Handcrafted, Highly Detailed Tiki Decor, Tiki Fashion and Tiki Barware by Tiki Makaio
My name is Tiki Makaio, welcome to my TikiThing shop on Etsy.
I'm a former sign maker, amongst the many other hats I’ve worn over the years, and when COVID hit, it gave me the window of time I needed to explore my creative side once again. This truly helped me get through this difficult time.
I started designing and handcrafting my Tiki Wares in 2021 and decided that I finally had enough finished product to take a shot at selling my work online in early 2022, and it's been a rewarding and incredible journey.
Web - https://tikithing.com
Blog - https://tikithing.com/blog
Twitter - https://twitter.com/makaiotiki
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tikimakaio/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TikiMakaio
Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/tikimakaio/
More about me...
I am a California native that caught the Tiki Bug somewhere early this century…
It started showing up in my thoughts and dreams, slowly, like a mysterious fog that creeps into the harbor under a full moon…
I suppose it was nostalgia and longing for simpler times but also a deep appreciation for the art and atmosphere the originals had conjured out of nothing but their imaginations…
Tiki is, in my opinion, a state-of-the-art, unadulterated and delicious escapism!
Then there were the Drinks, the mugs, the books, and the shirts (I admittedly have a serious problem with shirts) and the list goes on…
So far, I can’t seem to shake this tropical tiki mindset and to this day I haven’t been able to convince myself of any sane reason why I should.
At this point in my life, I have come to terms with the fact that I have become Tikified.
So what to do now?
Embrace it, enable it, enjoy it and blissfully let it take me wherever it may…
Mahalo,
Tiki Makaio
