Meet Bridgett: The Piñata Artist Making Party Decor Actually Cool

Bridgett Moore isn't making your sad, dented, big-box-store piñatas. She's making custom works of art that happen to be filled with candy.

Through Bash Custom Piñatas, Bridgett creates one-of-a-kind designs based on customer visions—characters, logos, themes—that level up any celebration from "meh" to "wait, can we NOT break that?"

The Accidental Entrepreneur

Bridgett's piñata origin story starts where all good ideas do: blurting something out to your cousins during a pandemic.

"Several years ago, I had made a couple of piñatas for my own kids' birthday parties," she explains. Her mom had done the same for family holiday parties when Bridgett was young, so the tradition was always there. But it wasn't until COVID, when she and her cousins were chatting about hobbies and crafting, that she had her lightbulb moment.

"I just blurted out 'I think I'm going to start making piñatas,'" she says.

The timing made sense. She'd been noticing piñatas in stores, most looking pretty rough from being handled, and covered in sticker designs that weren't exactly creative. "It's so worth noting that I LOVE candy and the two go hand in hand," she adds. (Priorities: she's got them.)

From Paper Maché Disaster to Cardboard Magic

Bridgett wanted to make piñatas that were pretty. Think: more decoration than just a party activity. She started around Halloween, making paper maché globes covered in colorful tissue paper. She relied on online mom groups to get the word out.

"I got some great feedback and the dozen or two that I made were fun, but over time the globe shape felt limiting," she says. Plus, the paper maché process was temperamental. "The changing humidity in my home could make or break a form's drying process and I was scrapping a lot of work."

So she switched to cardboard forms. Game changer.

"I began doing characters, logos, etc.; very specific requests that were a lot of fun," Bridgett says. "Since then, my techniques have changed over time and will continue to evolve as different design requests come my way. It's not often that I duplicate a past design, so there is almost always a new element to each project."

Translation: Your kid's obsession with that one obscure cartoon character? Bridgett's on it.

The Boss Move That Keeps On Giving

Bridgett's proudest moment isn't one big win, it's the repeat customers who come back year after year.

"I love repeat business," she says. "I have people that have ordered two, three, four times, and often around the same time of year when their child's birthday comes around."

It's the ultimate validation: not only did they love the piñata, they're coming back for the sequel.

The Self-Care Plot Twist

Here's what Bridgett realized through all this piñata-making: "I've really realized how much I love a small project as a self-soothing activity."

While other people do yoga or journaling, Bridgett cuts cardboard and layers tissue paper. "Sprinkling these fun piñatas throughout the month is really satisfying and also very rewarding when I see how excited customers get about them!"

So yes, she's making custom piñatas. But really, she's making art, making people happy, and making time for herself in the process.

The Bottom Line

Whether you need a dinosaur for a third birthday, a corporate logo for a team celebration, or something totally off-the-wall for your cousin's baby shower, Bridgett's your person. These aren't just piñatas. They're conversation pieces that happen to explode into candy.

And honestly? In a world of mass-produced party supplies, that's worth celebrating.

Find Bridgett: Bash Custom Piñatas @bashcustompinatasclt