paper mache dress form

AS I read your message, I recalled my only experience with paper mache, and couldn't help but laugh. My first thought was, easy to make, but a bear to get off.......when my daughter was 8 or so, I decided to make her a piñata for her birthday party. (We lived in Northern New York, and piñatas weren't exactly readily available.) I blew up a big balloon and started slapping on the paper - in fact, I schlepped it on to the tune of an inch or so. Let it dry well, filled it with candy and stuff, and hung it from a beam in the basement. Well, let me tell you - there were probably 12 kids beating on it with everything including a baseball bat. My cousin (~30) finally took over and managed to knock it down and the kids took over from there - no way were they about to allow it to be put back up. We have it on film somewhere. The adults laughed themselves sick, and I don't understand why, but no one has ever asked me to put my paper mache skills to use. ;>)

Sharon

I haven't heard before of a papier-mâché form, but you might look into a "duct tape form":

HTH,

I had to laugh along with you. Thorough, are you? A job worth doing is worth doing.....to the point of overkill? I can just see those kids (and adults) whaling away on that "concrete" pinata.

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FURSUIT.ORG????? Wow, what a great name.

Thank you for the link. I heard about the duct tape one before, but the one I read mentioned a "paper mache" one you could buy, so I thought maybe I could make one, using some tall object then shaping it to my measurements, without having to dress up in duct tape. :-)