Gold & Glitzy Holiday Fiesta {Olé!}

Bust out the glittered maracas & the twinkle lights, and let’s get ready to FIESTA! I just love this time of year and all the fun parties that come with it, so I was super excited to work with Sauza® on creating this Gold & Glitzy Holiday Fiesta that was inspired by their new {and delicious!} Sparkling Margaritas, which come in Original Lime, Wild Berry, and Mango Peach.

My goal was to create a glam holiday party with a spicy fiesta twist that had lots of gold, sparkle, and some traditional Mexican touches. A few more than willing friends joined me in celebrating with tasty treats, sparkling margaritas and a fun DIY photo booth. 

PARTY HIGHLIGHTS to look out for:

• Glitter-Blocked Limes, Mini Glittered “Burros” & Gold Spray Painted Chili Peppers
• Rhinestone-embellished Champagne Flutes + Glittered Shot Glasses
• DIY Gold Piñatas with Tissue Paper Flowers, Sequined Bridles and Gold Polka Dot Burlap Blankets!
• Black & Gold Glittered Maraca Garland, Gold Spray Painted Sombrero & Glittered “SALUD” Letters
• {Easy} Mylar Fringe Photo Booth with Gold Maracas, Tissue Paper Flower Hair Clips and Mini Guitar Props!

Gold & Glitzy Holiday Fiesta – The Creative Details

SPARKLING MARGARITA BAR
Drink Display: To showcase our Sparkling Margarita options, I thought it would be cute to stage them up on a wooden crate with an open white frame. To add a little warmth and color, I strung a colorful DIY ball garland across the frame & wrapped twinkle lights around the crate.

Rhinestone-Rimmed Champagne Flutes: I’ve mentioned before that I am obsessed with the sticky rhinestone strips from Michaels — they are such an easy way to “glam up” just about anything! So of course I had to add some extra SPARKLE to our glasses with these little guys.

Tabletop: We covered the table with some gold sequined fabric that we found hiding in the warehouse, DIY glitter-block limes, succulents, twinkle lights, eclectic Mexican soda bottles and cans with floral arrangements, and a “Help Yourself to a Little Holiday Sparkle” arrow sign.

Backdrop: We turned our kitchen window blinds into the “backdrop” for this one! They got all decked out with gold paper pinwheels, glittery multi-color circle garlands & mini gold piñatas {if there is ever a gold spray paint shortage, you probably can blame me}! ;)

TEQUILA BAR:
Glitter & Rhinestone Shot Glasses: It’s no secret that we are obsessed with glitter over here. Naturally, we had to glitter up our tequila bar somehow. I have to admit that I was a little hesitant to glitter the shot glasses, since I didn’t really want them forever glittery. Great news, though – the glitter washed off no problem…! So I guess the take away message here is to never second-guess your glittering. Ever. Although I wouldn’t recommend this technique for your grandmother’s china. ;)

Salt Shakers: No tequila bar is complete without salt & lime! To add a little color to our golden glitter bar, we embellished our shakers with colorful Washi tape.

Tabletop & Backdrop: Chevron paper table runner, pink tissue paper flowers, gold Mylar fringe backdrop, holiday ornaments, Mexican soda bottle vase, and gold glitter frame with our own “Eat, Drink, & Be Festive” printable sign.

FOOD TABLE
Centerpiece: My absolute favorite elements of this entire fiesta is are our friendly little DIY Gold Piñatas! When looking for party inspiration, I ran across this tutorial, which I just could not resist. I purchased two piñatas from Amazon, which we promptly spray painted and embellished with a tissue paper mane & tail, tissue paper flowers, a sequined bridle, and of course the cute little polka dot burlap blanket & beaded fringe booties!

Aside from the piñata show stopper, the table was decorated with gold glittered “FIESTA” letters, glitter filled holiday ornaments, succulents, glitter-block limes, mini burros, twinkle lights & flowers. Oh, and food – lots of delicious food…

Food: Grilled Chicken & Steak Burritos with sparkly pom-pom toppers, Duck Tacos with Tomato-Cilantro Sauce & Salted Caramel Cupcakes with Mini Churro Toppers {YUM}!

Drinks: Even though we had quite an assortment of delicious Sparkling Margaritas & fiery tequila shots, I thought it would be best to soften up our drink menu with some non-alcoholic alternatives :) So in between the fun stuff, we had lime-infused water & a really taste watermelon-mint punch with a twist of lime. The punch was super tasty and will probably be making quite a few more appearances in the future!

DECOR & DIY
We painted and glittered everything from real chili peppers and 2 sizes of maracas to wooden letters, piñatas, & more! Jacque made the most adorable “glam-ed up” sombrero that I think deserves a separate DIY feature of its own. In a nutshell, the house was overflowing with glitter-block limes, golden chili peppers, glitter filled ball ornaments, twinkle lights, and a whole lot of Mylar Fringe Garland as backdrops and stair bannister decor.

Amber made some really cute floral arrangements with an eclectic assortment of Mexican soda bottles & food cans, which I just love. I also created some cute garlands out of glittered {fake} chili peppers & maracas! Did I mention that we used glitter? ;)

PHOTO BOOTH
If I’ve learned anything in my years of event planning, it’s that photo booths are always the life of the party – so I couldn’t pass up this golden opportunity! We created a really simple backdrop with more of that lovely golden Mylar Fringe Garland. As for props, we used our gold sombrero, some tiny gold maracas, mini guitars & tissue paper flower hair clips. Our little piñata pals even made a guest appearances. :D

• Styling, Printables, and Photography: Hostess with the Mostess
• Sponsor: Sauza Tequila