Bro-Out Birthday

Over my long weekend we celebrated my best friend's boyfriend's birthday. His name is Jim (although she calls him Chim) and he is the pickiest eater I've ever met. So when she was trying to figure out what kind of cake to get him she was kind of stumped. I had seen a beer "cake" on pinterest (if you aren't already on the site- get. on. it.) and told her about it and she loved the idea! So while the boys went golfing, the girls decorated and made the "cake." Since it was a surprise party and the closest store is 20 minutes away we improvised a bit on the "ingredients."


We used:
•18 regular 12oz cans
•streamers (only about a yard)
•2 cardboard pieces (the ones that separate the top and bottom levels of a 30 rack of beer)
•a package of party horns
•crayons


I didn't have any service so I couldn't look up the exact directions so I decided to wing it.


We put 10 beers at the first tier and then ripped one of the cardboard pieces into a circle to make the second tier more stable. We then put 5 beers on the second tier and ripped the second cardboard piece and put in on the second tier and added 3 beers to finish the top tier.
We then cut streamers to go around each tier and taped them in back.
With the remaining cardboard we made the candle and personalized touches and then put the party horns in between the cans in front.
And voila! A perfect cake for the guy who hates cake and loves beer!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIM!

DIY- monogram koozie

Since I joined Pinterest, I've bought a ton a craft supplies because there are a bunch of DIYs that I've wanted to try out. I end up getting random supplies that don't actually work together though. So today I went to the craft store with something specific in mind.


Altouhgh I wasn't going with the intention of getting koozies, I found a purple and a pink sparkly pair and couldn't say no. Not that they need much jazzing up but I wanted to personalize them a bit more. I had puffy glitter paint and decided monograms would work perfectly. 




Here's what I started with:

Step 1: Find a font you like and practice writing it in a size that fits the koozie. (I chose this font)

Step 2: Once you have that down, draw it onto the koozie in marker (I used permanent which ended up sorta messing up mine, but the one for Heater came out great!)

Step 3: Use the puff paint to follow the letters and voila! 

As you can see mine (the one one the right) ended up slightly less awesome than I had hoped. But really, when everyone's drinking no one will notice!


These are really cheap, and would be great for a bachelorette, bridal shower or as part of a summer gift basket.