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Almost finished.
Posted on: December 6, 2009
So Anna’s doll has blush and eyes now. At this point in time I am considering leaving her mouth-less because I have no idea how to tie the mouth off without it looking sloppy.
Here she is:
There was a point there that I thought I would never get this doll done. Here are many things about this doll that have turned out less perfect than I had hoped they would and that has been discouraging to me. So it’s a little miracle that she is finally done and ready for the easy part: the clothes.
Anna’s gift will be ready in time to box and wrap for Christmas.
I can tell you that the amount of work (combined with the high price of the materials) have made me think that I am not going to attempt a Bamboletta again. If you are thinking of soing this, do yourself a favor and buy one. Ha ha ha.
But out of all of the toys that Anna has ever received she is the most excited about this one. I showed it to her this morning and she gave it a great big hug. Much, much more recognition than her other stuffed toys have received.
Anyways, more to come.
Bamboletta update.
Posted on: December 5, 2009
- In: crafts | sewing
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Well she is all sewn up and she has hair. Hip hip hooray!
I used the hair tutorial from Crafty Sheepto inspire me for the hair. It was much simpler than what I was originally going to do.
Now I just have to finish her face. I am not a competent embroider and I am not sure how to seal off the mouth etc. without it showing. I have been putting this off for a long time because I am so nervous about it. If anyone has some advice on this I would really appreciate it.
The clothes are going to be incredibly easy after all of this.
A new doll for my darling.
Posted on: March 25, 2009
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I had been wanting to make one of those baby Waldorf dolls for a while now and when I was finishing up Beyond the Rainbow Bridge last night I was inspired to make one for Anna at last.
There were instructions in the book but I had to figure my own variation out because I didn’t want the head and the body to be the same colour. So here it is in progress:
And here it is finished:
The fabric is synthetic I am pretty sure but it is so soft and warm.
I am pretty happy with how the doll turned out and I can’t wait to make the real deal. I pitched in on an order that L made for fabric to make bamboletta dolls. I am really looking forward to when we can both get a chance to work on them.
The best part though, will be making clothes for the bamboletta.
Adventures in Unschooling 