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What to do with all the monkeypod pineapple bowls you find! |
johntiki
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From: MD
|  Posted: 2005-05-19 09:00 am Permalink
I made this a while back and don't remember why I didn't share it sooner...
The majority of items used to make it were thrift store finds...the bowl, the aloha shirt fabric from a size small shirt, the tin candle mold (or whatever it is). The palm trees came from a store that sells cake making supplies and decorations. The Coco Joe's tiki was purchased in a lot off Ebay nearly 5 years ago. The lava rocks supporting the display came from the inside of my father-in-laws grill.
All in all I think it came out pretty good... I've got about 10 other pineapple bowls that I'm planning to do some different themes with - if I ever get some spare time. Originally I planned to make the first one using a mini bottle of Demarara rum I found at an antique store guarded by 2 mini tikis from a couple keychains but I didn't... that one's gonna be next.
Whaddaya think?
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finkdaddy
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From: Wisconsin
| Posted: 2005-05-19 09:08 am Permalink
That's a really nice idea. That's the kind of thing I need to learn how to do. Maybe I'll go thrifting this weekend. Thanks for sharing!
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Pomaika i
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From: Orlando, FL
| Posted: 2005-05-19 09:45 am Permalink
That looks great!
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Tikiwahine
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From: Ontario, Canada
| Posted: 2005-05-19 11:09 am Permalink
Cool! What a great idea!
All the pineapple bowls I see are monkeypod. I keep my eyes peeled for anything Koa, they must be the expensive fancy ones no one wants to give away up here.
-Tw
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purple jade
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From: New Orleans
| Posted: 2005-05-19 11:25 am Permalink
Needs a light!
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johntiki
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From: MD
| Posted: 2005-05-19 12:07 pm Permalink
Oops my mistake - you're right Tikiwahine the bowl is monkeypod... I don't even know if I have a koa pineapple. 
Purple Jade you're thinking along the same lines I am! Not only does it need a light, which will definitely be included in future assemblage "pineapple boxes", but I've had this wacky idea involving one of the carved monkeypod palm leaves with the seperated sections... I haven't quite pieced the idea together in its entirety but just imagine the leaf mounted to the wall and each seperate chamber acting as a mini pool for a cascading waterfall... now that would be sweet!
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Alnshely
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From: Oceanside CA
| Posted: 2005-05-19 12:33 pm Permalink
John,
Great minds think alike. I always wonder what I could make out of the mountain of Monkeypod dishes I see in the thrift stores. How about wind chimes?
Here are four lovely Wahines dancing around the pink tiki. All are Xmas ornaments.
Mahalo,
Al
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rodeotiki
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From: calgary
| Posted: 2005-05-19 12:40 pm Permalink
Very cool . I see these bowls and never get them cause I had no use for one. Now I am off to get some for sure.
Thanks for the ideas.
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Tikiwahine
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From: Ontario, Canada
| Posted: 2005-05-19 2:51 pm Permalink
monkeypod palm leaves! Are those dishes too? or strictly ornamental? (I have a thing for tropical foliage)
And that's a super ornament/windchime/pineapple bowl hangar thingy Al! very, very cool.
Do you remember sam's pinstriped bowl? THAT was cool!
I feel guilty about noise in my backyard, what with having a huge barking dog and all.
I found a green copper salmon skeleton wind chime, but took the bell part out so that it would be quiet.
I think maybe I'm worrying too much!
-Tw
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johntiki
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From: MD
| Posted: 2005-05-19 3:45 pm Permalink
Thanks for the idea Al, I'm definitely gonna do the same with one of mine... but the problem is if I make the windchime I'll only have 299 pineapple bowls left!
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