Color Me {Pop Fizz Clink}

Happy almost New Year. With Christmas behind us, it's time to get those New Year's plans in order. Start writing down your resolutions and gathering up the bottles of champagne. It's time to remember the great memories of 2013 but starting looking towards all the fun of 2014. Whether 2013 was a good year for you (hopefully it was!) or not, it must come to an end. And what better way to end one chapter and begin another than with an over the top soiree. Bring out the glitz and glam with a classic color scheme of black, silver and gold. Add glitter to whatever you can and most importantly remember to pop open a bottle of bubbly in celebration!

What are your plans for the New Year?

A Little Friday Lovin' {New Year's Resolutions}

It's almost time to start new and resolve to picking up a good habit or maybe dropping a bad one. This year, my resolution, as it seems it always is, is to eat better. I'm not talking about just cutting out cookies or margaritas. I mean making a conscious effort to eat more vegetables and less foods that are full of empty calories. However after the first month it always seems to get much harder and we forget what we resolved to do in the first place. Well, I have a fun party solution for you! At this year's New Year's party, invite guests to write their resolution down, save them for next year and pull them out to see if each was kept. A few of my favorite ideas are to sign each resolution on a bottle of champagne to saved till next year's celebration. Then, before popping the bottle for 2013, read each resolution as a reminder of what you promised yourself. Other great ideas are a resolution reminder bracelet, creating a resolution time capsule, sentence fill in the blanks, pinning them to a wreath, or even hanging them from a tree! Whatever you choose, it's a great way to remember throughout the year what you set out to do!

What's your New Year's resolution?

All Mixed Up {St. Germain Gin and Tonic}

Time to mix up the cocktails, the new year is coming! Skip the champagne this year (well maybe not all together...) and pour up some gin. One of my new favorite cocktails is a St. Germain Gin and Tonic. If you haven't had a St. Germain, it's a French elderflower liqueur that is so light and refreshing, it's perfect to mix with gin (or even champagne). Here's the recipe...

:: St. Germain Gin and Tonic ::

{1} part St. Germain
{2} parts Gin
Top with tonic and a squeeze of lemon

Stir and serve over ice.

Enjoy!

This Week I Feel {Celebratory}

Hi there! How was everyone's holiday? I hope it was relaxing and enjoyable. I certainly know mine was. And now that the festivities are over, it's time to start prepping for the next bash. They always say how you ring in the new year is a prediction of the year to come, thus why not ring it in in style. With glitter, drinks, friends, and fun how can you go wrong? I love using tinsel to write out the year. I'm even going to take this idea and use it to decorate my bike for our annual bike decorating competition. Don't worry I'll show you pictures of that later. Leave up the Christmas lights to sparkle off the glitter for a little extra bling. As long as you keep a neutral pallet of silver and gold glitter, you can't go wrong! 

How are you ringing in the new year?