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Cassette Tape Vase
Summer in the 90’s…what’s your favorite memory? For many it’s the TV shows, neon framed sunglasses and cassette tapes. Zima® is another 90’s icon you weren’t expecting to make a comeback but surprise, it’s here for a limited time this summer to help you bring back all those favorite memories. We’re celebrating the summer with the citrus beverage only here for a short time and a new festive table centerpiece, our cassette tape vase.
While it was close to impossible to find cassette tapes on shelves, I did have some fun on a little treasure hunt while I was picking up Zima®. We have a stack in our home, but they have too many summer memories recorded on them to use in a DIY project. Please tell me you recorded your favorite songs live streaming from the radio onto a cassette tape too and felt annoyed when the radio DJ talked over the intro or ending.
Neon spray paint, blank cassette tapes and Zima® will bring you right back to the 90’s this summer.
Cassette Tape Vase instructions
Supplies:
- cassette tapes
- neon spray paint
- tall thin vase
- short vase larger than tall vase
We currently have rainbow flowers displayed on our kitchen table in the cassette tape vase. The bright colors are a great addition to the 90’s throwback.
Fully coat the cassette tapes with neon spray paint. Allow first side to dry, flip over and coat the back. We used cans of bright blue, pink, orange and yellow.
Trim your flower stems and arrange in tall thin vase with water. Place tall vase in center of short vase.
Arrange neon cassette tapes in space between the two vases. Depending on the width of the gap, your tape arrangement could include just a few tapes or many.
Continue stacking tapes until the bottom of the vase is full of neon cassette tapes.
Display with colorful flowers for a festive 90’s summer party or simply because you want a reason to smile in the morning.
How will you celebrate a favorite decade this summer? If you live in the desert like me, you could add this theme to a dinner in the desert party!
Learn more about Z2K, “the end of Zima® is near…again,” by connecting with the iconic citrus drink on Facebook and Instagram.
I think back to all the old cassettes I had when i was younger….that are now in the landfill. I could have done so many cool things with them…like this vase.
What a great throwback post! I had cassette tapes all over my room from all those recordings from the radio I did! Then when I was finally old enough to drink…Zima was the coolest sounding thing around to do so with.
Oh my gosh is this bring me back to my childhood! I didn’t even know you could buy cassettes anymore. In the drink oh my gosh that was like THE drink to have LOL. How very creative!
I’ve never tried ZIMA before. It looks refreshing. Love the vase idea. It’s such a clever idea. Would be perfect for summer gatherings.
I love this vase. I love, love, love it. I am so nostalgic for the 80s and 90s and the ideas of bringing back cassettes as a decor item is just genius!
This would be perfect for a 90s themed party! I never drank Zima in the past but I know older friends who loved it.
I love the way the cassettes look painted! Cheerful and colorful. Those daisies are so pretty, too! Perfect for the vase.
That vase is very colorful and definitely brighten a table. My husband used to like Zima way back in the day.
That is a great way to use all those old cassette tapes I have lying around. It does add plenty of color to the table!
Okay, you just blew my mind with the Zima six pack! Those were a big part of my teen years…as were cassette tapes! Love the colors. This is such a fun idea. You have me feeling very nostalgic!
Oh what a neat idea! I havent seen cassette tapes in such a long time. Very cool to see again.
That vase is very cute and very 90’s with the tapes! LOL! I don’t even know if I still have any tapes to paint? Now I want to go look!!!