Holidaze Lifestyle

02/08/2026

Halloween Drunken Cups

Ingredients:
4 oz. vodka
3 Tbsp. creamy peanut butter, divided, plus more
1/4 cup M&M's, crushed
1 oz. heavy cream
1/2 oz. chocolate liqueur
1/4 oz. crème de cacao
1/4 oz. peanut butter whiskey (such as Screwball)
Ice
1 mini Reese's peanut butter cup

Directions:
In a blender, blend vodka and 2 Tbsp. peanut butter until well combined and smooth. Transfer to an airtight container. Freeze until very cold, at least 8 hours and up to 24.

Strain vodka mixture through cheesecloth or a very fine-mesh sieve into another container; discard solids.

Spread remaining 1 Tbsp. peanut butter on a plate; pour crushed M&M's onto another plate. Dip rim of a rocks glass into peanut butter to coat in a thin layer, then dip into candies, shaking off excess.

In a cocktail shaker, combine cream, chocolate liqueur, crème de cacao, whiskey, and 1 1/2 oz. peanut butter-infused vodka. Fill shaker with ice, cover, and vigorously shake until outside of shaker is very frosty, about 20 seconds.

Strain cocktail into prepared glass. Carefully adhere mini Reese's cup onto rim of glass.

02/08/2026

Candy Corn Painted Pumpkins

Create sweet Halloween decorations by spray painting pumpkins in three wide bands to look like candy corn.

You can get the spray paint at any craft store!

These yummy-looking decorations require no carving, and will draw in trick-or-treaters looking for real candy to eat!

30/07/2026

Looking forward to cooler weather and festive decor! What is your favorite holiday decor?

28/07/2026

Peppermint Christmas Body Scrub

Ingredients (Per 8 oz Jar)

1 cup organic granulated sugar (or organic raw cane sugar for a warmer texture)
1/2 cup organic sweet almond oil or organic unrefined jojoba oil (both stay liquid at room temperature and won't harden in colder weather)
12–15 drops organic peppermint essential oil
1/2 tsp organic pure vanilla extract (gives it a delicious bakery/candy-cane finish)
1 tbsp organic freeze-dried raspberry or beet root powder (for a natural pink/red color without synthetic dyes)

Instructions
Mix the Base: In a glass bowl, combine the organic sugar, sweet almond oil, and pure vanilla extract. Stir well until the texture resembles wet sand.

Scent: Mix in the organic peppermint essential oil until well distributed.

Create the Color Contrast:
Scoop half of the mixture into a separate bowl.

Add the organic raspberry or beet root powder to one bowl and stir until you get a soft pink/red hue.

Leave the other half naturally white.

Layer for Gifting: Alternate spooning red and white layers into a clean 8 oz glass jar (mason jars or glass bail-top jars work beautifully).

Packaging & Gifting Touches
Festive Presentation: Tie a jute twine or red satin ribbon around the neck of the jar.

Include a Scoop: Attach a small wooden scoop or spoon with the twine so the recipient doesn't get water inside the jar with wet hands.

Gift Tag Instructions: Add a handwritten tag with quick usage instructions:

Organic Peppermint Body Scrub: Gently massage onto damp skin in the shower and rinse with warm water. Avoid water inside the jar. Best used within 3–4 months.

26/07/2026

Sit down, take a deep breath, relax and listen to a little Christmas music. Christmas in July.

25/07/2026

Wooden Spool Wreath

Sweet vintage wooden spools wrapped with an assortment of thread, baker's twine, ribbon, and rickrack provide pops of color and hint at the crafting and merrymaking happening just beyond the front door.

24/07/2026

Homemade Kahlúa makes a fantastic holiday gift—it's warm, rich, and feels cozy and luxurious. Unlike vanilla extract, which takes months, a batch of festive coffee liqueur is ready to sip in just 2 to 3 weeks (or right away in a pinch, though resting smooths out the alcohol edge).

To give it that distinct Christmas twist, this recipe infuses traditional dark roast coffee and brown sugar with festive spices: fresh orange peel, cinnamon, and whole cloves.

Ingredients & Batch Yield
Strong Brewed Coffee: 4 cups (1 quart) freshly brewed dark roast coffee or espresso (or cold brew concentrate diluted slightly).

Sugars: 2 cups granulated sugar + 1 cup dark brown sugar (for deep molasses notes).

Alcohol Base: 3 cups (24 oz) 80-proof Rum (dark or spiced rum works best for Christmas) or unflavored vodka.

Holiday Spice & Vanilla:

1 whole vanilla bean (split lengthwise) or 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract

2 cinnamon sticks

1 strip fresh orange peel (avoid the bitter white pith)

2 whole cloves

Instructions
1.Brew the coffee base:10 min. Brew 4 cups of very strong dark roast coffee. While it's steaming hot, pour it into a large pot.
2.Dissolve sugars & spices:5 min. Add both sugars, the cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, and orange peel to the hot coffee. Stir over low heat for 3 to 5 minutes until every sugar crystal has dissolved. Do not boil.
3.Cool completely:30-45 min. Remove the pot from the heat and let the syrup cool to room temperature. Pouring alcohol into hot liquid will evaporate the alcohol content, so patience here is key.
4.Add rum and vanilla:3 min. Once cool, discard the orange peel, cloves, and cinnamon sticks. Stir in the 3 cups of dark rum (or vodka) and the split vanilla bean (or vanilla extract).5.Bottle and age:2-3 weeks (pantry).Funnel the liqueur into clean glass swing-top bottles or mason jars (including the vanilla bean segment inside the bottle if using). Store in a cool, dark place for 2 to 3 weeks to let the flavors meld into a velvet-smooth finish.

Holiday Presentation Tip:
Pour into clear 8 oz or 12 oz swing-top glass bottles, tie a piece of red-and-white baker's twine around the neck with a cinnamon stick or dried orange slice, and add a label with serving suggestions (great over ice, in a White Russian, or stirred into Christmas morning coffee).

23/07/2026

How pretty are these? We very rarely share another page's ideas but these are to gorgeous not too! Use Christmas colors to make for gifts!

How to Make Easy DIY Blue Crayon Melted Suncatchers at Home ❤️

Bring a beautiful splash of blue light into your home with these colorful melted crayon suncatchers! They are fun, creative, and so satisfying to display near a sunny window where the colors can glow beautifully.

Want to make it yourself? Join our group to find the full instructions, materials, and many more easy DIY ideas 👇

Group link: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1EfjMxynJm/

Enjoy ❤️👇👇

23/07/2026

Craft How-to: Peppermint Twist

What You Need
• White or red duct tape
• 14" Styrofoam wreath form
• 24" piece of high-gauge floral wire
• Pencil
• 5–6 bags peppermint candies (like Star Brites Peppermints
• Hot-glue gun and glue sticks
• 3 yards ribbon (optional)
• Tape (optional)

Directions
1. Wrap duct tape around wreath form to cover it entirely (to hide the wreath form and protect it from melting when you apply hot glue).
2. Fold floral wire in half, wrap around wreath and tie in a knot, leaving a loop to hang the wreath.
3. Lightly pencil a line onto the middle of the front of the wreath form to create a guide for your first row of candies.
4. Unwrap a piece of candy. Apply a dime-size amount of glue to the wreath form, on one side of the pencil line. Press the edge of the candy into the glue at a 45-degree angle; hold in place until fully dry (about 1 minute).
5. Working in batches, unwrap 10–15 candies (do not stack unwrapped candies as they will stick to each other), then apply a 6" line of glue to the wreath form, following the pencil line. Press candies into glue one at a time, one in front of the other, until the row goes all the way around.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5, with every other row starting in the opposite direction, until the wreath is covered (we made 6 rows of candies). Let dry.
7. For decorative ribbon: Before hanging, loop ribbon through top of wreath. Hang as you would normally, with the ribbon between the floral wire and the nail. Pull ribbon ends to top of door frame; secure with tape. Let ends hang down, trimming if necessary.

Note: This wreath is quite heavy, so be sure to hang from a sturdy nail. For indoor use only.

To be transparent, I actually shellaced mine because otherwise it could become a sticky mess.

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