January 2010 • Eat, DINK and Be Merry

Rock N Bone bracelet

By Amber, on January 7, 2010, at 11:06 pm

My most recent Editors’ Closet acquisition:

rock n bone Oddly, I can’t find information about the Rock & Bone brand anywhere, but the items on offer were pretty fun. Budget glam, after EC’s markdowns. The price was right and I used the $25 credit that I had from the time they cancelled part of my order.

I was planning to rock it with a sequin tank and a jeweled cardigan on New Year’s Eve, when you’re allowed to wear every sparkly thing you own all at once, but things got rearranged and New Year’s Eve was more of a pajamas & cupcakes occasion. Which is good, too.

Estate jewelry: amethyst

By Amber, on January 5, 2010, at 10:43 pm

The holidays are over and the pants that were loose before Christmas now fit correctly, so I’m going to step away from the baking for a minute or two. Valentine’s Day isn’t far away, so I’m sure it won’t be long before I restart the conveyor belt that steadily feeds sticks of butter directly from the dairy to my mixer. But until then, I’m going to try for some lower-calorie topics.

I recently received this amethyst ring from my grandmother’s estate:

amethyst ring Kind of unusual, isn’t it? I’m not sure how old it is, but it’s been around at least a couple decades, probably more. Santa scoured the internet for some earrings of similar shape, size, and hue — no small feat — and found these (coincidentally, at the same site where I found that beautiful wasp brooch):

amethyst earrings There was zero information about these in the listing, save that they came from an estate. That doesn’t make a very good story, but I think it’s still a nice symmetry. I think Grandma would approve!

amethyst set

Holiday candy

By Amber, on January 3, 2010, at 9:21 pm

This post was going to be a review of these gourmet goodies that I tucked into Mark’s stocking:

frightening candy I think he might be avoiding trying them. I’m not sure why — if the artificial bacony scent wafting through the shrink wrap isn’t a lure, then what is? I can, however report on the following treat that I got for myself:

eggnog gum The verdict: in a word, NO. I thought they were pretty foul once you got past the vaguely eggnog-flavored shell. Mark compared them to Gatorade gum. Gatorade, you may note, does not sell an eggnog-flavored sports drink (but I would try it if they did!).

You can buy all this weird candy and more at Offbeat Treats. (They have plenty of things that actually look pretty good, like giant candy buttons. I loved candy buttons when I was little!) They even sent me some free candy cigarettes, with the following note:

Thank you, Offbeat Treats. I did indeed enjoy my feer smoks.