We have been working really hard on our Spoon Dolls which is this month’s Wee Folk Art Crafting Club free pattern. I figured since the base of the dolls was a Wooden Kitchen Utensil it would work nicely for our Unplugged Challenge kitchen theme tie in as well.
For the body pattern and step by step directions, visit Wee Folk Art.
We started by drawing what we wanted our spoon dolls to look like. I made photo copies of a spoon outline and the kids made several renditions. After several tries on the girls’ parts I ended up having them dictate what they wanted and jotted down the sketch for them. Bug wanted a knight with a helmet, Fairy a princess with a crown and Pixie pink with hearts. I decided to make a Native American inspired doll.
We took our drawings to the fabric store and everyone got to pick out their base fabric.
The following day we raided Gammy’s craft room for trims, laces and buttons.
I cut out the fabric from the pattern and ironed under the hems. Then each kid got a turn to sit on my lap and helped me sew their doll (even the Pixie girl). They love getting to “use” my sewing machine and learned some key safety rules.
Once the base of the dolls were sewn we picked out and added the final trim.
Now for the faces… I had the kids tell me what they wanted. They were very specific. Fairy wanted pink checks, gold hair and big, red lips. Bug wanted angry eyebrows and a Not-Smiling but Not-frowning face… very serious.
We used yarn to make the hair.
They aren’t 100% done yet. Bug’s still needs a better sword, helmet and shield and Fairy’s needs a crown but I wanted to share them anyway. These are going to make great puppets for their puppets shows.