WITCH CRAFTS

WITCH CRAFTS

Friday, September 2, 2011

NEW DOLL - FAIRY GODMOTHER

I'VE STARTED A NEW DOLL - A FAIRY GODMOTHER. I'M MAKING THIS FOR A CLASS PROPOSAL FOR NEXT SUMMER.

HERE'S THE BASIC BODY -- THE LEGS ARE CUT "IN ONE" WITH THE TORSO.


ADDED BLOOMERS & A PETTICOAT MADE OF COARSE NETTING.

HERE I'VE ADDED 2 SKIRTS -- AN UNDERSKIRT OF LIME SATIN, AND AN OVER SKIRT OF A SPIDERWEB NETTING IN GREEN WITH FLECKS OF METALLIC AND COLORED YARNS IN IT (VERY COOL FABRIC - I FOUND IT YEARS AGO AT HOBBY LOBBY, I THINK.)

HERE I'VE ADDED SOME HIP "POUFS" (THE CORRECT NAME ARE "PANNIERS" - IT'S FRENCH!) IN AN ORANGE ORGANDY. THE BODICE IS OF ORANGE SATIN WITH A FRONT INSERT (IT'S CALLED A "STOMACHER") THAT I'VE LAYERED WITH AN OVERLAY OF SOME GREEN SHEER SEQUIN RIBBON, AND ADDED SOME CRISS-CROSS LACING. ALSO ADDED SOME GATHERED ORANGE LACE AROUND HER WAIST.

--SHE'S GETTING VERY ROUND AND PUFFY!

SORRY -- I WAS IN THE "ZONE" AND FORGOT TO STOP AND TAKE SOME MORE PHOTOS OF THE BODICE IN PROGRESS.

I'VE SEWN THE ARMS ON, AND ADDED THE SLEEVES, MADE OF THE SAME ORGANDY AS THE HIP POUFS. I'M WORKING ON THE PATTERN FOR HER CROWN THAT I'VE PINNED TO HER HEAD.

NEXT, I HAVE TO DO THE NEEDLE-SCULPTING AND PAINTING OF THE FACE, AND ADD A WIG.

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