tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post7141688487559396636..comments2024-03-19T05:53:28.708-07:00Comments on corner blog: giant paper peony piñatasTiffaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971376426900073057noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-49123429515860144962014-09-06T11:17:48.229-07:002014-09-06T11:17:48.229-07:00Hi Christina! I am BLOWN away by your pieces! They...Hi Christina! I am BLOWN away by your pieces! They look AMAZING! I like how you used that raspberry-ish ombre paper, love that stuff! SO GOOD!<br /><br />Did your friend use a Cricut machine? I've been thinking about looking into something like that. <br /><br />Great work! :)Tiffaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971376426900073057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-64824970039445325442014-08-14T21:49:14.251-07:002014-08-14T21:49:14.251-07:00Hi Rosa. Thanks for your nice note. I am now makin...Hi Rosa. Thanks for your nice note. I am now making these as fine art pieces, if you can believe that, and have switched over to installing grommet holes around the perimeter of the back, which makes for a sturdy place to weave the picture wire I hang them with. If you look through this listing you will see a photo of the grommet holes:<br />https://www.etsy.com/transaction/156002183?<br /><br />As far as the candy not falling out of the back, I think an extra piece of cardboard or still paper, well glued or taped around the top of the "bucket" of candy at the back of the piñata will keep the candy in while it's swinging when hit.<br /><br />I hope that helps, and please send me photos when you're done! Thanks! TiffanieTiffaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971376426900073057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-89613269598916081092014-08-14T20:43:21.924-07:002014-08-14T20:43:21.924-07:00Hi Tiffanie, this project is so beautiful. I have ...Hi Tiffanie, this project is so beautiful. I have questions, Do you close the back side of the piñata? How do you hang the piñata? You wrote "Flip it over and add fishing wire hangers embedded in thick lines of hot glue. Three evenly spaced hangers work great when tied together several inches above the opening" but I think if I do this the first person that hits the piñata will bring it down. Do you have any suggestions?<br /><br />Thank you for such a great project :)Rosa Lizbethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06149482495523831809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-51178271920019569872014-06-16T21:45:02.195-07:002014-06-16T21:45:02.195-07:00Hi Dani. Sure, no problem. The deep fuschia colore...Hi Dani. Sure, no problem. The deep fuschia colored closed peony is Carte Fini color #570. The light pink one is an equal blend of very faint pink #569 with another slightly deeper light pink #548. The cream one is color #603. Those are the best peony colors they have, in my opinion. I tried a more coral one in color #601 but it didn't look as natural. I hope that helps. I am impressed with myself. I knew all of those numbers off of the top of my head! :)Tiffaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971376426900073057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-18383629740350275702014-06-16T21:42:08.369-07:002014-06-16T21:42:08.369-07:00Ha! I wish I could spend all of my time doing just...Ha! I wish I could spend all of my time doing just that! :)Tiffaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971376426900073057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-34752609380685800442014-06-16T21:41:44.038-07:002014-06-16T21:41:44.038-07:00Hi Christina! Thank you, you are a doll. The trick...Hi Christina! Thank you, you are a doll. The trick is to not cut more than 2-4 layers of paper at a time. I don't own decent paper scissors by any stretch of the imagination, so I always limit it to four layers, max. Good luck! :)Tiffaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971376426900073057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-9882471273268805552014-06-16T21:40:05.959-07:002014-06-16T21:40:05.959-07:00Thank you, Haley! Crepe paper, actually. :)Thank you, Haley! Crepe paper, actually. :)Tiffaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971376426900073057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-1744629045814811432014-06-16T21:22:47.105-07:002014-06-16T21:22:47.105-07:00Thank you! It was one of the few great ideas I'...Thank you! It was one of the few great ideas I've had in my lifetime! ;)Tiffaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971376426900073057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-7127786838922796722014-06-12T06:58:24.146-07:002014-06-12T06:58:24.146-07:00What a beautiful project! You are so talented and ...What a beautiful project! You are so talented and generous to share your tutorial with everyone! I do have a question though - I've been trying to make a life-size version of your tutorial and am struggling with cutting the petals out cleanly. Do you have any advice for achieving that because your petals are just beautifully cut! I'm using crepe paper from Carte Fini. Thank you!!Christina Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863981924218524610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-67947231689605816242014-06-08T19:37:57.510-07:002014-06-08T19:37:57.510-07:00Hi Tiffanie, would you mind sharing what colour cr...Hi Tiffanie, would you mind sharing what colour crepe paper you have used to make these beautiful flowers? and any other pink shades you would recommend? I would love to make these for my weddingDani_Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307870047526192135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-72888836658526217912014-06-05T14:00:30.357-07:002014-06-05T14:00:30.357-07:00Tiffanie - when I get married will you come make t...Tiffanie - when I get married will you come make these for my wedding? STUNNING.Sarah Jean @ Pretty Simple Ideashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947554453310866984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-73909296079685040392014-04-30T14:18:16.899-07:002014-04-30T14:18:16.899-07:00Wow what an amazing job! This is one of the cooles...Wow what an amazing job! This is one of the coolest <a href="http://bit.ly/18BvGmA" rel="nofollow">tissue paper</a> floral projects I have come across. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12544605135811838644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-67502064408004568262014-04-29T14:22:37.685-07:002014-04-29T14:22:37.685-07:00Please! Please send me photos, I would LOVE to see...Please! Please send me photos, I would LOVE to see them. That is incredible and something I really hoped would happen. My email address is sfcornerblog at hotmail dot com. :)Tiffaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971376426900073057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-58825665527966205382014-04-29T14:00:31.936-07:002014-04-29T14:00:31.936-07:00Thank you for this wonderful tutorial! We just ma...Thank you for this wonderful tutorial! We just made 16 of these (and one rose) as "headpieces" for the youngest dancers in Chesapeake Ballet Company's spring production of "The Snow Queen". I would love to share the photos with you. The whole garden dancing was pretty amazing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17896834768290959882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-68101913760049438602014-04-16T18:37:24.565-07:002014-04-16T18:37:24.565-07:00Love these--what a fun idea! I never would have th...Love these--what a fun idea! I never would have thought of giant flowers as a pinata!Greenberry Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555666290035961111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-2585423165307546412014-04-08T21:03:14.243-07:002014-04-08T21:03:14.243-07:00Hi Mike. If this is a serious comment, then WOW! T...Hi Mike. If this is a serious comment, then WOW! That would be awesome, and a steel bowl is a great idea. Another thing that would work is a steel dog dish, so it's got the recessed bowl part and then the walls going back down. If you welded that to the bottom of an upside down bowl you would have a metal base similar to the shape of my paper mache base. Good luck!Tiffaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971376426900073057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-88043990997502382122014-03-30T23:04:05.289-07:002014-03-30T23:04:05.289-07:00So...I would like to use your AMAZING idea to mak...So...I would like to use your AMAZING idea to make a Peony out of steel. I 'm very skilled with steel but, I want to know if you think I should go with a steel bowl if it will have to be thicker than the petals (petals 24 gauge and bowl at least 20 gauge). Also is there anything else I should pay extra attention to when trying it in metal? I know it sounds crazy and metal isn't your medium but I'm hoping you might be able to help.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964205203979989293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-34539436078450258542014-03-19T22:30:19.587-07:002014-03-19T22:30:19.587-07:00Hi Lexy! I only used three rolls or less on each o...Hi Lexy! I only used three rolls or less on each one, so hopefully that is affordable for you. I get my crepe paper from the wonderful people at Carte Fini, and sometimes at Castle in the Air, too. Congratulations on your upcoming wedding!Tiffaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971376426900073057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-59647895008800135392014-03-05T12:58:11.460-08:002014-03-05T12:58:11.460-08:00Hi!! I am planning on making these for my wedding ...Hi!! I am planning on making these for my wedding in May (the second layer of paper mache is already on!), but I'm having a really hard time finding crepe paper that won't break the bank at $7-$14 per roll. Where do you get your crepe paper?Lexyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16343188169658991781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-28118519164223907852013-12-18T22:12:50.511-08:002013-12-18T22:12:50.511-08:00Thank you so much for your sweet comment, Nini! :)...Thank you so much for your sweet comment, Nini! :)Tiffaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971376426900073057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-10588783945874640362013-12-12T02:27:54.789-08:002013-12-12T02:27:54.789-08:00Wow! These are gorgeous and you are very generous ...Wow! These are gorgeous and you are very generous to offer us a tutorial for making them. <br />I really REALLY love them!Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07211326527571968786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-35036507624336848532013-12-04T23:15:06.032-08:002013-12-04T23:15:06.032-08:00Thank you, Stacy! :)Thank you, Stacy! :)Tiffaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971376426900073057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-62634971714300071832013-11-29T19:04:20.616-08:002013-11-29T19:04:20.616-08:00These are gorgeous! I love them!! These are gorgeous! I love them!! Stacy Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08105638371694373781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-54445440967700195602013-11-10T22:21:39.457-08:002013-11-10T22:21:39.457-08:00:):)Tiffaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971376426900073057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086416954974464870.post-63227714472049605062013-11-10T22:21:29.008-08:002013-11-10T22:21:29.008-08:00Hi there! They take a LONG, LONG time, like 20 hou...Hi there! They take a LONG, LONG time, like 20 hours. Ridiculous! I can't imagine taking more detailed photos than I did, but I do think some are lacking toward steps 7 and 8, so maybe I could email you photos while I'm making one (I have six commissions at the moment, so I am making a ton right now). Email me if you want some photos at some point over the next few weeks. Tiffaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971376426900073057noreply@blogger.com