Art Break! - Teddy Bear Piñata

So for this piñata I used two balloons, one for the head and one for the body.
I used parts of an egg carton to make the legs, ears, and nose.

For the glue it is just water, flour, and a little salt to stop any mold from growing... and Lil ate some :/

The paper can be newspaper, scrap paper, pages from a book no one should ever read, etc.

First bits of paper placed.

Excuse my little container of supplements.

Then a layer of newspaper. The newspaper is so much nicer to work with (stupid shitty book can't even craft good).

I added a layer of yellow tissue paper to help hide some of the darkness of the newspaper.

I cut a door in the back to remove the balloons. This is where we will put our sweets/surprises.

On the paws and in the ears, I painted it bright yellow.

Starting with the legs and ears, the frayed tissue paper was added.

I added black eyes and a brown heart nose.

I also added a ribbon around its neck.
All done!

Verdict: They loved it and called it 'Sunshine'. :D

Book Review - Book of Secrets 

It starts with a very disappointing segment on 'The secret of attracting beautiful women'. 
The usual gimmicks of trying to be something you are not.
Let's just clear this up right now, if you want a lady just BE YOURSELF. You can't trick someone into loving or liking you (not long term).
If a lady likes you great, if not there isn't much you can do to change it.
Basically, women are humans, treat them with respect.

Other 'delights' are the location depended 'Abandoned Railway Stations' which have no importance in my life, incorrect advice for snake bite first aid, how to use language to trick women into finding you sexy (pro tip: it won't work), repetitive mentions of government surveillance, and the general assumption that everyone is American.

It also assumes that the reader MUST be male, unless you show your single spinster friend the section on how to get a husband (not even kidding).

One sentence I must share:

THERE ARE NOW ONLY 8 AMINO ACIDS NOW! 
Adjust your biology books accordingly!

I didn't know what to do with this book after reading it. I didn't want to give it away and risk someone else learning 'facts' from it.
But I didn't want to burn it.
I wanted to make something good from something bad.
Then it dawned on me, the perfect fix.

This bi*ch is going to become a piñata!

Maybe just watch this.

And above all else, never follow the dating/flirting/love advice in this book unless you emphatically want to be alone.
Category: General Knowledge
Rating: 0/5

Art break - Donkey Piñata for R's birthday

R loves hitting things and, subsequently, loves piñatas.
So when I saw this Rudolf the red-nosed reindeer piñata for sale, I couldn't resist.

R once worked at a donkey shelter and thus I made the reindeer into a donkey. I cut down the black antlers, added black tissue paper hair, covered his red nose with black tissue paper, added a blanket (made from a scrap of material and decorated with some acrylic paint), and added some saddle bags made of folded up pink tissue paper and a blue ribbon.

A little bit of effort for a more personalized gift!