I know, Sugar Doily sounds like some weird Victorian pet name. You look lovely today, my little Sugar Doily!
But Sugar Doilies are real things. They’re fun and elegant and whimsical and speak to the part of us all that wants a lifestyle, for God’s sake. The part of us that says it’s not just Martha Stewart who can live beautifully, though she’s so good at it she classed the hell out of her jail cell during her brief imprisonment for insider trading.
Whether you want to en-pretty your coffee or tea or enhance a baked confection, the SweetMarveLace shop on Etsy has created an array of lacy blankets of sugar to do the job. We’re talking sweet snowflakes, marvelous mandalas, fanciful flowers and even a Sugar Doily set featuring an owl and a feather quill. There are also lace sugar collars for cakes.
I’m partial to the artisans’ Aztec Sugar Doilies and can imagine laying one of them atop a mug of rich Mexican cocoa. It’s $17 plus shipping for a dozen of these 2.5″ babies.
It’s a worthwhile investment if you plan to host an unforgettable tea party or if you save it for special moments. Not those moments where you’re running out the door with a sloshing cup of Joe re-warmed in the microwave. Those moments where you want to savor life and your cuppa, like those ladies in the old International Coffee commercial.
–Sarah Torribio
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