What better way to start the school year.......then to have your kids give their teachers a fabulous Glitter Cup! Our kids teachers went crazy over them!!!! We didn't know just how this cup would turn out-but it has been one of our favorites! If you don't have the time to get this done, let us know and we will do it for you! Have a wonderful holiday weekend!Love, The Tipsy Girls
Well I don't know about you but I'm tired of running back to the store for more school supplies! It is costing a fortune!! Although these beauties will not break the bank at all!! Grab all your scraps and the supplies you have already purchased and bling, bling, bling!! Feathers, jewels, pipe cleaners, ribbon, wire garland, even TREATS, add a little hot glue and off to school!! Your happy campers will be excited and anxious to learn!! This project takes just minutes so have some fun together!! With enough BLING we are bound to see A's all the way!!!
We hope you liked our favorite kitchen decor, we also wanted to share with you our favorite kitchen tools.......Most of my favorite things are basics, they are probably my favorites because I use them all the time. The first one on my list is the 'OXO Salad Spinner', if you don't already have it, you need to go get it! I don't use bagged lettuce but even if I did I would still rinse it and this great little thing just spins all the H2O right out of the lettuce-I think it makes your lettuce a bit more crisp too????? I use my 3 'Pink Mixing Bowls' for just about everything-and every kitchen needs a fun set of mixing bowls. My 'Pink Tongs' I use for so many things from, cooking meat, to pasta noodles, to turning bacon, I found these at Target last year during the month of October when they do all the fabulous pink stuff for Breast Cancer Awareness. Now, my measuring cups may look like your average measuring cups (which I do have) but these are 'Odd Size Measuring Cups & Spoons' like: 2/3 Cup , 3/4 Cup, 1 1/2 Cups and 2 Cups. The measuring spoons are 1/2 Tablespoon, 2 Tablespoons etc. I found them at Williams-Sonoma and they are a must for any kitchen because I use them for almost every recipe. Of course the standard Pampered Chef 'Mini Spatula' is a fav. and my 'Stainless Can Strainer' from Target. The white & black 'Mixing Hands' my mom found for me at Christensen's Home in St. George. They are terrific, I use them to toss and mix salads, pasta, etc. You can also, use them to serve with. Love love 
Our Glitter Cake Stand Birthday Giveaway winner is comment #4......Mindi-Congratulations! Thanks for all the Birthday Wishes! We both love cake stands, between the two of us we probably have about 30 different ones! We use them for cakes and cupcakes but also to decorate with and we love to give them as gifts! Cake stands make great birthday, wedding, and anniversary gifts. (Tai-Pan has a pretty good selection of them) Fill the inside with candles, decorating gels and sugars, cupcake papers and don't forget the Wilton icing paste (it's a favorite)! Get a great cake server to go with it, we found this high-heel server at Nordstrom Rack and we just couldn't resist. So, the next time you can't think of a fabulous gift to give remember a great cake stand will be Over The Tipsy Top! 
This week has been so fun for me, I have loved celebrating with Tonia. I just wanted to show you some picture of how I wrapped up her gifts.......Now, of course I told you how to do the boxes on Wednesday so, I won't go into all that, I just used three different size boxes, coordinating paper, paint and glitter it was a fun, fast, project. I used the two larger boxes for her plates and the top had her pearls in it. You could make these boxes and give them as 'the gift', use them for a centerpiece or accent, storage etc. So, go Over The Tipsy Top the next time you need to wrap something up!!!!
For Tonia's present I had found an extra chunky pink pearl necklace, bracelet and earrings that was the easy part but I just couldn't find the right box to put them in. When I was at Robert's craft store I found this brown scalloped chipboard box, with a few changes I knew it would work perfect for her fabulous new pearls. I started out by painting the inside pink, then I painted the top and bottom dark brown. (I left the sides of the box the original cardboard brown) After the paint dried it was time for MP&G and a little scrapbook paper. I needed a little more then just solid glitter for this project so I covered the lid top and sides with scrapbook paper. I did add a solid ring of glitter along the edge of the lid. Now as you can see, tissue paper would have worked just fine to sit those great pearls on, but I had to think of something a little Over The Tipsy Top instead, and pink cotton candy was the first thing to come to mind! I topped it all off with tulle, ribbon and a glittered chipboard "T" outline. I hope this sounds easy and fun to do because it truly was, so the next time you have a gift to give make the outside just as fabulous as what's inside. These chipboard boxes are at all craft stores, they come in a variety of sizes and shapes! 
Like Mother, Like Daughter isn't Tonia's Mom just as cute
