Some posts truly need no words.
This is one of those.
Enjoy!
Today I'll let the animals show you what's in my heart....
Have a wonderful day!
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PS.... this post was to be short on words!
But, I had a question about how Minerva is constructed.
Her body is a long, thick tomato stake.
A cross piece of wood at the shoulders and the hips gives me a place to anchor clothes. I also attached
a plastic hanger at the shoulder line, so as to give her shoulders a natural slope. I used to stuff her body, but found that by the end of the summer her "boobs" became her "bum" and she ended up looking like a hunchback! So, now she is rather flat through the body.
I previously made her head by sewing together two circles (with a little fabric added for a neck), but this gave her a rather flat head. So....this year I tried for three dimensions. Think of how a football is sewn together....several ellipses are sewn together to form the head shape. The front two ellipses have a profile cut out of one side.
The profile pieces are sewn together...so that there is a seam running right down the middle of her face, but in that seam there is a forehead, nose and chin. She is stuffed with polyester fiberfill, and a marble is inside her nose (held in place by the polyester) I found that the fiberfill was not strong enough to hold her nose stiff...hence the marble. Face drawn on with permanent marker....we cannot have her makeup running in the rain, now, can we?
Hair....braided yarn....sewn in place and anchored with hot glue.
Shirt and overalls complimentary of my closet.
Hat.....thrift store...ties added to keep it from blowing away...a little hot glue to help anchor it.
Apron....made by me.
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PS.... this post was to be short on words!
But, I had a question about how Minerva is constructed.
Her body is a long, thick tomato stake.
A cross piece of wood at the shoulders and the hips gives me a place to anchor clothes. I also attached
a plastic hanger at the shoulder line, so as to give her shoulders a natural slope. I used to stuff her body, but found that by the end of the summer her "boobs" became her "bum" and she ended up looking like a hunchback! So, now she is rather flat through the body.
I previously made her head by sewing together two circles (with a little fabric added for a neck), but this gave her a rather flat head. So....this year I tried for three dimensions. Think of how a football is sewn together....several ellipses are sewn together to form the head shape. The front two ellipses have a profile cut out of one side.
The profile pieces are sewn together...so that there is a seam running right down the middle of her face, but in that seam there is a forehead, nose and chin. She is stuffed with polyester fiberfill, and a marble is inside her nose (held in place by the polyester) I found that the fiberfill was not strong enough to hold her nose stiff...hence the marble. Face drawn on with permanent marker....we cannot have her makeup running in the rain, now, can we?
Hair....braided yarn....sewn in place and anchored with hot glue.
Shirt and overalls complimentary of my closet.
Hat.....thrift store...ties added to keep it from blowing away...a little hot glue to help anchor it.
Apron....made by me.
Comments
Isn't it wonderful to see the flowers blooming? Such a wonderful time of year.
And can I just say how talented you are with a sewing machine and so creative! Minerva is awesome!
Thank you so much for entering my moussie giveaway! So happy you like her.
Blessings,
Penny