DIY Cascarones...Confetti Eggs

My favorite part of our school carnival (which was called Fiesta with Friends) was the cascarones, or confetti eggs.  Such a silly thing to sneak up behind your friends and crack a confetti-filled egg shell over their head, but it was insanely fun.  Probably because they spent the rest of the carnival picking confetti out of their hair.  Needless to say, I had to make them for our upcoming fiestas.

If you're not afraid of a mess, surprise your guests with these!

1.  Start with raw eggs.

2.  Drill a small hole in the eggs.  I tried to make sure my holes weren't larger than the top of the egg, but don't stress too much about the size as you'll be covering later.

3.  Drain eggs of whites and yolk.  Rinse out and let dry.

 4.  Next is the dying process.  If you've got Easter egg dye left over, use that.  If not, make your own dye.  I use 1 cup of water, 1 tablespoon vinegar, and 20 drops of food coloring.

 5.  Dunk eggs in dye until desired color is reached (the longer you leave eggs in, the darker they will be).

6.  Let eggs dry completely.

                                            

7.  Fill eggs with confetti.  I used the holes left in my 3-hole punch.  I filled the eggs about half-way.  Heck, if we are going to make a mess then I want to do it right.

8.  Using tissue paper, cut a circle slightly larger than your hole.  Then use your glue to attach tissue paper to egg.  !Bien!

!Pinata Cookies!

Are you kidding me?  How insanely adorable are these Pinata Cookies from She Knows?  The tutorial makes it sound like a piece of cake (or piece of cookie?).  I'm going to attempt to make these for my nephew's birthday party this weekend.

Since it's so close to Cinco de Mayo, I knew I wouldn't have time to order a donkey-shaped cookie cutter online (without paying undesirable overnight fees), although Amazon had these available.  I recruited my dad to go to the local cake supply store that confirmed they had them in stock over the phone.  Double whoop for retired parents!

Maybe I need an elephant cookie cutter also so I can rock some political cookies when November is a little nearer.  :)

I'll let ya know how they turn out.  !Viva la fiesta!

Cinco de Mayo: Olvera Street Inspiration

Getting ready for our Cinco de Mayo celebrations!  We thought we'd hit up Olvera Street 

to get some inspiration.  

My big crafting realization this weekend was I need to start making tons (TONS) of paper flowers.  Perhaps I'll frame the front door in them.  If nothing else, I want to place them in vases around.  The puppets kind of freak me out, so don't expect to see those anywhere I am ever again.  I bought the girls mini-guitars in their signature colors, purple and pink, but I might also say don't expect to see those around for long as they might "disappear" soon.

Georgia liked the kittens in this mural.  

Cinco de Mayo Invites

Two parties, one theme!  My quesadilla-loving family is having two Cinco de Mayo-themed parties next month.  Thank goodness because it lets us cut down a little on the decoration making.  Here are the invites for the upcoming events:

I can't believe this handsome little man is turning one already!  His birthday is the 6th which accounts for the Seis de Mayo-ness.  The invite was made by my super talented brother-in-law Patrick Carrie.  Every family needs a doctor, a lawyer, and a graphic designer.  

This invite I ordered from Vintage Babydoll on Etsy.  The neat thing about Etsy invites is you get emailed a pdf of your invite and then print them yourself (either at home or through your regular photo-processing place like Costco).  Super inexpensive and personalized.  

Hope you catch my Fiesta Fever the next few weeks as we get ready for the fun!