If any of you are long time Calico Crafts blog readers, you may remember Callie Spoon.... my Art Doll that went on adventures! Well, she's back! This time, a beach scene....
Lots of Calico Craft Parts were used in the creating process, namely these:
I *may* not have been totally on the ball when it came to sizes....... always happens! You might want to measure things if you want to create a scene that is a bit more in scale than mine :)
The 'old' Callie Spoon scenes were created using a wooden spoon as the base for the doll. As these are no longer available, I improvised and drew a sort of spoon shape on some chipboard.....
No need for accuracy for the circle part, that will be hidden! I decorated the legs...
Red Glitter shoes and stripy tights, bit of a Trish signature look :)
The arms were created by twisting some wire like so:
This was then wrapped around the top of the 'legs', to put the arms in the correct position...
To create the dress, fold over a piece of card....
Sketch out a dress shape, using the doll as a guide to size. Make sure the shoulders of the dress sit on the fold of the card....
Cut out...
Decorate, remembering to colour thie inside as well, as this can sometimes be visible....
Manouver the dress over the arms (hold them tight in to the legs!) , so it sits just below the 'bowl' of the spoon shape....
Twist into position, then glue so both the back and front of the dress stay joined...
The 'Callie' head (short for Calico, of course!) is the same Octopode factory stamp I have used for all my Callie Spoon creations.... stamped and coloured...
Cut out, then glue to the 'spoon'....
I added a heart, and a hair embellishment made from sand and shells!
The base is created from a wood slice. I drilled three holes...
Then added a layer of sand..
Wire was glued into the holes (don't worry about excess glue, this will be hidden)
The remaining Calico Craft Parts were painted...
And then the three main pieces were glued to the wires on the base...
The finishing details can now be added....
Glittered shells, and lots more sand! I even added glitter to the top of the pistachio ice cream!
All done!
I hope you like her!
Calico Craft Parts used:
Beach Hut
Mini shells
Ice Cream
Sign
Love Trish x
What a cute little figure.I think I'll have to have a go at my own studio doll! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove Callie's beach trip, Trish! She seems to have a great time at the beach - all glittery and fun! Happy Easter! xxx
ReplyDeleteLovely art doll! What a great way to use the parts - so much fun! xx
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