Have Your Cake and Heat It Too
Air-dry clay is a perfect medium for dollmaking. The results are beautiful, there is no need for baking or firing, and let's admit - sculpting is relaxing and fun. There's one problem: it takes many hours to dry the clay.
You'll have to wait overnight at a minimum. If you're busy the following day, then your dolls will go on the "back burner" until you'll have time to continue. But there's a sweet solution: A food dehydrator and a cake topper!
Pin Up Boots
These Victorian boots got a nice finishing touch, thanks to a few pins and some black paint.
3-D Fabric Eyes For Cloth Dolls
Needle sculpting a cloth doll head creates a fully-defined nose and mouth. Wouldn't it be nice to add a little POP to the eyes?
Here's a tutorial that demonstrates how to "sculpt" fabric eyes. The result will be a whimsical, charming, and unique face.
MAYIM- Fish Boi Work in Progress
Mayim is an experiment using Paperclay to sculpt a whimsical doll.
Though cloth soft sculpture is my first love in the art of dollmaking, I'm practicing hand at something I'd love to improve on. Sculpting in clay does not come naturally to me, but I do find it a lot of fun. Though I work slowly, I'm not concerned. I'm happy with the way Mayim is evolving!
Artful Relaxation
I've been reading about art blogs lately - what makes them interesting and successful, and of course, why some go south.
One excellent bit of advice I came across several times is not to be a perfectionist. People want to read about what you create, but they also want to read about YOU. It's important to share what makes you create what you do, what you feel, and so on. So instead of apologizing for not having incredibly interesting techniques to share all the time, or "disappearing," it's better to just share some of the little things. So, here I am and here I go.
Drafting Doll Garments the Easy Way
For custom-fitting clothes for your doll, bring her into the kitchen.
Grab some paper towels, and get drafting!
Hear’s a Great Way To Attach Ears To a Cloth Doll
Listen Up!
What's the easiest way to attach ears to a cloth doll? Use a paper clip! It's so easy, and you won't see any stitches. Let me show you how.
Smitten With Mittens
If you've tried your "hand" at cloth doll making, I'm sure you've seen different ways of making hands.
Let's talk about the kind of hands that have all the fingers sewn together like mittens. They're not just for beginners!
Transforming a Cloth Doll to “Porcelain”
I'm starting a new doll.
Well, not exactly... I've decided to work on an old doll that I never felt was quite finished. She'll be getting a complete makeover!