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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 5, 2019 18:15:39 GMT
Absolutely fascinating, Cheery! I know from the beginning of this thread that you started out by making a very simple doll from a pattern. The leaps you've made since then are so impressive. I see you've incorporated pipe cleaners. I don't know how or where you use them, but whatever you're doing sure works!
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 5, 2019 18:56:06 GMT
In the second picture you can see how the hands are basically mitten shaped, (I got the technique for making hands from a Jan Horrox book & pinterest!) I sew seperate fingers with a few simple stitches, then insert pieces of pipe cleaner into the individual 'finger' channels...then pad the hand with a bit of the filling. Ta-dah !
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Post by bjd on Jul 5, 2019 19:08:40 GMT
I wondered what those white things are -- if they are pipe cleaners, that really gives an idea of the scale of your dolls. I am very impressed with the detail you include.
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Post by lugg on Jul 5, 2019 19:11:19 GMT
looking forward to seeing the end result Cheery. Have you thought about using Etsy ?
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 5, 2019 21:35:18 GMT
I wonder if they will still be called pipe cleaners when the last pipes have disappeared. I'm sure that 95% of them are no longer used on pipes.
(In Toy Story 4 pipe cleaners play a major role.)
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Post by questa on Jul 5, 2019 23:35:16 GMT
Cheery, I don't know whether to look or not! My curious side makes me want to see how it is done, but I'm afraid your little people might lose their personalities and characters that you give them. That is...unless you have a biscuit tin marked "Attitudes" that only you can dip into.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 6, 2019 17:56:27 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 6, 2019 17:58:48 GMT
Just amazing! She is coming to life before our very eyes! You are a lady Geppetto, Cheery!
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 6, 2019 18:00:40 GMT
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 10, 2019 19:11:29 GMT
Got to keep some mystery ...so take it from me, she has pink and white polkadot bloomers and a red slp under her dress....
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Post by bjd on Jul 11, 2019 5:15:30 GMT
Wow! Each one seems to have her own expression, even though you probably make them in a similar way.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 11, 2019 5:35:26 GMT
Yes! Her face is completely her own and so expressive!
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 11, 2019 6:07:15 GMT
Just think about what those dolls get up to when you leave the room.
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Post by mossie on Jul 11, 2019 6:57:55 GMT
she has pink and white polkadot bloomers and a red slp under her dress.... and butter wouldn't melt
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Post by lagatta on Jul 11, 2019 12:37:19 GMT
Will she have a black cat and an owl?
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 11, 2019 12:41:37 GMT
The cat is in the bag. Dead.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 11, 2019 14:23:07 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 11, 2019 14:24:25 GMT
Okay, okay, I was just joking. But I am delighted to see what is in the bag and I'm sure that everybody else is, too.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 11, 2019 14:27:52 GMT
Thanks for the nice things that you say They're all different because I'm not capable of duplicating the dolls exactly, it's not a bad thing necessarily. I'm making her a broom stick when I get my hands on some straw. Esme Weatherwax has a white cat called You...but I think I've done enough. Victoria will love her I think and my position in the Granny league tables should shift up a notch, praps.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 11, 2019 16:29:14 GMT
Pants
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 11, 2019 16:41:04 GMT
Her darling bloomers! Once again I marvel at how you always get the proportions so right, as with the lace in this picture.
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Post by lagatta on Jul 11, 2019 18:20:23 GMT
Stuffies of black cats and owls are easy to find, if granddaughter wants her to have familiars. Does she play Quidditch?
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 11, 2019 20:02:01 GMT
No, Quidich is for J K Rowling characters...Terry Pratchett is much more our thing.
Jeffers is a Harry Potter fan and whilst I don't hate the books, the rest of us prefer Pratchett.
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Post by lugg on Jul 14, 2019 8:22:37 GMT
I'm sure that your Victoria will love her - she is delightful
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 25, 2019 11:39:04 GMT
New doll. Oberon and yes...that is Davros (creator of the Daleks) behind the doll in the 3rd pic...
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 25, 2019 17:03:50 GMT
She is wonderful! You have such a rich imagination & the skills to bring it forth into art. *admire*
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 25, 2019 17:48:58 GMT
Thankee kindly ma'am.....she's a he but no worries! The gallery owner contacted me today, she's hoping to drop my unsold dolls off tomorrow. If I have too many I may have a competition on anyport...with a doll as the prize (booby prize lol)
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 25, 2019 18:25:34 GMT
You can hold a lottery.
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Post by bjd on Jul 25, 2019 18:56:25 GMT
What about selling them on Etsy? They do all kinds of handicrafts, don't they?
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Post by fumobici on Jul 25, 2019 21:31:40 GMT
The latest one, Oberon, is my favorite. You've got rather good at this
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