Do It Up – Way Up!
Anyone who has ever met me, been to an event I’ve thrown, visited this website and/or overheard me in a, well anywhere, knows that I like to do it up. This year the holidays are no exception to that rule, in fact, this year I am using the holidays to set the bar for creativity in 2013 – watch out world! On that note here are three holiday DIY’s that’ll really up the do it up factor in your home this holiday season. “The Brookie P Hot Chocolate Bar” or “Chocl-ART-Bar”. Here’s what I did, I centered my hot cocoa bar around a huge apothecary jar filled with chocolate chips anchored it to the bar using rope lights. I set up the hot cocoa accoutrements – including mini marshmallows, candy canes, strawberry syrup, peppermint powder – and garnished it with some ornaments and LED lights at all different heights.
For the actual bar I did what kids these days call keeping it real, that’s right, those are chocolate chips I used to decorate the top right panel of the bar! For the remaining two panels I used duct tape and gold string in a pattern.
This year I found these great shatterproof ornaments at Sam’s Club that come in packs of 100 and scooped them right up. It’s funny but because these ornaments are shatterproof, I actually had quite a few left over this year due to their durability. So what do you do with your leftovers? Make an art installation, of course!
Last but not least, firewood! I love me some firewood – I love it in the fire, piled next to the fire and these days I love it standing upright in a vase! For some added holiday cheer I went ahead and added some ornaments and LED lights.
So there you have it, holidays done up! Disclosure: I am a paid endorser for Sam’s Club. Comments |
