Starting

This is the start of a doll I am working on for our local library.

It will be displayed in the kids section with the book it was inspired by.

Can you guess what it will be???

Finished

Here she is. All done and I could not be happier with how she turned out.

Work in Progress

I wanted to make a doll for the ADQ book challenge .

I gave a lot of thought to what I would make And something said make a doll you can relate to. 

Recently My grandpuppy had to have surgery on both his hind legs..So Grandma has been running around trying to keep him settled and happy.

So I decided to try my hand at a doll inspired by one of my childhood favorites. "Old Mother Hubbard".

 

 I also decided to make it my very first armature doll. What was I thinking? Never having taken an armature class, I knew I would have my work cut out for me. I do love a challenge though! Started with wire, tape and batting. Added the clay head ( did take a class on clay from Gritty Jane)

  

Next question I had was, well now what? I know muslin so I cut and stitched muslin over the batting, stuffing it a bit more as I stitched it in place. I used tape for the arms. I was just delighted when she stood on her own.

  

Next step was to add clay, fill in what needed filling and shaping. I then made the little dog.

 Now paint. Will she become the character I wish her to be?

I crackled her and had a scary moment. For a bit she looked like Thing from The Fantastic Four.

I felted the dog and made is clothes.

A few more touches and she will be done.