This all started with me wanting to make simple syrup. And it ended with me creating this cocktail to use the simple syrup in. And those red raspberries? Yeah, I didn’t have any strawberries when it came time to take photos. Regardless, a highly recommended cocktail!
Super simple and tough to mess up. Combine the simple syrup and gin in a tumbler, use a swizzle to stir together. If you want a stronger cocktail stop right here. Otherwise, add a splash of seltzer for fizz and toss in a few berries for color and texture. DONE.
Last week Aircraft Infused ScentSticks sent me a few of their fragrances to check out. I could tell you how you can use the 12 scents alone, or mix them together to make a unique one of your own (there’s up to 1,000 possible). Or maybe I could mention that they’re made of natural, biodegradable fibers from sustainable sources. But I want to tell you what I honest to goodness love about them.
1. There’s no oil. This from the lady who’s cat once spilled an entire bottle full of fig-scented diffuser all over himself and reeked for a month. The sticks infused with it instead of sitting in it. SMART.
2. The scents are really, really good. Right now I’m using Summer Rain and it’s reminiscent of the Sunflowers perfume I wore in junior high. The same, but different. I have them in my office, but the scent subtly makes its way through the entire back half of my house.
3. I dig the look. The little ceramic holder fits right in with my decor, and it doesn’t look cheap.
Basically, I’m sold! I can’t wait to check out more of the scents, and maybe snag a few more other areas of my home.
Aircraft provided sample products for me to review, but all opinions are my own.
Wall tape? YES! The natural next step after a washi tape obsession. Grab your translator and check out this amazing stuff from Sincol-mt. Create bold patterns or a simple accent wall. Then use it on the dining table for a temporary runner that stays put or maybe create a piece of canvas art with overlapping colors and patterns. The options are sort of endless, don’t you think?
The ultimate blinged out project? A disco ball helmet of course. Now they’ll see you coming on your bike a mile away (just be sure and use acrylic mirror instead of glass)!
As a kid, Rice Krispies Treats were sort of the be all end all of classroom birthday treats. We only made them about once a year at home, so it was always extra special for me. Lately I’ve been noticing a trend of dressed up RKTs that are a little more adultified, if you will. Browned butter, dark chocolate ganache, macadamia nuts – endless possibility! You’ll also notice different variations on crispy/crispies/krispy/krispies throughout that left me looking up the correct spelling of the cereal. Hope you find at least one recipe that takes you back to simpler times in a kicked up way. (Click on the image to be taken to the recipe and source.)
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Evie is one of my very favorite DIYers, she never fails to leave me inspired. She creates in a way that’s not to make something that already exists for less (although I love those projects, too) but to think up and share something new. And I swear her well is bottomless. I’m already mildly obsessed with her latest – rubber band jewelry. Completely genius!
