Challenge 101

Lets play Doll #2

I've been asked to make Doll arms (up to the elbow) out of paper clay. Have never done this before, but will give it a try.

So I have started to plan and then decided that I will use a mould for this, reason, I wanted to see how the Paper clay will work in a mould and how will the final product come out.

I have lined the mould with the clay, and once dried, "glued" the two half's together with paper clay.

I'm quite please with the outcome of this.

total wet weight of the arms 45gm

The paper clay doll arms.

Below are the other doll heads that I had to make, after the first two from my previous post "Lets play Doll".

The latest one

Done this one for the same Doll maker that wanted the arms

This one for a hand puppet.

What do you think?

Rina's Cross

This past week I were busy making a paper quilling cross for my mother "Rina". That's why the name "Rina's cross".

This were fun to make and also a bit time consuming since I do not have a patern and had to make the patern as I go along.

"Rina's Cross" took about 10 hours to make. This includes the time it took me to draw the patern and to deside were to put what.

This cross consist of:

 1290cm (508.7") of 6mm matalic quilling paper.

Is 28cm x 24cm

Consist of 6 different Scrolls and Shapes

172 pieces in total

The Scrolls and Shapes are: 

52 heart Scrolls

32 "V" Scrolls

32 Closed Lose Circles  

20 Marquise Shapes

16 Teardrop Shapes

20 "S" Scrolls

409 Glue points

12 Steps

and 9 Diamante crystals

Below are some of the steps during the making of "Rina's Cross"

Some of the shapes and scrolls after cutting and folding

Gluing the four end points for the cross together

The first three layers

The completed point waiting to dry

The completed point with the forth layer

The four points completed

Starting to glue the first "leg" to the end point

Adding the centre piece 

Adding the next two "legs" to the centre piece

Adding the last "leg" and point

Adding the second layer to the "legs"

Adding The "S" Scrolls next to the second layer

Adding the third layer

Completed waiting to dry

Packed and ready to go.