First Task, Mini Craft

Hi!
Lets get the party started!
Here's some jams while you read this blog post!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqV7DB8Iwg

Sorry, I had to do it.
Now, if you are like me, you can't remember anything unless you write it down. And even then, you have some trouble remembering what it was you were supposed to do, or buy, or whatever.
So, I keep a little magnetized notepad on my fridge. Because I will go to the grocery store, and buy everything BUT what I needed, and then some.
It isn't until I get home and start putting things away, that I realize I forgot milk and that was the whole effing reason I went to the store in the first place.
But dammit if I didn't get this fabulous new shampoo. :)
So, the paper is taken care of, but where in the hell are all my PENS?!
So I made this

                                                                    Handy. 
So to create this wonderful piece of organizing magic, I first  acquired a empty spice container, and popped off the plastic top. (Make sure it's empty, or else pepper EVERYWHERE). It comes off pretty easily with just prying of fingernails, but if you are a total wimp, feel free to use a butter knife.

 
I used pepper, but any spice will do, dill weed (lol), thyme, or eye of newt, just whatever you have around. 
   

Now empty, I cleaned out any leftover spice with a paper towel.

                                                               OOOOh, shiny....

Then I found some regular old magnets and stuck them to the back, like so.
                                                   
You can glue said magnets if you wish, but they seem to stick to the metal like some sort of...magic....

                                                           VOODOO. 

Then, with your new magical powers, stick that sucker to the fridge.

                                                                   Booyah.
Then, fill with desired writing instruments, i.e. pens, pencils, quill, whateves. We don't judge here at CUI.

 Why so many red pens you ask? Because people don't steal red pens. Scientific fact, look it up chumps. 

                    And there you have it, a handy receptacle for all your note jotting needs. 

Don't limit this to the fridge, or just for pens, stick it on a file cabinet, or make another and fill it with small things, like wet naps, or business cards. Hell, paint it if you want to, cover it with fabric.
You know what, do whatever you want. I don't care.
Just kidding. Thanks for reading and don't forget to it's always ok to create under the influence!
<3 Rach.

So...what can you expect from two unclassy housewives?

Hey readers and reader-ettes...
This is Elyse, just writing to give you a teaser of what you can expect starting next Monday. Rach and I have been corresponding on what we think you guys would like to see from us, the Creating Under the Influence team. So.....drumroll please.....
Over the course of this year, we have planned a few things, these (not to give away too much) are:

CRAFTS!: of course, this is one of two parts of our ridiculous title. We will be bringing you all kinds of crafts, yarn, sewing, painting, home-made, useful, and our newest idea....

PINDIANA JONES!!!!! In this section, we will be sharing a ridiculously stupid pin found on Pinterest, and we will endeavor to recreate it.

also, we will be sharing a weekly recipe in two categories, Food and Drink, (if you had any amount of imagination, you had already figured that part out) We will alternately share our favorite recipes for drinks like "bitch bait", martinis, and bloody marys, and our favorite lazy housewife recipes, ( read crock pot, and little to no measuring)

I can confidently say that you should look forward to reading what is to come, readers, because I am feeling full of myself tonight. Read on, and as always, Enjoy Responsibly.

Hey guys,

I'm Elyse, and I am the other half of this ridiculous duo. When Rachel approached me with the idea of writing a blog, I was really excited. I have been wanting to write a blog that really appeals to people like us, frugal women that like to live large on very little and make shit with our hands. I suppose I should tell you a little about myself, so you can have a handle on who might be writing. I met Rachel in high school, and we bonded through our mutual boredom with popular culture, and we would skip school to go to a vintage consignment store. I am married to an artist, which I will probably bitch about a lot (even though he is my better half). I have a wonderful son that is at this time 10 months old, and I might bitch about him too. In truth I love my little family. We live in Salt Lake City, UT, in the Mormon mecca. I will be writing about the true life behind those annoying housewife ecards, frugality, food, drinks, and crafts (between Rachel and myself, we have enough craft projects going to make a craft safari) With a forked tongue, we will be writing about "the secret life of the American housewife", one that is filled with a lot of love, alcohol, yarn, and pinching pennies. I hope you enjoy reading whatever ramblings we come up with, and always feel free to comment, we would love to know about your secret housewife expeditions. Oh, and a disclaimer must be inserted here... This blog is viewable to children, but there will be cussing, inappropriate content, and adult themes. I will only say once that if you do not wish your children to read awful things written by unclassy housewives, please be a responsible parent, and watch your own fucking children. oh, and here is my face....

Intro - Rachel

Hi! Let's get to know each other, k?
My name is Rachel, and I have lived in South Carolina all my life...yay....
I'm quirky, to say the least, and I have a fucked sense of humor. I live with my dog Bowie, and my boyfriend Jack, in Charleston.
I am artist first, slacker second. My drink of choice is coffee, until it's time for booze, preferably red wine.
I usually identify with the Venus Flytrap, because I, like the carnivorous plant, am full of condescending qualities. I love Iron Maiden, but will never say no to some opera. I usually have my nails done, but will be the first one out in the yard diggin some shit up.
I met Elyse in high school and between cheap cigarettes and many trips to thrift stores, we became fast friends. No one got my humor like her, and she was always up for adventure, which at that time, I sorely needed in my life.
But, as you get older, things change, like dust in the wind, blah blah, and she moved.
But you know what? We came up with this awesome idea! We blog together!
Starting a blog is hard on your own, especially when readers expect regular entries.
Plus, out of all the crafty thrifty blogs out there, I have had my fill of the Martha Stewart crap.
( I have 5 kids, but still manage to make lunches, drive to daycare, workout, yoga, and make beautiful crafts!) BLugh.
Yeah right. Time for some young blood in the competitive ring of crafty blogging.
Sometimes, you're so broke you can't afford to pay attention. Doesn't mean you can't have or make nice things. :)   
So join us on our crafty, cranky, crazy adventure, won't you?
_Rachel