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Cinco DIY Mayo: Projects for a Festive Fiesta Cinco De Mayo DIY Craft Projects
Welcome to Make It By Monday, GOOD's weekly DIY feature in which we curate, demystify, and add our own tips for craft projects from around the web (and our apartments). This week: DIY projects for Cinco de Mayo.
Today, many Americans know the 5th of May only as an excuse to shoot too much tequila. Somewhere in the middle, Cinco de Mayo rose as a day for recognizing the vibrant Mexican culture in the United States—I tend to prefer that iteration of the h
Rainbow piñata cookies: For those averse to batting down large paper-mached effigies, these pi
Papel picado banners. Papel picados—perforated papers carved into complex designs and phrases—are a Cinco de Mayo staple. For those of us not skilled in elaborate tissue paper engraving, this <
Crepe paper flowers. Once you've completed your papel picados, use your remaining crepe paper to craft flowers like these from
Punched tin decor. Hojalata is a traditional Mexican art form in which tin or metal is punched into designs—the tin can be colored, oxidized, or left unfinished to create a range of looks. This
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