DIY: Newspaper Nail Polish

I'm a couponer,
a sales rack lover,

a clearance isle stalker.

The thrift store is my second home,
I would wake up every morning at 4 a.m. to hunt for the best yard sales if I could.
I figured I would let you guys in on some of this just in case you didn't already know. ;)

I can spend Hours online looking for awesome DIY crafts and Ideas. If you want to see some

of the cute ones I have found and Will try one day check out my Ideas to create board on

Pinterest.

So with that being said here is one that I just found and knew I had to try it. Now I am a girl, and of course from time to time I love to get pampered at the salon. But most of the

time I would rather just do it myself. Spending $70 every 2 weeks to get my nails and little

toesies done is just not going to happen. So usually I just do them myself, which is what I was

going to do today anyways when I found this
The adorably cute idea!



Can you see my nails?!


This yellow I have is really thick but I really wanted to use it. Next time I am going to use another kind of nail polish.

Supplies:
Nail Polish
Newspaper
Scissors
Alcohol {the tutorial I read said that vodka works the best so that is what I used, but if you try rubbing alcohol or anything else and it works well let me know. I would rather drink my vodka, not dip my nails in it ;)... }

The How To:
Cut out a bunch of little words from the newspaper to have ready.
Paint your nails just like you would any other day.
Wait for nails to dry.
Dip your nails in the alcohol, then place the newspaper strip on top of your nail.
{After I put the newspaper on my nail I would dip a finger in the alcohol and then just put it on top of the paper so it gets all of the paper wet}
Let sit for a little bit, then carefully peel off.
Finish off with a clear coat & ta-da!!!!

You are done!

Easy and cute huh?!

Bucket List- Recipe Edition

I have been extremely addicted to Pinterest lately. (If you haven't joined yet, its a must) I have tons of things pinned & for me the majority of my pins are things I want to

♥Buy
♥Make
♥Dream about buying
♥Dream about making...

You get the picture ;)

I am in the middle of making my life list & so I thought I would make a version of this list but with food. I love baking & trying new recipes. I don't get to do this as much as I would like to so with this list I can push myself to try new recipes! I want to break it down into groups so that I can try a variety of things. I'm already really exciting about this!

Goal: To make at least one recipe a week. I think this will give me enough time and NO EXCUSE not to do these.
{p.s. I linked all of these just in case you want to try a few!}

Breakfast

1.) Early Morning Open Face Egg Sandwich
2.) Tone it up Pancakes
3.) Never Fail Fluffy Pancakes
4.) Bacon & Egg Breakfast Salad
5.) Stuffed Breakfast Pepper Bowls
6.) Banana Nut Bread
7.) Sweet Potato Donuts
8.) Banana Nut Pancakes
9.) Whole Wheat Waffles
10.) Fruit & Nutella Crepes

Lunch/Snacks

1.) Broccoli Cheddar Soup
2.) Mozzarella Sticks
3.) Chicken Tortilla Soup
4.) Tyler Florence Mozzarella Grilled Cheese
5.) Quick Mini Peperoni Pizza's
6.) Caprese Bruschetta
7.) Cheeseburger Flat Bread Melts

Dinner

1.) Brooke Dean's Homemade Meatloaf
2.) Creamy Artichoke Lasagna
3.) Healthy Spinach Lasagna Rolls
4.) Chicken Broccoli Supreme
5.) Kaytucky Chicken
6.) Lasagna Soup
7.) Enchilada Lasagna
8.) Empanadas
9.) Mini Lasagna Cups
10.) Crispy Shrimp Pasta

Dessert

1.) Oreo Chocolate Chip Cookies
2.) Oreos from scratch
3.) Twix Bar Cookies
4.) Red Velvet Brownies
5.) Giant Rainbow Cookies
6.) Pumpkin Cream Cheese Cupcakes
7.) Rainbow Layer Cake
8.) Blondies
9.) Oreo Pops
10.) Mini Cherry Pies


Cocktails

1.) Strawberry Mojito
2.) Skinny Tequila Sunrise
3.) Sex on the Beach
4.) Skinny Kiwi Appletini
5.) Skinny Sangria
6.) Pina Colada
7.) Skinny Cosmo
8.) Beer Float
9.) Kiwicha
10.) Harvest Cooler

I am so excited to try these recipes.
Did you see that colorful layered cake?!!!
Oh My!

Wish me luck!

Wedding Ideas

My older sister is getting hitched, and as the MOH {maid of honor- as if you didn't know what that meant (: } I am going through tons of wedding details with her. I am not the kind that wants to get or be married but all of these cute little ideas are making me want the reception. Can I have a reception and no wedding?... Or what about a wedding theme birthday party..?! My 25th {Oh my, I'm getting old} birthday can be something like "Here comes the birthday girl" or "Something borrowed, Something Blue" ehh....

Anyways, here is some wedding inspiration for you...

The bride wrote heartfelt messages on the bottoms of the bridesmaids shoes.


This is probably the cheapest and cutest thing ever!


I would have this on my wedding cake, but i would want one my legs kicked back cause that's how I high five! ;)


I am going to make this for my sisters reception.


I have a great love for mason jars, so I love ideas like this.


& since I love mason jars, my wedding would probably be something like this.


My brothers girlfriend makes him rice krispy treats every week so this would be cute for their wedding :)


Specialty Drinks


I love that wedding invites and ceremonies don't have to be gaudy and "foncy" these days.


I do on her shoes

Gorgeous up-do's

Sweetheart Table


"I picked you"


I love this ring


Before the ceremony, guests were given silver bells with tags that read, "Let wedding bells ring when Chelsea and Josh share their first kiss as husband and wife." Guests took them home at the end of the night.


If only I knew this many people... ;)


Cutest idea EVER!!


Darling. Simply Darling.

Okay I could go on for eternity, so with all of these wedding wonderland ideas. Here are some cute after "I do's" to keep ya going ;)





xoxo,

Make Your Own Starbucks Iced Coffee Tutorial

I am super obsessed with Coffee these days. I drink a couple of big glasses of iced coffee a day. So with my coffee obsession came a new obsession. Wanting to learn to make it! You will come to find out that I have a very strong "I can do/make that" kind of attitude. It pushes me to try new things all the time and I love the challenge! So today we are going to be making:

Starbucks Iced Coffee
*Have you ever googled "iced coffee"? You'd be surprised at how many people take pictures of their coffee, but I must say it is a proud moment when you master your perfect cup! ;)*

*NOTE: I put tons of smileys in this tutorial because I really do smile a lot thinking about this coffee. It's THAT good! =))

You will need:
Starbucks Iced Coffee Blend
Starbucks Sugar Free Caramel Syrup
Water (but of course)
Splenda
Non Fat Milk
Coffee Grinder
Table spoon
Baby Food Jars (optional)
Oh yeah and IICCCEEEE

Okay so I am sure a lot of you are thinking "How the hell do I get Starbucks Sugar Free Caramel?" Cause trust me that's what I thought for a very long time. I googled "Sugar Free Caramel" and could ONLY find it on www.Starbucks.com. BUT if you are a regular at Starbucks and have an awesome Store Manager at your local SB like I do... Ask them to sell you a bottle! The SM actually told me he would order my bottles so that I could just buy it at the store instead of paying for shipping and waiting. So don't be afraid to ask, if they aren't sure if they can then go ahead and get it online, but make sure you ask a SM or Supervisor.


Grind up quite a bit of your Starbucks Iced Coffee Blend coffee.


After I grind it I usually put it in a little bowl to make it a little easier (See my baby food jar, this is why you will need them!) >>Excited Face! :0)


Put 8 tablespoons of coffee into your baby food jar


Then close it up. I make lots of coffee because I usually make a couple of these so I don't have to do it every time I want to make fresh coffee


Just seeing these makes me smile :)


Making Iced Coffee is a little different then regular coffee because you only make with half the water you normally would because you are going to fill the rest with ice.

Example:
To make 12 cups you only fill the pitcher to the 6 cup mark and use 4 table spoons coffee. Then after is is brewed you fill the remainder 6 cups with ice.

Get it?...
Well if not just keep reading =)


So, since I drink a lot of coffee I filled my pot with 12 cups of water which makes about 24 cups you could "say" but I drink it so fast it really doesn't feel like it...


Then I use one baby food jar per batch of coffee


(Excuse my Hello Kitty Band aid, I cut my self making fruit salad)


Mmmm, I can smell it, can you?


Coffee very dark & very much done!


=))


Pour your coffee into a big pitcher


Then take your pot and fill it up with ice. Now remember if you are only making 12 cups then you only make 6 cups of coffee so you will only need to fill your pot with 6 cups of ice.


I would recommend making this a day before so that it is nice and cold for you the next morning. It doesn't take as good when it's warm.
REMEMBER: Place ice in or gently and slowly pour ice in to prevent burning yourself.


Don't laugh at me, but I keep all of my Starbucks cups =) It makes it easier to measure. So for this tutorial I am using a Venti Cup.


Pump 8 pumps of sugar free caramel


Pour your iced coffee


Pour it to the top line (I tilted my cup so you could see the line)

Put your 2 packets of Splenda


Then your non fat milk. This part is totally up to you on how much you want but I wouldn't put too too much.

Then fill the rest of the cup with ice and Ta-Da!!! You're done! Now I have to say this because I know from experience. The first couple of times you make it, it might not taste just like you want. I had to put more splenda or more milk the first couple of times. But after you get the hang of it you will only need to 2 splenda and you will know exactly how much milk is good for you.

Enjoy!