Old Projects: Murray Doll 2004

Murray was made as a Christmas/Hanukkah gift for my friend & neighbor Tom (Lyn's husband - see the stuff about Ida).

The champagne bottle is Sculpey - foil is a candy wrapper, & the labels were printed from real labels I found on the web & miniaturized.

To learn about the trial & tribulations of the champagne glasses, read Ida's page

I probably lost my mind, but I lined Murray's jacket

The best part about Murray is is bad toupee (fibers from a fake fur glued to a shaped piece of fabric)

The pocket watch is painted Sculpey.

Old Projects: Thelma Doll Details 2004

Edna was made for my late godmother Elaine, who loved her garden.
 

The hat was made from a round piece of burlap, soaked in liquid starch & dried over a tinfoil form.

 The little seed packet (that sits in Thelma's breast pocket) is a photo of a real Aster packet, reduced & printed on an ink-jet printer, folder & glued like a real seed packet, & filled with pepper to look like seeds.

The little pot was filled with white craft glue & has ground coffee for 'dirt'.

The belt buckle is a child's barrette

The trowel has a Sculpey handle, with a piece of toothpick that has 2 pieces of foil covered plastic glued to either side of it.