The Weekender: Ways to Fill Your Fun Days

Guys, we are so excited for you to meet SELF's latest contributors, Adriane and Claudia Kiss! While the duo works full-time in the Big Apple, they also run an incredible website, TheKissters.com, which features entertaining tips and tricks to help you "live large on small change!" These girls have seriously got their finger on the pulse of what's hot for your weekend, so get ready to start filling up your calendar -- fast.

FRIDAY: Mani-Mania!

After Claudia Instagrammed a chic shot of a super-cool mani -- and tons of our friends fell in love -- we thought, why not have a nail polish party? The plan? Each girl brings her three favorite polishes so you can mix and match, and most importantly, nail art to your heart's desire. Right now, we're obsessed with Essie's Neon collection. Hot Tip: Paint a base coat of Essie's "Blanc" to amp up the brightness of your neon polish.

SATURDAY: DIY a Gift for Your Favorite Hostess

You guys probably have that one girlfriend who's the go-to for having people over for Saturday night dinner parties, right? Well, rather than gifting her a tried (and true!) bottle of wine, wow your pal by DIYing some Boozy Maraschino Cherries! Hot Tip: If you're as into Sunday night Mad Men viewing parties as we are, use these in a classic Manhattan or Old-Fashioned cocktail to have an extra good time.

Ingredients:

1 bag frozen pitted cherries (feel free to use fresh pitted cherries in season)Luxardo Maraschino liqueur1 glass Mason jar with tight-fitting lid

Instructions: Fill glass jar almost to the top with cherries, fill the rest with Luxardo liqueur. Let sit for 2 weeks, tightly sealed in refrigerator.

SUNDAY: Celebrate Mom!

First off: Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing moms out there! If you're like us and can't be with yours on Mother's Day, don't fret -- we've got you. See, we always try to send our mom a snail mail card along with a gift, but we also like to surprise her with a pingg e-card on the actual day, too. Pingg is so awesome thanks to its talented designer community -- I mean, how cute is this one? And if you have totally let Mother's Day slip your mind (#NoJudgment), get on it!

Until next weekend...XOXO

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Image Credit: nysphoto; Courtesy of Essie; Adriane and Claudia Kiss; Courtesy of Pingg

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