Girls Weekend Gift Bags

3.30.2016

It may be a very rare occurrence, but every now and then I actually do leave the house. It takes weeks of preparation, hours of packing, and minutes of food preparation. I mean, I can’t leave the house without an adequate supply of meals, can I? Seriously. I pack a snack for my commute. It’s an hour and a half long! You would too!

A few weekends ago, I was invited to my friend’s girls weekend in San Luis Obispo, California. I had never been, so I was really looking forward to getting to see a new place, spending some time with the ladies, and drinking wine. A lot of wine. Apparently SLO (as the locals call it) is a big wine town. I was in heaven. Especially because I made a pit-stop for lunch at the “best burger” joint in the area. Which did NOT disappoint. Seriously, it was one of the best I’ve had. But more on that later, my mouth is watering and my stomach is grumbling.

Because the other ladies had this weekend planned, and I was kind of the “crasher,” I wanted to bring along a little something to say “thanks for inviting the loner cat woman that sits at home and never leaves her house on the weekends.” I mean, it was the least I could do. That, and I made sure I lint rolled all of my clothes. You can take the cat lady away from the cat, but you can never take the cat fur away from the lady.

Ingredients for a Girls Weekend Gift Bag

Snacks -“In Case of Munchies”

Chocolate – “In Case of Cravings”

Tylenol/Water Bottles – “For the Morning”

Mini Wine Bottle / Small Liquor Bottle – “Get the Party Started”

Bandaids / First Aid Kits – “In Case of Emergency”

Antibacterial / Lysol Wipes – “Gotta Be Clean”

Energy Drink – “Just a Little Boost”

Face Wipes – “Gotta Stay Fresh”

If you’d like to make your own Girls Weekend Gift Bags, you can print the tag printables here and the ‘in case of emergency’ tag here. Click here for the green Girls Weekend tag, and here for the white Girls Weekend tag.

DIY, Holidays!

Easter Bunny Beers

3.24.2016

Listen. I’m as excited for Easter as the kid next door. I can’t wait to hunt for eggs, eat lots of chocolate, and run around the yard on a sugar high. However, I’d like to do all of the above while also enjoying an adult beverage. Can you blame me? I’m sure those of you with your own little angels can relate. You can have at least one right?

My family likes to hold an annual egg hunt for the kiddos. When all the eggs have been found, they promptly start the annual beer hunt. Each adult brings a six pack of beer, and they’re all hidden in the yard. Finders keepers. If this doesn’t sound like the best hunt ever, you are no fun. It probably helps that Easter in Wisconsin can bring chilly temperatures, so your beers are ice cold upon opening. Take this weekend for example: I believe the area was just hit with an average of 4-6 inches of snow. Seriously.

I’m not as much of a beer drinker as I once was…I think all of the cheap beer in college ruined it for me. But when it comes time to participate in a beer can hunt, I would jump on board. Especially if the beers were all made into cute little bunnies like mine. It’s possible that’s setting the bar too high, but what’s a holiday without a little added holiday spirit?

I saw someone make a bunny out of a brown paper bag and my mind went immediately to the liquor store. I mean, brown paper bags….beer cans…I’m not the only one that put two and two together, right? Here’s a good tutorial on how to cut your bag into bunny ears. Fill the bag with a beer (or a soda for those of you good respectable citizens out there), and use a glue gun to glue on a cottontail. You may have to fold a little of the bag around the can, and the glue gun can secure it for you. Don’t bother trying to make one with a 40oz beer. It doesn’t work so well. Trust me.

I’m hoping to find these hidden all over my yard this weekend. If you feel like making one for me, make sure you don’t hide it too hard. It’s supposed to be 70 degrees and ain’t no one got time for hot beer.

You can print the cute little tag here. Even if you want to use it for something different (blasphemy!).

DIY, Holidays!, Home Decor

DIY Dollar Store Easter Vase

3.23.2016

It’s officially Spring now, even over there on the East coast where you’re still experiencing snow and colder than cold temperatures. I love the idea that Spring brings warm weather and lots of sunshine, but growing up in Wisconsin, I know better than to trust that damn groundhog. I remember having snow in May, which I suppose wouldn’t be the end of the world if we hadn’t gone trick-or-treating the Autumn before in full snowsuits. I definitely couldn’t handle seven months of snow/cold weather, so I got my butt outta there. Now I’m freezing when the temperature hits 40 at night! I mean, come on, that’s quite chilly.

In honor of Spring, and the best Spring holiday (Easter…for those of you that couldn’t figure that out), I went out in full-decorating mode last week. Our house looks like an Easter bunny threw up Easter eggs all over the place. St. Patrick’s Day was officially taken down and put away the day after, and up went all of our bunny and egg decorations. I only had ten days to display my Easter decorations, and (Damn It!) I was going to take full advantage of each one. I put up bunny’s and eggs, Easter prints and garlands, photos and candles. And I was done. I sat back to enjoy my handiwork, and then I saw it. I was missing something in one area. It had to be fixed immediately.

I went in search of some new decorations at my favorite store, Dollar Tree (whoop whoop!). I bought a yellow/clear vase, a pack of faux flowers, and a pack of “Egg Picks.” I already had burlap ribbon (also from DT), and a can of this pretty spray paint (leftover from last year’s Easter crafts). I sprayed the vase, glued on the ribbon, and stuffed the rest inside. It turned out rather cute if I do say so myself. Which I do. So it’s obviously quite cute.

I’m always seeing how everyone else uses their Dollar Store products to make cute decorations, and I think I can finally join the club. I was pretty impressed, and definitely think this is one of those “easy-peasy” things that anyone else could do too. So tell me, does this seem as easy as it looks? What’s your favorite way to decorate for Easter?

DIY, Holidays!

Pots of Gold

3.15.2016

Waiting for approaching holidays is almost as bad as waiting for an upcoming vacation. I am currently failing miserably at both. St. Patrick’s Day is in two days, I have no plans, and I will most likely sit at home drinking a green glass of wine while stuffing my face with green cookies. And that’s pending someone baking me some green cookies. Since I clearly cannot bake anything on my own. Dying the wine green is about as much effort as I can put into this party, especially after all the holiday treats I’ve been busy putting together. If you want to receive a St. Patrick’s Day treat from me, you’ll have to sign up to be my friend. I’ll start the list now. If you’re lucky enough you’ll get a coveted spot on the list. Ready, GO!

Who am I kidding? I can’t even handle the three friends that I do have. I’m sorry but I’m going to have to close the list down. No more new friends for me. Besides, I spend too much time as it is making all of these little holiday treats. If I had to make any more my fingers would bleed. And since we have enough of that in our household (my husband chews his nails until they bleed), I think we can do without.

If you think you wanna take a stab at it (see what I did there?!), be my guest! I bought a three pack of ceramic flower pots at The Dollar Tree, spray painted them gold, and filled them with gold candy. I tied the tag onto a piece of candy so it would stay where I wanted it (kept sliding off the pot). Use a little “stuffing” if you’d like to add extra flair (I used gold Easter grass).

You can download the tag here, and print to whatever size you’d like.

So tell me, what are your big St. Patrick’s Day plans!?

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