Finger Sporks – $3.45

Are you a fan of finger foods? Does the mere mention of the words canape or hors d’oerves make your fingers tingle with excitement? We know you dream of a world where delicious bite sized meals are always at your fingertips and that is why we present to you Finger Sporks from the NeatoShop.

With this colorful set of 4 Finger Sporks (yes, that’s a spoon and fork combo that you wear on your fingers) you will be able to sample fried wontons, tapenades, dip, and crudites without ever clamoring for a plate. Taste to your hearts content and never go home hungry at a cocktail party again.

Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more fantastic Party Supplies!

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Before you go worrying about Friday the 13th, see what a great excuse for a party it is! On December 13, 1940, Chicago’s Anti-Superstition Society held a Friday the 13th party at the Merchants & Manufacturers Club of Chicago. A good time was had by all. LIFE magazine was there, so there are plenty of great pictures of members breaking mirrors, spilling salt, and lighting three on a match. Link -via Metafilter

(Image credit: William C. Shrout/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)

If you adjust the years accordingly, this comic will work for almost anyone! However, no matter what time I go to bed on New Year’s Eve, I wake up at midnight because of the fireworks going off all over town. This year… my kids have fireworks ready. Comic by A. Stiffler at Chaos Life. Link -via reddit

I went to the blog Kitchen Fun with My Three Sons to check out the Star Wars gingerbread cookies. Then I was completely distracted by the post of Star Wars Party Food. There’s no end to the tie-ins, from Yoda Soda to Chewie Wookiee Cookies to the Garbage Masher Cake! Link -via Geeks Are Sexy

The cats from Kagonekoshiro (Basket Cat Blog) are ready for a holiday party! Which will keep their hat on the longest? My money is on Shiro -not only because he’s the most patient and balanced cat ever, but also because I’ve watched the video. -via Buzzfeed

Bullseye Dart Party Picks – $9.95

The New Year is almost here. Are resolved to throw the best parties of 2012? Get on target with the Bullseye Dart Party Picks from the NeatoShop. This winning Bullseye Dart Party Picks set includes 12 food-safe picks shaped like darts.

Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more sharp Party Supplies.

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Admit it, you’ve done exactly this at one party or another during your lifetime, haven’t you? From cartoonist Gemma Correll. Link -via reddit

Origami Napkins – $8.95

Are you looking for a fun way to entertain your dinner guests? You need the Origami Napkins from the NeatoShop.  This fantastic pack of 40 white paper napkins is printed with 4 amazing origami patterns. The 4 origami styles include:

• Polo Shirt
• Flapping Bird
• The Bird of Paradise Flower
• And Jester’s Boot

Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more unusual Party Supplies.

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“I regret that I have but 3 tiers of frosted red velvet to give for my country,” spoke the doomed confection.

And with that, he was carved into 125 delicious slices, and served to the homeless of downtown Los Angeles on white paper plates.

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For those who cannot access Facebook, here are screenshots of the beginning and end of the story.

If you thought your birthday sucked, just think how the kid with the doggy Spiderman cake felt! It’s just one of twenty birthday cakes that will either be the life of the party or the last straw, depending on your outlook.

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(image source: Cake Central)

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Even though Truman Capote’s masquerade was the hottest ticket in 1966, at the advice of Evie Backer, Truman purposely made the decor at his event as understated as possible – no elaborate centerpieces or ice sculptures. The eye candy at his event would be the guests themselves. As his guest of honor, he chose Kay Graham, who had been the publisher of the Washington Post since her husband’s suicide three years earlier. This was very much to the surprise of New York society: Kay wasn’t deeply entrenched in their ranks and rarely wore makeup or got gussied up… which was exactly why Truman chose her. He spent months and months perfecting his guest list – only 500 people would be invited and he wanted a mix of people more interesting than just the usual suspects. When the coveted invitations were finally sent, they included requests that everyone wear masks and ladies carry fans. Most people complied with the mask requirement (Andy Warhol was a noted holdout) but a lot of women dispensed with the fans – it was too hard to carry a mask and a fan at the same time.
Check out the menu, some first-hand accounts and some of the guest list here.

The Vanderbilt Masquerade – March 26, 1883

Capote wasn’t the first to hold such a grand event in high society, though, not by a long shot. On March 26, 1883, the Vanderbilts held the most extravagant and exclusive masquerade probably ever held in the U.S. up until that point. It was such an event that it even caused the richest families to kiss and make up (sort of) so they would be included – apparently, there was a long-standing feud between the Vanderbilts and the Astors. Caroline Astor had her own “In and Out” list of 400 “worthy” people, which purposely excluded their Vanderbilt rivals. But when the Vandy masquerade party was announced and the Astors weren’t invited, Caroline visited Alva Vanderbilt (that’s her in the picture) and made the proper apologies so her teenage daughter would be invited to the grand event. And she was. But anyway, the masquerade was rumored to have cost more than $250,000. Even though some rich families wouldn’t bat an eyelash at spending that on, say, a Sweet Sixteen party these days, it was an absolutely astronomical sum for 1883. People pulled out every last stop at the ball – Alice Vanderbilt came dressed as “Electric Light” and was festooned in diamonds and a headpiece that lit up.

Bal des Ardents – January, 1393

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IKEA is definitely nicer than my house… well, maybe not nicer, but definitely cleaner and more organized. So it makes total sense to have a party there, which is exactly what the people at Cockeyed did. Dinner at the buffet (why not? I could always go for their Swedish meatballs), then on to various dining tables and living rooms to play BananaGrams, Boggle and Catchphrase. Looks like a good time was had by all.