RECIPE: Raspberry Lemonade Margaritas

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With Memorial Day weekend coming up (this weekend folks!) I thought I would share with you my all-time favorite Margarita recipe in case you were entertaining a crowd...or maybe you would like a little something to enjoy after the kids are in bed, I totally get that!  

I love this recipe because it is soooo soooo easy and it's even easier to change up the flavor...lime, strawberry lemonade, you name it depending on your mood :-)  It is the perfect drink for a Girl's Night In with your favorite ladies or a BBQ with your neighbors, summer lovin' at it's best, ahhhh!

Raspberry Lemonade Margarita (serves 8)

1/2  cup Tequila

1/2 cup Triple Sec

1 bottle of light beer

1 can of Frozen Raspberry Lemonade 

1 cup of water

Empty the can of raspberry lemonade into a pitcher.  Add in 1 cup of water, 1/2 cup tequila, 1/2 cup triple sec, and 1 bottle of light beer.  Mix well.  Pour over ice or blend with ice and enjoy!

 

Are you ready!?  Get out your Triple Sec and Tequila....you'll need 1/2 cup of each.

You'll also need a bottle of light beer.  I love using one with Lime flavor but any kind you have on hand will do!

And this, my friends, is how you get the delicious flavor!  Frozen Raspberry Lemonade is by far our favorite one we've ever tried.  You can also try using Frozen Limeade, Frozen Strawberry Lemonade, Regular Frozen Lemonade, etc. too!

Mix all the ingredients above with a cup of water (you can just fill the empty can!) and mix well.  We love to serve this on crushed ice but it is mighty fine blended too, we are just too lazy most times to do it that way!

Is it summer yet?

Enjoy!

And thanks for stopping by today!

XOXO,

Smashed Peas and Carrots Featured in Homespun Magazine!

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I just wanted to share that I was featured in the current May 2013 issue of Homespun Magazine! How neat is that!

They asked to use my Mason Jar Sewing Kit idea and even put it in their table of contents...wowie zowie, pinch me please!!

Here is a look at my feature...a full page spread!!! I can't believe it! I feel very blessed and oh-so-lucky to have been asked and then even more so that they gave my project a WHOLE page!  

If you want to check out a copy of the magazine you can do so here!

Thanks for stopping by today and letting me share!!

XOXO,

Flea Market Finds

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Today I thought I would write up a Flea Market post sharing some of the neat things I see while shopping and some of what I buy as well!  I'm lucky to live in Chicago where there are quite a few great flea markets all less than an hour from where I live. And I count myself very lucky to have a husband who is willing to watch our kids so I can go visit at least one a weekend with my girlfriends.

One of my all-time favorite Flea Markets I seem to hit up every month is the Kane County Flea Market that occurs the first weekend of the month in  St. Charles, IL. I think the only times I've missed picking at this Flea Market was right after I've had a baby, otherwise if it's open, I'm there!

I always hit this one up with friends, it's nice to have a great group of ladies to shop with at the Flea. My momma friends and I get some good girl time in while we look out for each others "wish list" of things to find if we have one although I've gone many times without anything in mind as it's fun just to see what I find. And we help each other barter with the vendors...that is a total learned art and I have been getting better and better at it over the years!

The best part of Flea Market shopping is that there really is something for everyone!  Whenever we go, we spend the better part of the day there just picking through each vendor's goodies...you really never know what you'll find. And many times, it's the vendors that I would normally have just passed by from the first look of their booth that are the ones I tend to find the best deals!

If you are wondering where to find all that pretty vintage pyrex, a flea market is a great place to look.  Seriously...how pretty is this!

 I tend to find all my vintage trims and lace at Flea Markets...I mean really, how can you pass up picking through vintage trims in vintage suitcases!

And tables full of vintage pillowcases, tablecloths, and linens...oh my!

A couple months ago I found these two milk glass pieces, one is a smaller sized candy dish and the other is a large pitcher, all for $2 a piece...what a deal!

Last time I went I found these beautiful vintage fabrics for $1 a piece and they are all about a yard or more in length!  

And many of you saw on my Instagram feed how I bought the buttons and trim for $2 (!!!)  That set of vintage napkins?  Yup, $0.25 for all of them!

I thought I would use these water spigot handles in Oliver's room...if I can get this project done, I'll share it on the blog soon!

And this wee little mushroom?  Well, my friends' Ana and Katie found it for me at a very random seller's booth and I just had to have it.  How cute would it be with a coat of spray paint?

That's the cool thing about Flea Markets, garage sales, and thrift shopping.  You just never know what you'll find.  Keep your mind open too as a change of color or a coat of spray paint or chalk paint can really change a piece of furniture or other flea market find into the perfect decor piece for your home!

Thanks for stopping by today and letting me share!

 XOXO,