Add some Pizazz to your Party

Vodka gummy bears anyone?

All you need is a bag of gummy bears and some vodka.

Get a tupperware container, and pour a good amount

of vodka in there; depending on how strong

you want the bears to taste. 

You can use any type of vodka you'd like. I typically just use a 

cheap vodka like McCormick or Svedka. Using a flavored

vodka can be yummy too if you want the gummy bears to

be extra flavorful.

River Tips & Tricks

Floating the river can be a fantastic time if you do it right. There are major do's and don'ts that need to be known!

Tip 1: Less is better

Leave important things in your car, at home, or in the tent. 

ANYWHERE but the river.

Important things should include: Money, ID, phone,

camera(if not waterproof), nice shoes, clothing, good sun glasses

(get some cheap ones! Dollar tree usually has some) etc.

 basically do not bring anything that you do not want to lose. 

Tip 2: Keep it safe

If you do need to bring certain things with you, make

sure that they are secure. If it is absolutely necessary to

bring a phone or a camera with you I highly suggest 

a waterproof otterbox. 

One thing you most likely have to bring with you

is a car key. Try not to bring a battery powered

key/remote. One suggestion would be to tie the key (triple knot it!)

onto a bathing suit

Tip 3: DON'T litter

If you're bringing beer on the river, you are most likely going

to have a lot of trash. You can find a cheap mesh bag

at Wal-mart. Tie it onto your tube and there you go. 

Tip 4: Things to have

ROPE. If you have a group of people and y'all want to stay

together on the river, you need to bring rope. It's difficult

to stay together just by holding onto each other's tubes.

COOLER. Being in the sun in the middle of a river can be miserable

if you don't have the right equipment. Be sure to bring a cooler

as well as a separate tube for the cooler itself. Make sure

there is plenty of water inside and maybe some snacks.

RADIO. A radio is obviously not completely necessary but it

can be a lot of fun to have some tunes for the float.

Though they are not cheap, there are some awesome

coolers with waterproof speakers.

Tip 5: Save money as a frequent floater
If you only go to the river a couple of times a year it might be
easier to go to one of the multiple "rent-a-tube" places
on the river. If you go more than that, it would be smart to
buy your own tube and pump. Renting a tube can cost
$15 a person. I bought a tube from Academy for $12
as well as a pump for $20. I highly recommend an electric pump that
you hook up to your car to blow tubes up. It's pretty
difficult to drive around with tubes in your car. I don't know
how many tubes fly out of people's trucks on the highway.

High Waisted Jorts

 4 Steps to High Waisted Denim 

Supplies you need are: 

• One pair of high waisted jeans or shorts
• X-Acto knife or Scissors
• Bleach pen

Step 1) Measure where you want your jeans to end, then cut

Step 2) Using an X-acto knife or scissors, make as many cuts as you prefer (depending on how worn     you want them to look

Step 3) Use your bleach pen to make designs

Step 4) IMMEDIATELY throw in the wash (make sure not to wash with things that cannot get bleached)

 AND THERE YOU GO :)

Home Made Baileys Irish Cream

Super Simple recipe.

(when you have all of the ingredients its MUCH cheaper than buying Baileys)

+you can make it just how you like it!

Here are the ingredients:

• 1 2/3 cups of Whiskey. preferably irish whiskey but I had some cheap KD laying around it works just as well.
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee
• 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

now all you have to do is combine the ingredients in a blender, blend on high for 30 seconds and there you go! Whatever you don't drink at the moment can be stored in a tightly sealed container in the fridge for a couple of months.

CHEERS! :)

Create a Colorful Vase

I had an old Bubba Gump glass that I wasn't really using, but didn't want to throw it away. I cut out inch wide strips from a magazine and folded them until they were about a centimeter wide. Using puzzle glue, I pasted the strips on the vase until it was completely covered. Then, wanting to make sure the strips don't fall off, I added another layer of puzzle glue all over the vase and let dry. I recommend that you do this outside and with gloves!

Do it yourself headbands! for almost FREE

I plan on making them in absolutely every color!

I didn't know what to do with all of the old t-shirts I have collected over the years, until now! Each headband took me less than 10 minutes. These are cheaper, and WAY more comfortable than store bought headbands because you decide the size of them.

For the bracelets I did one braid and the other one fish tail. For the braid, I took the sleeve of a t-shirt and cute one long strip from it about 3 to 4 inches thick. Then I cut that strip into three and stretched each as long as I could without ripping them. Then, I simply braided. I did the same with the fishtail, I just cut about 10 strips instead of 3.

Super easy. Basically free!

Four clothing items for $21.95

I am extremely new to blogging, so I apologize for the mess. Basically, the reason I decided to start this page was to let people know that you can dress well, for very cheap. I am taking classes at a community to college to save money (for my first two years) but I will be transferring next fall to Texas State so I am trying to save a whole lot of money. Somehow I can still manage to keep my wardrobe up to date while saving money and I'd like to share some of my secrets!

I stopped by Charlotte Russe while I was at the mall the other day and found some unexpected deals. They all look better with the complete outfit rather than on the hanger though.

Floral pattern shirt

(long, goes great with black legging pants)

cute denim corset

White Corset Shirt

(laces up in the back)

Grey Legging pants

(fit perfect!)

(Sorry these are not the best quality pictures) These were all about $5 each!