If you have a boring old hanging lamp or chandelier, you can jazz it up for minimal cost by purchasing a whole bunch of individual colored crystals and having them from the existing fixture.
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For crystallized flowers, make sure that you buy organic blooms that haven't been treated with pesticides or anything else iffy. Remove anything potentially sharp or, you know, alive (like bugs)...
Affordable & Adorable In Union Square / La Carbonara
I've passed this restaurant about a zillion times (you probably have, too), but have never gone in because the exterior says "totally average Italian place where I will be forced to order Caprese because I can find nothing more exciting on the menu, and because Caprese is always good."
Homemade Samoas
OK, so these are a bit more time-consuming to make than your average cookies (there are a few assembly-related steps), but they are so worth it. Because Girl Scouts don't come along nearly often enough. And - no joke - they taste even better than the originals.
Why All The Sweetness & Light?
As you may have noticed, I've been doing a lot more puttering around in the Land Of Sugar lately. I know, I know...I've said a few times that I don't really have a sweet tooth, but there are reasons for my madness.
