REPOSTING: A beautiful Chanukah table at The Jewish Hostess and Dreidel-shaped ice cubes (?!?)

UPDATE:  With Chanukah barely a month away, we're all looking for some interesting table setting and party ideas!  I'm reposting last year's post about my friend Marlene's blog, because her tables are such classics! (And I confess, I love my dreidel ice cube molds.)

Just look at these Chanukah table settings.

<Stepping back from the computer and taking a deep breath.>

My former high school classmate, Marlene Mamiye, has a wonderful blog called The Jewish Hostess, which highlights kosher gourmet recipes and off-the-chart stunning table settings for the various holidays.  I think she outdid herself with this Chanukah table.  Visit her site here and see how she put it all together.  Marlene, I'm in awe.

You know what I loved the most on this gorgeous table?  Believe it or not, I'm crazy over her dreidel-shaped ice cubes!  I can totally see freezing blueberry or acai juice and making blue dreidel-shaped ice pops, or using them as chocolate molds.  But I really, really love the ice cubes.

Thankfully, she shared her resources, and I went ahead and bought these Sili-Dreidel Silicone Dreidel Ice and Chocolate Mold for $8.40 + $4.49 = $12.89 shipped (well worth the little splurge, IMHO).

Check out The Jewish Hostess for other hosting tips and recipes.  Martha Stewart has nothing on Marlene....