SUPPLIES
TISSUE PAPER OR CREPE PAPER
SCISSORS
RECYCLED CARDBOARD
FRINGE SCISSORS
DOUBLE SIDED TAPE OR GLUE
PACKING TAPE
SCRAP PAPER
USING A SCRAP PIECE OF PAPER (I USED A SCRAP OF PRINTER PAPER) CUT A SYMMETRICAL STENCIL HEART IN YOUR PREFERRED SIZE.
TRACE TWO HEARTS FOR THE FRONT AND BACK OF YOUR PINATA
PIECE TOGETHER LONG STRIPS ( ABOUT 2" IN WIDTH) TO CREATE THE GUSSET OF YOUR PINATA. THIS STEP IS THE TRICKIEST , SO BENDING YOUR CARDBOARD BEFORE HAND HELPS MOLDING AND TAPING IT TO THE CURVES AND CORNERS. I RECOMMEND TAPING YOUR SIDING STRIP TO ONE FACE OF THE HEART BEFORE ATTACHING THE SECOND HEART AS A "LID". LEAVE A FLAP UN-TAPED TO FIT IN GOODIES BEFORE APPLYING YOUR FRINGE!
USING FRINGE SCISSORS (THANKS MARTHA STEWART) CUT FRINGE FROM CREPE STREAMERS OR WRAPPING TISSUE TO CREATE YOUR FIESTA FRINGE!
IF YOU DONT HAVE FRINGE SCISSORS, OR THE STAMINA TO HAND CUT FRINGE, YOU CAN ALWAYS FOLD UP YOUR TISSUE PAPER AND CUT LARGE RECTANGLES TO LAYER.
USE DOUBLE STICK TAPE OR GLUE TO START APPLYING YOUR FRINGE FROM THE BOTTOM UP. EACH LAYER SHOULD OVERLAP BY 1/2" , BUT TEXTURE AND DENSITY IS ADDED BY DOUBLING UP LAYERS --SO BE SURE TO MIX UP YOUR SEQUENCING.
TO FINISH OFF MY CONVERSATION HEART I USED THESE ADORABLE LETTER STICKERS FROM THE TARGET DOLLAR SPOT TO WRITE MY VALENTINE A MESSAGE!
XOXOXOXOXO
LINDSEY CRAFTER