Snow Cone Syrups

I scream, you scream, we all scream for... Snow Cones! These are great fun for kids parties. I borrowed a snow cone maker from a friend for my daughter's birthday party and we were hooked! Now we have one of our very own. Snow cone makers are fairly inexpensive, but the syrups can be costly if you want a bunch of different flavors. Luckily, you can make your own syrup! Just make a simple syrup using water and sugar and add in some unsweetened drink mix, like Kool-Aid.
Here is my recipe:
1 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Water
1 packet (.16 oz) unsweetened drink mix
Directions:
Combine ingredients in saucepan. Bring to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cool. Pour into container and serve over snow cones. Yum!

Scrapbook Paper Invitations



 My 40th birthday is coming up and my husband asked if I wanted a party. How could I say no? I think it will be fun to plan my own party. I saw an idea for a grown up ice cream social in Better Homes and Gardens. I loved their ideas for vintage decor and a make-your-own sundae. Except, my true love is cupcakes... So, we came up with a make-your-own cupcake & wine tasting party.

For invitations, I found some specialty scrapbook paper in a pink pattern, and a cupcake hole punch. I found some wording for a dessert party that I liked. Then, I created a word document and printed it onto card stock. I trimmed the card stock slightly smaller than the pink paper to create a border and used the cupcake hole punch. I found some 4x6 envelopes that I already had, and sized the invitations accordingly. A little glue stick and voila! I love how these came out! I even saved the punched out cupcakes to use as confetti or something.