Quick and Easy way to make a Tiki Lamp

A quick and easy way to create your own Tiki Lamp at home.

A couple of months ago some friends of ours were moving and getting rid of some of their stuff.  They had a couple of really cool jar lamps that you can put stuff inside.  At the time it was a Christmas party so the lamps at the time were filled with colored Christmas ornaments.  These lamps are a great idea because you can change out  what is inside  of them for the seasons.  You could have Christmas lamps or  Easter  lamps....or in our case  lamps that go with the beach theme of our house.   After we filled the one lamp for our beach themed living room with Shells I suggested we could make a Tiki Lamp for my side of the bedroom.  So we took a Tiki from the hallway and just added a few shells around him and  a Tiki lamp was done.

I cleaned up my side of the Bedroom which is  now very Tiki themed....with Trader Sam mug....Mermaid Glass from Treasure Island....Love Tiki and new home made Tiki Lamp

Here is the lamp with the shells in our beach themed living room.

These lamps or similar lamps  can be found at places like Target,  TJ Max, or Home Goods for around $40-50  dollars.......and you can put in or create any kind of lamp you can dream of.

Tiki Related Pinterest page of the month: by Reg Huber

Once I got an Pinterest....I've been looking for coll sites to follow.  Reg Huber has been a great source for some cool Tiki Related pictures.      I'm mainly using my Tiki Page to highlight pictures I've taken for my Pineappleman Tiki site  (where if you click on the picture it leads to this blog)    Reg goal with his Pinterest  is   " I am collecting anything Tiki, Retro and Geeky. I am also interested in almost anything from my favorite place, Hawai'i"   And I've been constantly enteretained by all the cool pictures he has posted..


A Great Collection of all things Tiki,  Disney Tiki, Shag and other Retro Pictures.



Check out his Pinterest here


http://pinterest.com/kilaueakyd/

Tiki song of the week: The Morlock Stomp Way out West

Tiki song of the week: Jon and the Nightriders covering Dick Dale

Here is my selection for Tiki song of the week.....enjoy

Tiki News: New Mug at Trader Sam's

Just another reason to head on out to Trader Sam's at Downtown Disney.  The Halloween season rings in with a new Zombie Mug at Trader Sam's by Tiki Farm...

And the Zombies are getting really exited over this news.  They are literally losing their brains over it

(Long Beach Zombies Walk 2011)

Here is a look at this new creature perfect for this time of year.

(Long Beach Zombie Walk 2011)

Or the next time you have zombies over for a drink.......

Jungle Movies: Mark of the Gorilla 1950 Jungle Jim

Mark of the Gorilla... 1950  6 out of 10

The Jungle Jim movie series.... Tarzan  (Johnny Weissmuller)  in a Jungle Cruise outfit.   In this Jungle Jim movie from 1950 he is up against bad guys that are searching of Nazi treasure. The villains are willing to dress up in gorilla costumes to like something out of every single Scooby Doo episode to scare off the game wardens --who like Jungle Jim are too stupid to know the difference between a gorilla and a bunch of guys in gorilla costumes.  It takes Jungle Dim (misspelled on purpose quick awhile to figure out this brain twister. Despite that this Jungle Adventure has all the typical trapping.   He wrestles a leopard.....He wrestles a lion and then a guy in a gorilla outfit.   He is attacked by a fake eagle on a string and jumps off a cliff to encounter a giant underwater sea snake.  There are many fist fights and gun battles ---stock footage of wild animals and  cheesy dialogue.

It is amazing that after dozens of Tarzan movies and 13 Jungle Jim features that the ability to act never quite was figured out by Weissmuller.

I couldn't find a trailer for the film so instead share this great parody from Monty Python

International Tiki Marketplace at Don the Beachcombers

Need your Tiki fix.....Head on down to the next International Tiki Marketplace at Don the Beachcomber's.   This Sunday as part of my anniversary celebration that included Wine Tasting and a nice dinner in Newport Beach we started the day off with a little Tiki

To find more about it go here

https://www.facebook.com/pages/International-TIKI-Market-Place/338564052897860?ref=ts&fref=ts

Don the Beachcomber's in Sunset Beach is the go to place for local Tiki...There was a show later that night with The Hula Girls and Untouchables that we would have gone to as well if we didn't already have plans for the night.  The International Tiki Marketplace is a nearly monthly event that has Island style  entertainment---and Tiki Vending....Head on down for a minimal price which can then be redeemed for food or drink...(both of which are great) and enjoy a getaway to some Island entertainment.

Your sure to find something good for your Tiki Collection whether it be a mug or Tiki or artwork

Until my next Tiki themed adventure....

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