Tasting the Vodka Rainbow

Christmas was very homemade this year. I found a tutorial online on infusing vodka with Skittles.

You will need:

-A huge bag of Skittles
-Five separate bottles
-A large bottle of quality vodka

I deposited 80 Skittles of each flavor in each bottle. I used 8 oz of vodka in each 10 oz bottles. Seal it up tight and shake, shake, shake!

I let my bottles sit around for a few days, but you can do the next step as soon as the Skittles are completely dissolved. There will be a white funk floating in the top of each bottle. I think this is the xanthum gum.

The funky white shit must be strained out or otherwise removed. I put a wire sieve over a 4 cup measuring cup (with a convenient pour spout) and placed a coffee filter in it. Pour the contents of the bottle slowly out through the filter and sieve. (You may need to change the coffee filter out due to cloggage.)

Rinse out bottle and pour vodka back into bottle. Seal tightly.

Repeat this with each bottle. You can even filter the vodka through a water filter before or after Skittling.

I gifted mine with a tag on each one with a different recommendation on how to enjoy them. Sprite, club soda, tonic water...On the rocks, in a cocktail, or shots!

Enjoy!

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The Rebirth of Saturday

I was recently awarded Saturdays off....this past weekend was my first week of having Friday and Saturday off work. I documented a bit of our day with photos....My boyfriend and I love going to garage sales...and we saw some pretty interesting things!


All these unique items were spotted at a garage sale on Mandeville Street. It was at an old firehouse that was originally a horse-drawn carriage fire house! How neat is that?! I have to wonder about the doll babies eyes, though....that must've been one angry child...

                        

  

This photo was snapped at Inferno Art Gallery at 3000 Royal Street.

We stopped over at K-Doe's Mother-in-Laws Lounge because they are closing for good. So sad to see them go...but we got some good deals over there! Check out the EXTREMELY creepy wax version of K-Doe....talk about weird. And that little red cart now resides in my house, after a bit of cleaning up...It's just to die for! 

Our night ended with bicycle ride across the river, via the Algiers Ferry, to see the first Christmas Bonfire since Hurricane Katrina. It was my first Christmas bonfire, too. It was so much fun. I couldn't help but laugh as I said, "Santa's burning up in the fire!!" while little children passed by. I heard them painfully say, "Saaannnttaaa?" BAHAHAHAHA

Homemade Laundry Detergent

It's so easy and affordable to make your own laundry detergent at home. It consists of 3 ingredients which are, for the most part, easy to find! You'll need Borax, washing soda, and a bar of any kind of soap. You'll also need something to keep your homemade detergent in (hence the coffee tin!), and a grater to grate your bar of soap.

I found the Borax at my local supermarket, Rouse's, in the laundry aisle. The 55oz box cost me about $3.75. The Arm and Hammer Washing Soda was a little more difficult for me to find, and I actually looked for both of these ingredients all over town, but I could only find the Borax locally. The washing soda was $2 from www.alice.com, which is a pretty neat website despite the fact that you must by at least 5 items in order for them to ship your order. But I can assure you, if you order from the site, you can find 5 things to buy. They also do not charge for shipping! You can use scented or unscented soap, and if you feel really adventurous, you can scent your finished laundry detergent with essential oils.  

-Grate the bar of soap over a bowl

-Add 1 cup Borax

-Add 1 cup Washing Soda

-Mix together and store in an air tight container!

Use 1 scoop per load of laundry. For heavily soiled clothes, use two scoops, or add another cleaning agent like OxyClean.

I've been using this method for at least 6 months now, and I'm still on my first boxes of washing soda and Borax! I don't think I've spent more than $10 total!