Saturday, March 20, 2010

Polymer Clay Face Cousin

Hello again!
Here's a fun thing I just finished...


Cloth Doll Face]
Cloth Doll Face
Cloth Doll Face

I used to have these white overall shorts on which I would embroider anything. Finally, the only thing holding those overalls together was the embroidery, itself!

Over the years, I have revisited embroidery and thought it about time I do a little more. Love using an old craft and updating it with new ideas and applications. In this case, it's the sculpted cloth faces that is new. Around the face are many sized, colored and shaped beads which I hand embroidered. The bead design is scattered, giving it a really cool texture and it appears as if the bracelet was rolled in and collected beads, randomly.

Took many hours, so I am relieved I like the piece! LOL!

Thank you for stopping by. Please come again.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Polymer Cane Face Barrette

Polymer Cane Face
Polymer Cane Face Barrette, originally uploaded by CraftyPease.

HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY!!!

Sold!
This is another commission barrette. My client wants to give it as a birthday gift, to a friend.

Thank you for looking!!!

Friday, March 12, 2010

Springtime Flora IS FINISHED!!!

She's finished!

I designed a custom pattern for Flora's bodice and sewed it in fabric. Then one at a time, I sewed individual silk leaves and covered the fabric, completely.

I placed silk flowers in her hair, both sewn directly onto the head. I also made a fabric head cap, sewed flowers onto that and then attached the cap onto the head. The longer flowers are with the wire stems so I poked them straight into her head.

All over her bodice, skirt and shoes, I glued different sized white crystals to represent dewdrops. They glisten all sorts of pretty colors, just like tiny droplets of water.

I also gave Flora a pretty crystal necklace. She thinks she's just stunning with it around her neck.

She's for sale, but I am concerned about shipping! I would love it if someone local bought her, that way there would be no shipping and I can also visit her; I would miss Flora. She's got personality and I smile every time I see her. But, there's another doll in the works, as we speak!

Thank you for coming to see Springtime Flora! She's flattered by your interest.

Please visit these older posts to see her from pattern to her completion.

Flora's Handmade Pattern

Flora's Body, Finished

Flora's Head

Springtime Flora IS FINISHED!!!

Showing off her shoe!

Springtime Flora's Shoe


Springtime Flora's Shoe, originally uploaded by CraftyPease.

Close up of her shoe. Constructed like Flora's bodice. You can see a couple of the crystals, too.