Paint Chip Party Favors

Paint Chip Housewarming Decor & Party Favors

You may remember that we moved into our new house last November. Well, after six months, two floods, four weeks of construction, sixteen paint samples, three HVAC problems, and one secret room we were finally able to invite our families over to celebrate! I decided to incorporate some DIY paint chip projects into the party. (I figured we hard earned the right to some extra paint chips after buying sixteen samples of paint and enough gallons to paint every room in the house!) I made some adorable, simple menu cards, of which I naturally didn’t get a single picture! Forgive me, it was a very busy morning preparing to host fifty of our friends and family. I simply cut the paint chips down to size, wrote the menu item on the front, and used some washi tape to affix them to long toothpicks. Throw some decorative sand in a shot glass and stick the suckers in. Voila! Next, I made these awesome paint chip fans following this tutorial. They did double duty as centerpieces and party favors. They were certainly appreciated seeing as it was mid-July and our backyard gets direct afternoon sun. A special note about printing on paint chips: I used an ink-jet printer

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Watermelon Smoothie

The World’s Easiest Low-Calorie, Sugar-Free, Fruit Smoothie!

About 8 months ago I got on a major smoothie kick and never looked back. I had been reading up on the clean eating movement and was done with processed breakfast bars. I needed something quick and healthy to take on my morning commute (which at the time was a delightful 45 minute drive to a Chicago suburb). Enter the World’s Easiest Low Calorie, Sugar Free Fruit Smoothie recipe! My recipe didn’t start out this easy. First I toyed around with vegan yogurt, fresh fruit, and soy milk. Then I tried adding fresh squeezed orange juice and ice. Ultimately, I ended up with this delightful mix that guarantees me the perfect smoothie consistency without the annoying, icy chunks or a million ingredients.