Last minute wedding nerves?

http://www.iamstaggered.com/lastminutepanic/how-to-stop-a-wedding-freak-out/ - didn't realise this had been published!

Rainbow zebra pinata

 This piñata was made for a wedding that's taking place in Ibiza this summer. It's based on piñata boys design http://pinataboy.com/makeazebra.html although it was made so that the whole of the head and body are hollow. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.719090788121906.1073741830.234857009878622&type=1 - this link takes you to more pictures on our facebook page. We're still pretty behind with updating the blog - there's pictures from as far back as Halloween 2013 still to add but we're getting to it slowly!The mould could easily be adapted to make a unicorn, which we're likely to be doing at some point in the near future as unicorns are very popular at our house!

Pirate pinata

 When I was asked to make a piñata for a pirate party I was quite excited. I didn't have much time so I started on both the pirate and the pirate ship. I ended up finishing the ship for the party though as I thought it would be quicker. It was a lot of fun to make and the little boy who it was for liked it so much that he didn't want to smash it up, he wanted to keep it so we turned it into a pull string version. I don't have any pictures of that as it was all a bit last minute. It was so nice to see his reaction because I don't often do kids piñatas, let alone see their faces when they receive them - except for my children who are a bit spoilt when it comes to piñatas. Children are so honest, especially younger ones like the lad this piñata was for, you know their reactions are genuine, and not just out of politeness or because they appreciate how much work goes into something like this. 
 It did start out looking more like a Viking long boat and took a lot of research on pirate ships and, although it's far from perfect I'm still quite proud of this piñata! X

Mirror ball pinata

I was asked to knock up a quick disco ball piñata for a childrens party this week. I love mirror balls and fairy lights and although this one went down a storm and was truly appreciated by the lucky birthday girl I'm still quite upset to see it go. I think I'm going to have to make one for our house.

We did used to have a giant one in the kitchen but got rid of it in the interests of taste when we moved. Unfortunately I've reverted to my disco ball ways and spangley ways (especially after discovering mirror ball fabric) so we're now having a bit of a mirror ball theme in our piñata house. Rest in pieces mirror ball. I don't envy whoever had to clean up all the mosaic tiles afterwards (obviously not made of glass).

Paintings

My two daughters share a bedroom. One is 4 and the other is turning 12 in a few weeks. I'm very proud of both of them - they help out with piñatas from time to time and are very smart young ladies. Although sometimes the youngest 'helping' is actually more of a hindrance, sometimes she's quite brilliant and I don't know what I'd do without either of them!

The three of us have lived here for a year now and we're still unpacking and settling in. It's taken us that long to finally agree on a colour scheme for their room. It's difficult to find things that an almost teenager and a little one have in common!

I found a rug in Ikea (vile cattle market I enter under protest, although now they've started selling alcohol in the shop it's become slightly more bearable) which had a rainbow pattern on a black background and that's now the
theme of their bedroom. I've been working on a series of paintings for their walls and I'll be raiding our fabric bins for making them curtains. Buying them like normal people would just be too easy! We've been recycling the same curtains for years now - in fact a ridiculous amount of recycling goes on in our house.

Anyway, this is more of a personal post and it's not really piñata related, I just wanted to add pictures of the paintings I've been making. I'm not very good at it but I'm learning as I go along. Although I have managed to sell a few of the ones I've painted so far somehow. And the kids are pleased with them. Probably much more so than anything we could buy in a shop because they have a say in how they turn out. I hope that they'll both contribute to their room with some of their own projects - especially as our fridge and freezer are practically buried in their art work/prizes/merit cards etc.

Wedding heart pinata

This heart piñata was custom made for a Mexican themed wedding. The lucky bride and groom are currently on their honeymoon in Mexico. Where I'd personally like to be as the weather is starting to turn! It's the largest heart piñata I've made so far - measuring over a meter wide! 

The banner was designed especially for the lucky couple by Sally Lock. The red heart is made with hand marbled paper and the flowers are bespoke from a selection of our most vibrant paper.

Wedding card box

Another wedding camper van order. This one was sunshine yellow for a late summer wedding. The camper vans make a popular and creative card box for those of us who are fans of the VW camper van!