35mm Color Piñata Photo Shoot

I scanned some of my color negatives from a photo shoot a few weeks ago. These are some of my favorites from the shoot, all the piñatas are handmade by myself as well as the clothes. Enjoy!

A special thanks to Sam, Emily and Caitlin for modeling.

Behind the Scenes Photo Shoot

Last Sunday my sister Molly and I did a small photo shoot.  Here's a sneak peek of some behind the scenes photos.

my friend Meg in a reversible bandeau and striped navy wrap skirt I made.

Meg posing in my driveway. 

Little Iris modeling one of my children's dresses in my studio. 

Judy and Iris looking adorable.

Molly took a few shots with the kids together. 

Meg got close to one of my chickens for some shots. I was so scared that Sunny was going to poop on her haha. 

Meg and I wore our "wifey" tees during the shoot. She's the hot on in the relationship. 

Sam looked so "Old Hollywood" in this floral halter dress I made. 

A photo of Molly taking a photo. 

Molly took some action shots. 

Sam was a natural in front of the camera.

This was such a fun, fast and simple shoot. I'm excited to see the photos Molly took. Stay tuned for those!

xoxo
Becky Jane

Ginger Rogers Piñata Tutorial

For my Dad's 60th birthday my family and I went all out. We threw him a surprise Ginger Rogers themed party. I made a piñata of her, and it was quite the process. I decided to make a tutorial of how I made her for you guys to check out!

Supplies:

cardboard/thick paper scraps

cereal boxes

balloons

paper mache mixture (1 part flour, two parts water)

crepe paper

paint

cotton balls

candy/filling

tape (masking and duct)

news paper

2" ruler

mod podge

sciccors

exacto knife (optional)

heavy duty string

The base of Ginger is made with balloons, toilet paper rolls, and a cereal box for the feet. 

I made holes in a cheerio box to fit the toilet paper roll and then added a base to make it sturdier. 

                                         

I shortened a toilet paper roll for the neck to connect the body to the head. 

Then taped some arms on. 

Then I covered the shape with strips of news paper (I cut mine in two inch strips) dipped in my paper mache mix. 

This is a photo of the newspaper dry.  I did three layers of paper mache. 

I then covered her body with a nude crepe paper and mod podge. 

I decided to give her some boobs to give her more shape and not look so round. I taped cotton balls on, they ended up giving her a Madonna look haha. 

I decided to fill her before I started decorating her too much. So I cut a hole in the body and the head. 

I filled her with some of my dad's favorites, which include Little Debbies :)

I then started working on her dress. I used crepe paper and mod podge.

I taped a folder on to make her dress go out. 

This is a photo from the back while I was working on fringing the skirt of her dress.  I used the opening in the back and poked a hole in her head to attach the string for her to hang on. I reinforced that hole with many layers of duct tape so it would be strong enough to hold her. 

I dyed some cotton balls for her hair. I used a water based paint, but this took forever to dry,  I even had to pull out a hair dryer at one point, so I would recommend a light spray paint, or just buying colored pom-poms. 

I then started working on her face. I also used crepe paper and some paint. 

Side of Gingers head.

All Done!

                                                      

This is what I was going for haha. She kind of ended up looking more like a muppet!

But my Dad loved her, and that's all that matters.

Piñatas are time consuming but so much fun. I really enjoyed making this one of Ginger Rogers.  I have a few more coming up for my kids camp this summer so stay tuned!

xoxo
Becky Jane

Custom Orders

This last week I have been working on a few custom orders. On etsy I got a request for an 18th month  old version of a baby dress I had on sale. So I adjusted my pattern and sent that out.

Here is my readjusted pattern

It turned out really cute.

My cousin also asked me and my friend Jenn  to make a custom piñata for her little boys birthday party. His party is going to be Mexican themed so we decided to make a taco piñata. 

We made the shape out of cardboard, leaving an opening for candy. And then we decorated it. 

We added meat, tomatoes, olives, lettuce and cheese out of tissue paper. 

We even made a sombrero!!! We decided to add a face to make it a little more kid appropriate. I am really happy with how it turned out.

I also have been asked to make wrap skirts. So this week I started working on patterns for that. I want them to be one size, but I am thinking now that I might make two sizes, one being s/m and the other m/l just to save fabric and make them not as bulky. 

I found this really awesome lip fabric from a thrift store and thought it was perfect for Valentine's Day. This skirt is an one size fits all, but it is leaning towards the M/L side. 

I'm super happy with how this turned out. It is available on Etsy.

        

This is another wrap skit I made from a tapestry a friend gave me. This one is more of a S/M

                 
Over all I am pretty happy with my week. I want to get more wrap skirts complete and piñatas made so stay tuned. 

xoxo

Becky Jane