HAPPY DECEMBER 1st.......................

Happy December 1st! I love December 1st it is like a mini-holiday at my house!!!! When I was little my mom started our December 1st tradition, each year on the 1st she would give us a gift to bring in the Holiday Season! Over the years I have received many fabulous things that I still use today...from Christmas decorations, books, ornaments, fun Christmas jewelry anything that can be used through-out the month of December-my mom still does this tradition for each of us and our families. I have also continued this terrific tradition with my husband and kids. I loved growing up in a home where my mom put a lot of time and thought into making Holidays and Birthdays so special Thanks Mom! Love, Marla
We would love to here about some of your Holiday Family Traditions-Happy December 1st!

Love, The Tipsy Girls

Happy Thanksgiving

How fun our these place cards? We went to dinner over at our girlfriend Des' house and she had made these fun place cards for each of us, they are attached to a cup filled with popcorn-we love them and wanted to share her cute idea with everyone! Are they fun or what??? Have a great Thanksgiving!
Love, The Tipsy Girls

GET TO TARGET.....

Who doesn't love Target???? And the Dollar-section has lots of fabulous Christmas finds!!! The glitter words are of course a must have-they come in different colors and words like Noel, Peace, HoHoHo etc. For $2.50 you can't pass up this fun buy.....and these words will go just about anywhere: stick them in your Christmas tree, on the mantel, in your favorite wreath or wrap them in cellophane with ribbon and you will have a great little gift to give. A festive pack of dish towels will really get you ready for all of your holiday cooking. The dollar section also has fantastic retro candies from the 80's and let's face it we are girls of the 80's!!!!! You remember those great games like Sorry, Clue, Life etc. fill your stockings with Game Night candies, LemonHeads or Double Bubble. And last but not least don't forget the jumbo Lollipops, Suckers and CandyCanes!!! You can find these at WalGreen's for $1 so, get out there and get shopping! Have a fantastic Thanksgiving and eat as much as you can!
Love, The Tipsy Girls

THE BEST HOLIDAY PARTY!!!!!!

Grab all your Christmas packages your favorite soda and treat and head on over to your girlfriends house to wrap the night away in style!! This is exactly what we get to do in our neighborhood. Our darling neighbor hosts a wrapping party, after all the kids are tucked in we sneak out and wrap into the wee hours with one another. She will even store any gifts we want to hide down in her basement!!! She has all kinds of wrap and ribbon but of course we can also bring our own!!! Seriously this is the best holiday party, it gets you and your purchases organized. No more all night Christmas Eve wrapping!!!!

Girlfriends, treats, laughing, fun all night long, really what could be better!!!! Have a great time! Plan this one now!!!!

Love, The Tipsy Girls

ONE SHOPILICIOUS TRADITION!!!!

For almost 20 years my mom and her three best friends have taken their daughters the weekend before Thanksgiving shopping together. For some of us it is the only time of year we see each other and we now anticipate it all year long!!! I have had many girlfriends copy this tradition with their sisters and friends. We start first thing Friday morning, then we all meet Friday night at the Hotel for food, matching pajamas, games, and memorable mom entertainment!! Somehow over the years the production the moms create gets better and better. This year it was Dancing with the Stars and the Dads made a guest appearance!! Sister-in-laws are always included and granddaughters are initiated into the group at 12 years old. We have about four granddaughters now, who were inducted by candle light and shopping cash from grandmas. It is a tradition that all the granddaughters anticipate and look forward to.

This is a tradition that will make memories for a lifetime. It can be as simple or as elaborate as you want it to be. Find the time to make these memories, it is worth the effort!!!

Love you Mom, you are the best!!!!!!

Love, Tipsy Girl Tonia

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS

We are sorry, we checked out from blogging last week. We were crazy busy getting everything ready for the boutique and we also catered and decorated for a baby shower. By the way Kati, Lisa and Becky thanks for letting us make your baby shower Over The Tipsy Top, we had so much fun doing Kati's big event! Our boutique on Thursday was such a hit that we will not be doing a Draper Boutique. These are some of the items we featured at the boutique. We do have a small amount of stuff left but, not enough for a whole boutique and not enough time to replenish it all by Thursday. It was amazing to us the great response we had, so thanks to all of you who came-we had a fabulous time seeing family, friends and meeting lots of new people! Our boutique days may not end here we are highly considering doing a spring boutique too! We are definitely in the Christmas spirit now, so stay tuned for gift ideas, decorating tips and fabulous Holiday recipes!!!

Love, The Tipsy Girls

OVER THE TIPSY TOP BOUTIQUE......

Our boutique is only 2 days away and we have been so busy putting the finishing touches on all of our fantastic Over The Tipsy Top items! We have fabulous Christmas Couture for you and all those on your list....girlfriend gifts, neighbor/teacher gifts, we also have a fresh, funky line of Baby Couture! One of our featured items is this fantastic Christmas Chandelier Kit...it comes complete with all the ornaments and the beautiful ribbon, you just have to take it home and hang it up!!!! Of course this kit is not just for Chandeliers; hang it from your ceiling, from your fireplace mantel or add these fabulous ornaments to your Christmas Tree! See you Thursday November 13th from 1-9; at 2385 South 900 West, Syracuse Utah! So come early and stay late!!!

Love, The Tipsy Girls

OVER THE TIPSY TOP GIVEAWAY!!!!!

Delicious delights will be yours all wrapped up Over the Tipsy Top style in a beautiful cake dish. Your fabulous giveaway will be waiting for you on Thursday Nov. 13th at our Boutique. Good luck and have an amazing weekend!!!!

Love, The Tipsy Girls

GLAMOROUS, GRACIOUS, DINING....

We love, love, love dishes!!!! The holidays are a wonderful time to pull out those dishes you may be saving for a special occasion. Slip them right into the cupboard where your everyday dishes are that way you will be sure to use them. Also little stockings can be filled with a napkin and knife,fork,spoon for a marvelous table setting. Your family and guests will think you are so clever!!!

When we see you at our Boutique next Thursday Nov. 13th you will be able to order from our own Glitter Couture Dish Line. You will not want to miss our dish debut!!!

Love, The Tipsy Girls

CANDYLAND CHRISTMAS!!!!

Delicious treats and sweets seem to be abundant during the holidays. They are also simple, inexpensive holiday decor!! Just give your kids and husband one jar that they can snack from and they'll leave the rest alone!!!

Our Boutique will be filled with delicacies and delights for your tastebuds. Graciously served to you and or wrapped for all your Christmas cravings and tasty gift giving. So excited to see you there!!!

Love, The Tipsy Girls

OVER THE TIPSY TOP CHRISTMAS!!!!

It's hard to believe but the holidays are upon us. Soon our houses will be filled with boxes from the storage room, Christmas decor, and holiday music blazing!!! This year reach outside your comfort zone and add a little Christmas decor that is out of the box for you. Last year you could find two or three lamps in this tree, sounds crazy but it was so great!!!!

There will be wonderful ideas, home couture, Christmas decor, girlfriend and neighbor gifts, GREAT GIVEAWAYS all day at our Christmas Boutique on Thursday Nov.13th. If you are local the address is 2385 S 900 W in Syracuse, Utah. It is very simple to get to from every direction. The hours are from 1:00 to 9:00pm. Thursday, Nov. 20th the Boutique will be in Salt Lake, same hours, we will give you that address as it gets a little closer. If you have any questions just leave a comment. We hope to see you there, you will not be disappointed!!

Love, The Tipsy Girls

OVER THE TIPSY TOP BOUTIQUE........

We hope you had a spooktacular Halloween-the holidays are now upon us......and we are so excited to announce our upcoming OVER THE TIPSY TOP BOUTIQUES!!!!!!!!! We will have fabulous items that you won't be able to live without! Christmas decor, Christmas Trees, girlfriend gifts, baby gifts and of course gifts for yourselves and many on your list. My Quilter Girl will also be there with beautiful quilts, bags and notions. We will be doing fantastic giveaways all day at the boutiques. So, get your girlfriends and plan on a fabulous shopping day with us! Our first boutique will be Thursday November 13th in Syracuse, Utah and our second boutique will be Thursday November 20th in Draper, Utah. We look forward to seeing you there, stay tuned for more information!

Love, The Tipsy Girls

GORGEOUS GLITTER EYES!!!!

Now, did you really expect the Tipsy Girls to celebrate Halloween without glitter makeup. Absolutely not!!!! You'll need to double click on the picture to get a good close up. The darling girls at the Mac counter assured us that although body glitter is not meant for eye lids it is safe for the evening!!! The glitter needs to adhere to a cream base. Meaning... creamy eye shadow, liquid foundation, etc. Next, use a small flat makeup brush to pat the glitter into the creamy base. A small amount may fall on cheeks but that just adds to the look. It's that simple, our glitter and cream shadow is from the Mac counter but any product similar will do the trick!! If you have girls at home just dig through that messy drawer in the bathroom!!! This Gorgeous Glitter eye is great for little girls or glitzy moms!!! Have a Glitter-licious evening!!!!

Love, The Tipsy Girls

IT'S ALMOST TIME!!!!

It's almost time for the big day, Halloween is upon us. So gather your friends and neighbors together and celebrate. We are having a potluck dinner right before the trick-or-treaters go out. Hopefully we'll have some neighbors come we've never done this before!! This Halloween don't let those empty planters and urns go unused. Fill them with water and right before guests arrive drop in the dry ice!!! This is so fun for kids and adults. If your planter has a whole in the bottom use a bucket etc. inside to get the same effect. If you have multiple urns you can also float candles in them for the evening. When you buy your dry ice make sure they wrap it really well, preferably in butcher paper. It can evaporate before you even get to it!!!! Have a fabulously spooky night!!!!

Love, The Tipsy Girls

BABY GIVEAWAY WINNER.....

We announced last week the winner of our baby giveaway was lucky #16 Kari....who is expecting a little girl this month!!!! We wanted to show you just what she will be receiving.....some of our favorites. Now we both love Christmas and this is the perfect time to add an ornament to any gift that you are giving. (but actually you could add an ornament anytime from about July to February, because the stores seem to have their Christmas stuff out for that long)! The classic piggy bank is always a nostalgic favorite, don't forget another classic; a great measuring-growth chart. Now for a new little girl she has to have a bracelet, let's face it that has to be a main staple to every girls outfit!!!!! A couple onesies and Kari's baby package is complete! Congratulations Kari!!!!

Love, The Tipsy Girls

DELICIOUS PUMPKIN ROLLS!!!!

My mother-in-law makes these and they are delicious. She is a wonderful baker, I am a little nervous to try it on my own. Unless you have a sweet lady in your life that will make this for you, you have got to try it on your own!!!

Have a delicious day and enjoy anxiously anticipating the holidays!!!!!!

Love, The Tipsy Girls



Pumpkin Roll

INGREDIENTS

Powdered sugar

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon salt

3 large eggs

1 cup granulated sugar

2/3 cup Libby's 100% Pure Pumpkin

1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Filling

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened

1 cup sifted powdered sugar

6 tablespoons butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Powdered sugar
Pumpkin Roll Servings: 10

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan; line with wax paper. Grease and flour paper. Sprinkle towel with powdered sugar; set aside.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small bowl. Beat eggs and sugar in large bowl until thick. Beat in pumpkin. Stir in flour mixture. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle with nuts.
3. Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched. Immediately loosen and turn cake onto towel. Carefully peel off paper. Roll up cake and towel together, starting with narrow end. Cool on wire rack.
4. Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter and vanilla in small bowl until smooth. Carefully unroll cake; remove towel. Spread cream cheese mixture over cake. Reroll cake. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate at least one hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.

ELEGANT THANKSGIVING CORNUCOPIA

A cornucopia is actually a very simple project to complete because there really is no right or wrong. Michael's Craft Store, Roberts Crafts or your local craft store will have traditional cornucopias like this one. If you are lucky enough to have a design store close to you they may carry rusty iron cornucopias that are wonderful. If you are going to use fresh cut stems use what you can find in your environment. Consider where you live and find plants, flowers, trees, even palm trees, that grow in your area to fill the cornucopia. Start with floral foam that has been saturated in water, to completely saturate it will take a couple of hours at least. Then cover in floral moss, start adding your cut stems. Gradually fill the cornucopia as if things were just spilling out. To embellish use ribbon, fresh flowers, or mini pumpkins (sprayed with gold spray paint and, or glitter spray of course)!!! Remember this project is simple, its not meant to be hard, don't over think it and use what is in your own environment so your able to keep the cost low!!! Elegant and beautiful does not have to have an extravagant price tag.

We hope to inspire you this year to entertain and create wonderful moments for you, your family and friends. Moments and memories are what really make life Over the Tipsy Top!!!!!

Love, The Tipsy Girls

DELIGHTFUL PUMPKIN CENTERPIECE!!!!

For this great centerpiece you will need orange flowers, skewers, floral foam, pumpkin stem, and leaves. Soak your floral foam until saturated, this will keep your flowers fresh for a few days. Insert skewer into pumpkin stem then insert into floral foam. Start adding flowers, if your stems are delicate use skewer to make whole, then insert stem of flower. Create your pumpkin then top it off with leaves from the garden etc. Thanksgiving day everyone will be so impressed with your creation just set it out on a cake stand and wah-lah!!!! Giving Thanks never looked so good!!!

Love, The Tipsy Girls

THANKSGIVING DELIGHT!!!!

Layers of snow-white whipped cream and spiced pumpkin mousse create a festive dessert for the holiday season. Top with chocolate curls for an elegant presentation.

5 large egg yolks
1 cup(s) sugar
31/2 cup(s) heavy cream
15 ounce(s) canned pumpkin
2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon(s) ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon(s) ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
2 tablespoon(s) dark rum(optional)
1 teaspoon(s) powdered gelatin
3 ounce(s) shaved dark chocolate
DIRECTIONS
1.Fill a large bowl halfway with ice water and set aside.
2.Whisk the yolks, 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, and 3/4 cup cream together in a medium saucepan. Heat while stirring continuously with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon over medium-low heat, until thickened and the mixture coats the spatula -- about 10 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl and set over the ice bath. Stir to cool.
3.Add pumpkin, vanilla, spices, and salt to the egg mixture. Stir 1 tablespoon rum and 1 teaspoon gelatin together in a small bowl. Heat the remaining tablespoon rum, and stir in to the gelatin mixture until dissolved. Gently whisk into the pumpkin mixture. Beat 1/2 cup cream to stiff peaks, and fold into pumpkin mixture. Pour into a shallow dish, cover and chill until cold and thick enough to fall from a spoon in heavy dollops -- about 8 hours or up to overnight.
4.Beat the remaining cream and sugar to stiff peaks. Alternately layer the pumpkin mousse and whipped cream in a glass serving dish. Sprinkle the chocolate shavings between top two layers. Serve chilled.

It's crazy but the Holidays are upon us, enjoy every minute, don't let the stress over take the moments.

Love, The Tipsy Girls

DO WHATEVER IT TAKES!!!!

Seriously, these are life threatening but worth it!! They are covered in thorns and also the best orange berries. When I saw them on the street corner I new they had to come to my house for my fall decor. So Marla and I hit the Road with clippers in hand risking our lives for decor!!! We had to laugh because it is really right on a busy corner and if any of our friends saw us they would know exactly what we were up too!!! This wasn't my first offense, I will knock on any one's door in search of FABULOUS branches for my house. They just have to look overgrown and people are more than willing to let you cut away. The strange looks are just part of the fun. Leave your kids at home though, they are mortified by such a mother!!!!!

Have fun cutting, think out of the box!!!!!!

Love, The Tipsy Girls

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION PART TWO!!!!!

Okay, lets start with the clutter bow and sparkly glasses. The clutter bow is achieved with scraps of random ribbon the base of the ribbon needs to provide bulk so use tissue paper, cellophane or gift wrap. The base here is Christmas gift wrap crinkled, yes, Christmas but it coordinated with the Halloween ribbon and no one new the difference!!!! The glitter glasses have been on the blog before, now we have them in every color and they have come in very handy!!! Remember, two coats of very fine glitter, still using my Martha Stewart jumbo pack from summer glitter toes. So far I've done 30 glasses so this glitter really goes further than you would expect. Very tedious project though!

The bug-ilicious punch--Diet sprite (two liter), 1 frozen concentrate limeaid, 1/2 frozen concentrate o.j.--SO GOOD!!!

Marla's gift was in the center of the hu-bub under a tall cake dome, then other gifts from friends surrounded the base. So dang cute!! It would be even cuter if your guest got to keep the cake plate and dome but this is one of my favorite so no dice!!!

One more shot of the cake, gave you the recipe yesterday!!!!

I don't know about you but there are a lot of October birthdays around here so hopefully you can take some of these ideas and make your next party Over The Tipsy Top!!!!!!!

Love, The Tipsy Girls

P.S. THE WINNER OF OUR BABY GIVEAWAY IS KARI----CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!
AND GOODLUCK WITH YOUR NEW LITTLE ONE!!! KARI IS LUCKY NUMBER 16 WHICH IS MARLAS DUE DATE!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARLA!!!!!!

SURPRISE!!!! We pulled it off a great birthday surprise!! We had great food, great friends, and lots of fun!!! I have to apologize, I'm in charge of the blog this week and I forgot to post yesterday and I'm not getting much Thanksgiving done, sorry. I may have to extended it into next week.

Marla's cake was a Halloween delight, my daughter and I have had this cake for our birthdays since we were little its called a Chocolate Torte any party will be a hit with this sensational treat!!!

2 Chocolate cake mixes bake as directed, 2 round 9in pans

2 8oz cream cheese, 1 1/3 cup packed brown sugar, 2 tsp vanilla, dash of salt--blend ingredients

3 cups whip cream, whip, then fold into other ingredients

When cakes are cool, cut in half, then layer frosting, you should have four layers that can be exposed or covered with rest of frosting. Keep in refrigerator, best if cooled over night then served.

This is great for any birthday or holiday.....DELICIOUS!!!!!

Happy Birthday Marla!!!!

Love, Tipsy Girl Tonia

CELEBRATING HALLOWEEN IN STYLE!!!!!!!!!

Well, we've done our best to help you celebrate the holiday in style. This week we'll focus on Thanksgiving but we can't leave this holiday celebration without a Glitter Cup!!!! The orange and black makes the best Halloween cup, the lime green is cute but not Halloween enough!!! So have fun, make a mess, have girlfriends over, glitter with the kids, most important make moments that create memories!!!!

Love, The Tipsy Girls

THE WITCHING HOUR....

Well, the witches were out and about last night and it was a haunting great time!!!! Tonia & Amy hosted a Girlfriend Witches Night that was an absoutlte hit. The withces flew in around 7:30 last night and the festivites began to brew!!! We enjoyed fabulous food , treats, games and prizes!! So, if you are thinking it's time for some witchy fun, invite your girlfriends over and make sure they know costumes are required!!!! Happy Haunting!

Love, The Tipsy Girls