If you don’t want to go out to celebrate the New Year, invite people over to your place. You can invite a few people for a small gathering, or throw a big New Year’s bash. Holidays are a great opportunity to get crafty. You can create your own New Year's themed party favors. Hats, confetti, and noisemakers are great New Year’s party favors. For ideas on how make these party favors, scour the internet or craft magazines. If you want to be really creative you can make up your own New Year’s themed games for your party guests. You can cook up some fun New Year’s themed party food. Fancy cheese and crackers, party pastries, hors d'oeuvres, and a variety of deserts will please your guests. If you don’t want to put the effort into doing that, any food that is easy to pass around will work, or order some pizzas (just make sure you order early). Most people drink champagne when the ball drops at midnight, but any drink will do just fine. For variety, you can provide wine, beer, and cocktails as well.  If there are kids provide apple juice, sparkling cider, or another non-alcoholic beverage. If you don’t want the kids to stay up until midnight you can let them ring in the New Year a few hours early by letting them watch the ball drop in another part of the world several hours ahead of your time. If you don’t feel like taking on the burden of food and drinks for your guests, ask them to bring the food and drinks. In exchange, you’re providing the location and entertainment for the party. Each person can bring one or two items, be it food, drink, or both. By the time everyone gets there, you should be set with everything you need to supply the party. If you want to avoid the crowds, you can just relax at home and watch a movie. There are New Year’s themed movies to choose from, but you aren’t limited to those of course. You can still watch the ball drop on TV or join your neighbors outside at midnight if you’re feeling up to it.
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One-sentence summary -- Invite people over. Make your own party favors. Make party food. Provide drinks. Host a potluck. Stay home alone.


Cut or crumble your favorite flavor of pop tart into small pieces, and use it as an ice cream topper. The pieces should be a little smaller than bite-size. You don't have to heat the pop tarts for this. Lightly grease some cookie cutters with butter or cooking spray first. Use them to cut shapes out of your favorite pop tart flavor. Try to cut through the middle where all the filling is. You don't have to heat the pop tarts.  Use these fun shapes to garnish ice cream. Eat the rest of the pop tart, or crumble it up and use it as a dessert topping. Crumble up some strawberry pop tarts, then layer them in a parfait glass with cut strawberries and whipped cream. Garnish your parfait with more whipped cream and a sprinkle of finely-crumbled pop tart. Cut a pop tart in half, then place a piece of chocolate on ones of the unfrosted sides. Top with a toasted marshmallow on top, and cover with the other pop tart half.  Toasting the pop tart is not necessary, but it can help the chocolate melt faster. For a more gooey treat, heat the entire s'more in the microwave for about 3 seconds. You can use s'mores flavored pop tarts for this, but peanut butter and brown sugar are also great choices!
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One-sentence summary -- Use pop tarts as an ice cream topping. Use cookie cutters to cut pop tarts into fun shapes. Make a pop tart parfait. Use pop tarts instead of graham crackers when making s'mores.


Use a measuring square to determine how much you need to cut off and make a strong mark with a pencil or where you would like to cut so the water doesn’t erase the mark. Then make the marks in any direction you'd like, such as horizontal, vertical, or even diagonal.  This method is suitable for bigger jobs that involve a great amount of tile. You can also use wet saws to cut tile trimmings with a bullnose or quarter-round shape. Each wet saw will be a little different, so be sure to follow the instructions closely. In most cases, you will need to fill the tub with water and turn the saw on. Make sure the water level doesn’t get too low, and be sure to replace it when it gets dirty so the saw operates properly. Each saw will be a little different, so read the instructions carefully. For the cleanest cut, avoid pushing or forcing the tile into the saw. Instead, gently guide the tile towards the saw, and let the saw do the cutting for you. Make sure that the water is covering the blade when cutting. Even if you took extra steps to ensure the cleanest of cuts, there may be some roughness on the cut edges. If this happened to you, simply rub the cut edge of the tile across a brick or a piece of concrete a few times. Avoid using a brick or piece of concrete with jagged edges, as this could break the tile.
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One-sentence summary -- Measure and mark your tiles where you want to cut them. Set up the wet saw according to the saw's instructions. Cut the tile according to the saw’s instructions. Smooth down any roughness with a brick.


Mix all ingredients together until fully combined.
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Create a double boiler. Add the butter, vanilla, milk and chocolate pieces in the top boiler. Allow to cool and use when ready.