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I can almost feel the warm breezes now.... wait. No I can't. It's still fricking cold here. Sigh.

Still, it will heat up soon enough and these are a great way to celebrate on your own patio or give as a hostess gift or birthday present. Themes include Flip-flops, Bikinis, Palm Trees and Sex on the Beach and come various forms like wine glasses, wine stoppers, serving trays and martini glasses. Love 'em.

Check out the other summery designs as well....

Updated May 12, 2008

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DeLuxe Translucent Cutlery

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Before you gasp at the price, consider this: you might be able to find something similar for less. Use this for inspiration if nothing else.

OR, if you are like me, with enough time and/or cocktails while near a computer, you'll find an illogical way to justify it and buy it compulsively anyway.

These are just different. That's their schtick. Putting an unusual spin on an ordinary item rocks people's socks off. So you're not just buying forks and spoons- you're buying entertainment value and visual interest. Well, that's what I told myself last night anyway. Could have been the chocolate martini talking.

DeLuxe 16-pc plastic cutlery set
Green, Blue or Purple
designers: Donata Paruccini and Fabio Bortolani
design year: 2005
manufacturer: Pandora Design, Italy
materials: Plastic
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This cutlery set is decorated with a floral motif typical of 19th century Italian silverware. Dishwasher safe in temperatures of up to 250 degrees Farenheit. Set includes four forks, four spoons, four knives and four dessert spoons.

Updated Jul 2, 2008

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LED Light-Changing Bench

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LightBench - by Frellstedt

Weather resistant and available in 6 hues that change color or a solitary tone.

Updated Jul 1, 2008

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Rainbow Candelabra

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First off, this is a great and inexpensive decor item for your parties. Pop one on your bar table outside at your summer party and boom. Gorgeous.

Then there's the teen crowd...
I have two daughters under ten and a decade of Bad Karma monkeys waiting in a closet to spring out at me when they're teenagers. The phrase "Wait until you have a daughter this age" was a favorite of my mother's back in my So. California 3-inch-high AquaNet claw bangs high school years, followed by under-her-breath mumblings that suggested Gaelic curses and spells. And sometimes, by a clap of thunder.

Thus I am preparing. Aesthetically anyway. I've decided to take the looming Drama Queens decade I'm on the verge of and have a bit of fun with it. Perhaps Clapper-controlled mood lighting that will darken a room and shine a spotlight on their angst-filled soliloquies about how THEY WILL JUST DIE if I don't let them pierce a body part usually kept out of the sun due to sensitivity issues or that I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING because, like Mork, a giant flying egg just dropped me on the planet and I missed the whole 'growing up' thing that they are handling with such inelegance.

I'm also looking into the holographic thing that Princess Leia and R2D2 had going on.... Because how could you not smirk if a 10-inch high version of Air Supply could be summoned to break into the chorus of "All Out of Love" with impeccable timing next to your teenager who is doing that half shriek/half crying-so-hard-she-makes-huge-gasps-for-air thing as she describes how not letting her go out with her boyfriend on a school night is basically "the meanest thing EVER. EVER!!"

As with everything, it's all "in the details." Which is where this candelabra comes in. I don't know the details of what scenes it will be in as I dive and roll through the artillery directed at me in the years ahead but I know it will fit in. I just know it.

Updated Jul 2, 2008

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Star Navigator

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This is just plain cool, in my opinion. And given the number of conversations we've had with the kids about stars when we're out and about it's useful too.

Having a summer backyard bash? Leave this out and when night falls, you have something that will deliver a lot of entertainment and interest.

A great dad gift, a great kid gift... heck, a great ME gift!

Updated Jul 2, 2008

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Message in a Bottle bottles

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Ok, it's summer. You need to have a party. Really. You do.

And to show everyone how fabulous you are before they even arrive, here's an ultracool and inexpensive invite idea. Grab a case or two of these bottles and swing by your local craft store for packs of teeny beach balls and/or paper cocktail umbrellas. Pick up a bag of sand and some cute computer stationary (they even make some with burned-out edges, like a pirate scroll). Voila. You're already cool and they haven't even sampled your ham roll.

FYI- there are a lot of fun twists on the treasure map theme for this.
FYI #2- get extras and fill them creatively- like vertical dioramas- to use as table decor
FYI #3- for party entertainment, set up a "craft table" with these, sand and a variety of fun and funky fillers for them. It's a great keepsake for your guests to take home. To remember, once again, that you are a fabulous host/hostess.

And you can get these with boxes, too. Hand-deliver the invites or just swing by the post office. They're quite inexpensive to send- just remember to not go all-out crazy with the sand if you're mailing them due to the weight. As with most things in life, a few inches will do you. Not all things, mind you. But most.

Updated Jul 2, 2008

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12" Colored Mirror Ball

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Awhile ago I mentioned when recommending a disco ball here that they are one of my absolute favorite party props. At the time of that writing, I had three. Now? Five. Different sizes for different applications.

So even if no one else believes me, I'm buyin' what my mouth is sellin'. This one will make #6 and will actually go into my daughter's room. The others I use for events both at home and on the road (that made me sound a bit cooler than I am.... Think social events and fundraisers. I'm not hangin' out on any band party buses. But open to it. lol).

But I digress. As usual. Point is- this is cool. You want it. You will use it. You will take it out of the box, stick it on the ceiling of your garage, order a keg so that you can get away with telling absolutely EVERYONE that you are having "a kegger", throw a yard party and feel really, really cool because everyone will tell you how it is the most awesome thing ever. You will briefly forget that you could technically check "middle-aged" on a survey and not be lying. You will feel young again until you wake up the next morning, hung-over from mixing a single wine cooler with your Lite beer.

But still. For a brief, shining moment (the shine courtesy of aforementioned disco ball of course) you will feel young and cool. How do you think my addiction started? I wasn't born dreaming of disco balls, ya know. I bought one and someone told me I was cool. Doesn't take much, people, not much at all.

Oh. And order the motor and pin spot too. Not mandatory but you'll be glad you did.

Updated Jul 2, 2008

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8" Mirror Ball package with Motor and Pin Spot

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I love disco balls for party decor. This is not a secret.

So like the dealer on the street corner trying to entice people into joining my addiction, here I am once again pushing balls.

This time, an all-in-one-package. It has what you need to make your party feel reallllly good. Motor, ball, spot, colored filters.... a nifty set.

Just try it. All the cool kids are doing it.

Updated Jul 2, 2008

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