https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/anti-valentines-pinata • Posted by Crafta La Vista
Sick of seeing Valentines items everywhere - why not invite all your friends round to give Valentines day a beating you can also change the colour if your want to use it for a different kind of party! Check out my blog to find out where I got my materials from
Sick of seeing Valentines items everywhere - why not invite all your friends round to give Valentines day a beating you can also change the colour if your want to use it for a different kind of party! Check out my blog to find out where I got my materials from
Cut out two large hearts from cardboard and then enough cardboard strips to go round the edge of your heart. Make sure the hearts are the same size and the strips are all the same width
Take one of your hearts and glue the edging round the outside of the heart, leaving a flap unglued so that you can fill your piñata later.
Glue round the other side of the edge and stick your other heart on top
Seal the parts where your edging meet - this can be with your glue or just sellotape. REMEMBER TO LEAVE THAT FLAT OPEN!
Cover the heart in black paper - doesn't need to be perfect as you will be covering most of it
Cut lots of strips of black paper. The width depends on how long you want your feathers to be on the heart. This is the time consuming part - take each of these strips and feather them, by cutting 3/4 of the way into the paper, all the way along the length Starting at the bottom corner of your heart - Cut the strips to fit the piece of heart you are on and then sellotape the uncut part of the strip to the heart, leaving the paper to curl out the way (which happens naturally if you buy a big role of black paper) Take your next piece and secure it slightly further up the heart so that it covers the tape from the one before and forms a layered effect Repeat the process until you have covered the heart.
Cut two holes in the top of your heart and put ribbon through them Then reach through the flap in your heart to pull them out and tie at the bottom securely, before pulling it back out again on the other side to form a loop
Fill your piñata with lots of goodies and biodegradable confetti before sealing the flap with your glue Then all that's left to do is hang it up in a large open area before the fun begins!