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Plastic Spoon art !
My friend Kai has been making art dolls using plastic picnic spoons as the base. I thought I'd give it a whirl myself. I don't know how she makes hers but this is how I made mine ...
I cut a piece of foam board and covered the bowl of the spoon. Then I took a leftover piece of fabric and covered the top of the spoon, then glued the face on. I took the ends of the fabric and folded it into a turban shape. The fabric was actually part of a leftover cuff from a doll design. Then I took some thin quilt batting and wrapped it around the base of the spoon to pad it out. I covered that with fabric strips and yarn. Then I took another cuff and made the shirt. A little embellishment and it was done. Lots of fun! I bet this would be an awesome project to make with kids. Its all glue!!!
Thanks for the inspiration, Kai!
Very cool and yes I think it would be great fun with my girls!
Posted by: Maryellen at August 10, 2006 7:42 PMWhat a delightful and easy creation- you are right, it would be perfect for kids. I loved your guy- reminded me of that skit Johnny Carson used to do - I can't remember the name of the character...it's on the tip of my tongue... oh, well, maybe you know who I mean.
This is fantastic. Love the colours too. It could also be a pin with those small plastic spoons that we get UK. Not sure if you get those in US, everything seems to be bigger over there LOL!
Posted by: Shashi at August 11, 2006 2:54 AMWell you sure would never guess that it was made from a spoon, LOL! Very cute!
Posted by: Kerry at August 11, 2006 2:58 AMHe is very cool Judi! I love the fabric and the feathers are really neat. It doesn't look like a spoon at all!
Posted by: Yvette at August 11, 2006 4:20 AMOh my too cute...and I love the beads you made...wonderful.
Auntie Linda
awe cool beans Judi, love it when you all use junk to make thing that come out so cool.
Posted by: Sandra Corson-walker at August 11, 2006 12:20 PMI love him! And girl, you went to a LOT more trouble than I do! LOL! I wrap the bare old spoon with yarn - that includes the bowl of the spoon. But I wrap the bowl so that it's still indented. That's where I glue the face. THEN I play with embellishments. LAZY ME! But it's still a fun thing to do! Wouldn't these be a great craft fair project? Note: the tiny wooden ice cream sample spoons work, too! They made cool pin doll bases!
Posted by: kai at August 11, 2006 12:35 PMOh, you're a star, and your card shines worthy of the spotlight! And your friend's little frog card is wonderful. How fun for you.
JudiA
Posted by: Judi Atsma at August 12, 2006 1:11 PMI'm going to try to idea.....what a great pindoll!
Kathy
Posted by: kathy white at August 12, 2006 5:34 PMhi!!
Posted by: Anonymous at May 29, 2007 10:46 AM
Make your own version of Judi's dolls.
Many patterns available!
