Sunday, September 23, 2012

Heads and shoulder, knees and toes

 

Today I made heads…lots of heads. These guys are the ones with potential. I tried some four piece heads (I’m not usually a fan of the seam up the middle of the face, but I am leaning that way at the moment.)

head2

yes, he is ugly there is no denying it, and his head is a little baseball shaped for what I want , but the ear is cute. I seem to be adding ears to everything these days. He is the very very starting point to someone I have wanted to make for ages and ages. He will be left to percolate for a bit longer.

head3

The guy I thought was a knight, is in fact a Viking . (Of course).  He seems to have reverse mumps on one side doesn’t he? Also his mouth is not quite happy enough is it? It is too wide.There is something just generally not right about the face but that’s Ok as it was just the head I was working on. I know the weird side of the head is just my crappy rushed sewing so I might proceed and give this guy some limbs and play with some clothes…a little shield maybe?

head1

And this little madam just popped up unbidden from a four piece practice. I’m going to nut this head out a bit more – especially that stuffed hair idea. She may of course turn out very very different in the end, but for the first time in a long time she popped in to my brain with her whole story.

May I introduce Elsie Cabbage.

(and she might just look like an unfinished head on a stick, but let me tell you – she means business!)

22 comments:

  1. Oh w a name like Elsie Cabbage she could mean nothing but business.

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  2. and she looks like she means business :o) looking forward to seeing more of these. Enjoy your school holidays :o)

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  3. Apart from his dose of mumps, I really like the Viking, and feel his face and smile are just right for who he is!....

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  4. Which comes first, the story idea or the head idea? Can't wait to see what develops!

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  5. I love the stuffed hair and her pointy nose. I can't wait to see the rest! I really like that viking. Why aren't there more dolls out there with ears? It's such an important detail.

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  7. Your viking looks to me very much like Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third (from How to Train a Dragon) so of course I think he needs a dragon.

    And as an aside, the audiobooks for that series is narrated by David Tennant - hilarious.

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  8. Us and our heads, you know i think we sort of love the agony of it
    I definitely think the chick on the stick is a winner xo

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  9. I like your cheeky little viking - he looks like he's just made some prank he doesn't want you to find out about, or nicked a piece of chocolate and is trying to swallow before you notice...

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  10. Yay for Elsie, the chick on the stick. Is she a librarian chick??

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  11. Eyes and ears and head-shrinking cannibals. Heads, shoulders, knees and toes.
    Love all your dolls. They are super cute. I have to agree with you that the centre seam on the face is not one of my favourites, but it looks so wonderful. Love the smile on all of them too.
    Can't wait to see the finished product.

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  12. Elise Cabbage reminds me of Ameila Earhart for some reason. :)

    Looking forward to see what they become!

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  13. I wonder if anyone has more fun crafting than you do?

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  14. Love them all, Enjoy your holidays.

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  15. Your viking really amde me thick of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III from the How To Train Your Dragon Series (one of our Favs...we like the audio books narrated by David Tennant).

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  16. Your viking really amde me thick of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III from the How To Train Your Dragon Series (one of our Favs...we like the audio books narrated by David Tennant).

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  17. Love the knight-cum-viking, Jodie! Can't wait to see more of him.

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  18. aaaand eyes and EARS and mouth and nose....

    Being descended from Vikings myself, I approve.

    Jodie, as previously mentioned, is a Rock Star and a Genius.

    I'll go back to sewing pencil/notions cases now.

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  19. Pleased to meet you Elsie! I look forward to learning your story. :-)

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  20. Umm, perfectionist much?? :). They're all so cute! (I speak from experience on the perfectionism, btw.).

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  21. It is very interesting to hear about the pattern making process. I have to say, I am a big fan of your knight-turned-viking. Nothing like a slight career change I say!

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Hellloooooo !!!!