So I was all excited when I received the above invitation for Katie & Kaarina's birthday party until the typical conundrum hit me, what on earth was I going to wear! On top of this, Katie's parties are known for the efforts folks go to...so I googled diligently for inspiration...
meh! Nothing really struck me as being it when looking back at Katie's invitation, I realised that the inspiration had been there all along ~
A piñata is a brightly-colored decoration and the costume I decided I was going to don! But dear reader, first I had to make this costume and so in this edition of Random shit, Chez, I'll show you how I did it:
You will need:
- coloured A4 paper
- lots of sticky tape
- scissors
- measuring tape
- bag of sherbert bombs
- headband
- pipe-cleaners
- cotton & ribbon
Step 1: Locate box of coloured A4 paper I bought in Berlin 5 years ago. Sounds easy but I had to go through lots of storage boxes to locate this baby.
Step 2: Create the fabric for piñata costume by sticky-taping sheets of the coloured paper together, then sticky-taping the coloured strips together. Make sure to leave space for 'shredding' edges a la piñata (see Step 7).
Step 3: Run out of sticky tape.
Step 4: Using this tutorial by her royal blog highness, Lady Melbourne, follow instructions to create a circle skirt out of created fabric.
Step 5: Try on for fit; the costume is taking shape!
Step 7: Shred the edges of the costume to create the piñata effect.
Step 8: Use left over paper to make head piece (using pipecleaners, headband and a sherbert bomb) and vest.
Step 8: Use left over paper to make head piece (using pipecleaners, headband and a sherbert bomb) and vest.
Step 9: String sherbert bombs onto thread and tie around a ribbon to create a necklace.
Random shit, Chez! |
Step 8: Happy Birthday Katie!!
this bastard had the same as idea as me... |
Step 9: And there you have it, random shit goes bang!
PS: Want to know what the piñata got up to next? Read this post!
bangin' outfit honey! love it! xo
ReplyDeleteThanks pardipardi - I love your Wednesday outfits so your comment means a lot! Xx
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