Amazing Savings mock antique kitchen tools, $1.99.
Back when we started this blog way back yonder in 2009, one of our first posts was on the wonders of Midwood’s Amazing Savings, where you can get all kinds of books, toys, dishes, small appliances, crafting gear, gift wrap galore for super cheap. We just went back to the Avenue M location after a decent spell away, and it’s actually gotten better. Now that it’s in a bigger space, there’s more of the stuff we want (kids’ books, brand-name toys, fashion-fun shopping totes, adorable crockpots for one) and less of the stuff we don’t want (unrecognizable kosher dry goods; under-the-sink necessities.) How good are the prices? We did a comparison shop. Read the rest of this entry »
Our holiday wish is for Kat Dennings to read Brokelyn.
My how the time flies when you’re scrambling for gift money. In case you missed it or still haven’t done your shopping yet (C’MON!), review our entire guide to great local gifts for less than $25. From ninja bread men and fancy simple syrups to bubble wrap calendars and chocolate bacon pancake mix, there’s something for everyone here. We’ll see you a bit next week and will be back in full after the New Year. So be good to each other and have a happy holidays from all of us here at Brokelyn and, of course, your new favorite Brooklynites, the 2 Broke Girls!
Scented soap may not seem like the very height of gift-giving originality, but it’s really nice to have a stack on hand as a hostess present or to give out to the ladies when you’re on the hook for a crowd. And the fragrances from the Red Hook soap and flower shop Saipua are just delish: beautifully packaged, bright, fresh, vibrant, yum. The $10 bars come in Lavender Oatmeal, Peppermint Pumice, Winter Citrus, Salt Water, Mango Butter, Coffee Mint and more. Saipua is open today until 6 and tomorrow from 10 a.m. to noon at 147 Van Dyke St., conveniently located for that last-minute Fairway Run. The squares are also on sale for $12 at A. Cheng at 152 Fifth Ave. in Park Slope, which is open until at least 5 on Christmas Eve.
Ah crap, Christmas is THIS WEEKEND??
We’ve been giving you ample head’s up about all the great local markets and Brooklyn gift ideas this year, but if you’ve been procrastinating, your time is almost up! Just three markets will remain open tomorrow to let you pick-up a last minute item that’s more personal than a gift card. The Dekalb market is open the latest on Christmas eve, and also gives you get your photo with Santa (in a shipping container). Or you could swing by the greenmarket and grab an extra bottle of blueberry wine, along with some cheese for Christmas dinner, or visit Artists & Fleas to pick up some Swiss-inspired pillows to put under the tree. Read the rest of this entry »
If you’ve been ogling our famous Brokelyn logo t-shirts but haven’t made your move, here’s a little extra motivation: order by 2 p.m. EST today, (Wednesday, Dec. 21) and your Brokelyn t-shirt will be on its way to a stylish loved one by Christmas Day.* Plus you get 20 percent off, today only, so shirts are only $16 (normally $20.) Loads of colors and styles for both men and women. Check ‘em out in our Brokelyn Apparel online boutique and order yours today. Right now even.
* While we’re not swearing to this in blood, the USPS says today is the last day to send Priority Mail for Christmas Day arrival. And when have they ever been wrong?
Merry boobsmas!
You’ve been reading lots of gift guides here, from gifts for foodies, gifts from Pinterest and gifts under $25. What about when you don’t have $25 to spend? Like, when you’re down to pocket change? Our friends at Brooklyn Based did some comprehensive scouring of 99 cents stores to find things you can actually give. The cool finds include painted carafes, cheap pots, margarita glasses, some “flesh colored, squishy boobies with hard pink nipples, as fun to hold and squeeze as the real things,” and much more. Put the right bow on it and no one will even know you shopped at a store with the price in the name.
‘Tis the season, to drink and eat. This nifty gifty can help you do both, deliciously, for only $11. Brooklyn-based company Royal Rose makes some pretty incredible infused simple syrups. With flavors ranging from Cardamon-Clove and Three Chiles to Rose and Lemon-Lavendar, your gift can make anyone a master mixologist in no time. Or just encourage them to make you more drinks. A bonus cocktail recipe from Royal Rose Syrups below!
$11, online and at various BK shops. Read the rest of this entry »
I mustache you where you got this gift, but I can shave it for later.
Brooklyn has a well-documented pro-mustache bias, with all our grooming competitions, events where mustaches are the party favor and, of course, our own one-and-only mustache ride. But this holiday, even the facial folliclely challenged can get in on the instant maturity status that comes with a mustache — even if you’re just using it to drink your chocolate milk. This set of six GammaGo Stache Straws clip on to your drinking device and are dishwasher safe and reusable, so you can add some panache with your stache over and over again. Then it can be Movember all year long!
$10, Exit 9, 127 Smith St., and online.
One Christmas break, I tried to educate my southern brother-in-law on the trendy food fad of chocolate-covered bacon. Unfortunately, my attempt to recreate the amazing combination of salty meat and sweet chocolate was foiled by using hickory smoked bacon. But I am giving it another go this year: he is getting Vosges Mo’s Bacon Choco Chip Pancake Mix in his stocking. There is no better setting for mixing flavors than in an all-natural buttermilk pancake (the secret is Vosges Chocolates’ famous Mo
Bacon Bar chips). Breakfast experiences combining maple syrup and sausage have taught us that.
16oz pancake mix, $16.50 at Fred Flare
Not the actual tree.
Screw it, we’ll just go all out for Valentine’s Day stuff today, even though us singles think it’s about as real a holiday as the Verdukian Holiday of Mouth Pleasures: You could spend tons on an overrated restaurant, followed by weak cocktails, followed by, I don’t know what you couples are into these days, flowers or something? Lame. Step up the game this year by putting all that money in one place and dedicating a whole tree in Prospect Park to your lurver, which will help replace all the ones destroyed by storms last year. For $75, you can plant a sapling as part of the restoration project; for $100, you can contribute to a communal Arbor Day Tree, which also gets you an invite to a special planting ceremony on April 27. Each one gets you a special Valentine’s Day certificate, but orders have to be in by noon on Feb. 9 to ensure you get it in time. Visit the park’s site for ordering details. Then maybe your partner will make like a tree and … oh never mind.
[via Windsor Terrace blog]
Amazing Savings mock antique kitchen tools, $1.99.
Back when we started this blog way back yonder in 2009, one of our first posts was on the wonders of Midwood’s Amazing Savings, where you can get all kinds of books, toys, dishes, small appliances, crafting gear, gift wrap galore for super cheap. We just went back to the Avenue M location after a decent spell away, and it’s actually gotten better. Now that it’s in a bigger space, there’s more of the stuff we want (kids’ books, brand-name toys, fashion-fun shopping totes, adorable crockpots for one) and less of the stuff we don’t want (unrecognizable kosher dry goods; under-the-sink necessities.) How good are the prices? We did a comparison shop. Read the rest of this entry »
Our holiday wish is for Kat Dennings to read Brokelyn.
My how the time flies when you’re scrambling for gift money. In case you missed it or still haven’t done your shopping yet (C’MON!), review our entire guide to great local gifts for less than $25. From ninja bread men and fancy simple syrups to bubble wrap calendars and chocolate bacon pancake mix, there’s something for everyone here. We’ll see you a bit next week and will be back in full after the New Year. So be good to each other and have a happy holidays from all of us here at Brokelyn and, of course, your new favorite Brooklynites, the 2 Broke Girls!
Scented soap may not seem like the very height of gift-giving originality, but it’s really nice to have a stack on hand as a hostess present or to give out to the ladies when you’re on the hook for a crowd. And the fragrances from the Red Hook soap and flower shop Saipua are just delish: beautifully packaged, bright, fresh, vibrant, yum. The $10 bars come in Lavender Oatmeal, Peppermint Pumice, Winter Citrus, Salt Water, Mango Butter, Coffee Mint and more. Saipua is open today until 6 and tomorrow from 10 a.m. to noon at 147 Van Dyke St., conveniently located for that last-minute Fairway Run. The squares are also on sale for $12 at A. Cheng at 152 Fifth Ave. in Park Slope, which is open until at least 5 on Christmas Eve.
Ah crap, Christmas is THIS WEEKEND??
We’ve been giving you ample head’s up about all the great local markets and Brooklyn gift ideas this year, but if you’ve been procrastinating, your time is almost up! Just three markets will remain open tomorrow to let you pick-up a last minute item that’s more personal than a gift card. The Dekalb market is open the latest on Christmas eve, and also gives you get your photo with Santa (in a shipping container). Or you could swing by the greenmarket and grab an extra bottle of blueberry wine, along with some cheese for Christmas dinner, or visit Artists & Fleas to pick up some Swiss-inspired pillows to put under the tree. Read the rest of this entry »
If you’ve been ogling our famous Brokelyn logo t-shirts but haven’t made your move, here’s a little extra motivation: order by 2 p.m. EST today, (Wednesday, Dec. 21) and your Brokelyn t-shirt will be on its way to a stylish loved one by Christmas Day.* Plus you get 20 percent off, today only, so shirts are only $16 (normally $20.) Loads of colors and styles for both men and women. Check ‘em out in our Brokelyn Apparel online boutique and order yours today. Right now even.
* While we’re not swearing to this in blood, the USPS says today is the last day to send Priority Mail for Christmas Day arrival. And when have they ever been wrong?
Merry boobsmas!
You’ve been reading lots of gift guides here, from gifts for foodies, gifts from Pinterest and gifts under $25. What about when you don’t have $25 to spend? Like, when you’re down to pocket change? Our friends at Brooklyn Based did some comprehensive scouring of 99 cents stores to find things you can actually give. The cool finds include painted carafes, cheap pots, margarita glasses, some “flesh colored, squishy boobies with hard pink nipples, as fun to hold and squeeze as the real things,” and much more. Put the right bow on it and no one will even know you shopped at a store with the price in the name.
‘Tis the season, to drink and eat. This nifty gifty can help you do both, deliciously, for only $11. Brooklyn-based company Royal Rose makes some pretty incredible infused simple syrups. With flavors ranging from Cardamon-Clove and Three Chiles to Rose and Lemon-Lavendar, your gift can make anyone a master mixologist in no time. Or just encourage them to make you more drinks. A bonus cocktail recipe from Royal Rose Syrups below!
$11, online and at various BK shops. Read the rest of this entry »
I mustache you where you got this gift, but I can shave it for later.
Brooklyn has a well-documented pro-mustache bias, with all our grooming competitions, events where mustaches are the party favor and, of course, our own one-and-only mustache ride. But this holiday, even the facial folliclely challenged can get in on the instant maturity status that comes with a mustache — even if you’re just using it to drink your chocolate milk. This set of six GammaGo Stache Straws clip on to your drinking device and are dishwasher safe and reusable, so you can add some panache with your stache over and over again. Then it can be Movember all year long!
$10, Exit 9, 127 Smith St., and online.
One Christmas break, I tried to educate my southern brother-in-law on the trendy food fad of chocolate-covered bacon. Unfortunately, my attempt to recreate the amazing combination of salty meat and sweet chocolate was foiled by using hickory smoked bacon. But I am giving it another go this year: he is getting Vosges Mo’s Bacon Choco Chip Pancake Mix in his stocking. There is no better setting for mixing flavors than in an all-natural buttermilk pancake (the secret is Vosges Chocolates’ famous Mo
Bacon Bar chips). Breakfast experiences combining maple syrup and sausage have taught us that.
16oz pancake mix, $16.50 at Fred Flare
