Santa Doll

Materials:

aluminum foil
flesh-tone polymer clay
glass eyes
floral wire
2, 3-inch long dowels with holes drilled on each end
serrated needle nose pliers
sculpting tools
oven
glue gun
white glue
eyelashes
pastels and water base oil paints
Grumtine solvent
paintbrushes
8-gauge copper wire, 3 pieces (22-1/2", 17-1/2", 12")
pliers
wire crimping tool
electrical splice caps
drilled stained round wood base
natural colored canvas weight fabric
scissors
sewing machine
stuffing pellets and polyester stuffing
12-1/2" - 1/2" dowel with a hole drilled in one end
batting
flesh colored nylon fabric
upholstery thread
needle
fabric for gown, robe and hat
thread to match fabrics
trim for robe
fabric glue
wool
metal dog comb
old scissors
fur
tassel
greenery and small artificial fruit and leaves
miniature pinecones

1. Create a foil ball for the head. Cover the ball with polymer clay and sculpt the head by first setting glass eyes (figure A), then adding the nose, mouth, eyelids, cheeks and ears (figure B). Create age wrinkles. Bake according to manufacturer’s directions (figure C).

2. Make wire outline of hands for armature using 20-gauge floral wire (figure D). Twist wire at wrist and then glue into one end of a 3-inch dowel. Using a glue gun cover hand armature with strips of foil and then pinch the foil with serrated pliers creating a rough surface for the clay to adhere to. Pose the hands for holding the garland and then add polymer clay to both hands and sculpt the fingers (figure E). Bake according to manufacturer’s directions.

3. Color the head and hands with paints and pastels. Glue eyelashes to the eyelids.

4. Glue the 12-1/2-inch dowel into the base and make a torso armature from 8-gauge copper wire using wire crimps (figure F).

5. Cut out and sew the canvas body. Put the canvas body over the dowel (figure G). Stuff with pellets and polyfill to the top of the dowel. Glue torso armature into the top of the dowel and continue to stuff the shoulders. Sew the body closed at the shoulders (figure H).

6. Place head on the body, add clay and sculpt the neck and shoulder plate, sign your name and make holes in breastplates to sew onto the canvas body. Next lift the head and neckpiece off of the armature and bake according to manufacturer's directions (figure I).

7. Attach hands using glue gun and wrap arms with batting. Sew nylon fabric for sleeve and attach.

8. Attach head to the body by sewing onto the canvas body.

10. Comb and trim the end of wool and glue it onto the face and head. Glue on mustache and eyebrows (figure K).

11. Attach a hat to the head using a glue gun. Cut out a piece of fur, glue the edges to the inside and glue it on top of the hat with a glue gun. Glue the tassel to end of the hat (figure L).

12. Make a loop in each end of the greenery to go over each hand. Glue fruit, leaves and pinecones to the greenery with a glue gun.

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