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DIY Under $5 {Western Gift}

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I’m late, I know. But, I have a good excuse. Today is my anniversary. That’s right, 7 years ago today the love of my life took me by the hand and we have been walking through this journey called life together ever since. (It’s also my sister’s anniversary, my dads birthday and my favorite cousin’s anniversary. Phew, popular day!)

When it comes to love I can be a total cheeseball. Those disgusted by themeyness please exit to the right because this will make you cringe. For realsies, skiddadle, fair warning.

We have a little place here in Salt Lake called the Anniversary Inn. It has a whole bunch of rooms decorated in a sense to bring a little adventure in to your lives. A couple of years ago, for instance, we stayed in the Treasure Island suite. This year (somewhat due to booking last week) we chose the Jackson Hole suite. We’re talkin’ sleeping in a covered wagon and showering in water piped through bottles tipped over on shelf. HILARIOUS!

Anyway, I ran with it and made the hubs a little Wild West themed gift to take along.

Contents:

  • Massager
  • IOU for 2 tickets to “Cowboys vs Aliens” which the hubs is DYING to see (at which my presence is a gift in itself.)
  • Vanilla scented oil with diffuser
  • Battery operated tea lights (inn has no-flame rules)
  • Gift Certificate for couples massage
  • Bath salts aka “Post Rodeo Soak”
  • Sheriff’s badge

Throw those all in a straw hat lined with a bandana and you have a gift my friends!

Price run down:

Hat, diffuser, badge, tealights, massager, paper, twine: on hand

Bandanas 2 for $1

Bath Salts: $1

IOU coupons & certificates: ok so these were more than $5, but they don’t have to be. You could make coupons for a back massage, getting out of a honey do, etc to make them free.

Total cost: $2

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Feature Friday {Pocket Full of Pink}

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Hi! My name is Karen and I am from the crafty blog Pocket Full of Pink. I am really excited to be here on A Little Tipsy with Michelle! I have admired her blog for a while now!

I am going to show you how to make these cute little paper posie cards! They are so easy to make and you can also use paper scraps for them.


1. Rip 4 paper circles in different sizes and paper designs. You don’t have to be perfect with this! It looks cool when they really look ripped, so don’t try to get it perfect.

2. Wad up each paper in your hand to make it look really wrinkled. Flatten each of the circles out.

3. I like to ink the edges of each circle with a stamp pad. It gives them dimension and it looks pretty! You can use any color stamp pad that matches the paper.

4. Lay each circle on top of each other starting with the biggest and ending with the smallest. Now, you can either attach a brad in the center (that is what I did) or you can put a pretty button in the center!

5. There a a few different ways I have made this card: the first one, I covered the bottom half of a 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch card with patterned paper and glued a strip of ric rac at the top of the patterned paper. Then I put the posey in the center at the top of the card where it its blank. Your can either glue the posey down or stick the brad through the paper and attach it that way.

6. The other card is made with a strip of patterned paper going down the side of the card. Rip both edges of the paper so the white inside of the paper shows.

7. Then I attached the posey so it was half way on the patterned paper and halfway on the blank card. I also stamped Birthday Wishes on the bottom right hand corner of the card. You can also just leave the card blank if you wish.

8. Ink the edges with a stamp pad or a chalk ink pad.

9. These cards are so simple to do and you use tons of paper scraps!

Thanks so much for having me Michelle! I hope you can stop by my blog! I would love to have you:)
I hope this inspired you to use up your paper scraps and make something lovely to give to someone else!

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Thanks for swappin’ it up Karen! Those cards are so cute and I love that they can use up the scraps we all have laying around!

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DIY Under $5 {Smores Recipe}

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I am excited to share a recipe with you today! The best part about it is that in true tipsy fashion you only need 3 ingredients and about 3 minutes to make these delectable delights! (I shared this a few weeks ago on My Junk Drawer so if it looks familiar, that’s why.)

I have been pining for warm weather (it is finally starting to be nice after weeks and weeks of rain) and the chance to get outside so I decided to bring the outdoors in with a summertime favorite of ours, S’mores!

Or as Buzz Lightyear would call them, “delicious hot schmoes.”

Smores Recipe

Supplies Needed:

  • Graham Crackers
  • Mini marshmallows
  • Almond Bark aka dipping chocolate

1. Lay out 8 graham squares on a cookie sheet. (I know I only have 6, but I had leftover chocolate so you can do 8.)

2. Chop up about 2 oz. of almond bark. Microwave for one minute and stir until smooth. Add more time in 15 second increments if needed.

3. Spoon a good amount on to each cracker.

4. Add about 10 mini marshmallows to each cracker.

5. Use remaining chocolate to drizzle on with a spoon.
6. Heat oven to broil and allow almond bark to dry so it is not shiny. Pop them in to the fridge for a minute if you are impatient like me.

7. Put them in the oven for about 1 minute 15 seconds or until golden brown. Watch them closely!!

Wow your unsuspecting kiddo with a totally awesome treat!

Good to the last ooey gooey drop!

They are also great for a little Thank you or thinking of you gift!
Just skip the broiling step so they can do it on their own and have a nice warm treat.
Cover some cardboard in tin foil, pop it into a treat bag and tie with a ribbon.

My tag is a laminate sample from the hardware store dressed up with a sticker and some paper on the back with directions.

Total cost: $3 to buy the almond bark, I had the rest on hand

Now it’s time to link up your $5 projects!

Please remember:

  • Only link to your own projects that cost you $5 or less (price does not have to include items you had on hand)
  • You can link past projects that fit the dollar limit, but please only link each project once
  • No giveaways or items for sale
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DIY under $5


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DIY Under $5 {Sugar Shaker Bouquet}

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Need a quick and cute little gift idea? This mini bouquet may just be your answer. It is so easy and is a great way to say “thinking of you.” I saw this idea on my friend Whitney’s blog (her personal blog so I will not link, unless she tells me otherwise) a while back and immediately fell in love with it. She used carnations, but since I bought my flowers on Memorial Day, Mums were plentiful and I like their shape.

{Sugar Shaker Bouquet}

Supplies needed:
  • Sugar shaker
  • Flowers with skinny stems (I used one medium Mum plant for my 3 bouquets)
  • Kitchen shears
  • Ribbon
  • Glue dots
  • Chipboard letter sticker

Just fill up your sugar shaker with water, put the lid on and cut the flowers so the stem is small enough to poke through the holes in the shaker lid and there is your bouquet.

It’s like flower arranging 101.

Total cost for three: $7
Shakers $3
Mum $4
Ribbon on hand
Letters on hand

Cost for one: $2.33

Now it’s time to link up your $5 projects!

Please remember:

  • Only link to your own projects that cost you $5 or less (price does not have to include items you had on hand)
  • You can link past projects that fit the dollar limit, but please only link each project once
  • No giveaways or items for sale
  • Please link back so others can join the party and so you have the opportunity to be featured on Saturday!

DIY under $5


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