How to Make Woodland Fairy Dolls
Walking through the woods with a gathering basket is the absolute best way to collect components for making a woodland fairy doll. If, however, you are not in close proximity to any woods, walking down the fake and silk flower aisle at any department or hobby store will suffice. You can fashion doll faces and bodies in a variety of ways. You can use a simple wooden slotted clothes pin for the body.
Things You'll Need
- Wood slotted peg clothespin
- Drill
- 1/8 inch drill bit
- Pipe cleaner
- Acrylic paints
- Small brush or toothpick
- Miscellaneous natural or natural looking flora (leaves, flowers, tendrils, vines, grasses)
- Scissors
- Hot glue gun
- Glue sticks
Instructions
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Drill a hole through the clothespin, 1/8 inch to 1/4 inch down from the top knob.
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Push the pipe cleaner through this drilled channel.
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Fold the ends back to form hands on the ends of the pipe cleaner. Adjust to the desired length.
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Paint eyes or simply make two dots on the top portion of the clothespin for eyes.
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Cut some tendrils to the desired length for hair. Attach these hair shapes to the top and sides of the head with glue. You can also fashion hair from strips of leaves or other natural forms.
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Form a small circular wreath shape, 1 inch in diameter, from the vines. Adhere this to the top of the doll's head as a crown. Add other embellishments as your heart desires.
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Cut a handful of the grasses to 3 inches in length. Glue these all around the clothespin length as undergarments. These will help to give form to your doll.
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Tie a 4-inch piece of pipe cleaner around the waist and twist to tighten.
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Glue leaves to the clothespin body so that they flair out into the shape of a full skirt.
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Fold a leaf in half. Attach the smallest end of this folded leaf to the top of the doll at shoulder height. Position it so that the fold becomes the top seam of the sleeve.
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Decide what shape wings you would like from the supplies you have gathered. Affix them to the top of the back with glue.
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Paint the bottom of the clothespin as shoes or glue items representing shoes onto the bottom of the clothespin.
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Embellish the waist with vines.
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Tips & Warnings
Fabric scraps and felts can be cut and applied as you see fit. Lace is a lovely addition to any doll outfit.
Beads and buttons make fine accessories for the wee people.
The face does not need to be in great detail, as it is the earthen adornments that will turn this simple shape into a woodland beauty.
