide), some pineapple s&p shakers, pineapple drink picture and mug with lid.
There was sooo much other stuff!! Hula girl cheese spreading knife set, hula girl bug net to keep the flies off your food, tiki candles, even a hula / tiki set of wine bottle markers - whatever that is.
If you get the opportunity to find one of these outlets - take advantage & take some money! I had a ball in this store & the great thing is, I can actually use the stuff purchased rather than simply showing it & paranoid when someone picks it up! (Com'on, I'm not the only one in here that is that way...be honest!)

Other stores within Pigeon Forge & Gattlinburg held many (commonly seen on ebay) items that one can find cheaper in a Archie McPee catalog. But atleast I saw them.

I did hit a couple antique stores, but only found one Orchids Lelani mug - too common for the price they were asking!

And, be sure to give yourself time to hit the flea markets along the superslab along the way - unfortunately my wife caught a cold and that kinda kept us from stopping as we had wanted.

I apologize for the lengthy post - hope no one minds.
Any questions, feel free to ask. Happy hunting!
-Stingray
:sheckymug:

hi to you as well theandrewssister, have a look on yell.com, the listings there seem to suggest that its oulets are mostly scottish/irish/north of england, so you might need to travel if you live in london.

Stingray! You were in our neightborhood! You should have said hi. And we could have sent you to some of our favorite antique stores.

Next time you go to P.F. for a car show, drop us a line. I worked up there for 6 years. Kind of miss all the cars around.

Bamboo stuff thatching, fences, etc:

http://www.bamboofencer.com/

The Mai Kai Restaurant has tiki mugs, glasses, etc for sale here:

http://www.maikai.com/cgi-bin/shop.cgi/page=mugs_glasses_bowls.htm/SID=1022148912.30002

I found some clear, colored plastic Tiki mugs at Linens-N-Things for $1.99, along with some cool swizzles for $.99. Cheap, but cool looking. I imagine they could be used for lights, etc., as they have great colors.

Dang... those are some seriously inexpensive mugs. For those of you who want to serve out of real mugs at your parties (HEY MAXTONS!) then I bet this is the way to go... a dozen of those mugs and a few of the tiki shot glasses wouldn't set you back too much, and would go a long way.

Hi Bay Area folks: I will be selling Aloha shirts and tons of cool vintage items at the Alameda Point antique and collectibles flea market--today, Sunday June 2nd. I am in the back, space number V-11. Hope to see you there! Mention you're from Tiki Central so I know to give you a good deal!