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"Add some sparkle to your New Year&amp;#039;s party staples with these easy upgrades. From cupcakes, to champagne flutes, to noisemakers, these craft ideas will help you ring in the New Year with flair.   Countdown Cupcakes Attach gold or silver vinyl numbers (available at Staples or Office Max) to a toothpick or lollipop stick and insert into iced cupcakes. Complete the look with matching metallic cupcake liners and arrange the cupcakes in numerical order on a platter. As your guests devour the sweets, they count closer and closer to midnight.  Noisemakers Two days before the party, paint dried beans with metallic spray paint. Let one side dry for an hour, then flip the beans over and paint the other side. Salvage a few empty jars from your recycling bin and wash them. Spray-paint the jar lids to match the beans and let dry. Fill each jar halfway with beans and replace the lids. Kids (of all ages!) will enjoy shaking these noisemaking jars to ring in the New Year. Napkin Rings When you spray-paint your dried beans for the noisemaker, paint some small sticks, berry branches, or sprigs of pine. Coat both sides with metallic paint and allow to dry completely. Attach a tiny sprig to each guest&amp;#039;s napkin using gold ribbon.    Confetti Champagne Flutes Using a hole punch, punch small circles out of the leftover metallic vinyl you used to make the Countdown Cupcakes. Gold washi tape or double-stick tape with gold wrapping paper attached to one side also works. Stick the tiny circles to champagne flutes, so that they look like confetti or rising bubbles. After the party, simply remove the tape and your stemware is ready for the next holiday.  Number Cookie Ornaments When you roll out your holiday sugar cookies, cut some out using number cookie cutters. Make a small hole in the top of each cookie with the tip of a knife. After baking, store the cookies in the freezer. The day before your New Year&amp;#039;s bash, decorate with royal icing, sprinkle with edible glitter, and hang on the Christmas tree with ribbon. These decorations do double-duty: as guests leave the party, let them choose a cookie off the tree for a midnight snack! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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