Make your own miniature doll characters to put in any doll house, book shelf, or just as a gift to someone special!
Approximate Time: a few hours
Supplies
- clothespin
- fabric
- thin bendable wire
- air-dry clay
- fabric glue
- acrylic paint
- yarn
- fine point paint brush
- cotton yarn
Instructions
- Take your clothespin and drill a small hole below the "head" approximately where the shoulder should be.
- Thread the wire through the hole until you get the length you want for the arms, then clip with wire cutters.
- Take a small bit of clay and mold around each "arm" and let dry.
- Paint flesh colored paint on head and arms, and paint face on with small paint brush. ( You could also use a fine point Sharpie pen if you don't feel comfortable with a paint brush.)
- Cut out small pieces of fabric and glue onto doll according to the type of outfit you want the doll to have.
- Add any lace trims or embellishments you want .
- You can now add the kind of hair you want for your doll braiding the yarn, or gluing it on the head and twisting it in a bun etc. (or, you can use the air dry clay to shape a hairstyle, glue it on the head, then paint the hairdo the color you want.
- If you want your doll to stand, you can use a small ball of clay, stick the feet in to it, then press and glue it on a small flat disk.
By Debbie from Fisher, IL
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