The Test Pilot is a classic tiki cocktail created by Don the Beachcomber back in the 1940s. It combines two types of rum with Angostura bitters, Pernod, Cointreau, Falernum, and fresh lime. I decided to riff on this drink by incorporating tropical fruits and the flavors of one of my favorite contemporary cocktails, the Paloma. The result is a very balanced, delicious reinterpretation that I think is perfect for summertime.
Nothing like a birdie serenade to welcome you to the enchantment of this little Tiki Tiki Tiki party! • This print is a digital reproduction of an artwork piece originally made with paper-cut techniques. • It's printed on museum-quality fine art paper. It's numbered and signed by me! • The image measures about 8.3" X 11.7" (A4 paper sheet). If you’d like any other sizes, just please let me know! Thank you for stopping by!
As I said in a previous post, I got my son to help me design the tiki stuff I made for the last Retro Romp. So here's is the method I worked out, so he could help me. He picked the features and I drew them out. Its an incredibly easy system, and a great one to do with the kids and for just general doodling. The diagrams I've drawn are a bit rough, but what the hey, you'll get my drift. This is tribal stuff, the rougher the better. And don't be fussing about the lines! Kids are constantly told in school to stay within the lines, and unfortunately this can stay with us as adults. When one neighbours kid got upset because he coloured outside the line, I just gave him the big black marker and said, change the line. He was chuffed... Pick out a nose, eyes, eyebrows and a forehead from the following pics. These are essential features. Then pick out any other optional features, tongues, hands, feet, chests, etc. Follow the diagrams below. I've drawn it out several times so you can see the progress. You obviously don't have to do this. The grid is just a grid for the essential features, and can be altered at will. I drew out the head in pencil first and then went over it in pen. Step 1: Draw out a simple 2x4 grid. Step 2: Draw the nose just above the centre of the grid. Step 3: Add in the eyes Step 4: Add the mouth Step 5: Add the eyebrows Step 6: Add the forehead Step 7: Add in any other optionals. Here I have just added hands I then re-drew the design larger, and just added patterns using 2 thickness of black pen. So, there you have it! If you have a go, send me a pick/link, I'd love to see what other people come up with. Here's a few more designs I did using this method with the kids I wanted the designs to have a more proper Hawaiian feel, so I did a bit of research on traditional patterns. I came across Kapa, a type of bark cloth. Heres an interesting article, with a list of traditional dyes used in kapa making http://www.hawaiianencyclopedia.com/kapa-tapa-barkcloth.asp. Have now added it onto my list of places to go/things to make. a long list... Anyway, heres a few traditional patterns, if you want to add them into you tiki design
For a tropical escape, try the Mermaids Milk tiki cocktail, a blend of rum, citrus, coconut, and vanilla.
Tiki Taka FC Barcelona passing training
This door on Buena Vista Street is one of the simpler forms of theming, yet it instantly transports you to another era. I can only imagine what it must have been like to walk through doors like these, perhaps...
Des coloriages Koh Lanta à imprimer gratuitement pour vos enfants. Pour imprimer un coloriage Koh Lanta, il vous suffit de cliquer dessus...
This is no joke. Here is the fourth part of our Luau party series... drumroll please........... AND it's kid-friendly too........... the tiki guy, or lady, if you please! That's not all. Our next post might be, no wait--will DEFINITELY be, something that contains alcohol! ` make your own tiki guys with brown paper bags and scrapbook paper ` tiki guy parts in simple shapes and a variety of colors (create your own or feel free to use our printables at the end of this post) ` they can be used as gift bags ` they are cute centerpieces ` kids can make them too... fun party project! ` they stack neatly to make a tiki totem printable tiki guy parts
Florida's Exotic Flamingos as seen at the colorful Parrot Jungle in Miami, a natural jungle of unspoiled tropical beauty. Florida parrots are free to fly in the beautiful "Parrot Jungle" near Miami, outstanding attraction of Florida. The colorful birds there are extremely friendly and will pose for pictures not only on trees but also on the shoulders and heads of the many visitors. Hyacinthine Macaws at Florida's Famous Parrot Jungle. One of the many species of rare birds that inhabit this tropical Paradise south of Miami.
We love demerara rums and often use them in cocktails, both alone and with other spirits. This particular cocktail uses a blend of both white and demerara rums, and is sweetened with demerara syrup…
Punches are generally drinks that are supposed to have a lower alcohol content than regular cocktails, so that they can be batched and served to a group without having to worry that anyone is hitti…
