Party Pinata

My cousin Sara is turning 1 and were having a party for her on Sunday, I made a Bunny Pinata for the occasion.

Dipping strips of newspaper in the flour and water glue.

Evenly placing sticky strips of newspaper to prepared balloon.

First layer drying. (Note: Bunny is upside down)

First layer drying. (Note: Bunny is now right side up, but ears are doing crazy things!) At this point, my family's encouraging words have been, "Is that a pig?", asked my brother, "No'' my mom replies, "It's a pig with rabbit ears!". Needless to say, it has been the end of more then just one joke.

The painting begins.

And continues.

Until it's done!

Now the filling! I crumpled up crepe paper and layered that with the candy so when it brakes it wont just 'plop' out, it will slowly fall. Maybe. Hopefully.

Putting candy in the rear of the bunny. (Hhmm... when ya think about it, that's kind of weird...)lol

Lastly, I put a fluffy tale of white crepe paper over the rear hole.

TADA!! Complete with wire hanger! :^)
Even has cute bunny paws.


Do you think you can make one as well? Here is a great video to help you out: http://video.about.com/familycrafts/How-to-Make-a-Pinata.htm#t

Gradation of Color

I had a small roving of white wool, and I decided that I would hand paint it. I used food coloring for the dies, and it turned out to be a pastel rainbow. I wanted to spin it so that it kept it's graduation of color, so I spun it from end to end, rather then pulling batts off the roving. Then, in stead of two plying it I navajo plied it, so it continued that graduate of color. Then I wound it on the ball winder, again, still keeping the color changes. And now I am knitting it in to a head band (for there is not enough to do much else with it), continuing the graduating colors. (I will post photos of the finished head band later).

A Spinning we will go...

I'm going to a festival tomorrow, here is all my stuff ready to go...