My Girl

Sometimes when you are doing challenges, which to me is an excellent way of socialization with people you like and have things in common with... but also it teaches you so very much about techniques and also about yourself...  so one of those days hit me about a week ago... and I started to play for ME... 100%... not for any challenge or a class or anything... just for ME... 

I wanted to make a DOLL... yes a doll.. a paper doll.. no not one that you change like we did when we were younger... but one that is made from all kinds of scrap papers... and you and I both know that in this art form... we have way too many... so trying to use them up can always be a situation that truly needs ones attention...  I have given even some of mine away... and the people I give it to love it... as it is new to them JUNK... LOL.. but the good kind of JUNK... 

So with all that in mind.. I created this project that I call

 

My Girl..

 

is it me???  you be the judge... I sort of think in a lot of ways she is me... but in some not...

 

I still love her... and until I make another one... she will be my favorite...

 

My Girl stands about 12 inches tall.. and is about 4 inches at the bottom... first thing that is not like me... LOL.. anyway... that is her!!! 

 

 

 

I will show you different parts of her... the top part is two pieces... her arms and shoulders and head are all one piece... the lower part has straight edges...  from the neck to the bottom of her skirt.. I always wear long skirts...  love them... so comfy..

Okay... I will show you her head up close later... so her neck piece is a button I bought a long time ago... and just love it... so had to use that finally... 

her dress is entirely made of scraps of paper... and I tried to use the smaller pieces... hey the larger ones are good for larger items.. you never know when you are going to need a large piece...

 

Her heart is a piece of greet glass... and it was given to me by a friend over 14 years ago... a very sweet gal, who also got me started in making 1000's of boxes.. .LOL.. Love you Mary Heald...hope you see this...  she also gave me some little butterflies and such... I have used them all.. with the exception of this one... 

I also used TH Remnant rubs for the words and some of the things like butterflies etc... 

  

 

On the lower half.. .I made the flower... more on that later... but I also made the feather... I cut a piece of paper the shape I wanted the feather to be... and then used a pair of very sharp scissors to but the sections of the feather...  *remember I said to learn about self...  I am learning patience !!!!  of all kinds... LOL..

The dragonfly has separate wings that have are glossy.. and the copper wire was fun to mold thru the skirt...  the butterfly is two layers and the top one has 13 gem stones on it... so very glittery in real life...  (I dont' wear that much jewelry anymore at all... so not me... but I love to create it... ) 

 

The head...  I love to spin, felt and create my own wools... so these pieces of wool I dyed using my distress stains... !!!!  WOW.. not washable... but so vivid and GREAT...  and the little flowers I also made with a punch and also some stamen...  so adorable... reminds of flowers I use to love as a small child...

Her face... a Butterfly... (Not me... but hey!)  it is a rub on decal type from TH...  just wanted a fun face...

 

Following are just some close ups... and then more...

 

wire bracelet... and giggle ticket in kraft

 

 

 

Okay... the flower... I LOVE flowers of all kinds...  and wanted another New type of flower...  so I took an old book and cute out about 10 poinsettias (the med from TH Die)  and then dyed them purple... and put them onto a wire of stamen...  love it... nice new flower for me.. 

 

The doll stands free.. as I have used another Tim Holtz die cut... called Small Easel... love it for so many things... especially some cards even that I send to older people... they love to stand them up so they can be viewed by all... 

 

 

I use to make a lot of jewelry for New Age Stores... and have tons of feather and such left over from that long ago time...  and so I made some really long droppey turquoise wires with feathers on the end...

 

 

Last but not least... an ear ring from my Mother In Laws gem jewelry... can you image wearing this...  it is heavy...  and a clip on... yikes... must have been painful plus... 

 

Okay.. so my girl is standing in front of me as I write this... and there is a lot of things on her that I didn't write about... but... I am sure you can see that she is loaded... 

 

I wanted to share her with others... and so I though about challenges... and low and behold...

 

A VINTAGE JOURNEY...

"Just Stain It" 

Since I make a lot of my papers using Distress Stains... I think this qualifies...  I always use distress inks... my fav to say the least...

 

 

The Kraft Journal

#182  Funky Junk

 

My first time entering this challenge... but this so fit...

Hope you all enjoy it... 

 

Yesterday sort of seems like a blur...  I did way to much.. and tomorrow I have a class here in the studio... but I had so very much fun with this GIRL.. and hope it inspires you to create one too... 

she is easy to make... and everything you have on hand... even the paper... anythings goes with something like this...

 

Hope you have a super great day... and see you all soon..

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie