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DollmakerRhissannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09001501916407616825noreply@blogger.comBlogger244125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6894236052593800081.post-90447795377484041792017-06-25T21:57:00.000-07:002017-06-26T16:13:21.140-07:00Picture heavy...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://littlegothichorrors.blogspot.com/2017/06/welcome-to-beautiful-freaks-fest-2017.html">Emma Yardis</a></div>
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So you can scroll through and nod.<br />
Comment maybe.<br />
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I've made some dolls whose hearts have been dark.</div>
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Dolls like darkness.</div>
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It suits them.</div>
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They like tea, too.</div>
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Hence the dark tea sets.</div>
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I have a new design of tea set.</div>
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Hey, there. </div>
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This is a writer bio.</div>
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( Just so you know, </div>
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we all hate writing these things </div>
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as we're obliged to put ourselves in a spotlight. </div>
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If we liked being in the spotlight,</div>
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we probably wouldn't be drawn to an art </div>
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that requires us to labour alone </div>
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with words on blank spaces.</div>
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Every one of us.)</div>
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My name is Rhissanna Collins and I am a writer. </div>
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and my most successful
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have been in co-writing the <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mabel-Bunt-Masked-Monarchs-Novel/dp/1532847084/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=">Mabel Bunt</a></i> adventures </div>
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with the very talented <a href="http://thescrawlerswall.blogspot.com/">B R Marsten. </a></div>
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Mabel Bunt and the Masked Monarchs</div>
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is a rip-snorting, fast-paced, clockpunk tale </div>
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of shining blades and tight-packed corsets;</div>
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revenge and love; gallows and garters,</div>
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with wit and drama and action to spare.</div>
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I write
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without leaving my chair</div>
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and I write
because words are the most </div>
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delicious calorie-free snack I know.</div>
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and<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/201433460/skull-tea-set-altered-dolls-tea-set-for"> dolls' tea sets</a> and</div>
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peddle them on<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Rhissanna?ref=hdr_shop_menu"> Etsy.</a></div>
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When I'm not being a doll maker,</div>
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I'm being a writer.</div>
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I've been lucky enough to co-write a </div>
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ribald, swashbuckling adventure with</div>
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about Mabel Bunt;</div>
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a girl with a big heart and </div>
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loose morals who is sent to</div>
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comfort a noble on his last night</div>
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before his beheading.</div>
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She gets into all kinds of trouble</div>
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and find herself a fugitive from the</div>
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king's justice and a shadowy secret society!</div>
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Swordplay, corsets, derring-do all ensue.</div>
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The first book,</div>
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The next book,</div>
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Find out what happens next</div>
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is Mabel's extraordinary adventures.</div>
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I was delighted to be</div>
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able to do the cover work for</div>
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both these novels.</div>
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This is the mask I made for the second volume,</div>
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with my first try or a crackle finish</div>
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using the school/PVA glue technique.</div>
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I was really thrilled with how it came out</div>
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and how stable it's been. </div>
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No flaking or cracking.</div>
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Rhissannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09001501916407616825noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6894236052593800081.post-86413154364072902122016-03-06T23:38:00.000-08:002016-03-06T23:38:20.003-08:00A Doll with No Name.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Rhissanna">Find it all here in my Etsy shop!</a></div>
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<br />Free USA shipping on all tea sets until Halloween.</div>
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The late Victorians were big on<br />
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and it's only a small step to<br />
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Here is a selection.<br />
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Creatures crafted from<br />
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My friend, <a href="http://magpie-poet.deviantart.com/art/Research-Beetle-459103609">Miss Magpie</a>'s Steampunk Observer.</div>
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If I haven't visited your blog yet,<br />
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<br />Rhissannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09001501916407616825noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6894236052593800081.post-60414901411267182532015-05-03T09:35:00.000-07:002015-05-03T17:28:27.331-07:00Mad for Hats? Welcome to Mad Hat Day<div style="text-align: center;">
Welcome to Debi's</div>
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I found a wonderful pattern for </div>
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doll-sized decorative hats on </div>
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<a href="http://afieldjournal.blogspot.com/2011/04/in-your-easter-bonnet.html">A Field Journal.</a></div>
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I love the pattern, </div>
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but I don't use it for my dolls</div>
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because it's not for commercial use,</div>
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which is fair.</div>
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But when I got an opportunity</div>
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to use the pattern for a Mad Hat</div>
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I was so excited!</div>
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Here is my </div>
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Mad Hatter Mad Hat!</div>
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I took the basic pattern</div>
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I then printed it out on cardstock</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Original hat design on <a href="http://afieldjournal.blogspot.com/2011/04/in-your-easter-bonnet.html">A Field Journal </a>)</td></tr>
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version on</div>
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An Alice-style talking flower.</div>
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A lacy brim</div>
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Ribbons and braid.</div>
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Anna Lee models for you.</div>
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A raven's feather.</div>
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(Because they're like a writing desk...)</div>
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Thank you so much, Debi,</div>
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for this fun party!</div>
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Rhissannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09001501916407616825noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6894236052593800081.post-53340740340537744352015-03-31T00:08:00.001-07:002015-03-31T00:08:19.133-07:00Little Clothy Riding Hood.<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://rhissanna.blogspot.com/">Find Little Red here.</a></div>
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<a href="http://rhissanna.blogspot.com/2014/10/halloween-party-diy-witch.html">Free doll pattern,</a></div>
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Rhissannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09001501916407616825noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6894236052593800081.post-44973507433754061892015-03-20T09:58:00.000-07:002015-03-21T16:08:33.249-07:00First Day of Spring! New things happening!<div style="text-align: center;">
First of all,<br />
here is my new book!<br />
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Ready to read on Kindle<br />
(you don't need a kindle)<br />
and full of exciting stuff!<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mabel-Bunt-Masked-Monarchs-Novel-ebook/dp/B00V02GOZ2/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1426966669&sr=1-1&keywords=mabel+bunt">Mabel Bunt</a><br />
<i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mabel-Bunt-Masked-Monarchs-Novel-ebook/dp/B00V02GOZ2/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1426966669&sr=1-1&keywords=mabel+bunt">and the</a></i><br />
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Hi there!</div>
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Well, last year was a wild ride </div>
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and I did all kinds of exciting things.</div>
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If it's been quiet here recently, </div>
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it's because my writing time</div>
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has been put into writing, </div>
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rather than blogging.</div>
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But we'll get to that in a minute.</div>
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First of all,</div>
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I'd like you to see the wonderful dolls</div>
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made with my little cloth doll pattern</div>
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by Edie Marie,</div>
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over at </div>
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<a href="http://tonidolls.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-sister-dolls.html">Creations by Marie Antoinette</a></div>
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<a href="http://tonidolls.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-sister-dolls.html">and Edie Marie</a> .</div>
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They're really sweet!</div>
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See? Lovely hair and such sweet little faces!</div>
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The hit man above (all 11 inches of him)</div>
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I closed my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Rhissanna?ref=hdr_shop_menu">Etsy shop</a> </div>
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and had myself a little Sabbatical.</div>
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I mostly slept and ate chocolate;</div>
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it was very good and I </div>
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I didn't sculpt it!</div>
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This is a Battat horse I bought</div>
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It was a nice horse, but very yellow</div>
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Rhissannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09001501916407616825noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6894236052593800081.post-16461314962430214772014-11-19T19:25:00.000-08:002014-11-20T18:48:59.770-08:00Wings!<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm so excited!</div>
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I finally learned how to make wings!</div>
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So now I'm making fairy dolls,</div>
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because fairies are for Christmas!</div>
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Here's a close-up of the wings.</div>
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An easy, peasy, guaranteed doll pattern</div>
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What with this being Halloween,</div>
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I'm making a witch doll.</div>
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Not this kind of witch.</div>
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A nice witch!</div>
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A witch doll you can win in my giveaway!</div>
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<b><u>Stage One</u></b></div>
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HERE IS THE PATTERN</div>
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(This free doll pattern is for personal use only.)</div>
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I printed this out on a standard piece </div>
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I'm not sure if it will need adjusting for a piece of A4.</div>
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The doll will be about 11'', but if you want it smaller,</div>
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just shrink the pattern before you print it.</div>
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Off to the cutting table!</div>
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<b><u>Stage Two</u></b></div>
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Cut out the pattern pieces.</div>
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Then, (and this is the unorthodox bit)</div>
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sew a strip of your chosen skin colour</div>
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to your chosen dress colour.</div>
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I'm using a tea-dyed cotton for the skin</div>
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and witchy black for the dress, </div>
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so you can see which is witch.</div>
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(see what I did there?)</div>
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When you've sewn it, open it out and iron the seam flat.</div>
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How big a piece?</div>
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You need a strip wide enough and deep enough</div>
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to fit the body and two arm pieces.</div>
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I got this wrong. I'm not ashamed!</div>
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So I had to sew a separate piece for the arm</div>
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Position the arm and body pattern pieces</div>
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Why are we doing this?</div>
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So that when you sew the arms and the body,</div>
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Draw around the leg pieces </div>
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<b><u>Stage Three</u></b></div>
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Sew around all the drawn edges,</div>
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leaving a gap for the stuffing.</div>
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Like this.</div>
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<b><u>Stage Four</u></b></div>
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Cut out all the pieces, carefully,</div>
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about 5mm from the stitches.</div>
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When everything is cut out, snip little V shapes</div>
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around all the curved seams.</div>
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Turn each piece the right way round.</div>
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If you don't have any turning tools,</div>
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or a haemostat, this will be the </div>
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<b><u>Stage five</u></b></div>
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the doll is ready to stuff.</div>
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So, stuff.</div>
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Here she is, all filled out.</div>
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The body, head and legs are stuffed with polyester fibre.</div>
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The arms are filled with pipe cleaners,</div>
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This face is just two black dots,</div>
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a little crescent moon in red,</div>
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It's cute, right?</div>
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make one like this.<br />
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Adding the head.<br />
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Ok, this can be tricky.<br />
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Pin the neck to the back of the head,<br />
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Pin it. Sew it good and tight.</div>
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<b><u>Stage Nine</u></b></div>
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So, magically, she now has hair.</div>
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<b><u>Stage Ten</u></b></div>
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Mostly.</div>
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I added doll shoes, as I just happen to have doll shoes.</div>
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She'll get a name, too.</div>
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I'm running a second tutorial</div>
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(which is up and running on <a href="http://pagan-culture.blogspot.com/2014/10/welcome-to-witches-in-fiction-2014.html">Magaly's</a> blog<br />
and is full of all kinds of good things.)<br />
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How to make a teeny witch's hat, like this one,<br />
sported by Willow Wind Moon here.<br />
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Gather the lace along the top edge.</div>
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<a href="http://pagan-culture.blogspot.com/2014/10/welcome-to-witches-in-fiction-2014.html">Witches in Fiction</a></div>
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<a href="http://pagan-culture.blogspot.com/2014/10/welcome-to-witches-in-fiction-2014.html">Crafting Blooming Howls</a></div>
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My good friend Gina made some hats.</div>
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Hers are fab, with extra lace!</div>
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<a href="http://daydreambeliever-gina.blogspot.com/2014/10/hortense-has-new-hat.html">See them here.</a></div>
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I'm co-writing a novel</div>
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with the writer, <a href="http://thenarratorsstudy.blogspot.com/">B.R. Marsten</a></div>
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(<a href="http://thenarratorsstudy.blogspot.com/p/novels.html">of 'Oliver' fame</a>)</div>
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It's the picaresque adventure</div>
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Mabel Bunt.</div>
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Mabel is a pretty rough kind of girl,</div>
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living in a changing world;</div>
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Hot tea and a book to read.</div>
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but not in a good way.)</div>
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I did another book cover!</div>
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B R Marsten's charming, pragmatic</div>
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hitman, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Confession-Oliver-B-R-Marsten-ebook/dp/B00N137K9M/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1409809024&sr=1-1">Oliver Tunstall. </a></div>
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B R Marsten is giving away </div>
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Free!</div>
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Other exciting stuff.</div>
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I finished my third conjoined twins,</div>
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Helena and Hermione, </div>
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Little Halloween Dolls' Tea Sets.</div>
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These are altered dolls' tea sets</div>
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