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Step 1
Materials for Making a Voodoo DollGather your materials. Make a cross shape with your two sticks and tie them together with your string. I prefer hemp cord or waxed thread as opposed to regular string as they tend to be stronger.
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Step 2
Voodoo Doll Made with Spanish MossTake the Spanish moss and wrap it around the sticks, starting at the middle for reinforcement, and going up around the head, down to one arm, back across to the other arm, back to the middle, and down to the bottom. If possible, use moss that is connected together in a big enough piece to cover the sticks without breaking it apart. The idea is to wrap the doll in one continuous motion. If you break the moss apart and have to use more than one continuous piece, that is okay. However, you may have to wrap string around the moss to keep it from falling off.
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Step 3
Basic Voodoo DollTake your fabric strips and wrap around the moss. Make sure to leave some of the moss showing, such as on the head (for hair), at the ends of the arms, and at the bottom. Secure with tacky glue. You may want to reinforce with a couple of stitches with your needle and thread. Now you can add contrasting fabric, yarn, or other embellishments.
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Step 4
Voodoo Doll FaceMake a face. Take your beads and attach them with the needle and thread for eyes, or glue 2 black eyed peas to the face for eyes. Add a button or bead for the mouth. Stick some feathers into the top of the head, making sure to dab a little glue on the ends first to secure them in place.
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Step 5
New Orleans-Style Voodoo DollAdd your 7 pins and you have created an all-purpose Voodoo doll!
Symbolism of the Seven Pins: yellow - success, white - positive, red - power, purple - spirituality, green - money, blue - love, black - repelling negative energy.
