Stylin' and Profilin'

What a fun face this little one has.  Check out the profile...

Meet Kuniko!

Sometimes I wish there were more of me...one for facebook, one for blogger, one for emails, one for running my household, and one for for making dolls (I volunteer for the last one!).

Who can ever find enough time for everything?  On top of all of that, I have to spell check everything because of my broken English and also try to get past my disdain for that lovely thing we call a computer, grr.  I have no idea how some of you do it all!

Sorry for my rant :blush:  Moving on....

Here are a few photos of my new doll, Kuniko!  Be sure to scroll down to view the video with all the detail...

Meet Emma!

Meet Emma Hugalot.  I'm still working on on her outfit.  How about that hair though!? 

Meet Penny Butterbottom!

Meet Penny Butterbottom!  She is so curious about everything.  One time, she took the butter out of my refrigerator, spread it on my wooden floor and went a'polishing. 

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.

Creating jointed limbs for soft sculpture dolls

I'm working on someone new and am pretty happy with how the limbs have turned out.  I've got the joints together just right so she can sit perfectly in any position. 

Yummy, golden hair!

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