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Class Doll Sample. |
Other Doll Idea. |
Supplies:
Cardstock, posterboard or other heavy paper
Scissors
Jewelry Pliers
Wire Cutters
22 or 24 gauge wire (any color)
Inks, stamps, colored pencils, markers
Needle Tool or Safety Pin
Optional Supplies:
3-d paint, glitter, beads (Seed beads)
fibers, buttons, acrylic gems
Instructions:
1. Print out a template.
2. Cut out and trace pieces onto thick cardstock or posterboard.
3. Cut out pieces. (If you had a face or head stamp, you may use that in place of the template heads. Just stamp on the cardstock and cut out.)
4. Color and stamp as desired. Color the back of the doll if you wish. Heat Set if using pigment inks.
5. Draw face over coloring.
6. Poke Holes at joints with a pin or needle.
7. Using a headpin or a wire with a small coil at the end, add 1 bead, push through the head and neck joint so that the wire sticks out of the back.
8. Add a bead after the second piece and make a small coil in the wires.
9. Flatten coil against back of doll. Pinch both coils together to flatten against doll and tighten joint.
10. Repeat for all joints.
11. Embellish with fibers, dimentional paint, acrylic stones, glitter glue, or whatever you want.
12. Let dry and enjoy!
©Alicia Gandhi - 2001
