Revamping Flower Pots

Found some flower pots at a garage sale for a BUCK each. We were looking into buying pots new; they cost an arm and a leg, so this was a steal of a deal. They were looking a little sad, so I decided spruce them up with a coat of paint.

Using a gloss spray paint makes the pots look like their ceramic. This a cheap way to get this rich look. 

Here's the finished product. They'll eventually hang out on our patio... once we're done making the patio...

Home Made Piñatas

For Cinco de Mayo I wanted to make some piñatas for my fiesta.

First I blew up a balloon and shredded some newspaper:

I applied the strips of paper using a flour and water combo. (One part water, one part flour: boiled and cooled. Makes for a strong paste!)

After letting the strips harden over night, I applied another layer of newspaper.


I felt that the newspaper wasn't as strong as I would like it to be, so my next layer was with a thick cardboard/ cardstock material. I also applied it to the balloon form with the flour paste.

 Once that was thoroughly dried, I began applying the decorative shell. I took several layers of tissue paper and cut squares. I applied the tissue to the balloon with a glue stick.

When I was close to completing covering the balloon, I cut a hole to insert the goodies.The balloon popped inside and shriveled up. Upon removing the balloon, I inserted the candies. Once completed, I used duct tape to seal up the hole and finished gluing the tissue paper on it.

The the finished piñatas: