DIY Longhorn Piñata (aka Rainbow Bevo)

Do you know what we don't talk about nearly enough on this blog? Piñatas. Though, admittedly  if I had my way, we would probably talk about nothing except piñatas. As an adult, my fondness for piñatas verges into the obscene. I am my inner child is so glad they're hip these days, and that I can indulge in them freely.

We had a piñata at our wedding. For the kids. Or something.

I've made a lot of piñatas, but this was my first experience making one that wasn't out of paper mache. Holy moly, if I had known then, what I know now, I would have never made all those dang Cthulhus out of paper mache. In August. In Texas. Where the balloon bases expand and contract because of the heat. Criminy. Cardboard bases are The Way. 

Using Studio DIY's guide to building a piñata base, we made this rainbow Bevo for our last day of school. We are affiliated with the University of Texas at Austin--Bevo was a slightly ironic choice. Please excuse the crazy fringe in the last photo, it was taken outside in the wind, moments before Rainbow Bevo met his maker.