It`s Party Time !!

Click on the tape to play !!

And lets PARTY !!!!

WHOO - HOO !!

Like fersure !! ;o)

Welcome to Rhonda and Carolyn`s

80`s Birthday bash !!

Here we are celebrating the 80`s and Rhonda`s

40th birthday ..


If you`re taking part - or have just
dropped by - i hope you enjoy yourselves !
First i want to wish Rhonda


A wonderful 40th Birthday today !
One of my best friends - i love you !!
I hope you have a rocking good day !!

I wish i could be there with you - on this

special day - but i am here in spirit -

and here celebrating with you !

Now let the celebrations begin !!


Here i have a cake for you Rhonda

And of course some flowers ...

Lets open the bubbly - and take a walk

down memory lane ...




The birthday girl has just arrived
- from her trip to Paris - of course !

Just a peak into her apartment there ..

Isn`t it gorgeous !! ?

And live on stage is Duran Duran -

singing just for us Rhonda !

And here`s thee man himself -
the sex on legs ... John Taylor ;o)



My chosen outfit to wow my date ... .

And i decided on a pair of acid
yellow stiletto's - which my feet
will not appreciate by the end of the

party !!



And inside my make up bag and
on my face is this ...

eyeshadow - with electric blue mascara .

yes i did actually have these colours myself !

One of the many hairstyles - the perm

And here i am from september 1982
with my version of the relaxed perm -
gone totally wrong !! More like a frizz ball
than the result i was after . I kept going back to the
hairdressers to sort it out - as i was not happy
with it .

So my date is the dishy

John Taylor -

second on the left and wearing the white suit !!

Or this one - looking even more scrummy ;o)
Hey Rhonda - maybe i could be the bikini clad lady
who`s waiting for John coming out of the ocean
with the glass on my belly having the drink
poured in ??? LOL - From the Save a prayer
video - for those who have no clue what i`m on about !!

Then there is the music ....
That is what i remember most -
seen as though i was only 13 at the time !
The iconic Madonna . With loads of bangles ,
crucifix and torn black lace ...

Adam And The Ants ...

Who had a few hits , then seemed to fade away .
But i loved Adam - and remember getting a
calendar for christmas ` 82 - and thinking it

was the best present ever !!

Then - at my school The Human league
were a big hit .

" Don`t you want me Baby " was a massive hit

for something like 10 weeks at number 1 in the

charts .

Many of us - got the hair style
like Phil Oakey .... I didn`t quite manage it .
My hair wasn`t that long - but i had a long fringe -

and i was so jealous of a girl in my class
called Karen - who went and got it done !

And i fancied him like crazy !

Frankie Goes To Hollywood came along ...With one of their hits

" Relax " - and many wore the t-shirt
that said Frankie says Relax .

Then i went to see
Echo And The Bunneymen in concert
in 1986 . Which was the first gig i went to .

And we had the new romantic era
With wayout hair styles , makeup on men

frilly shirts - and synthesized music .


A Flock of seagulls ..

The band i was " into " the most -

can you guess ... ???

DURAN DURAN !!

From Birmingham - UK - formed in
1978 , they released a self titled album
in 1981 - and appeared on Top of the pops
here in the UK - singing " Planet earth "
and i was watching them sing their
first hit . And i was hooked on the band !

Left to right

Simon Le Bon - Andy taylor -John Taylor -

Roget Taylor - Nick Rhodes .
Three had the same surname - but not

related in anyway .

The band looking more groomed - and
gorgeous !!

I used to flit between Simon and
John - who i was " in love with "

But now it`s John i love ! ;o)

Sorry - we`ll have to share him Rhonda !!

A more recent photo of him -

and he hasn`t done bad for his age !!
He still gets my heart pounding -
amoungst other things !! ;o)

And did you know Rhonda -
Johns favourite song is Rio ?
And guess what ? he likes to " make out "
to this tune on replay !! ? *** sigh ****
Guess i won`t be able to listen to this tune -

in quite the same way !! ;o)

A few of my treasured Duranie items ..

An original button badge and

sparkly guitar pin ...

Cassette tape of their Rio album =
from 1982 .. Which i still play !

Now - it`s time for my favourite

TV programmes !

" The Professionals "

Although this started in 1979 - it ran to
1983 . Bodie and Doyle - 2 CI5 agents -
saving the world from the baddies
and both good looking in their tight trousers

and t-shirts ! ;o)
It was my " treat " to stop up late on a sunday
evening to watch the hour long programme .
Re-runs of it - are on satelitte TV here now -

and i`m still watching them - even though i can
remember every episode today !

Another one was

" Fame "

Based on The New York school of
performing arts .

Some maybe cringing out there :o)
But it took the UK by storm ,
and the troop visited and had some gigs .

They also did a weekly magazine - which i
bought - and i got Bruno`s autograph !

The piano player in the series -

Lee Curreri .

Another craze was fitness -
with those knitted leggings !

Olivia Newton John and Jane Fonda .

Technology - by todays standard
seems stone age !

The first mobile phone made in 1983 -
and referred to as " the brick " !!
Imagine carrying that around with you now !! ?

The ghetto blaster ...
playing the C90 tapes which held
an entire album - on both sides .

The Rubik`s cube !
Although it was invented in 1979
Everyone bought one well into the 80`s - and how
frustrating was this to complete !! ?
Ok - so how many of you - peeled the stickers off
and cheated ! ??

And lastly - the Sony walkman
I didn`t have one of these , just my small ghetto

blaster .. But thankfully now i have an ipod !

That is my favourite - which i suppose stemmed
from the walkman .

I have some special gifts - for you
Rhonda ..

A ballon ride - with your date ...

And i managed to snag this on Ebay !! ;o)

A signed gold record plaque -

i know you`ll love this girl !!

And just a few last words - from the boys ...

I hope you enjoyed my walk back through the

80`s through my words and pictures .

Have a wonderful Birthday Rhonda !!

Please visit the birthday girl HERE

And i will be doing the rounds myself !

We have a link below - for you to add your name

so we can all visit you !!

See You In A Few Days ...

We are going away for a few days

from tomorrow.

However - i thought i would give

you a couple of Christmas images -

to use as you wish !

Enjoy !

And i want to remind you of our

80`s birthday bash -

Rhonda and myself are hosting this friday

7th and 8th November .

Celebrating the 80`s and Rhonda`s 40th birthday .

Even if you do not do all that we are asking ,

it would be great even if you wished her a

happy birthday this coming friday .

So why not join us !

The details are all HERE

See you all here on Friday !!

And enjoy your week everyone !!

xx

Introducing ...Bella Noir ....

Hello - my name is Bella Noir ;o)

Carolyn created me from her

imagination - and brought me to life .

I have red curly hair - blue eyes -

with lashings of black mascara -

and bee stung red lips ...

And i love to dress for any occasion .

" Bella`s Garden "

8 x 7 " flat canvas .

A woman who loves just to be at one with

mother nature - in her own garden .

A first attempt for me painting
such a small face ! ;o)

Words can speak for themselves.

That whisper of self doubt .

What life throws at you -

it is not as bad as you think .

*** I love this song ***

For all my friends out there -

who believe in me and support me ...

One Final Push ...

I have no completed work to show you -

yet . I am busy finishing Rhonda`s

birthday present and i need to post it off

for her tomorrow ! I have one canvas nearly

finished and many more ideas written down

for more ...

However now i want to plug -

October`s cancer awareness month

just once more .

Sherry has a treasury page on Etsy .

Titled " Breast Attitude Of All "

Showcasing some of the many Etsy sellers who are

donating part or all of their sale proceeds to

cancer research .

*** image from sherry`s blog page -

i hope you do not mind me " borrowing it " ****

Please click on the below link -

and it will take you to the above page.

Where you can click and view many

beautiful handmade items for sale -

if you wish to contribute to this months

worthy cause . The more people who

look and click - the page goes up -

and we want it at number 1 - before

precious time runs out !

Breast Attitude Of All

Many heartfelt thankyou`s

to those who have purchased

from myself - and to Sherry - for her

Shop For The Cure Campaign . Who

has worked extremely hard to get this

off the ground and has raised funds -

brought more awareness to us all .

One of the many True Pink Warriors out there !

You have a well earned a rest girl !!

This Once Was A hat - But Now ....

My new autumn arrangement ! !

What do you think ??

Yesterday`s Fun friday challenge

was to use a hat - so i got my thinking

" cap " on - bad joke ! ;o)

And came up with this today ! * giggle *

It was a beanie knitted hat - i received

from my sister and i had never worn it .

So i decided to use this - in an autumnal

arrangement for myself .

Using : sisal fibres - beaded fruits and velvet leaves

faux red berries and apple , various dried berries

and sliced fruit from pot pourri bag -

smells divine !

A side view of my autumn hat ..

And it is now placed on my

living room table !

Enjoy your weekend !!

Calendars And More ...

Thinking ahead ... i have made these

2 small calendars - just listed in

my shop

Along with a few other Christmas

items . So if you`re interested -

hop on over ! ;o)

Pocket Robin ...

A tiny robin - nestling in a fabric " pocket "

created from a mans tie .

A small christmas decoration - half of

the sale proceeds go to cancer research -

available to purchase - once i list this at

a later date - along with details on how i

created it on my other blog soon !

Like Omigod! It's An 80's Birthday Bash !

Do you recognise the hosts in this photo ! ??

Yes ?? ?? The above banner is an

indication of what`s in store !!

On my blog here - and my BBFF

Rhonda`s blog

We are hosting an 80`s birthday party bash -

and celebrating Rhonda`s 40th birthday too !

On the day of our party, like, it's not just one day,

but two days. On that day, you can come to our blogs after you

post all of your like, totally cool pictures from the 80's .

We'll have a "Mr. Linky" set up so that you can post

your info - right here on our blogs.

Then, we can all visit each other and have a totally cool walk

down memory lane. So - the party is on Friday and Saturday

November 7th & 8th. If you want any ideas as to what we do,

you can check out my post Oscar Bash birthday party

from last January. That way you get an idea of the

party that i hosted .

Okay - so here is the list of,the things that you need remember:
Dress
Shoes
Accessories
Hair
Makeup
Favorite Band
Favorite Song
Movie
My birthday gift from the 80`s
Your date ... and like, any other, like, totally awesome

things that you would like to share from the 80's.

I'm from the 80's and I'm proud! We hope to see you

at the party!

Sign up, like now.....

I do hope you will join us both - this will be fun

and bring back so many memories -

So, like, if you want to join our party, you can comment ,

on this post or Rhonda`s, and use our cool banner ,

post it on your blog with a link to either of us. We have to let

everyone know, that we are having the most

Tubular party, like ever!

Click and save the one below !