Create Clay Hats and Crowns!

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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Oh MY ....END OF SUMMER...BACK TO BLOG.....


Working on "Grinches Cindy dolls"  My Version!! haha

Well....no good computer down the shore....but its the END of SUMMER and back to blogging......I miss all my DOLL FRIENDS...cant wait to see what everyone is up to!!!  Here is whats been going on going on here.....

Getting my paperclay doll class  together for Art is 2011, and creating some suessical dolls for this Grand Event!!!!!!!!!!   So I'm Creating My Version of the Grinches Cindy charachter in a tiny paper clay doll......All the pants are made...a stretch Velvet in light pink that was stamped with a really cool "stripe" stamp that I have...I used mauvy bright pink acrylic paint...after the stripes dried....I painted a layer of fabric medium over  that and then dusted a light coat of light opalescent sparkle...hit it with a heat gun....looks cool....and still stretched right over the dolls legs.....
Her Jacket is a baby pink "SHINY Raincoat "  Fabric.....I'll trim it with this funky faux wild fur in white.  After all the jackets are sewn...wigging is next....then painting tiny "shiny pink patent leather shoes"!!!!


One of my favorite pictures of Cindy from the Grinch Movie


First coat of paint for 10 dolls!



DAy W Dolls...My Charm making Table.....



Me and Maria DWD

Me and Minnie DWD  !!!!



Beginnings of the Grinches Cindy Dolls....Confusing!!!

 


DAY WITH DOLLS!!!! Our Purple Petal Studio Friends!




Day W Dolls Charm Making Table.....Lots of Fun!


9 comments:

Amber Dawn Inventive Soul said...

YAY! You are back to blogging again!!!
FANTASTIC!
:o)
DWDs looks like it had a great crowd!
I'm loving the Cindy Lou Who progress photos and the description of costuming!
:o)

Nice!

bubbygigi said...

I met you at a Day With Dolls and made a dragonfly. The day was lots of fun. Do you teach doll making? If so, please put me on your mailing list.
Gita
quiltnb@hotmail.com

Mary Louisa said...

Good luck with your class at Art Is...Your work is wonderful and you are so talented. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Love ya,ML

Elizabeth Parsons said...

the dolls look great! Can't wait for Art is... !

I enjoyed my first "Day with Dolls" and it was great seeing you there. see you soon, Elizabeth

Power Supply said...

Always learning new things from this blog. Thx

Susan said...

Where have you been???? Just got back from NIADA in Denver.

Marijke van Ooijen said...

Hay Colleen,

Welcome back on blogging!
Your classes are fantastic.
And your dolls amazing.
I love that rabbit in pink!

Love from Marijke

Shashi Nayagam said...

Oh wow they are awesome!

Emily Bollman said...

I spent the night at your beach house when Pearl Moon was there. Great class. I joined the doll group with Teri, Stephanie and you when we met at Donna's store then onto Teri's place. All of a sudden I stopped getting Emails so I assumed the group fell apart. I'm still looking for a group or at least some classes. Hope I see you in Danbury. Emily

NY wow

NY wow
dIANE kEELER CLASS

Diane Keeler Class

Diane Keeler Class
Diane Teaching

Diane Keeler class

Diane Keeler class
Class Picture

Sculpting a Childs face

Sculpting a Childs face
My face ..Day 2 ..ready for EARS!

Working on a new face now!!!

Working on a new face now!!!
Completed face and breastplate

Attached head to breastplate

Attached head to breastplate
The clay is very dirty..the cleanest i can get it!

After Face Make up

After Face Make up
WOW...it gives a translucent glow...hid the dirt!

Removable wig...not styled or cut yet

Removable wig...not styled or cut yet
Goat mohair that was dyed and combed

Now she's styled!

Now she's styled!
But it is a wig...it will be glued when i'm ready!!!

Painted Face...still needs brows and lashes!

Painted Face...still needs brows and lashes!
She will be sealed with Duncan flat mat as soon as it comes in the mail!

Cloth Pixie body fit under breast plate...

Cloth Pixie body fit under breast plate...
After drawing and sewing a million body parts....

Girly girl "21" charms

Girly girl "21" charms
Angelica's 21st birthday charms

Devon with his creation

Devon with his creation
Devon and his monkey boy

Devons Doll that he made from a pattern

Devons Doll that he made from a pattern
Monkey Boy

another charm group

another charm group
Debbies Charm

Leapord tube charm

Leapord  tube charm
The diamond shape is a soldered glass bead.

Wax medium melted over polymer clay face....

Wax medium melted over polymer clay face....
She's getting there..i think this hair suits her better..she needs eyelashes and ears

Odd Vintage bug- like Fairy

Odd Vintage bug- like Fairy
Just the idea

Clay Window glazed with Utee

Clay Window glazed with Utee
Stamped Utee glazed "Charms"

Clay Charms

Clay Charms
Making a mold from a charm to make more charms!

Charming

Charming
Clear tubing and stamped Utee

Charming!!! ....REALLY!!!

Charming!!! ....REALLY!!!
Soldered Vintage photos

Charming!!! ....REALLY!!!

Charming!!! ....REALLY!!!
Soldered Charms

Journal Day with Tery and Stephanie

Journal Day with Tery and Stephanie
Creating an Art Journal

Stephanies journal

Stephanies journal
of course..completed first!!

New Art Journal

New Art Journal
Journal made from SCRATCH!!!

Art journal EMBELLISHMENTS

Art journal EMBELLISHMENTS
Clay, Stamps, Utee

Inside cover

Inside cover
Material and free motion stiching

Celeste

Celeste

Celeste up close

Celeste up close
Celestes shirt is made from gessoed and tinted lace with free motion embroidery

EVA

EVA
She is with her new mom Evelyn