Internet photo printing site Paper Culture has a product with strong appeal to artists and do-it-yourselfers looking to spruce up their tiki-themed rooms: they now offer a service that prints uploaded artwork onto bamboo-backed boards for frameless hanging. The edges of the board, which are visible, are much more attractive than foam core or plywood. [...]
Renae of food blog $10 buck dinners! created this tiki hut cake for a “round the world” party her family threw for her 9-year old daughter’s friends. Inspired by the island of Fiji, the cake features an edible pretzel-walled pound-cake hut and edible chocolate sea shells.
The site doesn’t give step-by-step instructions, but there’s enough information [...]
There’s a bit of a DIY movement this year when it comes to tiki torches — making your own out of wine bottles has suddenly become fashionable. Considering the amount of trouble people apparently have distinguishing tiki torch fluid from beverages this might not be a great idea if your family is filled with idiots; [...]
If you’ve ever had the desire to create a one-off, totally custom aloha shirt or dress, I have some good news for you: the technology is finally available to print directly on textiles from an uploaded file.
Spoonflower uses large-format inkjet printers modified to print directly on fabric. Prices range from $18/yard to $32/yard depending [...]