Sand Pail Selections & Flip Flops!

 Summertime means Sand Pails, Flip Flops &

Books in my Beach {lake} Bag!

 Everyone is invited for a little Fun in the Sun~

the dress code casual,

flip flops required :)

 I found Flipflop Wines~ priced at $5 a bottle at Harris Teeter~

Ideal for mixing a little sangria. . .

using Flipflop Sauvignon Blanc and a recipe

from Southern Living for Sangria Blanco.

Ingredients

~1/4 cup sugar

~2 (750-milliliter) bottles dry white wine

~3/4 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves

~1 cup Grand Marnier

~2 to 3 cups lemon-lime soft drink, chilled

~2 lemons, thinly sliced

~2 limes, thinly sliced

~2 oranges, thinly sliced

~1 pint fresh strawberries, thinly sliced.

Preparation

1. Bring sugar and 1 1/4 cups water to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat, and let stand 10 minutes.

2. Combine sugar mixture, white wine, and next 2 ingredients in a large container; cover and chill 4 hours. Stir in lemon-lime soft drink and next 4 ingredients just before serving. Serve over ice, if desired.

Makes 12 servings~

I made half a recipe of sangria, using a mixture of fruit I had on hand~ blackberries, peaches, oranges, and strawberries.

I also omitted the sugar water/syrup and used Fresca.

To kick up my heels in celebration of Summer, I’m playing with Domino® Brown Sugar~

 Ideal for cookies, spiced cakes, crumble toppings

AND

Sculpting miniature Sand Castles & Palm Trees!

We’re snacking on Nutter Butter Flip Flops~

Just add a little frosting, and reach for a pair :)

Serve on tray disguised as a brown sugar beach~

In celebration of Flip Flops and Summer,

I’m sharing some book love~ passing along my last four books from my Food for Thought reviews~

Each book packaged in a sand pail with a flip flop insulated glass, and a mini bottle of sunscreen :)

 If you’d like to wade through the pages

as you soak up the sun at the beach, pool or lake~

mention by a comment that you’d like

one of these books for your beach bag!

Sand Pail Selections for Summer Reading:

The Violets of March, The Will of Wisteria,

 The Matchmaker of Perigord, and Amaryllis in Blueberry~ a book I’m still not sure how I feel about, so I’m bundling another book with it :)

Subscribers/followers automatically get a second entry.

For an additional chance to win, leave another comment and tell me what you’re reading now.

Winners will be chosen July 16th!

This giveaway is now closed, congratulations to the winners and thanks to all who entered.

Happy Summer~

Wishing you Fun in the Sun!

Thank you for your visit, I’m joining:

StoneGable for On the Menu Monday~

Little Red House for Mosaic Monday~

A Stroll Thru Life for Table Top Tuesday~

 Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday~

Rattlebridge Farm for Foodie Friday~

Sweet as Sugar Cookies for Sweets for a Saturday~

The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sundays~

StoneGable for Tutorials Tips and Tidbits~