Tip Tuesday!: Labeling Wine Glasses

I recently learned the coolest way to label wine glasses at a party!

And it doesn't involve these:

 

:: barf ::

Did you know you can write on glass with a Sharpie, and it washes right off with soap and water?!  It's amazing!  Next time you have people over for drinks, you can write their names on the glasses, or pass around a Sharpie and have folks write their own messages.

:: like this ::

 

:: or like this ::

Or you could even put out a variety of colors and draw pictures!  The opportunities are endless!  Just make sure you write below where you'll put your mouth so you don't eat Sharpie.

It washes off with warm water and soap very easily -- no scrubbing needed!

If you do want your messages to stick, I hear using paint pens works pretty well.

Have fun!

And because I'm loving tips this Tuesday, check out this neat way to catalog party pics from the lovelies over at Apples & Onions!  Hint: The tip at the bottom of the post... above the adorable fat baby that I'm going to eat.

 

Olympic Torches

Feeling very proud of these Olympic torches* I made to snack on while having friends over to watch the (weird) opening ceremonies**.

* Psst: They're not actual torches.  They are cheddar popcorn in cake cones.

** Does anybody know if Kenneth Branagh is acting or just being himself when he makes expressions like this?  I honestly don't know.

Pumpkins!!!

Usually I will try my darnedest to get out of theme parties, especially if it involves costumes or a mandatory craft.  (Like, can’t we just hang out normal-style?)  But when our buddies Pete and Ali invited us over to carve pumpkins on Sunday, I couldn’t say no.  

1. They are literally the most adorable people in the world.

2. It was last minute, so I had no time to get nervous about it.

3. It was their baby’s due date, so they wanted to keep busy while Ali wasn’t going into labor… how can you say no to that?!

Guys, spoiler alert: carving pumpkins is seriously, seriously fun.  

Travis and I were nervous because two of these friends are artists for a living.  I don’t want to be carving no pumpkin around people who make a living off of visual art!  So I made a rule that we all seriously had to try our hardest so I wouldn’t cop out and make a garbage pumpkin.

Travis and I both got very, very secretive about our pumpkin plans and didn’t want anyone to see what either of us was working on.

When it came time for the big reveal, mine was an epic dedication to our love (1 month married!):

And Travis’s was… well… Travis’s

I’m going to go ahead and classify this as an epic dedication to our love as well, because I really, really, really liked this movie.

All of our masterpieces:

Our darling hosts, with a full baked baby.  (Full of baby and Ali had a chili and cornbread feast with pumpkin spice cupcakes for dessert.  Too cute.)

I hope you all get to experience the unbridled joy that is pumpkin carving with your pals… it’s a spooktacular treat!!!

Bye!