I want to share a recipe for probably the best spring/summer sangria I have ever had. Two weeks ago, I was craving a pitcher of sangria. I tweeted asking people for their favorite sangria recipe. Mary Anne, of the Dapper Bun, came to the rescue by recommending this concoction. I did some searching and tweaking and came up with this winner.

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1/2 pound thinly sliced strawberries

1 apple cut into small cubes (I chose Braeburn)

1 cup club soda

2 ounces scored basil leaves

1 cup white grape juice

1 bottle Chardonnay (Nate chose Rex Goliath, because of, the rooster)

1/2 cup organic sugar (I chose Sugar in the Raw)

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Pour your wine into the pitcher. After that add sugar, club soda, and juice. Mix it up. Add fruit and basil, and stir again. Chill, serve, and enjoy!

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I came across these confetti glasses from Anthroplogie, and I knew I wanted to make my own wine glasses inspired by this design. It was fun and easy, so I wanted to share it with you. Trust me, if I say a craft or DIY project of any kind is easy it really is a piece of cake. I’m not the craftiest person out there. All you need is your wine glasses, acrylic paint in the colors of your choice, and a few paint brushes. You could probably get away with using one brush and dabbing it around to make different sizes. I just found it easier to get the dots as solid as I wanted with different brush sizes.

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I started by using my darkest color to make the biggest dots randomly over the bottom half of the glass. After that I moved on through the colors I chose from darkest to lightest. Making to dots in varying size. Some crossed over other existing dots and some are right next to each other. In a few spots I left a little space.

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After you are satisfied with how the glass looks I put it in the oven at 245° for 45 minutes to set the paint. Supposedly, this is supposed to make it dishwasher safe too, but I will still wash these by hand.

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I bought the glasses at the dollar store and already had the paint brushes and paint, so this was a cheap project too.

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