Fancy Swizzle Sticks For Your Wedding Day

Heart Swizzle Sticks from Pinterest

 

Ah! A DIY project anyone can do! On the off chance you cannot figure out how to make these on your own, head to the links below the photos all of which have tutorials (except the one above which had a Pinterest link only.)

 

 

 

DIY Glitter Drink Stirrers from Cake Events

 

If you've been reading my blog for awhile you know I have projects known as EEEBCDI (Easy Enough Even Bill Could Do It projects).  Bill is my non-crafty husband and he can manage to make these, no problem. So if you aren't crafty (or you are looking for a project your fiance can help out with, this is it!

 

Photo courtesy of The Sweet Occasion

 

Choose any design and any color and go to it! Try to keep your designs simple (K.I.S.S. Keep It Simple Stupid is the watchword for this projects. The easier the design the easier the execution (and the less likely you are to want to kill each other before it's finished.)

 

 

Photo courtesy of The Flair Exchange

 

Hearts, Dots, Flags and whatever else you can think of will look great as fancy swizzle sticks for the drinks at your wedding.

 

Stirred Not Sucked???--With What???

Stirred, not sucked is the catchphrase that goes with these liqueur lollipops. No more 'shaken not stirred,' instead stir your drinks with these liqueur flavored suckers. As you swirl them around in your champagne glass, let them diffuse and dissolve adding flavor to your champagne. Use liqueurs like blck currant, raspberry or peach to make these grown up lollipops for your wedding reception. Photo from Mattha Stewart.

The recipe is Martha's as well:

Makes 24

• 2 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 6 tablespoons water
• Flavoring extracts (black currant, peach, raspberry)
• Food coloring (burgundy, ivory, red)

Directions

1. Cook sugar, corn syrup, and the water in a small pan over medium-high heat, brushing sides often with a damp pastry brush, until mixture measures 300 degrees on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat. Stir in flavoring and coloring. Pour into lollipop molds; add sticks while still hot. Let cool completely, then unmold. Store in a single layer in an airtight container with a silica package.