Fiesta 2022 Preparations with Leigh & Me

Happy Sunday!  Welcome to Fiesta 2022 Preparations with Leigh & Me.

San Antonio’s Fiesta is well over 100 years old and is a two-week party with a purpose.  HISTORY HERE….

Festivities raise money for many non-profits in the community.  Preparations are some of the fun and Leigh Ann and I headed out last week to….well, get prepared!

This year’s Fiesta is the first full-blown event since before the pandemic and it will be well attended and tons of fun.

In order to fully enjoy Fiesta, you must love lots of color, the Hispanic/Mexican cultures, confetti, food, mariachis, and parades.

The largest parade in the country fully organized by women and staffed by only women is the Battle of Flowers Parade!

So, let the Fiesta Preparations begin……

FIESTA PREPARATIONS AT THE FIESTA STORE

The best place to begin Fiesta Preparations is at the official Fiesta Store. 

It is a color explosion and you can find anything there…and it does get you fully excited for the main events.

Of course, one must have a load of cascarones...especially with grandchildren around!

In the past, the eggs have come from the Cowboy Breakfast which kicks off Rodeo Season.  The attendees for this breakfast are often in the thousands.

Fiesta is a time when many in the community decorate their doors at least with a festive wreath. 

We saw tons of wreaths at the store, but they were more than we wanted to spend on a wreath….so the innovative Leigh Ann said…We Can Do This!

FIESTA PREPARATIONS: WREATH MAKING

We began to investigate the pieces of putting together a fun wreath and the most cost efficient way to get what we needed.

We took the cost for a $100 wreath to a $30 wreath!

At my house, we covered the dining table with a tarp, and set out the paper flowers, ribbons, and fun embellishments.

These wreaths are super easy because all of the elements have wire already on them.  And the rest can be done with ribbon.

I did not use a glue gun at all.

I liked embellishing with the mini-piñatas and Alamo medallion.

Leigh Ann chose three medallions that were all associated with San Antonio…the Alamo, San Fernando Cathedral, and a large piñata star.

We had so much fun making our Fiesta preparations together!  

I thought you might enjoy a little bit of local color….literally, local color!! 

¡VIVA FIESTA!

I have more fun for you tomorrow and will show you the results of my latest thrifting venture!  Hope to see you then…..

KEEP SMILING, EVERYONE!!

By Pamela Lutrell

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