Besides the coconut bras and grass skirts, one of the things that make luaus so FUN are the tiki things that get put to use at them. Like DIY luau tiki glasses, DIY tiki drink buckets, and pretty much tiki anything! Tiki glasses and tiki buckets are a snap to make with Cricut or any other cutting machine. Read on, and download the free tiki SVG to make your own luau tiki props!

And if you want more luau party ideas, be sure to see the original luau party post.

DIY Luau Tiki Glasses and Tiki Drink Buckets

Active Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Difficulty: You can make this in your sleep it's so easy!

Make DIY luau tiki glasses and tiki drink buckets in minutes with a little vinyl.

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Materials

• Glass or bucket to tiki
• Cricut permanent vinyl
• Cricut Transfer Tape
• Free Tiki SVG file

Tools

• Cricut Maker
• Cricut Standard Cutting Mat
• Weeding tool

Instructions

1. Upload the free tiki SVG file to Cricut Design Space.
2. You'll need to measure the area you need to cover on your glass or bucket in order to determine the size of your tiki face.
3. Click on the lock button on the lower left hand corner of your selected tiki image to change the image free form--it will not stay perfectly to scale this way, and that's alright! Adjust the size of your tiki face to fit your glass or bucket.
4. Place the vinyl in the color of your choice on the cutting mat and feed into your Cricut Maker. Click "Make" and cut your images.
5. Weed your tiki faces.
6. Apply the Cricut Transfer Tape to the vinyl, being sure to burnish (that's rub) the tape to the vinyl so it easily peels off the white carrier sheet.
7. Clean and dry the surface you plan to put your vinyl on. Very important step! Your vinyl will lift up if there are any extra dirt or oil particles present on your surface.
8. Lift the vinyl off the carrier sheet and apply to your glass (or bucket). Burnish the vinyl to your glass. You'll want to make sure that you've rubbed out any bubbles in your vinyl that may have accidentally been placed on the glass. and remove the transfer tape.
9. Admire your handiwork! Maybe with a tiki umbrella drink!

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Making DIY Luau Tiki Glasses 

The tiki face SVG file is pretty flexible. Really, you can tiki face anything that will sit still long enough. If your dog is tolerant enough, you could add a tiki there, too. That said, there are some shapes that are going to work better than others to make fun DIY tiki glasses like you see in this post. Hurricane glasses are a nope; the vinyl solidly covers a wide are and those glasses are pretty curvy. With a lot of patience and work you may be able to pull it off, but getting the vinyl to fold and shape to that glass with so much vinyl coverage is going to be tricky.

Here’s what I’d use to make tiki glasses:

• Mojito glasses (like the ones in the photos) (buy them here)
• Pint glasses (buy them here)
• High ball glasses (buy them here)
• Low ball glasses (buy them here) 

Whatever you choose, try to get straight sides to work with with no ornamentation. The tiki SVG file can be resized to fit whatever glass you buy. 

DIY Tiki drink buckets

When I was shopping for the luau party, I was trying to find SOMETHING to personalize my party with alongside all the pre-made purchased things I had to work with. I stumbled across a brown flower pot and inspiration struck. It was a pretty big flower pot, and I thought it would make a fantastic tiki drink holder after getting a little bit of vinyl treatment with my Cricut Machine. 

A further search (at the Dollar Store) led me to find some handled brown buckets in addition to the flower pots. The smoother surface of the plastic buckets was certainly easier to apply vinyl to–look for slick plastic if you can! But the vinyl will stick to regular plastic flower pots if that is all you can find. 

You can use these buckets to hold just about anything at your luau party. I used one for popsicles, one for leis, and one to hold some fruit skewers. They’re also perfect for ice and bottled beverages that you want to look fancy on your tiki bar. 

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