Monday, April 28, 2008

New nautical Coastal Decor at TikiMaster.com!


Set sail into summer with new nautical coastal decor from TikiMaster.com!

After browsing through many specialty shops around the world and looking at coastal decor magazines like, Coastal Living, TikiMaster.com decided it was time to make quality, handmade coastal decor with a nautical flair at affordable prices. All of our nautical decor is hand carved, hand assembled, and painted by hand. Now that's quality! Because each piece is carefully crafted by hand, each is a unique piece of art, so don't drive yourself batty trying to get two exact pieces...embrace their subtle differences!Our new line of nautical coastal decor is the perfect way to freshen up the look at your beach house for the summer, or if you are one of the lucky guests that's invited to someone's beach house this summer, bring one of our art pieces as a hostess gift! From the Hamptons to Hawaii, TikiMaster.com has the best nautical coastal decor on the web! Ahoy Mates!

Monday, April 21, 2008

TikiMaster Provides Tiki Props for "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"

TikiMaster.com has officially hit the big screen! Several months ago we were approached to provide tikis and other tropical decor for the new hit movie, "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"! Here are a few pics to show you a bit of what we gave, but you'll have to see the movie to get a view of all of the tikis!

TikiMaster.com provided several hot hand carved tikis, tiki masks, a bamboo tiki bar and kukui nut leis! In the top center photo, you can see the tiki in the rear and to the right of Sarah Marshall. In the photo just to the right you can see our tropical kukui nut lei. The tiny photo at the bottom shows one of our cool tiki bars!

To get your own hand carved tikis and lots and lots of tropical decor, including unique bamboo tiki bars, be sure to visit TikiMaster.com!

NOTE: A special thanks - Photos courtesy Universal Studios!

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Tiki Signs to Match your Tiki Bar!

If you read our last blog, then you know how hip tiki bars are, and now we have the perfect accessory, a tiki bar sign, to match your tiki bar or your tiki taste!

Here at TikiMaster.com, we have the largest selection of tiki signs on the web. The five tiki signs that we are showcasing today are just a handful of the array of signs that TikiMaster.com features. We have vintage signs, environmentally friendly tiki signs, sign with tiki masks, driftwood tiki signs, and much much more. The first tiki bar sign that features cocktails on either side is tastefully hand painted using the vintage painting approach. This tiki sign, and the tiki bar sign that features palm trees, would look great with any design or color of tiki bar. The driftwood tiki bar sign and the shark attack tiki bar sign would look best with a darker bamboo tiki bar. And obviously, the bamboo tiki bar sign would look best with a natural bamboo tiki sign. Tikimaster.com knows that you find the perfect tiki bar sign for your tiki bar, and don't forget, tiki bar signs make great gifts! ALOHA!



Monday, April 14, 2008

Get your Party Started with Bamboo Tiki Bars!

Bamboo tiki bars are all the rage for Hawaiian luaus and summer parties! Your next party will go off without a hitch with you behind your bamboo tiki bar mixing tropical concoctions such as: Mai tais, cool blue Hawaiis, pina coladas, and margaritas. You could spend your own time fabricating your own tiki bar, but wouldn’t you rather purchase a premade bamboo tiki bar and with your saved time you can be sipping on a cocktail? TikiMaster.com has a great selection of bamboo tiki bars to fit anyone’s needs.

While browsing our online store, you will find several styles of bamboo tiki bars, sure to meet the needs of any socialite. TikiMaster.com has bamboo tiki bars that can showcase your drink mixing skills and your tropical style. These select bars include a roof made of either thatch or bamboo. Check out TikiMaster.com to choose the bamboo tiki bar that fits your style.

TikiMaster.com has everything from barware to glassware to decorations and favors for your next tropical tiki party. We even carry palapa kits(freestanding tent-like structures made of bamboo and thatch) that can create more covered outdoor space at your next party. Check out our tiki living and aloha living sections on www.TikiMaster.com to view all of our tropical party items. Feel free to contact our customer service team if you need any help getting ready for your next party!

Friday, April 11, 2008

King Kamehameha Storyboards @ Tikimaster.com


TikiMaster.com has more than just tikis and tiki masks, we have the largest selection of hand carved Hawaiian storyboards. Today, we are featuring the storyboard that dipicts King Kamehameha's crossing of the Molokai Channel. After taking Maui and Molokai, his war canoes crossed the channel and landed at Waialae and Waikiki, on O`ahu. As Kamehameha's warriors pushed up Nuuanu Valley, they were fired upon by two cannons causing great loss of life and destruction. Kamehameha sent a division of his best men to double back and climb the ridge above Pauoa Valley. A runner was sent to the reserve forces in Waikiki with instructions to climb Manoa Valley and follow the ridge trail to Nuuanu Pali where they would join the other division to capture the cannons. Stunned by this military manuever, the Oahu warriors defended their positions in vain and fought to the bitter end. Some escaped over the mountains, others were pushed over the pali and many, rather than surrender, plunged to their deaths from the 1000 ft. cliffs. The decisive battle of Nuuanu Pali gave Kamehameha control of the islands, except Kauai, that remained independent.

Check out all of our Hawaiian storyboards at Tikimaster.com! And don't forget to shop our oustanding hot deals on carved tikis!

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Tiki Mugs Perfect for your Tiki Bar!


Have you dusted the snow off of your tiki bar and defrosted it for your spring time tiki party yet? Well, if you haven't, TikiMaster.com has some cool tiki and hula mugs to inspire you to get your spring tiki bar cleaning under way! Our collection of modern and retro tiki mugs will make you want to start mixing drinks right now!

How about a classic Blue Hawaii in this cool blue tiki face mug? Here's TikiMaster's secret recipe:

1 1/2 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz Blue Curacao
1/4 oz. Creme de Coconut
3 - 4 oz. Pineapple Juice

Blended - Combine with a scoop of ice in an electric mixer. Mix well (15 - 20 sec). On the Rocks - Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Mix well and strain. For either preparation pour into a tiki glass or tiki mug.

This drink shouts Hawaii and is the perfect signature tiki bar party drink. This cool concoction is so delicious that even Elvis Presley sang about it!

Or how about trying a Tropical Itch in one of our sexy hula girl classes? Don't forget to measure your shots with our hulu girl shot classes!

1oz. Vodka
1oz. Light Rum
1/2 oz. Orange Curacao or Grand Marnier
3 - 4 oz. Passion Fruit Juice

Combine in a shaker with a cup of ice. Pour, with ice into a vintage tiki or hula glass. Top with additional passion fruit juice if needed.

Cheers from TikiMaster.com!

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Konichiwa!! From TikiMaster.com...Tikis in Japan!

TikiMaster.com not only sells everything tiki on the web, but we also wholesale to companies. Sometimes these companies, which are located all over the world, choose to sell our tiki products, and sometimes they decorate their stores with them. Which is what Murasaki Sports in Japan chose to do! TikiMaster.com has great pieces of tiki art to use to decorate any store!

Murasaki Sports superstore is conveniently located in the OPA shopping mall in Nishi-shinsaibashi. If you are looking for snowboards, surfboards, skateboards--any kind of sport board for that matter--then chances are you can find what you need here. Besides these basic items, the shelves are of course stocked with all the necessary accessories. You will also find lots of Tikimaster.com specialty items, like large tiki totem, tiki statues and tiki masks. Murasaki also went with our Hawaiian koa spears, paddles, and weaponry.

So remember, tikis just aren't cool in Hawaii, tikis are cool all over the world! Domo Arigato from all of us at TikiMaster.com!

Friday, April 4, 2008

More On Bamboo Decor....

TikiMaster.com has the largest selection of bamboo and bamboo related products anywhere on the web! In our showroom, as well as in our online store, you’ll find an array of products that will enhance your tropical bamboo décor.

TikiMaster.com has a multitude of bamboo products such as: traditional hand crafted bamboo tiki masks, melodic bamboo wind chimes, cool bamboo tiki bars, unique bamboo furniture, ambient bamboo lighting sconces; all of which will contribute to the overall feel of decorating with bamboo.

TikiMaster.com is also the largest supplier of free standing bamboo poles which will allow you or your designer to be as creative as you can dream! We even have jewelry made out of bamboo to give as the perfect gift to a bamboo lover.


Thursday, April 3, 2008

Bamboo Everything at TikiMaster.com


Bamboo is an excellent way to add an organic vibe with pure elegance to any home. Bamboo can be used both inside and outside. Bamboo is not only beautiful, but it is also easy to maintain, and easy on the earth! Thankfully TikiMaster.com has everything to meet your bamboo needs!

According to the laws of Feng Shui, luck and prosperity will be an addition to your home when you use bamboo as a decorating element. When using bamboo inside your home, try adding it to already existing foliage and/or flowers, or go all out and create a unique arrangement with just bamboo. Using bamboo of different lengths in a large, ornate pot, with up lighting, can create a simple, yet sophisticated Eastern Asian piece of art decor. Another creative way to use bamboo indoors, is as a chair rail along your walls. Splice medium to large bamboo down the center and adhere horizontally to the lower half of your wall. This will create a very tropical feel to any room. If you need to separate a large room into smaller section, try using 3-4 foot tall bamboo fencing to section off the areas needed.

Bamboo also makes a design statement when used outdoors. If you need to create a barrier, either from a neighbor, pool, or perhaps a garden or children’s play area, try using bamboo as your medium of separation. Bamboo is easily attachable to already existing fences that need a face lift, or bamboo can be used on it’s own to create separation. Bamboo works much better than traditional plastic, metal or vinyl fencing because of it’s natural look and feel. You’ll notice how your landscaping pops around bamboo.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Kanaloa Tiki - Tiki of the Sea

Kanaloa is one of the four great tiki gods of Hawaiian mythology, along with Kāne, , and Lono. He is the local form of a Polynesian tiki deity generally connected with the sea.

In the traditions of ancient Hawaiʻi, Kanaloa is symbolized by the squid or by the octopus, and is typically associated with Kāne in legends and chants where they are portrayed as complementary powers. For example: Kāne was called upon during the building of a canoe, Kanaloa during the sailing of it; Kāne governed the northern edge of the ecliptic, Kanaloa the southern. In this way, they represent a divine duality of wild and taming forces like those observed like the popular yin-yang of Chinese Taoism.

Kanaloa is also considered to be the tiki god of the Underworld and a teacher of magic. Legends state that he became the leader of the first group of spirits "spit out" by the gods. In time, he led them in a rebellion in which the spirits were defeated by the gods and as punishment were thrown in the Underworld.

Find several kanaloa tikis and kanaloa tiki masks at Tikimaster.com! We have the largest selection of tikis and tiki masks on the web!