Viva La Fiesta!

Every year our wonderful little town has a huge five day Fiesta celebration called Old Spanish Days! Aside from all the delicious food, the next best treat are the confetti eggs (aka Cascarones). They are egg shells filled with confetti that you crack over someone's head & shower them with the confetti inside.

Whip some up with the kids!
You'll all enjoy running around smashing them on one another!

What you'll need:

• Eggs
• Confetti
• Tissue paper
• Glue
• Scissors
  
• Pens, crayons, glitter, spray paint, food coloring, etc...

1. Tap a small piece of the top of the egg off.
2. Shake out the contents of the egg.
3. Wash the inside of the shell with water.
4. Turn the shell upside down to dry.
5. Once the eggs are dry, color the outside of the eggs.
6. Fill the eggs with the confetti.
7. Apply glue around the top perimeter of the egg.
8. Secure a square of tissue paper on top.
9. Let the smashing begin :)

Be warned! Confetti will be everywhere... For days.


Viva La Fiesta!

Glow Stick Lanterns

It's been H-O-T! Which means everyone is grumpy & staying up late. We've been coming up with fun projects to do on these warm evenings.

How about making glow stick lanterns?

Easy peasy & so cool!

Take a glow stick, cut the top off and dump the contents into a jar (we used an empty baby food jar). We used just one glow stick ~ next time I'll use 2 or 3 for a bigger impact. The contents are non-toxic but be careful because it will stain your clothing. I spilled one on the counter and it looked like a crazy glowing crime scene. LOL.

Lets the little ones shake them up and now they have their very own glowing lanterns! Since they glow for hours, they also make awesome nightlights.

Have fun!

We All Scream For Ice Cream!

With temperatures soaring, I'm daydreaming about flirty sundresses, picnics in the park, & refreshing ice cream. These adorable printables from Eat Drink Chic are perfect to accompany summer gifts or tasty treats. Download the FREE gift tags HERE!

3D Hanging Doilies

These aren't your grandma's doilies! With just some food coloring, glue & string turn drab paper doilies into festive party decorations. A great alternate to paper lanterns or tissue pom-poms.

I'm excited to make these. So girly. So easy to make. So much fun.

Get the instructions from Lisa Storm over at Ucreate HERE!

Beneath the Waves Paper Dolls

My daughter can't get enough of paper dolls. We're always searching the web for vintage printable versions. I love that she gets to practice her cutting skills and seeing her create fabulous outfits (complete with an array of accessories) brings a lil tear to my eye!

Keeping with our beachy summer crafts, we were excited to find this Beneath the Waves mermaid set from Paper Thing Personas. Download the free printable HERE!

Happy 4th!

Happy Independence Day!

Wishing you fireworks in your future, an abundance of sunshine, and unlimited ice cream!

S'mores, S'mores, S'mores!

These are not your average campfire S'mores! You've got to try these fun & innovative versions of a summer classic!

Summer S'mores Martini

Ooey-Gooey Pancake S'mores

S'mores Pops