Happy Easter, Happy Day, Happy beginning of a new week!
I some how missed Easter. Not in my heart, but in a physical sense. I don't know how? It was Easter morning, I was going to put on ruffles and drive home to surprise my family, and then the day was gone.
I have a looming deadline and lots on my plate, so I suppose that is why time is slipping out of control in my world right now. The only way to console the day whizzing by was to make? Cascarones of course!
Cascarones are eggs that have been emptied out, washed, dried, filled with confetti and sparkles, sealed, and then decorated. I grew up with cascarones shaped like the one I made, and like the ones you see hanging upside down here…
The cascaron I made is full of sparkles of all kinds, mica flakes and crepe paper. A beautiful mess waiting to happen!! (Thanks to Mister Lovee, I have glitter nail polish on. I was so tired last night and sore from the loony activities I get myself into, that he painted them for me. That Mister curly head…)
Sooooo, what's the point of all this cascaron talk you ask? Well, this happy fanciful cascaron is going to live with one of you!
Now I don't recommend the traditional cracking of the cascaron on someone's head, at all. And, try not to get any of the contents near or in your eyes when you crack it ;) Boy, am I turning into a concerned adult or what? hahaha! But seriously now…
I love these for weddings and parties too, even though in Mexico we use them for Easter celebrations, they are fun for any occasion really.
So, here sits a sparkly cascaron, waiting for a name to be drawn, so it can journey to a new home…
Might I suggest cracking yours outside 😉
Okay, best be off, I am working on three paintings at the same time ;) Have a super lovely minute of every minute, and I'll see you soon…
Leave a howdy, and in the hat your name shall go for the cascaron giveaway.
🖤,V
ps: I am over-joyed that you liked the little Elfin Egg Head wrappers in the post below!! Thanks bunches!
Look at what Robin did with hers, she made them into cake toppers!!! SO CUTE & creative, thanks Robin!
pss: Tiny Spanish lesson ;) One Cascaron. Two or more = Cascarones
Your cascarons are lovely and Mr. Bunny is looking super dapper with his pink bow tie. The egg wrappers are a beautiful,generous gift! Thanks!
Happy Easter and thanks for the tutorial on cascarones! Very helpful for next year. Hope all is well with you and Mr. Lovee!
What fun!
Happy Easter, Vanessa!
Oh, please, please pick me PHU-leeze! I love the idea of a mess-waiting-to-happen arriving in the mail for me.
You really do have a prize in that Mister! If I suggested to mine that he paint my nails ‘cuz I’m too tired, he’d just look at me like I sprouted a couple more heads. Then he’d load me in the car and take me to HappyDale Farms for a “little stay” 😉
enjoy your Holiday when you can – doesn’t have to be today, right? I mean, everyday in your Fanciful World is a Holiday!
Hugs and Smoochies,
Kate
Love the bunny with the hairbow! LOL Very cute. I’ve never heard of cascarones but they look wonderful. Happy Easter.
sigh, it’s too beautiful to break. Happy Easter
I have never heard of Casarones. Now, that I have I think they are beautiful. Happy easter, Lady V.
Yea!! I love them. I haven’t heard of them…they look like they are filled with sparkly goodness…mmmmm
Anji
I’m gonna have to say Vanessa, that if I am the lucky chosen one…I may not be able to bring myself to bustin’ that egg up, tee hee, as it’s way too pretty!
Oh & come check out my latest post to see what Brownie McMillan has been up to 🙂
We used your Elfin egg holders today and they were so fun! Will be posting pictures of those in a bit too. Thanks again for sharing them with us and such a great giveaway.
Jamie 🙂
p.s. cute bunny foo foo
Oh My Goodness! I have never heard of them and now I feel so cheated! So lovely and happy. Mrs. Bunny is looking very seasonal. I hope you were able to rescue the little stuck birdie. **blows kisses** Deborah
That is sweet of your hubby to paint your nails for you!
I just ran over to wish you a very Happy Easter! Thanks for teaching me about cascarons!
Holy cascaron! That is just too cute, I am going to have to try and make some of those myself. And the bunny is so adorable all dolled up for the day.
Happy Easter!
if that sweet treasure came to live with us it would never ever be cracked, i am intrigued by the whole notion and have stored it in some dark recess in my mind for next year. thanks for the chance and thanks for the visual eye candy…
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Happy Easter Glitter Girl!! xo
Cascarons for all! What a glittery idea. Next year!!!
Your egg wraps a la elfin were a huge hit!
xo
Just gorgeous! I love anything that sends a shower of glitter over my world.
Oye Missy,
Don’t you just love the different regianal traditions??!! Here in this part of Sinaloa they aren’t made haven’t been since the 30s. Freinds who’s family is from Northern Sonora said that Cascarones are still a hugely popular tradition with many families along the Mexican, Texas,& Ariz border. Heck here I can’t even find any kind of art/craft traditions with eggs 🙁 Most piculiar. It has been so much fun learnig the different traditions and the way they are tweeked and adapted to each area. Maybe they didn’t become a lasting tradition here is because Sinaloa has had a lot of Dutch, French, German, and Chinese (yep Chinese) influences over the centuries 🙂
Pattie 😉
Mazatlan Mx.
A cascaron? Sounds like something scrumptious, but then again, everything you do sounds scrumptious! Sorry that time got the better of you…or the glitter…my blessings are winging their way to you on the breast of a black throated sparrow…tell her hello when you see her on the wing! Happy Hoppy Easter Miss V!
xOxO
Erin
Beautiful cascaron….someone is going to be lucky! Happy Easter.
It’s so so pretty! I have never heard of a cascaron, but it sounds fun! 😀
Hope you had a Happy Easter anyhow, maybe you’ll look out your window and see some bunnies with wings flying by to wish you some magic and luck!
~Krista
That bunny is super precious, and how fun to learn about cascarons! I don’t think I would want to crack it open! Thanks for the giveaway! Happy Easter ~
Love those cascarons, we were at a parade in Santa Barbara one time and everyone was selling them…so we of course had to partake in the festivities and it was so so much fun! I love all the confetti and sparkle coming out of an egg! Happy Easter to you!
What could be better than a day full of bunnies?
I love the party-in-an-egg. Yours is gorgeous!
Oh Vanessa! I have never heard of a cascaron before! They look like the perfect treat to celebrate a special day, event, wish or joy! Thank you for the chance to win such folly! : ) By the way, Mr. Bun-Bun is awfully cute! He was so nice to pose for you, don’t you think? ; )
VB
I never even heard of cascarones until I got married. My husband’s family introduced them to me that first Easter. I was surprised and delighted by them.
And up until I read your post, I had no idea they had a name. My husband’s family just called them confetti eggs. So from you, I have learned more about the eggs that sure are fun to crack over someone’s head and make a big mess with!
Now I have a grandson, he’s just two weeks old, but when he gets a little bigger … man are we gonna have some fun making a big old mess (and I’ll know what to call it)!
Oh Vanessa…how sweet they are
Hugs Karen
Vanessa – You are so kind to share the egg wrappers Taylor & I had great fun using them with our egg decorating. Love the cascarons never heard about them before but think we will make some to celebrate Taylor’s graduation in May. Please tell mr lovee he is a jewel. easter blessings of love
Cascarones……oh, yes! What a wonderful tradition. We see more of it when we are in central Texas than up here in Dallas. Love what you did with yours!! Happy Easter 😀
~Allie
What a fabulous tradition they are…nothing like a glittery mess 😀 Your version is very pretty… would {love} to win it!
Twould be a pity to damage something so sweet as this. If it came to live at my house I would give it a name, a room of its own, and weave tales of magic and wonder for it each night before I tucked in into bed. Strange perhaps…but not really :).
Your little bunny has me squealing with delight!
Oh! Cudo’s to Mister Lovee for his beautiful paint job!!
xoxox Cori
Oh my gosh! I haven’t seen a cascaron, since I was about seven. That’s 50 years ago! I recall seeing them at a church carnival at my cousin’s church.
They were very simple, though and not as beautiful as yours.
~elaine~
Magical.
Beautifully magical.
🙂
OOHHH!! How exciting to own a little piece of your fabulous world. I could channel some of your beautiful energy whenever I looked at my treasure. I will certainly hope for the best!
Denise
Ohhhh!! How wonderfully wonderful!! Just look at that a little portable piece of magic and imagining….Oh please let you draw my name…but then maybe the egg shell won’t be allowed through customs so I will have to content myself with your lovely pictures!
Happy Easter to you Vanessa, I was thinking of you ( strangely enough) when we were doing our Easter egg hunt at Lilly Cottage, I was thinking you would have thought it was a little magical too!!
Kiss Noises Linda
belated happy easter!! those cascarones are so cute!!!
I’m still laughing at what you wrote in a previous post about how Mr. Lovey isn’t too pleased with you portraying him as a clumsy (clutzy?) dope!! Agahaahahaaha!!!!! I love it, but of course we never think of him that way. Quite the opposite! He landed you and that was a pretty smooth move, nothing dopey about it!
I have never heard of cascarons before! I love the idea! In fact, I’m going to make one as soon as possible! Thanks for the information and inspiration!
I think it would be very hard to break something so beautiful for 10 seconds of fun.
But, then, I still have platform shoes from the ’70’s.
V~
What a beautiful cascarone. You are such a delight!!
Happy Monday to you!!
Kylee
So much fun! I am sorry Easter kind of slipped away from you! I hate that! I have to admit, if you pick my name, I am not sure I will be able to crack the cascaron. It is just too pretty.
Happy Easter, Happy Spring!
Erin 🙂
Lovely!!
OH how fun! I’ve never been to Mexico for Easter, only Christmas. Love the bunny with pink accessories.
Have a great week!
Tracy M.
Love your elfin egg decoration. I’ll be using them this week for cupcakes for a special birthday girl. I think that they will delight. As for cascarones-never heard of them till now. What fun !! Will surely have to try them for next year. I’ll bet it is as much fun making them as it is to crack them—well almost anyway.
As for TIME, boy do I know. Trying to get my shop “stuff” in order for the opening on May9. The closer I get to opening, the faster time is going. I found this little quote this week-end that I am trying very hard to remember. Maybe it will help you too. ” If I can fool myself into thinking that I don’t have enough time, couldn’t I just as well fool myself into thinking that I have plenty of time? So I decided to have plenty of time.” I believe that it was excerpted from the book, Unwinding The Clock. Sounds real good to me. Have a lovely day, Cyth
It’s gorgeous!
Such cute stuff! And i love that you caught a pic of the lovely Easter bunny!
Oh you dazzling darling!! My goodness!! I would just jump up and down if I found this magical creation in my mailbox!!! TOO TOO TOO funnn!!! Please oh please toss my name into your magical hat!!!
Happy Spring to you!!
Lots of LOVE!
xoxo Jenny Holiday
Wonderful cascarones! Wouldn’t that be perfect for Jordana’s wedding??!! Yes, wedding. Can you believe it??!! May 2 in Savannah! AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!! Today’s a holiday in France, so it is hoped Olive will arrive tomorrow. Will let you know toute de suite, mon petite gateau de noix! xoxox
You have such wonderful ideas. I always look forward to your blog. Thanks.
Hello Miss Vanessa,
Please, pick me for this cascaron! Love it!
Por favor!
~ Gabriela ~
All this sweetness and a Spanish lesson,too!!?? Oh Your such a darling!!
Happy Easter, Day, Beginning of the weekling,too!!
That is GORGEOUS! I love it, it’s the best looking Cascarone I’ve ever seen! 🙂
Oh my goodness, V, you just opened the portal to a time warp!
I forgot all about these, but then I vaguely remembered hearing of them before…and instantly i was singing the theme song to villa alegre and carrascolendas! (la la la la la la la la la la la la la via allegre!)
Youre probably too young to remember. ;0
Ahh, good old public television!
I do miss the different cultural influences
that made Miami so great.
Oh please tell me Bunny Luve is gonna be a postcard pweeeeezzeeeee!!!
xoxoxoxo Rooooooooo
Vanessa, Why do I think that whomever the lucky winner is will NOT be cracking this lovely egg open…just sayin’
x…x
steph
Oh I adore Cascarones. I grew up in a little city outside of Los Angeles. Most of my friends were hispanic and they always had Cascarones for Easter!
Thanks for bringing back some lovely memories.
Kim
Garden Painter Art
ooooo Pretty!
Happy easter (late) 🙂
Fab~ bu ~lus Cascarones!
Also adore what Robin did with her Elfins! So cool. I liked Gillians too.
Yes sir I do!
Muchos gracias for la lession de Espana!
Spelling~Grammer? No bueno?
xox
Constance
0o0o0o I just learned a new tradition, and its really cute too..YAY!!! I hope you had a lovely easter darling..
Adorable Cascarone!!!!
oooooohhhhh-ive never seen or heard of this before-how so over the top divine….
Hi little Miss V… I needed a little uplift from your beautiful little soul today. I’m heartbroken today because my momma’s beloved dog Penny (little hula butt) passed away last night. My momma and I are like two bodies with the same soul and so everything that happens to one of us is felt just as strongly by the other. Anyway, I knew right where to go looking for tranquility and a little bit of happiness! Your Place! Thank you!! XOXO p.s. I’m one of those strange and eccentric people who usually prefer animals over human’s. But that DOES NOT include you!!! That’s because I can tell that you are more of the “Natural World” and with a pure heart, just like I feel about all the beloved animals..
soooo lovely! i had forgotten about cascarones.
and so lucky to have mr. l do your nails.
i wish my fella would do that!
how fantastical!!! there’s nothing quite like a glitter spill.
p.s. thanks for posting my hubby & i’s eggs up there, they look so happy in your magical kingdom. 😉
How yummy and fun!!!
What a wonderful treasure to love!
I did not know what they were. I saw it another day at a store and I almost brought them home for my kids…hehe, almost!! I know how crazy they would be about these. Easter is over and I will wish you a great week!!!
Can’t wait to see your new paintings! My lantern girls still make me happy every day!
How fun, I have never heard of cascarons. I would love for my name to be put in the drawing. The bunny pictures is so CUTE!!!
Kathy
Ohh I am so glad I am not the only one to not heard of the Cascarone..I am glad I know now for I will have to share that with my family.
I agree waayyy to pretty to break but, do appreciate the warnings *wink*
Oh my cascarones, please!
what a beauty!! I have never heard of Cascarones but what a fantastic thing! I thought it was some kind of sinful pastry LOL but instead it’s a beautiful treasure. I hope I recieve this one!
Happy Belated Easter. He AROSE!!!
Tres bella!! Hope you had a happy Easter!
Hi Vanessa,
I wanted you to know that Berry Chocolate Pie arrived last week safe and sound. She is just beautiful and brings a smile to my face whenever I see her. Your work is divine. I’ve put pictures of her on my blog. Thanks again!
Good Morning my swirly, twirly, magical friend. What a beautiful creation you are so generously sharing with someone! Hope you are having a wonderful week! Twyla
Happy Easter darling. Hope it was a good one
I’m late! I’m late! I’m always, always late!
Sigh!!!! Count me in too!! Love the Cascarones!!!
Hugs and Magic
SueAnn
what a fun Easter! loooove the sweet bunny. we have one living under k’s playhouse. so cute!
i have never seen a cascarone before but yours is very very lovely!
Beautiful! This is my first visit to your blog, and I will be back often!
I so love to hear the traditions of another…. what a fun way to celerate Easter … and so beautiful!!
I adore glitter LOTS OF IT!! Someone will surely be a lucky old soul to win this fabulous gift from you…
Ok . ..I will just have to wish and hope that it might be me!!
LOTS OF HUGS
JO
how pretty! Happy belated Easter! xo Elizabeth
Hello Miss Vanessa,
I hope you had a lovely Easter…you certainly created lots of wonderful things for everyone to enjoy. I love your Cascarone, it’s so much fun learning how everyone celebrates Easter. I must say I so enjoyed Easter way better when my little bunnies were small. Now they breeze in and out, while I slave away cooking. Hmmm, next year I think that I will spend Easter with my best friend who has forty people each year celebrate an Easter egg hunt. What fun.
Happy Day.
Karen
Your Cascarones are beautiful! You should do a video or snap shots making one. I think everyone would love to see it I know I would.
We put your elfin egg wraps around our natural dyed eggs, added a few more decorations topping around in honey bunny land. Friends were delighted. Thank you. First I’ve heard of cascaron! Fun and Festive.
GG Pinkster
We put your elfin egg wraps around our natural dyed eggs, added a few more decorations topping around in honey bunny land. Friends were delighted. Thank you. First I’ve heard of cascaron! Fun and Festive.
GG Pinkster
Hey Lady V-
THis has nothing to do with this post, but…….
do you have a link or section for recipes that you have listed in previous posts? ‘Cause you’ve mentioned some super-scrupmtious things on here, and I’m too lazy to scroll through 3 million pages to find them.
Perhaps “A Fanciful Twist: The Cookbook” is in the works?
-Lady L
I just love all your creations!
Hope you had a nice Easter/Spring Holiday with Mr. Love 🙂
My husband and I were just watching some old footage (transferred super 8 film) of his family’s Easter of 74 and they were cracking cascarones ( full of confetti)..it was fun to see all of the grandkids crack them over his grandfathers head !
Beautiful and oh so girly!!
Such a lovely blog! It is soo magical. Thanks for the reminder to live in the moment and enjoy everyday. I homeschool my three boys and somedays are harder than others but I just need to remind myself why I did this in the first place and enjoy it. they won’t be young and fancy free for long. Thanks a bunch. Erica
Your blog is so lovely !
I love cascarones…I did a giveaway on my blog about them too. Mine weren’t nearly as pretty as yours-just the plain old grocery store kind. Somehow my noggin is always the target du jour at Easter! But, you’re right..they are just great fun for any happy event.
Debbie
Oh, pick me, pick me!!! They are so sparkly-wonderful!!
ooooohhhh fabulous!!! how awesome is that tradition with eggs and confetti and best of all GLITTER!!! tee hee!!! soooo interesting… thank you miss vanessa for sharing!!! and count me in in in!!! i’ll keep my fingers and toes crossed!!! hee hee!!!
i know i’m a tad bit late, but i hope your easter weekend was f-a-b-u-l-o-u-s!!!
hugs
xox
This Cascarone is gorgeous. I would almost not want to break it but put it up in my craft room to inspire me to make more beautiful things. Please enter me!
Hugs, Bobbi Jo
Ah…I need this dose of sparkle and beauty. It’s always a treat to come here and peek.
How unique! Love the little print outs, too! Thank you! And Happy Spring girlfriend!
Lovely! And a most adorable bunny pic, too!
Greetings to my sweet friend. Talk about time flying, where does it go? I haven’t updated in almost 2 weeks and have missed see what lovelies my gypsy friend been making. And now I see, goodie filled eggs. I can’t believe I’ve never heard of Cascarones before, but I am already a fan. The oldest of my two, who is 6, will adore this. Off to catch up with some older post! Blessings to you {{hugs}}
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cascarone
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Such sparkly fun! It’s the prettiest one ever!
Becky
PS. I’m having a giveaway too for my blog b-day! Stop by if you have a sec!
I have just tagged you with a blog award. You can pick it up at my blog site: http://justrho.blogspot.com/
Howdy! Your work is amazing!
😉 Nicole
I have never heard of a Cascarone until now….Please toss my name into the hat.
I have never seen these before and boy I feel like I’ve missed out!
Happy Easter, Happy Spring!
We never made these when we were little! What the heck were we DOING?!
I’ve been so busy, too, Pookie!
I hope you aren’t sore any more!
xo
Wow! What a beautiful cascarone!
Erin
What a wonderful tradition! We sometimes do Ukrainian Easter eggs, but they take a LOT of patience, lol!
I had a blast reading your blog …
I spent a warm windy day blowing bubbles to the east and dying Easter eggs with my kids. Sebastian’s hands are currently peony pink and Lily’s are rainbow colored. I showed her your pretty little eggs and she decided we must create them. We have our day planned tomorrow. And looks like there will be quite a lot of baking following the cascarones!
This is so gorgeous…oh man, I want one just like it (the first one.) I am like what? 5 yrs too late LOLOL Maybe one of these days I will get a place to sprinkle glitter and glue and make one too. Wishing for this cute sun shed I saw that I could make into a mini Vanessa room. http://www.bettergreenhouses.com/sunshed88.php
Love you girlie,
Deb