I moved to San Antonio in 2003. After 16 years, I nonetheless solely form of get the Fiesta frenzy that overtakes town yearly. However even with my moderately apathetic strategy to this city-wide celebration, I’ve managed to gather fairly a couple of of these ubiquitous Fiesta® medals. When my dad and mom moved to city and began volunteering with NIOSA, my assortment exploded. It’s now hit essential mass and I needed to do SOMETHING with all these medals. I pulled out my trusty sizzling glue gun, did some Pinterest searching, and reached out to buddies. For those who’re like me and have so many medals you don’t know what to do with them, take a look at these 5 concepts for the right way to show your Fiesta medals after Fiesta:
1. Create a Fiesta Wreath
These are already all over the place, on doorways in houses and places of work. I spent lower than $50 at an area craft retailer to get a grapevine wreath, some silk blooms, and plenty of ribbon. Then I hit up Fiesta On Foremost for theme equipment. My helpful dandy glue gun labored to connect every thing to the wreath, after which I pinned my medals to the ribbons. I’ll be capable of add this yr’s medals on the finish of Fiesta, and as soon as all of the ribbons are stuffed up, it will likely be straightforward to simply connect further ribbons to carry extra medals. This gained’t go on the entrance door of my home as a result of I’m not one to tempt thieves and I’m undecided that it might maintain up nicely to climate, but it surely appears nice hanging on my workplace door and provides a little bit of Fiesta enjoyable to our workplace. Hold an eye fixed out round city to get impressed. I borrowed some inspiration from one of many employees doorways on the courthouse, and No. 9 Floral has a extremely cool show up.
2. Trend a Fiesta Hair Bow
Ponytail bows or barrette bows may be an effective way to show an previous favourite Fiesta medal. Pin the medal to the material, or for a extra everlasting possibility, glue it down.
3. Craft Some Jewellery
A buddy of mine upcycles previous jewellery into nice new items as her aspect hustle. I despatched her a few of my previous medals and instructed her to go loopy. She strung them up with brightly coloured beads, and these might be enjoyable for my daughter to put on as costume jewellery, for me to put on subsequent yr throughout Fiesta, or to brighten up my normal black swimsuit in the course of the yr. For those who’ve received some artistic spark, seize some beads to match your favourite medal and string them right into a necklace for your self. Children may simply do that too, utilizing their very own medals and pony beads.
4. Get Inventive with Resin
You understand how generally a challenge surprises you when it really works? Resin, y’all. It’s a lot simpler than I believed it might be! I purchased a equipment from an area craft retailer for lower than $20 and a spherical silicone mildew for $4. I’ve already made two paperweights and a small “diamond” from a silicone mildew I received off of Amazon, and the resin bottles are solely about half empty. Listed below are some issues I discovered whereas doing this challenge:
Stir SLOW. Once you mix the 2 liquids you need to stir very, very slowly to cut back bubbles. You’re nonetheless most likely going to get some bubbles. There are many merchandise and methods on the market to eliminate them solely, however I’m nonetheless studying the right way to work with these items.
You’ve gotten much more time than you assume earlier than the resin units. So pour in your resin and wait a few hours earlier than you drop your medal in. I didn’t do that, so my medal floated off to the aspect, and it’s all the best way on the backside.
Observe the instructions precisely. Creating hardened resin is a chemical response and also you need to make sure that your measurements are proper. For those who don’t use a silicone mildew made particularly for resin, get some launch agent and spray down your mildew otherwise you’ll by no means get the completed piece out. This most likely isn’t one thing the kiddos must be doing, however they’ll completely assist select the “stuff” to place in your mildew. I did a brilliant easy challenge simply to see if it may very well be carried out, however we’re already speaking in regards to the subsequent ones. The youngsters need to make presents for his or her lecturers. My son desires to protect Legos. My daughter is engaged on a drawing we are able to put in and retains asking me to make extra “diamonds.”
5. Brainstorm Different Tasks
Whereas I used to be wandering the craft retailer, I noticed a number of different tasks that you would use along with your Fiesta medals. Concrete stepping stone kits embody mosaic glass tiles, however you would use your medals as an alternative. Resin in massive volumes may be poured over a desk prime, sealing in a big assortment and making an important out of doors picnic desk for the yard. Shadowboxes are an important concept for “theme” shows, reminiscent of a group of Fiesta medals from a sure yr or a number of years on the identical occasion (ACMB medals would work nice for this!). You would additionally sizzling glue magnetic circles to the backs of medals to carry up notes and footage in your fridge.
The underside line is, there isn’t any motive you must disguise away these fairly medals on the finish of the yr. Pull out the field you’ve received hidden underneath your mattress and kind by it. You can begin small, however I’m assured you’ll rapidly discover methods to maintain having fun with Fiesta all yr lengthy.
