Six Easy Infused Alcohols for your Valentine (or Yourself!)

Six delicious and dare I say simple DIY infused alcohol recipes. Perfect for a pal or a gal or sippin’ by yourself. These recipes take anywhere from a few minutes, to a few hours, to several days, whichever you pick, you’ll be loved for it!

We’re giving you a solid heads up, so you have a few days to think about what an easy and awesome gift infused alcohol is before gettin’ to it and mixing these up to be ready in time for Valentine’s Day. Don’t worry, we’ll remind you in another couple of weeks.

My only pro tip? Just click on whichever infused alcohol recipes catch your eye tastebuds, read through the post to ensure you have everything on hand for when you’re ready to brew. You’ll also find a great suggestion for your first drink. Cheers!

Our Favorite Phone Camera Accessory (Macro Lens!)

Want more photography posts? Here’s a Photography 101 course from Sarah. You can find her favorite equipment here, and here’s what I use when not pulling out my phone’s camera.

I’m not going to claim that this post is going to change the world, BUT maybe if some people looked at things from a different perspective… I don’t know. Maybe we wouldn’t be in the situation we’re in?

Click on through for my favorite way to change my photography perspective.

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Make with Me : Wine Bottle Santa Sets

You can find more Make with Me posts here.

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Hey there. Get rid of those gift bags because we’re coming at you today with a quick little knitting project that’s the perfect topper for that bottle of wine or liquor you’re giving this Christmas (we have a few suggestions below).  Continue reading

DIY Christmas Decorations + Crafts

This post was originally published in 2015, we’re re-posting it today to inspire some simple crafting before Christmas!

Today we’re rounding up past Christmas crafts. While Sarah was busy ordering gifts yesterday, I was finishing up the decorating. I love to get everything up as soon as possible so that there’s plenty of time to enjoy it (plus, I need the decorating out of the way so that I have every extra moment left to think about gift shopping!). If you’re taking your time and in need of decorations, we put together a list of past DIY projects that we made, love, and we’re excited to put out again this year.

This list provides a range of projects from those that can be finished in 30 minutes to others that may take a few hours, and the skill-level required varies from the simple to the more complex. In addition to decorating your house, some of these projects like the felt and cinnamon ornaments make great gift tags. What we have here is a little bit of something for everyone.

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Gingerbread Bird House

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We first published this post last year, but we’re sharing it again now because we love it that much… and because I bet we all have a long evening or two that we’re looking to fill with some holiday fun minus the extra calories.

I love a fully decked out gingerbread house with their Candyland-like sweets. But, last year I had the urge to create a more natural looking gingerbread house, and that’s when we came up with this nutty treat for the birds.  Continue reading

Narwhals Forever

If you’re looking for more gift ideas for the over 21 crowd, check out our hazelnut liqueur, coffee liqueur, and these cute little hat and scarf sets to dress up wine bottles.

Since these spirits magically change from a nice deep blue color to pink, they have unicorn written all over them. But I’m on a narwhal kick this year, remember these shakes?! So narwhal it is.

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Make with Me : Embroidery Kits

If you’re looking for a new project or hobby, we have a lot of great ideas in our Make with Me and DIY archives.

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I’m so excited about these little embroidered pictures.It’s been a long time since I’ve done any embroidery, and the two small shops mentioned in this post made jumping into this craft super easy.

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