Middle Sister

What do you do when your middle sister is missing from happy hour!?

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You drink Middle Sister wine!

(We enjoyed their Smarty Pants Chardonnay)

We missed you this weekend, Flann.  XOXO



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Thou Shall Covet: Wine Jugs?

Thou Shall Covet: WINE JUGS

A lot of people have been inspired by Molly's wine cork wreath and the map coasters.  Made me think about how much I love old wine jugs (and Friday happy hours).  I love the shape and the color of the glass, the greeny-blue. Reminds me of sea glass and summer (and the end of the week).  I like them so much, I've found ways to use them around my house.


Take a look at this small wine jug that I thrifted and turned into a lamp.  I may have creative ideas but sometimes when it comes to executing I have to call on Mimi (the handy mom to these sisterzzz).  All it took was a lamp making kit, a pretty green shade from Target and voila!    Nifty, no?

This large wine jug Mimi thrifted for $3.  I had to have it.  We talked about making it into another lamp (we do call her the lamp lady after all) but it was just too big.  So instead, we took some reeds from Home Goods and a pretty taupe grosgrain ribbon and made a nice piece for the corner of my living room.

Looking for some similar pieces but don't have an old wine jug?  Take a look at Pottery Barn's Bacchus Glass Lamps.   Aren't they pretty?

And this green wine jug from Home Goods ($16.99!) has a new home in Molly's family room:

Anybody else do anything interesting with wine-related materials?  Do share!  Clink!

Wine Cork Wreath

I looooove collecting wine corks.  I usually display them in a pretty vase on the bookshelf, much to my husband's dismay.  :)  I put the corks to good use last year and made a Christmas ornament.  This year, I made a wreath!

Supplies needed:
glue gun & glue
wine corks (A LOT!)
styrofoam wreath
ribbon

I'm definitely going to make this wreath again (maybe for a lucky sister or friend!?). Lessons learned:  Next time, I will wrap the wreath with ribbon before gluing the corks, to make the spaces in between the corks less noticeable.  Also, I'm going to buy a thicker ribbon, possibly in a deep red color, to hang the wreath.  FYI, have a knife on hand in case you have to cut a cork or two in order to make them fit!