16 posts tagged “doll”
Create a wacky bead lady eyeglass holder from polymer clay, and dress her up with beaded earrings and neckaces. The tutorial for this fun project is at:
http://stores.lulu.com/busycrowstudio
Kitty Pearl is a 6" wool felt cat doll that is wearing her favorite outfit (a pearl dress!) The tutorial includes a full size pattern for the doll, and instructions to make her pearl dress. Look for designer Busy Crow Studio at www.bead-patterns.com to find this tutorial...
I've listed the Cool Cat Doll on Etsy (look for busycrowstudio at www.etsy.com). He's 15" tall, and is full of attitude, from his pointy ears to his fuzzy black jacket. He is a sassy study in black and white!
I joined a doll swap at swap-bot, and my swap partner created such a wonderful unique mermaid:
The mermaid is now finished. Her tail is completely beaded, her fiber embellishment has been added to her waist, and she has a Grecian up-do hairstyle of glass beads.
The mermaid is now finished. Her tail is completely beaded, her fiber embellishment has been added to her waist, and she has a Grecian up-do hairstyle of glass beads.
This side view shows the completed mermaid tail and fiber trim, and the beginnings of her 'updo'. I have decided not to go with a traditional flowing mane of hair for this mermaid, because I want to keep her back visible. She will have a beaded 'updo' with tendrils framing her face.
To put beaded 'hair' on the Mermaid, I started by gluing on a felt fabric 'scalp', which the beads will be sewn onto.
The Mermaid's tail is now completely beaded, and I just need to add some fibers and embellishment to the area where her back meets her tail. Then, on to creating a flowing head of hair for this doll!
The mermaid's tail is coming along, and with the small size of this doll, should be finished maybe by next week. At that point, I will start adding hair to her head. Now that the accent beads are embroidered around, the rest of the tail will have Toho beads and size 11 seed beads, I may decide to do free-form peyote to create some texture...
Here's a class offering for those living in the Southern California area:
Learn techniques of embroidering with beads to create a small doll or bracelet.
Class #CAD4.01
Location: De Anza Community Center, 1405 Fern St, Ontario, California, 91762
Mondays, 9/17-10/01/2007
Time: 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Class Fee: $22.00
You can register online at: www.ci.ontario.ca.us
