"For~Play": Party Props & Essential Event Decor - a list by tatorandtots

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Don't make the mistake of rushing through 1st, 2nd and 3rd base on your Party Prep To Do List. You may get lucky and still score but no one will go home as satisfied as if you'd put a little time and creativity into it. Throwing a spectacular soiree- whether for 2 or 200- is a lot easier and more cost-effective than you might imagine. Really, it's not hard. (...she writes, giving herself little kisses for sneaking in a naughty pun.....) ~~ ~~ ~~Ready? Let's go.

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I've shamelessly done every type of event to come my way.

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"Oh Pool Boy".... "Back on the Market".... "Call Me" Cocktail Napkins

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I pride myself on my ability to make people aspirate cocktails and shoot them out their noses. It's fun and free entertainment for the whole crowd.

Best of all, I've found that it's easy to accomplish by simply accessorizing your soiree well- a few funny napkins can go- and make liquid fly- a long way.

Such are these little delights. "Oh Pool Boy, I'll have another...." Come on, that's just funny. And the "Call Me ( ) .......-........." does double duty as witty AND practical. "Back on the Market" is clever as well.... let's ya be naughty but in a Republican way- ie having something else to blame, albeit something as innocuous as a napkin. (Sorry Elephants, just a little Donkey humor there.)

Updated Jan 1, 2008

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7 Deadly Sins Shatterproof Cups (14 oz)

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Clever. Very clever. I'm a big fan of using party supplies that double as conversation starters. These fit the bill. Clean design, witty... just right.

Also check out alternate sets in different themes on the site...

Updated Dec 31, 2007

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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
notes:
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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Divorce-tini Martini Glass

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Tracy Healy of Savannah, Georgia, has created a fabulous line of creative martini glasses ranging from this Divorce-tini to "city glasses" for locales like Cleveland and Pittsburgh to.... well, go check out her site for yourself. You're sure to find a perfect gift for whatever occasion you're celebrating.

Stir up a smile for a friend who might be a bit shaken up.

Updated May 12, 2008

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Summer-themed Wine & Martini Glasses and Accessories

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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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Hopping, Yodelling Remote-Controlled Lederhosen

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In leaving a comment for someone, I was just backhanded by the Ghost of Fabulously Random Gifts Past and remembered an old friend sitting on a shelf in my office. Fun times. Many many fun times.

I give these my highest rec.....

And as an aside, if lederhosen are "your thing" ( let's face it, you DID click on these to get here) here's an article about Luxury Lederhosen that might interest you....

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20412240/

Updated Jul 2, 2008

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Electronic Rock Paper Scissors

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Is dispute resolution a bit of a challenge? Know someone with "communication issues?"

This comes as a set of two. Maybe it'll help.

I also consider it one of my reliable party props. Leave em out on the table. See what happens.

Updated Jul 2, 2008

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PRO THUMB WRESTLING

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Spend your lunch time in fighting with your co-workers... (via Gift Ideaz)

Updated Nov 19, 2009

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VivaTerra - Flowered Enamel Picnicware

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I recently started to collect enamelware and tin plates and cups. I love how light they are- great for tossing in a picnic basket or backpack- and they come in so many great, bright, bold patterns. This set is a recent addition and looks great on our patio table.

Enamelware is also a great choice for entertaining- an upgrade from paper and plastic plates that pays for itself. How? Well think of it this way- other than the obvious fact it's re-usable, it also goes a long way towards covering your decor needs. These on a solid $3 plastic tablecloth (try black- people don't expect it on a patio table but it looks gorgeous and sets off colorful items wonderfully) and voila! Cross focal point off your decorating "to do" list for your summer party.

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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