Champagne and Bubbly Hacks to Use on New Year’s Eve

Don’t let that bubbly go bad! Whether it’s sparkling wine or sparkling apple juice, here’s the best way to pour it, save it and add some glitz to your celebration at the same time!🥂🍾✨

No matter what you are pouring, make sure to pour it at an angel (kind of like you are pouring a beer). It is going to help with the taste, the aroma, and those bubbles.

Next, ice is the most effective way to keep your champagne bottle nice and cold… why not make it look pretty?! Grab some ice cube trays and some glitter. Edible glitter here works too, but it is pricey! If you aren’t going to eat the ice cubes, I would stick to regular glitter!

Finally you don’t need to have a fancy stopper when it comes to keeping leftover champagne fresh! Plastic wrap with a rubber band is the perfect and frugal way to keep your bubbly fresh.

How have you been storing your leftover bubbly? I love the ease of the plastic wrap and it’s one less trinket in the drawer. Scooter is a big gadget fan, so he prefers that stopper thingy 😉 Comment and lmk which one you prefer!

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My Useful Gift Return Hacks

Have you heard about the NEW and more limited gift return policies this year? This year I have one store saying 10 days from the day it shipped! Can you believe that? Here’s what you need to know if you have something to exchange or return…with or without a receipt!

First, you want to read the receipt. Gift return policies are tougher than ever this year, so you you don’t miss the deadline! Make sure you have a tag still on your clothes, and if you don’t have a receipt- expect store credit. For electronics, don’t open that box!

If you are returning by mail, look inside to find an additional self-sealing tab. Remember to turn it inside out and just use the package again! All you do it secure it and send it off.

With those shorter gift return windows, you made need to go in person. If you don’t have the receipt and you don’t want to ask for it, take your ID with you! It’s worth a shot, and if it doesn’t work, you can always regift!

The rush is on for those returns, so make sure to use these hacks to ensure you get your money back this holiday season!

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How to Make Your House Smell like Winter with just 3 Easy Hacks

Today I’m sharing 3 easy hacks to make your home smell warm, cozy & expensive FOR FREE!
No chemicals are used, and everything you need is already in your kitchen! ❄️

Hack 1: Cinnamon Paste
First, mix 1 tbsp. cinnamon with 1 tsp. water until it’s well combined. Bake at 300F for 15 mins.
Finally, just turn off your oven and let it sit inside to keep the smell going.

My mom has been doing this next one my entire life! First, grab some whole cloves, an orange, and a toothpick. Start by making little dots in the orange and sticking the clothes in each dot. This hack looks so cute and smell incredible! You can stick it wherever you want in the house.

Finally, this last hack smells like you have been baking all day! Take some vanilla extract and put it in a light bulb. As that lamp heats up, the room is going to smell amazing!

What’s your favorite winter smell? Mine is the combo of cloves and oranges. Comment and let me know! 🤗

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How to Make My 4 Ingredient Champagne Cupcakes

Any recipe that starts with champagne is guaranteed to be delicious! These 4 ingredient Champagne cupcakes are fancy yet so easy at the same time… here’s how to make ’em! Plus, the alcohol bakes out so all ages can eat these 🤗

LORAfied Champagne Cupcakes🧁🍾

INGREDIENTS:
1 box white cake mix (15.25 oz.)
1 c. *champagne, Prosecco or sparkling wine
3 eggs
1/2 c. oil (I use avocado oil)

(Makes 24!)

First, it’s time to make the batter. It is seriously so easy- add all the ingredients to a large bowl and mix until well blended. Make sure to tilt your glass when pouring your alcohol of choice to make sure it doesn’t bubble over.

Next, preheat your oven to 350F. Make sure to add rice under your cupcake liners to prevent burning. Bake 12-15 mins.

Note: Don’t worry that the batter is thin. The alcohol bakes out and makes these guys nice and fluffy!

Champagne Frosting🥂

INGREDIENTS:
1 c. butter, softened
4 1/2 c. powdered sugar
2 Tbsp. heavy cream
1/2 tsp. lemon zest (optional)
1/4 c. *champagne, Prosecco or sparkling wine

For my champagne frosting, start by adding everything to a bowl. Whip until well combined and fluffy.
You can leave the champagne out if you’d like. It comes out to less than a 1/2 tsp. of bubbly per frosted cupcake. The actual cupcake won’t have any alcohol content!

If you’d like to skip the champagne altogether, you can use ginger ale, sparkling apple cider or sparkling grape juice. The taste will be a bit sweeter with one of those options. I use Prosecco in this recipe because it’s the most budget friendly 🤗

Inspo for these lovelies from @thepioneerwomanmag

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How to Make the Easiest Gingerbread Cupcakes Ever!

Love gingerbread but don’t have the time or energy to whip it up? Well, my half-homemade gingerbread cupcakes taste like they are from scratch! They are seriously the easiest gingerbread cupcakes EVER!🧁🎄❤️

INGREDIENTS:
1 Yellow Cake Mix (15.25 oz box)
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp allspice
1/3 cup avocado oil
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup half and half (whole milk will work, too)
3 eggs

This first step is a piece of cake! After preheating your oven to 350F, it’s time to doctor up the yellow cake mix. Mix all of the the added ingredients with your cake mix and combine to form the batter. Make sure not to over mix!

Now for one of my favorite little hacks! Add rice to the bottoms of your cupcake tin to keep these guys from burning. After scooping your batter into liners, bake about 18 mins and check. You want to make sure you don’t over bake these guys!

Spiced Frosting

INGREDIENTS:
1 can cream cheese frosting
1 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
1 tsp Vanilla extract

My favorite part of these guys is this super simple cream cheese frosting. All you need to do is whip all three together until well combined. Finally, pipe on your frosting and enjoy!

These gingerbread cupcakes are so good- you aren’t going to believe they are from a box! Follow along for more of my holiday baking hacks.

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My Favorite Fancy-Frugal Gift Wrapping Hack

I’m sharing one of the best money-saving gift wrapping hacks to try this holiday season! My favorite fancy-frugal way to wrap gifts is easy, fun, and works with items you already have at home!

🎁 LORAfied Gift Wrapping Hack ✂️

Step 1: grab your aluminum foil and wrap your gift.

Step 2: cut up a brown paper bag from the grocery store and fold it into a triangle to then trim it into a snowflake.

Step 3: tape the snowflake paper bag around your gift, on top of the foil and you’re good to go!

Do you prefer wrapping gifts or using gift bags? Comment and LMK 🤗

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Pomegranate Hack: Easy Way to Remove Seeds

LORAfied pomegranate hack - how to remove seeds

Stop being afraid of this little guy, I’ve got a new trick to try! I’m sharing the easiest way to remove the seeds and enjoy without the hassle or mess!

First, cut the pomegranate in half. Then, place it in water and start popping the seeds out. They’ll sink to the bottom while the membrane floats to the top making it easy to separate. Then, just strain and enjoy!

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The Easiest Gingerbread Cookie Hack Ever

This is seriously the easiest gingerbread cookie hack ever! All you need is 3 ingredients and some spices! Since Pillsbury has stopped making their refrigerated gingerbread dough that saved a lot of us serious life minutes, this is the next best thing 🤗🎄

INGREDIENTS:

1 pkg refrigerated sugar cookie dough

2 tablespoons molasses

1/3 cup flour

3/4 tsp ground cinnamon  

3/4 tsp ground ginger  

1/4 tsp ground allspice  

1/4 tsp ground cloves

In large bowl, add your room temperature cookie dough and molasses. Mix until combined. Next, add the remaining flour and spices! Beat the mixture together until completely incorporated.

Next, divide the dough in half and wrap into 2 disks with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours!

Now it’s time to roll out your dough on a floured surface until it’s approximately 1/4 inch thick.
Cut your cookies using floured cookie cutters to keep ‘em from sticking.

Finally, place cookies on a lined baking sheet 2 inches apart. Use a floured spatula to keep ‘em from sticking! Bake for 7 to 9 minutes at 375F or until cookies are set and light golden brown around edges. Cool on cookie sheet for 3 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely, about 20 minutes before decorating!

Run, run as fast as you can! You’re going to want to make these. Plus, Santa’s going to love ‘em!

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How to Throw a Holiday Party on a Budget

Let’s throw a drink and dessert holiday party. And guess what? This holiday party can be thrown together all on a budget. It only costs $5 per person! Plus, no cooking or baking required!🎄🍷🍫

Let’s start with the wine! For this party, we are going with boxed. There’s this stigma around boxed wines but the only differences really are the packaging and of course the savings.

Let’s compare equally ranked wine. For the price of two bottles, you are going to get four out of the box. The average guess will drink 3 glasses per 3 hour party.

Now, for the cutest dessert bar you’ve ever seen! Here’s how to put together my no-fire-needed s’mores buffet! I started with some marshmallow fluff and some chocolate spread. Now, add any toppings of your choice and let your guests go to town. It’s not only fun, but it only
costs less than $1 per serving!

Wishing you a wonderful holiday season, and stick around for more money-saving hacks!

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My Fancy and Frugal Gingerbread House Hack

Happy Holidays! This is my go-to holiday decorating hack to make these easy and cheap gingerbread houses look expensive. All you need is some leftover Halloween candy, spray paint, and some glitter to top!

First, run and grab your old Halloween candy. The colors do not matter for this hack. Skip the royal icing and grab your hot glue gun to place the candy on the gingerbread house. It holds a lot better and dries much faster.

We aren’t done yet! Once you spray paint these guys, you aren’t turning back. They end up looking so elegant that it’s hard to believe all you did was spray paint from candy!

To finish, top these beautiful houses with glitter. They look just like jewelry boxes!

This gingerbread house hack makes any space look more festive and all on a budget!

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My Quick and Easy Gingerbread Cinnamon Roll Cheesecake

This recipe is so good it’s hard to describe! It’s like the gingerbread cheesecake had a baby with a cinnamon roll. It even has a cinnamon roll crust! It may sound fancy, but this gingerbread cinnamon roll cheesecake is super easy and delicious.

LORAfied Gingerbread Cinnamon Roll Cheesecake
INGREDIENTS:
2 cans of cinnamon rolls (large, 5 count)
32 oz. cream cheese (4 packages at room temperature)
1 3/4 cups brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
6 eggs (room temperature)
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
Caramel sauce drizzle, to taste

DIRECTIONS:
Begin by preheating your oven to 325F. To prepare the crust, spray a 9×13 pan and press the cinnamon rolls on the bottom to cover.

The delicious filling happens in just one bowl! Start with your cream cheese and brown sugar and fluff those together.

Next add your eggs, a little sour scream, and then of course the spices to the mixture!

Once those guys are combined, you are going to pour the mixture on top of the rolls like a blanket and follow it with that caramel swirl.

Bake for 55 mins, up to 1 hr 15 mins! This cheesecake will bake faster in a metal pan and slower in a glass one. Let the cheesecake fall before cooling and cutting.

Note: It’s really puffy when it comes out then immediately falls. Don’t worry, this is supposed to happen!

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My Quick and Easy Holiday Tree Decorating Hacks

It’s that time of the year! Introducing the tree decorating hacks I can’t live without. You’ll learn the quickest way to string your lights! Plus, the answer to exactly how many bulbs and lights you need. Go grab your hair iron and a bag of rice, you’ll need those, too 🤗

🎄TREE DECORATING HACKS🎄

This is the quickest way to string your lights! Instead of going around the tree, drape your lights vertically. This is how you can get better coverage while saving some time. You are going to need about 100 lights per vertical foot. Don’t forget to tuck your lights behind the branches to hide!

Onto the bulbs! Start with your largest guys first and then fill in with the smaller ones. If you are wondering how many bulbs you need, a six-foot tree is going to need about 25 bulbs per vertical foot. The smaller trees only need about 15 bulbs per foot.

Did you know that flat irons aren’t just for hair? They are great for zhuzhing up old bows making them look brand new.

Tie some bells at the bottom of your branches! This hack will let you know if babies of any kind are tugging at your tree.

Lastly, remember to put your delicate ornaments towards the top of your tree. Also, putting five pound bags of rice on each foot of the tree is the perfect hack to keep your tree from falling over.

I hope you love these tree decorating hacks! Wishing you and your loved ones the happiest of holidays, and be sure to stay tuned for more helpful holiday hacks.

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Champagne and Bubbly Hacks to Use on New Year’s Eve

My Useful Gift Return Hacks

How to Make Your House Smell like Winter with just 3 Easy Hacks

How to Make My 4 Ingredient Champagne Cupcakes

LORAfied Champagne Cupcakes🧁🍾

Champagne Frosting🥂

How to Make the Easiest Gingerbread Cupcakes Ever!

My Favorite Fancy-Frugal Gift Wrapping Hack

Pomegranate Hack: Easy Way to Remove Seeds

How to Throw a Holiday Party on a Budget

My Fancy and Frugal Gingerbread House Hack

My Quick and Easy Gingerbread Cinnamon Roll Cheesecake

My Quick and Easy Holiday Tree Decorating Hacks

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