Cloth Doll making - Sculpting with Fiber

Creating the face of a doll requires a bit of sculpting before the fabric skin goes on.  He (she?) looks like he has to sneeze!

Needle Felting with Milo

threading beads

Meet Milo...a sweet, sensitive boy that I have the privilege of working with almost everyday!  His mama is one crafty lady, and he seems to be following in her footsteps.  Today he's using the needle felting machine to create a special gift for her. 

needling his design

Meet Little Miss Sunshine!

How to create a nature table doll head

Watch this how-to video to learn how to create your own soft sculpture doll head. Great for Waldorf nature table dolls and other needle felted characters.

How to create a Wool Sleeping Beauty Doll

How to make a Sleeping Beauty doll with wool:

Materials:
* 6 inch cotton pipe cleaner
* 4 inch tubular cotton stockinet
* some cotton, doll makers Jersey fabric for the skin (an old t-shirt will do)
* Sewing needle and some thread
* some colored wool of your choice 
* woodland wreath
* felting needle (optional)

Create the head

Sew on the skin, then place the pipe cleaner in the center to make the arms.  Be sure the arms are the same length.

Sew the skin around the arms 

Wrap some wool roving around your pipe cleaner  

Repeat on both arms

Create a shirt by wrapping wool of another color around the arms and body

Make a hole for the head in a flat layer of wool

Push the head through the hole, and over the arms in the front.
Wrap a small "string" of the same color wool around the waste nice and tight. 

Move the wool around to get it where you like it on the arms

Finish off by needle felting or sewing the hair, and drawing the face.

Place her on the woodland wreath, or anything else for her to rest comfortably on while she sleeps

Yak Doll Hair Wig

I have been working on a new design for my dolls.  This wig is made of yak, mohair or wool.  The pictuer above is yak, and it is so wonderful!  You can brush it with a soft bristle brush.  I absolutely love it.  Note, it is not as soft as the mohair weft, but but just as equally beautiful.

Doll Fashion - Hair Makeover!

This little Lady came to my house for a Hair makeover wanted to share with you still looking stylish

Needle Felting with Alexander

What a sweetheart my son hard at work doing is new felting picking all those lovely rainbow colors I'm truly blessed that my son is so talented and sweet time flies when you don't watch I hold on to every second I enjoy watching him creating a little piece of art

The Wishing Tree

A handmade tree that spins around while playing music.