Snugglebug University: Mermaid Craziness: DIY Mermaid Bows and Mermaid Italian Sodas

Hi friends!!

Someone in my family is REALLY into mermaids right now. She's also turning 6 pretty soon, which means we've got a mermaid party in the works. This means lots of mermaid party preparations...

I'm looking forward to showing you all of the party details in a couple of weeks, but I thought I'd share a few party tutorials with you today!

Like these mermaid Italian sodas....

and mermaid bows!

Want to see how these came together?

The bows were super easy. Just a few rectangles of mermaid rectangles. I folded them in half and added hot glue along two of the sides, leaving one side open. Once the glue dried, I turned the bow inside out.

I tucked in the raw edges, and added a little bit of glue.

Now that I had all raw edges tucked under and glued, I used a small piece of ribbon to tie the middle of the bow. I added a little bit of glue under the ribbon, and slipped in the hair clips.

I cut off the ends of the ribbon and that was it!

Ok, now about those mermaid drinks!

Here's what you'll need:

sparkling water or club soda
Torani peach syrup
blue food coloring
whipped cream
sprinkles

Ok guys, these drinks came about as quite a bit of trial and error. The order is important here! Start with adding your sparkling water to your glass. Then add a little bit of the syrup to the side of the glass. It will settle towards the bottom. Then add just one drop of food coloring.