A Moment of Tiki

[Kahikina]

Great job! This project turned out awesome! -and a big thumbs up for giving us the safety spiel about fumes and toxins. I've watched a few resin counter top videos where these guys are just breathing in the fumes.

Keep up the great work!

 

[Lagoon of Mystery]

Great job! This project turned out awesome! -and a big thumbs up for giving us the safety spiel about fumes and toxins. I've watched a few resin counter top videos where these guys are just breathing in the fumes.

Keep up the great work!

Some of these crafters seem to think if you can't smell it, it can't hurt you. Others think if you can smell it, you can just tough it out. No thanks. At my age I've long since abandoned pretentious machismo. I value my lungs and brain cells.

 

[Tangaroa]

Awesome! I just need to find some shells!

Thank you for the great tutorial.

 

[Lagoon of Mystery]

Awesome! I just need to find some shells!

That's the trick, isn't it? Big Irish scallop shells seem the preferred type for these lamps but they're not so easy to come by anymore. More colorful shells can cost $$$ to gather enough for a full lamp. What's a tiki fanatic to do?

 

[Surfgent]

Make a trip to the coast

 

[Lagoon of Mystery]

Make a trip to the coast

You're clearly not familiar with the seashells to be found along the Texas coast!

 

[Surfgent]

Didn't say it had to be the Texas coast

 

[Lagoon of Mystery]

Episode 65 of A Moment of Tiki is now live on the YouTubes! I've got something different for you this time out: I show how you can grow your own sugarcane--the staple of Polynesian explorers and the source of all rum--from those simple stalks that show up in produce sections every fall.

 

[Kahikina]

That is one sweet video! (get it?)

I didn't know you could grow cane that easily. Great job! I always learn something new!

 

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Thanks Lagoon of Mystery! Always entertaining!

 

[Lagoon of Mystery]

That is one sweet video! (get it?)

I didn't know you could grow cane that easily. Great job! I always learn something new!

Thanks! I didn't realize that either before I started messing around with it. I was certainly dubious it would survive winters in-ground. But this is the fourth year it has come back--I pulled off the frost blanket a couple weeks back and there are a bunch of green shoots a foot high already.

 

[Chicago Jake]

Awesome! I'll have to see if I can find some cane here in Chiberia and plant it next to my mint in the Tiki Garden.

I am watching my carbs, though. I'll see if I can find some sucralose cane instead.

 

[Lagoon of Mystery]

No fooling! Episode 66 marks the four-year anniversary of A Moment of Tiki! This month I'm coming at you with "next-level fish float lights." What's next-level you may ask? Tune in and find out!

 

[Lagoon of Mystery]

Episode 67 of A MOMENT OF TIKI may now be found on the YouTubes! And this time out I welcome @tiki.tum to the Lagoon for a wide-ranging conversation about animation, tiki, mug design and more. Seriously folks, this one's a heck of a lot of fun and I'm inordinately pleased with it. Let me know what you think!

 

[Tangaroa]

Great interview! Enjoyed hearing about the animation process.

 

[Ukulele Jim]

Nice job as usual. You should have these folks sign the walls of the Lagoon of Mystery! Could be worth millions someday! lol

 

[Kahikina]

Great job Jayme! You're scoring some great interviews!

 

[Lagoon of Mystery]

Thanks for the kind words, folks. I've been following Paul for years and when I saw he was visiting San Antonio I took my shot. Fortunately, he made room in his packed schedule for this weird stalker tiki guy on YouTube and turned out to be a fantastic guest. He showed Lisa and myself pictures of the Princess Leia mug Beeline Creative announced last weekend. It wasn't public knowledge when we recorded, though, so it killed me not to be able to talk about it. I'm not a huge fan of Beeline's aesthetic overall, be it Star Wars or other licensed properties, but I think Paul's Leia design is outstanding.

 

[Lagoon of Mystery]

Episode 68 of A Moment of Tiki is now live on the YouTubes! This time out I take a road trip down to San Antonio to partake in the Alamo Aloha Fiestaval. Central Texas may not be well-known for tropical vibes and Pasifika culture, but you wouldn't know it while visiting this annual two-day event.

 

[Tangaroa]

Looked like a great time! Who doesn't like fire dancing? So cool.