Rachel Irene Castro Posted on Friday, June 15, 2012 at 11:32AM 
I have a friend getting married and instead of only giving them a card I decided to make a gift that would help them come up with creative date nights. I used popsicle stick and wrote out date ideas and colored them according to what season it was associated with. I even included some blank ones so they could create their own. Now they don't have an excuse to try something new!
Rachel Irene Castro Posted on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 07:24AM 
I went to Ikea for the first time a couple weeks ago and found this little gem. My office is yellow and gray color scheme so I thought I'd spice it up a bit. I just painted the top and bottom rims with a yellow acrylic from the craft store. And there were punched out circles of the metal mesh that I also painted.
Ikea is an amazing store if you've never been. Ours is three hours away so it becomes a day trip! I can't wait to go get more.
There's this website that devotes it self to hacking Ikea products. Pretty amazing.
Rachel Irene Castro Posted on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 12:52PM 
It's no secret I love antiques and books. A couple weeks ago I was in one of my favorite shops at Sylvan Beach and I came across this book. It was made out of wood and had a hinge for the binding! How awesome is that?
It was published in 1939 so I'm unsure if it was a first or second edition. I'm not sure if I'll ever make any of these cocktail but what a great find for my collection.
I love it when I see this. Can you imagine hand binding multiple of these?
I love how the "Gay Nineties" (which they later describe as the 20's) is considered for the old-timers.
Have you ever heard of a Jigger or a Pony?
Thats all, unless you need a guide for the proper drink ware to use.
Rachel Irene Castro Posted on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 03:42PM 
This morning I went strawberry picking with a couple of my close friends. It was my first time and it will definitely not be my last.
The strawberries were so luscious, juicy, large and bright red. We had a lot of fun and perhaps went overboard. I see some strawberry jam in the near future...
Rachel Irene Castro Posted on Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 09:04PM 
Pizza dough + pizza sauce + mozzarella cheese + pineapple chunks = fantastic dinner.