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Tiki-bot
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Posts: 1345 |  Posted: 2005-06-16 7:01 pm Permalink
We're just starting to get our baby room set up and are planning on a nuatical/tiki theme. If anyone has links to good (and cheap) suppliers, any examples of well-done rooms or local suppliers here in the SF Bay Area, any help is much appreciated.
Mostly I'm looking for nautical stuff since I already got the hook-up for tiki goods right here.  Also looking for tips on fabricating stuff like rope-wrapped pilings and such. And we need a pelican.
Mahalo!
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mrs. pineapple
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Posts: 611 | Posted: 2005-06-16 7:21 pm Permalink
We were also hoping to eventually get a thread going on tiki themed kid rooms that anyone has created. A while back CC Rider (or his wife, who was also an artist, but I can't remember her name ) posted some really great pictures of their daughters room, but that was a while ago, and I KNOW that Poly Pop, Sugar Caddy Daddy, Bamboo Ben and Monkey Man MUST have done some tiki decor in their kids rooms! We'd love to see them, we'll post Baby Pineapple room pix when we get all the junk cleared out and start decorating!
Mrs. P
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ZebraTiki
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From: Enchanted Bay Area, CA
| Posted: 2005-06-16 9:27 pm Permalink
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On 2005-06-16 19:01, Tiki-bot wrote:
And we need a pelican.
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White or brown?
Perching or flying?
Just make sure it's housebroken.
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hewey
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From: Sydney, Australia
| Posted: 2005-06-16 9:38 pm Permalink
Everyone needs a pelican at one stage in their house. Just keep it away from puppies:
On the radio they had a segment on pets eating things. One lady was walking her new puppy along the beach without a lead. A pelican swooped it up and had a puppy for dinner!
And that doesn't help at all with your question!
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RevBambooBen
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From: Huntikington Beach
| Posted: 2005-06-16 10:17 pm Permalink
My Mom used to have a pet pelican. Serious!!! No joke!! Named Abraham. When she was growing up down at Whites Point. She would take a nap in the piles of fish net and Abraham would wake her up every afternoon She would clap her hands and yell his/her name every morning and Abraham would come and hang out with her. Crazy but true!!
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kirby
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Joined: May 04, 2005
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From: SoCal
| Posted: 2005-06-16 10:39 pm Permalink
"Fly pelican Fly"
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SwampCreature
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Joined: Jun 15, 2005
Posts: 76 | Posted: 2005-06-16 11:48 pm Permalink
If you're ever down South, try Oceanic Arts, in beautiful Whittier, CA. About 1/2 an hour East of L.A. Or, try www.seagifts.com
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aquaorama
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From: Downtown LBC
| Posted: 2005-06-17 05:36 am Permalink
Tiki-Bot & Mrs. P-
I've got a clear glass buoy lens I can donate. It makes a really good lamp. It's from one of the local buoys taken out of service in 1967. I'd like to see it go to the room of a future Tiki Lover. Just shoot me a PM.
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Palama Tiki
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From: Lake Wales, Florida
| Posted: 2005-06-17 05:43 am Permalink
Tiki_Bot:
here are some links to websites that i've used in my decorating. also PM me for details on rope-wrapped pilings; i've done a bunch of those.
http://www.nauticalsupplyshop.com/
http://portroyaltradingco.com/chandler1.html
http://piratescove.safeshopper.com/index.htm?753
http://www.woodchests.com/default.aspx?CategoryID=1
http://www.nauticalseasons.com/store/go?s=gifts4allseasons&c=533674_15930&b=&a=NONE&n=product&product=6323
http://www.bensonsimport.com/wholesale/catalog.html
http://www.captainscove.net/nauticaldecor.html
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freddiefreelance
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From: San Diego, Ca.
| Posted: 2005-06-17 11:12 am Permalink
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On 2005-06-16 22:17, RevBambooBen wrote:
My Mom used to have a pet pelican. Serious!!! No joke!! Named Abraham. When she was growing up down at Whites Point. She would take a nap in the piles of fish net and Abraham would wake her up every afternoon She would clap her hands and yell his/her name every morning and Abraham would come and hang out with her. Crazy but true!!
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I was going to mention that! I'm glad you beat me to it, I couldn't remember the name or details, just the story from "How Daddy Became a Beachcomber."
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mrs. pineapple
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Posts: 611 | Posted: 2005-06-17 11:25 am Permalink
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On 2005-06-16 22:17, RevBambooBen wrote:
My Mom used to have a pet pelican. Serious!!! No joke!! Named Abraham. When she was growing up down at Whites Point. She would take a nap in the piles of fish net and Abraham would wake her up every afternoon She would clap her hands and yell his/her name every morning and Abraham would come and hang out with her. Crazy but true!!
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That's so cool, I have a spiritual, past life connection to the pelicans, I think. They're so pretty! Once when I was on bike ride near Pt. Reyes Station, I came across a peilican with a fish hook in it's beak, and he was all tangled up in fishing line (grrrrrrr). Fortunately the Fish and Game guys were there, and were trying to coax him into a crate to take him the bird rescue center. Pelicans are HUGE, giant wings and heads and beaks! I love them! That's a great story Ben!
mrs. p
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john
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From: Chandler, Arizona
| Posted: 2005-06-17 11:42 am Permalink
dont know if they have them by you, but craftmart has a bunch of nautical stuff.
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Tiki-bot
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Joined: Jun 24, 2002
Posts: 1345 | Posted: 2005-06-17 11:52 am Permalink
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On 2005-06-16 21:27, ZebraTiki wrote:
White or brown?
Perching or flying?
Just make sure it's housebroken.
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We like the Pacific Brown pelicans, perched. I see a bunch on ebay - probably going to get it there.
I'd also like links or photos of any undersea murals, the simple kind that I could paint myself on the wall (not elaborate like a scene from Nemo!).
Thnaks!
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rodeotiki
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From: calgary
| Posted: 2005-06-17 3:02 pm Permalink
You need to get one of these guys
Carved by the world famous Benzart back in the day.
Best wishes with the new addition and cant wait to see the finished room.
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cynfulcynner
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From: Ocean Beach, San Francisco
| Posted: 2005-06-18 5:28 pm Permalink
Have you tried that redwood carver guy on 7th and Ashby in Berkeley? He might be able to carve a pelican for you.
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