New Art Doll WIP

Hey everyone!
I have news on some new figures and dolls that I've been working on.
I don't have them completed. But I'm well on my way!

This is my art doll I'm working on. She's been wrapped up in a cushion for the last few days. She's waiting on a dress that my mom has made for her. It's blue to match her hair. I can't wait to show you what it looks like! I can't wait to get it!

Alright.. So as you can probably see, her arms and legs are felt on the uppers and clay on the lowers. Her body is clay and her head is clay. The hair is wool roving in ice blue and baby blue. Her eyes are wooden buttons painted and coated with high gloss to make them look glassy. The lips are the painted with high gloss on them to look glassy.

I gave her stitches on either side of the mouth, kind of put a little red around the holes and the cuts... I wanted her to look creepy, but very cute at the same time.

There's another figure I had been working on. But he's already finished and posted on Etsy Shop.

This is Mister Boney. He's paper clay and black gesso with white bones and mustache.

 "I believe them bones are me" Alice In Chains lyrics painted on the base for Mr. Boney

He's holding a banner made of card stock.

Mr Boney stands at around 13" tall. He's all set and ready to go to a new home. He hates it here. He said there's way too many other skellies hanging around, and he can't get the attention he deserves. I don't know what his problem is.

So that's what I have done and almost done. I am working on a Jack and Sally for a customer. I can tell you this... I will NOT be making another Jack and Sally. Sally is too hard, and Jack is too hard. There's too much of a challenge to even enjoy them. But I am pleased with the way they're looking so far. It's just a LOT of fixing and redoing and bleh bleh bleh.

 So that's about it! I hope you enjoy them! I have another girl doll ready for sanding, painting and assembling and a dress. I will be making her dress something simple and cute. And I hope she's a hit!!

Thanks for reading my blog!!

Tonya

Etsy Finds #3

I'm going to start this Etsy Finds blog off with something that my husband wants so bad. I'm hoping one day, I can afford to get it for him, and build it for him, and surprise him with it. I think that'd make him the happiest man on earth.
MST3K Tom Servo Robot KitMST3KBots is the place to get this! If you're an MST3K fanatic, this is the place for you. Seriously.. This person also has an ebay shop. I don't know what it's called, but just search the tom servo kit. You'll find it. And to this person, I would like to say THANK YOU!!! One fine day, I will get this for my husband and build it, and surprise him. He will love me forever and ever. :)

This next Etsy Find is AWESOME!!! If you like Prince, you'll like this doll. 
WhisperOfThePipit Is where to go to find this Prince art doll. Also, you can find a few different David Bowie dolls, a Dave Grohl doll and "Selfie" dolls. They're pretty awesome. I would love love LOVE to have the Ziggy Startdust Bowie and this Prince doll. This artist does amazing work. Go check them out! PRONTO!!! Purple raaaainn!!!

infernaltoys makes these dolls.. HOLY MOLY! They're AWESOME! That Manson doll is spot ON! I love these. They're done VERY well, and they look AWESOME. They're mind blowinggggg. I can't get over the Amy Whinehouse one too.. Sheesh.. Great work. They do other work too. Check out their shop, get you a doll!

OCRLimitedArts made these AWESOME Coraline Dolls. I adore these! They're very different from Coraline, but you can tell what they are as soon as you see them! I love this. You know, it's great when an artist can make something familiar their very own. It's a job well done. And hopefully one day, I can have a set of my own. :) I love the other mother. She's done VERY well. So go check out this shop, there's other dolls! 

If you haven't noticed, I love cloth dolls. I think they're great, and one of my favorite things. Also, Tom Servo is top notch. I mean, who doesn't want their very own Tom? I KNOW I DO! I know my husband would LOVE it! I'll do another ina few days on something other than cloth dolls :) 

Have a great day!! 

Tonya @woollyghoulieart

More Creepy Christmas!

Hey everyone!
Just wanted to say, HAPPY ELECTION DAY!!!!! Whoever you're voting for, I don't care. I still like you.

So today, I worked my fingers to the bone. Actually... No I didn't.. I just made a set of Christmas Ornaments. I'm happy with them. I hope someone else will be, too.

So, what do you think? I think they're charming. These were actually plain white skulls from Walmart, in the Halloween section. They came in a bag of like 17 I think.. I am keeping the other.. I figured, out of all the ornaments I'm making, I might as well keep some for myself. These are available in my Etsy Shop.

Here's how I made them..
I cleaned them with soap and warm water, washed all of the whatevers were on them.  Once they dried, I spray painted them with gold metallic paint, let them dry, and hit them again. I took these little tiny screw eye hook things and screwed them in the bottom of each skull, behind the jaw line.
I hit them with gold paint again. Then i started the fun part.. Making the little felt hats! I cut out three red felt circles, cut them in half, sewed the straight edge together. made a little teepee. I took the bakers twine, tied a knot in the end, then sewed it to the inside of the hat, making sure to pull the string to where it would come out the of the top, on the outside. So then i sewed on a little black pom pom and glued it to the skull. Once i got that done, I took more bakers twine, tied little bells to the screwed in eye hook things on the bottom. Then i made some clown collars. I just used a fat quarter, and cut six equal strips, folded them in half inside out, then sewed that closed, leaving the ends opened. I turned it right side out, sewed down along the seam, to flatten it out. Then I sewed the ends together to close it up. I basted along the same seam, and gathered it up, then I pulled the bell through the center, and glued the collar on to the bottom of the skull. Whew! That's what I did! So, if you don't want to do this, and don't have the skulls.  I have them already done! Go check them out!
Thanks for reading, everyone! I appreciate the traffic! It makes me happy to know that someone, ANYONE is out there reading my nonsense.

Remember, the election is ALMOST over. Just a few more hours.. Be nice.

-Tonya @woollyghoulieart

Etsy FInds #2

I hope everyone enjoyed the Etsy Finds I did yesterday. I enjoyed it enough to want to do another one today! There are a few artists I wanted to share immediately, because I didn't do it yesterday. The blog got a little long yesterday, and I think shorter ones are more enjoyable. 

So here we go for today's Etsy Finds. (Everything can be found in the links provided)

This is my favorite piece from this artist. I can't explain it. It's the best ever. This is from Sharon Bloom Designs . She does amazing work with ceramics. She makes brooches, jewelry, plates, figures, bowls and other things. She's extremely nice, also. She has offered advice to me, if I needed help with my crafting, she's the one I'd ask. She's extremely talented and just as sweet. You should check her shop out.  

This sweet little kitty is from PaperMoonGallery and I love her. I love all the little kitties and puppies in this shop! If I could, I'd buy them all up! They're adorable and precious and sweet! I don't know anything about this artist, other than they make adorable little figures. Cats and dogs aren't all they make. There' a ton of different ones in their shop, you just have to check it out!

This is a doll from Dark Manor Dolls. I LOVE THIS DOLLLLL!!!! Okay, now that I've made that clear... I think she does beautiful work with these cute dolls. She's got plenty to choose from, they're all unique and different. This one is my favorite. So, if anyone wants to get me something for Christmas, this would be great! I don't know anything about this artist, either.. Only they do amazing work. I think that needs to be shared as much as possible. Check out Dark Manor Dolls!

Okay, so this is going to be it for today. I have some things I have to get done, and dolls I have to work on. SO! Playing on the computer today isn't much of an option. Have a wonderful Sunday and I hope you check out these artists and support them! Thanks for reading my blog! Check out my etsy shop, too! Just click on the link on the right side of this post! TatA!!!!

Tonya @woollyghouliedarkman