He's back ...

Working on the cherry pitter again. For those of you who don't remember .. this is a kitchen appliance I found in a box of junk. I wrapped his body with four different yarns and then green 20 gauge wire. There's another cherry (berry?) that goes on the top of his arm but it keeps falling off. I'll get it back on there when I'm done with the hair. This hair is a PAIN!!!

I'm making the hair out of cotton quilting thread. I thread up a long piece on a needle and make about four loops in the same space. Then I make a loop around the base of the threads and knot it off. The knots make the threads stand up. Finally I clip the top of the loops. It's going to take HOURS .. and HOURS .. and HOURS. I have some leaves and berries that are going to go on the back of his head as well.

Notice his little 'loincloth' - I didn't do that on purpose - the yarn just loosened there by itself. I think he was telling me that he's not an exhibitionist. If you look closely you'll see some color under there. I'll leave it up to your imagination to guess what it is, LOL.

Here's a refresher on his progress:

The beginning:
cherrypitter

Next step:
cherrypitter

Where he is today:

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Posted by judi at December 29, 2005 5:07 PM

Comments

He's looking awesome! His hair may be a pain, but I think it's worth it 'cause he looks so cool with it! The cherries add just the right touch, too! And the ones 'left to the imagination' are your trademark touch of whimsy which I love! You do some very tongue-in-cheek additions to some of your pieces, and those really ARE your signature! I can't wait to see this guy completed! Who'd think a cherry pitter - in itself an unusual & interesting tool - could become such a neat doll?

Posted by: kai at December 30, 2005 10:07 AM

Judi, I just wanted to tell you that he is absolutely adorable. You are so creative. I hope you don't mind, I blogrolled you on my blog. I like to blogroll other crafters blogs for my crafting readers who might be interested in your blog. It's a great blog, too.

Linda

Posted by: Linda Walsh at December 30, 2005 5:17 PM

Judi Your creativeness is outstanding and he is gorgous

Posted by: Dianne Sahakian at December 30, 2005 6:02 PM

You are simply amazing - the little loincloth thingie looks like a Scottish sporran. He seems like a cheerful fellow - life is definitely not the pits for him (groans in the background....) Maybe that's where he keeps his pits.....(more groaning)
Kathy

Posted by: Kathy White at December 30, 2005 11:40 PM

Hey, girl, if that's not the cutest little thing I have ever seen, I don't know what it would be! You are tooooooo clever! I usually look at things differently than most, but you, my friend, realllllly do! GREAT JOB!

Sandy

Posted by: Sandy Whittley at December 31, 2005 12:18 PM

He is coming along beuatifully! You have really been thinking outside the box.

Posted by: Edwina Sutherland at February 15, 2011 5:36 AM

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