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1 Yum Market Finds: From Coast to Coaster
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2 Shoe Coasters: Love It Or Hate It?
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3 YumSugar Gift Guide: The Bartending Boy
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4 Brighten Your Party With Colored Coasters
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5 Yummy Links: From Candy Stores to Generic Food
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6 Chocolate Coaster: Love It or Hate It?
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7 Off to Market: New Coasters
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8 Off to Market Recap: New Coasters
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9 YumSugar Gift Guide: The Hipster Foodie
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10 Yummy Links: From Fall Desserts to Taco Bell's Cupcakes
The entertaining season is upon us, and since I know you've been thinking about trying out a new margarita recipe — well, at least I have — I thought I'd round up some cute and cheerful coaster sets to help protect our tabletops while we throw back those chilly, fruity refreshments. From citrus shapes to nautical motifs, Summer style is in your sights. Come along and check out some of my Read more
Every year around this time, my mom breaks out the holiday tablecloths and dresses the dining room table in poinsettias and holly to prepare for family gatherings. My taste, it's not, but even if you can't change the landscape of your mom's table, you can dress yours up with something a little more your style in the form of coasters. Easy to transport from coffee to dining table, these coasters Read more
Here's a post from Lovely Little Vignettes member Taylorrenee: I couldn't find a single set of coasters that I liked for my living room so I decided to take matters into my own hands. With just four 12 cent tiles from Home Depot, I crafted myself some adorably bright coasters. The total cost of the project was less than $8, including supplies I'll use again. To learn how I did it please Read more
I have a terrible problem. It's an addiction really. I sometimes fall in love with items I have no use for but I buy them anyway. I recently found some tiles that were begging to jump in my shopping bag, so I forked over the cash and packed them in my suitcase. I couldn't figure out what to do with them until I watched an episode of Parenthood. One of the props on the counter was a stack of Read more
If you were stoked to see your iPhone apps move from your handset to your fridge, don't let the party stop there — migrate them from your fridge to your table with these iPhone App Icon Coasters ($39). But here's the deal: you get the entire set of 17 icons (like weather, camera, phone, maps, and Safari) for one price. Next time you have a bash at your place, you've got your table (and every Read more
Who knew that there are just as many geeky necklaces as there are geeky coasters?! If you're just as dependent on Bloglines or Google Reader as I am then have a peek at this colorful 16 piece RSS Coaster Set. Made from MDF plywood these tech-inspired coasters may also be the perfect gift for those hard to buy for geeks on your list. I'm not loving their $45 price tag, but considering there is 16 Read more
21 desserts that celebrate Fall. — Bon Appétit Why are doctors selling out to Coke?— The Atlantic Learn how to paint your kitchen. — The Amateur Gourmet Scenes from the 2009 Los Angeles Chocolate Salon. — Daily Dish Andrew Carmellini was crowned the Meatball King at the New York Wine and Food Festival. — Grub Street NY Scary or practical? Coasters that detect if a drink is spiked Read more
Getting reminders that there are predatory men out there willing to spike your drink with date-rape drugs kinda keeps me from ever wanting to leave my apartment again, but at least for the brave bar flies out there, there are now coasters that can be used to detect two "popular" date-rape drugs, GHB (aka "Roofies") and ketamine. Some bars are willing to fork over the 40 cents-per-coaster to hand Read more
The latest in home tech — geeky coasters — has resulted in a new cheeky set, this time Button Coasters ($10). The set of four include the buttons for Ctrl, Alt, Del, and Esc — funny that you have all the commands to get out of your current situation; I don't know if that would make your guests feel welcome for cocktails. I might put them on my coffee table and just hope no one desires to Read more
Geeky coasters are hot — maybe because after all that brain activity, we all just need to wind down with a cool drink? Whatever the reason, I'll just appreciate, like I am with this set of 1-Up Mario Mushroom Coasters ($20). The hand-stitched coasters recall your love for Mario and Luigi without having to dust off that old console. But what do you say — does nostalgia win, or have you Read more
