meet.make.champagne and prosecco bar.

We are no strangers to prosecco and sparkling beverages in these parts, it is one of our favourite things to consume during the holiday season! Last December we enjoyed many white cranberry mimosas. 

meet.make.30th birthday piñata.

Our lovely friend Viv has a big birthday coming up.... 30! We wanted to surprise her with something fun while we all went camping last weekend, and decided that a piñata would be the perfect way kick-off the celebration. We also made cupcakes, but as delicious as they were, we figured sharing our Betty Crocker boxed cupcakes were not exactly blog worthy.

Originally we wanted to do a paper mache piñata, but we definitely were not organized to get that done in time. We then decided on using cereal boxes, and followed this awesome tutorial from Bret and Nancye.

Below are some photos of our night making the piñata... it was almost as much fun to make as it was to watch Viv smash it! 

meet.make.mail exchange.

When Claire from clairebellemakes contacted us about doing a mail exchange, we were super excited. Having never done a mail exchange before, we thought it would be really fun! 

Claire lives in Cambridge, which is literally on the other side of the world from us here on Vancouver Island. How excited were we to receive a parcel with a stamp saying "Royal Mail"? Haha we don't get that around here very often! 

Though we were looking forward to receiving a parcel, it was also really fun to put together a package for Claire. Our goal was to put together a bit of Canadiana to send. To see what we ended up mailing, check out her post here!

meet.make.rope wrapped pots.

With all the wedding planning and baby crafting going on, we haven't had a lot of time to get together for a good ol' fashioned ladies craft day in awhile! It was so nice when we realized we had a free afternoon on a rainy Victoria day with our friend Lindsay to work on something fun.

meet.make.flower pom pom necklaces.

'Twas ONE YEAR AGO that meet.make.laugh. was created! What an amazing year it's been! Thanks to everyone who has stopped by and shared our fun with us, we appreciate it! Click here to check out our Launch Party and see how we popped our 'blog cherry'! We have sure come along way since then. 

In honour of this momentous occasion, we thought we would re-share our very first DIY project. This is a piece of jewelry that we are still receiving compliments on!

meet.make.santa's secret martini.

We wanted to kick off our baking weekend in style this year... what better way to do it then a Christmas-y cocktail?

meet.make.white cranberry mimosa.

During Baking Weekend 2012, one of the things that kept us going throughout the day was a tasty, refreshing treat.... white cranberry mimosas! 

meet.make.DIY scarf hangers.

'Tis the season for scarves - our favorite fall accessory! 

Homemade or store bought, you'll likely never catch any of us without one. The dilemma - we each needed a better way to hang/store them. Piling them over a dining room chair, or storing them in a bin wasn't working anymore.

meet.make.bake

Our favorite time of the year is quickly approaching - Baking weekend with the ladies! And we couldn't be more excited!

About 3 years ago, we started an island tradition of hosting a weekend with the gals, baking up a storm for the holidays. We put our scrubs and laptops away, and fill ourselves with treats, all the cheesy Christmas music our hearts have desperately desired, and just some good old quality ladies time. 

We're not going to give too too much away though, as we will post for our epic weekend to come... 
What we do need before then though, is your help in deciding what to add to our list of goodies! 

Calling all you avid Christmas bakers out there - help us by sharing your favorite recipes!

meet.make.slow roasted korean pork poker feast.

So this wasn't our typical Ladies Night In... in fact, it wasn't a Ladies Night at all! 

This night was about as testosterone filled as it could get. It included some intense poker playing, beer drinking, UFC watching and meat eating. BUT no one says it couldn't have been a ladies night, there just happened to be a lot of males there as well. Though we love our girly crafty nights, we of course enjoy hanging out with our boys!

meet.make.szechuan green beans.

A girly get-together was in order, so we took a trip to one of favourites, Moxies. But while skimming over the menu, we found out that they no longer offered one of our favourite sharing dishes.... the szechuan green beans! 

However this disappointment spurred our creative DIY mentality, and we were determined to make our own version to fill this void.

meet.make.spiced blackberry mojito.

Whether you're a mojito lover or not, we are pretty sure you will L.O.V.E this drink. We chose blackberries by default as the raspberries and strawberries were sold out. Not knowing what to expect, we completely winged it and were left wanting more! 

We are now are converted to the dark-berry side. We might be on to something here...

A tasty effortless, fool-proof drink for us amateur bartenders out there! 

meet.make.sandals.

Over on Her New Leaf, Kira started a new project called myDIY:

myDIY is a collaborative online crafting party designed to inspire creative thought and interpretation. Each month, a material or topic will be posted along with several bloggers’ interpretations of the idea.

meet.make.fig bites.

Here on Vancouver Island, figs are in abundance this time of year. They aren't a usual suspect on our grocery lists, but we wanted to try to make something that uses these tasty treats. 

This is a great appetizer for your ladies night in, or any potluck gathering you may attend! It is a very quick goodie to make, so if you need to put something together fast and flattering after work this will do the trick. Lastly.... it is seriously delicious. Sometimes the ingredients speak for themselves and you don't need to do anything to them! 

meet.make.clutch.

A ladies night in getting ready for a ladies night out! 

Prepping for our Seattle trip, we decided to save our party and money for the weekend to come. So far we've touched on almost every essential ladies accessory. TIme to complete the perfect outfit with a one of a kind clutch purse made by yours truly.

Even though we’re crafty, not all our creations are original. Big shout outs to the following sites and/or people for inspiring this ladies night in...

• I Spy DIY's Newspaper Clutch Purse

Guest List: Cindy, Hayley, and Steph. Want to know what makes us tick? Visit our Guest List. 

meet.make.stud earrings.

Who would've thought that Home Depot would be our go to accessory store?! Probably not the marketing brand they are going for but for us DIY'ers, it's like being a kid in candy store.

High Tea, Low Budget

Not quite able to justify (aka afford) the cost of high tea at the luxurious Empress Hotel, we decided to create our own high class experience. Head pieces and all, we changed things up for a ladies afternoon in. 

Even though we’re crafty, not all our creations are original. Big shout outs to the following sites and/or people for inspiring this ladies night in...

• Nutella Puffs: non jaded
• Tea: purchased from Silk Road 
• Knit Bracelets: inspired by this pin... no pattern attached that we could find so we came up with our own!

Guest List: Steph, Hayley, Cindy. Want to know what makes us tick? Visit our Guest List.

High Class High School

What does the smell of Malibu remind you of? Maybe fake ID's, school dances, and nights ending in spooning the toilet bowl?

Time to kick it old school! We're bringing you back to the good ol' days... when all that mattered was where everyone was partying on Friday night. We'll bring the Malibu... you bring the pineapple.

More high school trivia - what classic dish takes 5 min to make and was perfectly satisfying for breaky, lunch, and dinner? Grilled cheese sammies!

If you didn't attend your 10 year high school reunion, don't fret. These high school staples will surely take you down memory lane.

P.S. Dibs out on being the DD.

Even though we’re crafty, not all our creations are original. Big shout outs to the following sites and/or people for inspiring this ladies night in...

• Malibu Cupcakes: I'll Eat You blog 

Guest List: Cindy, Hayley, Steph and Chelise. Want to know what makes us tick? Visit our Guest List. 

A Mélange of Table Toppers

7:00pm on a Saturday night...what's there to do? Pub? Nah.  Shop Etsy/Beyond the Rack? Next pay day. Fine, how about a Jillian Michaels workout vid? Ha! Not. A. Chance.

Next time you and your friends have fun-block, try crafting up a table topper storm. We promise these creations will keep the night interesting and then some!

To compliment our coaster craft, we each picked a dish that was simple, delish, and could be eaten around your coffee table. First things first - let's get those drinks made and be sure to keep them coming! Silk Road - we love you! These earl green tea gin and tonics are the ultimate girly cocktail and are dangerously addictive. Quite possibly our new summer drink. As we gulped away, we roasted the curried squash, perfected each caprese skewer and meticulously drizzled each crostini with some honey. A satisfying night if you want to stop there...

But it's 9:00pm and our night is just about to get better (come one, cut us 9-5'ers some slack). 

Spice up your living room decor and show off your originality with some homemade coasters. Any excuse to use mod podge, is reason enough. You'll be pleasantly surprised with the fancy new table toppers. Functional, original and cheapy-cheap. Job well done, ladies! 

Even though we’re crafty, not all our creations are original. Big shout outs to the following sites and/or people for inspiring this ladies night in...

• Caprese skewers: Mels Kitchen Cafe
• Hummus modified from: Food Coma
• Crostini's:  Bon Apetit 
• Coasters: Two Girls Being Crafty
• Cocktail: Inspired by Silk Road Tea's tea cocktail seminar. If you live in Victoria and have a chance to take a class... you can find the schedule here. 

Guest List: Cindy, Hayley, Steph and Ashleigh. Want to know what makes us tick? Visit our Guest List.

1 LAYER, 2 LAYER, 3 LAYER 4 - A poor girl’s Monet

Paintings, pizzas, slurpees – jealous yet? Picture grade school art class remixed with beer. Two words... Blue Shocker! The sunless island winter inspired a summer themed night full of bright everything! From the pizza toppings to the magazine cut-outs and the iceberg bevies, it was the perfect pick-me-up to the winter blues. Ever watch the movie Chicago? Well we tried, but we were having way too much fun as if we were getting paid to create. Take down your art from Winners and have fun doing a painting that requires no actual talent. Need some creative inspiration? 7-11 slurpee mixed beers. It’s a win-win for everyone. 

Even though we’re crafty, not all our creations are original. Big shout outs to the following sites and/or people for inspiring this ladies night in...

• Canvas: http://tatertotsandjello.com/2011/07/summer-social-guest-project-make-mod.html
• Drink: brainchild of meet.make.laugh.
• Pita pizza: who doesn't know how to make a pizza?