Happy New Year Vodka.

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! 

Comments

[Rob Feckler]

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.