Thought I would share my Happy New Year craftie project. Well, actually, it was my Merry Christmas project too. I made a bunch of these for the holidays and gave them to friends as a gift for all sorts of things (Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, thank you, etc.) I think they turned out so cute, and I have to say, after a few weeks of being infused with the cranberries, the vodka was pretty darn yummy. I found a recipe that walked me thru it and it was super easy (just google infused vodka, there are a million different recipes). I just mixed a little sugar, with fresh cranberries, then heated them until the cranberries were about to burst, put them into the bottle with a funnel, added vodka, and put a stopper on it. Done. I designed the label myself (after buying labels from onlinelabels.com--they have a software that helps you print your design on whatever size labels you ordered). I bought the bottles online, and what you can't see, which is super cute, is that each bottle is a different translucent color---yellow, green, blue, red, with contrasting stopper colors. You can find bottles easily and very inexpensively...and the stoppers I found at a cooking store and will work with most bottles with small openings like this (they were made by Rabitt, the wine accessory company). Presto....instant gift!
The bottles look pretty spiffy, and ready for a party, thanks to those ribbons. Anyway... mmm, that does sound like a good drink to have, for celebratory purposes. The labels have a lot of potential as well, for personalized messages and all.
Posted by: Rob Feckler | February 11, 2012 at 01:53 PM