This Totally Tubular 80′s Party was originally hosted by Divine Party Concepts.
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Ok, like this party like totally speaks to me! The 80′s were some good times! And is it just me or is it freaking out the rest of you children of the 80′s to see some of the trends coming back! I think the cassette tapes as “streamers” is genius and I’m in LOVE with the pac-man cake! I also think it’s like totally awesome how they even like included like the bathroom into the event by adding some totally 80′s touches! This party is psychedelic! Like, FOR SURE!
Have a look, leave a comment, and then hop on over to Divine Party Concepts to see what else she’s got going on!
Enjoy Divine Party Concept’s 80′s party…..
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This weekend we had an 80’s party and I LOVED planning this because I do love the 80’s!
When guests got to the front door they were greeted with this sign.
I made a totally 80’s backdrop to take pictures of everyone in their 80’s gear. That’s probably the only time that I will EVER use foil tinsel.
I made signs with sayings from the 80’s all around the house. Some of them were:
Where’s the Beef; Gnarly; Gag Me with a Spoon; Who Killed JR
The table was decorated with memorabilia from the 80’s. I had a record player with pop rocks, candy necklaces and ring pops on it. There were Uno cards, old cassette tapes and even my old skates from way back when….
The yellow paper is a list of “You Know You Remember the 80’s When…”
The Pac Man cake…
I hung cassette tapes (got this idea from Kara) from the chandelier. I also hung candy necklaces, glow sticks and glow bracelets with the tapes.
Now onto the food and drinks…
I made a bowl out of an old record and used it to serve chips in.
I made signs for all of the food that related to an 80’s movie, song or memorabilia. Some of them were Like a Virgin Drinks; Mystic Pizza Rolls and Three Amigos Salsa.
I even tried to keep our guest bathroom with the theme. I had Aqua Net hairspray and pink glitter hair spray set out on the counter. You know you have to keep your hair BIG!!! Look at the note I had on the wall…..
Lastly, here is a glimpse of what my husband and I looked like. It was actually a little scary how much I really looked like I did back then!
It was Gnarly!!!
Zune and iPod: Most people compare the Zune to the Touch, but after seeing how slim and surprisingly small and light it is, I consider it to be a rather unique hybrid that combines qualities of both the Touch and the Nano. It’s very colorful and lovely OLED screen is slightly smaller than the touch screen, but the player itself feels quite a bit smaller and lighter. It weighs about 2/3 as much, and is noticeably smaller in width and height, while being just a hair thicker.
The Zune concentrates on being a Portable Media Player. Not a web browser. Not a game machine. Maybe in the future it’ll do even better in those areas, but for now it’s a fantastic way to organize and listen to your music and videos, and is without peer in that regard. The iPod’s strengths are its web browsing and apps. If those sound more compelling, perhaps it is your best choice.
Between me and my husband we’ve owned more MP3 players over the years than I can count, including Sansas, iRivers, iPods (classic & touch), the Ibiza Rhapsody, etc. But, the last few years I’ve settled down to one line of players. Why? Because I was happy to discover how well-designed and fun to use the underappreciated (and widely mocked) Zunes are.