So here is how I made my first (and so far only) Voo Doo Doll.
I started with these supplies.
(No special craft store needed, all of this was purchased from Wal-Mart)
- Yarn
- Ribbon (optional)
- Beading Wire
- Plastic Needle
- Liquid Stitch (Clear Drying Adhesive)
- Mini Tools (Pliers used to bend beading wire easily)
- (Felt in the picture but I did not use any on this doll)
This was my first time making this so I wasn't sure what I would need. I ended up only using the glue to glue on the ribbon at the end. :p
Next I got a piece of Styrofoam. I took my beading wire and using the mini pliers, bent it into a stick figure shape.
Then took 5 straight pins to pin it down to the Styrofoam.
Next I wrapped the yarn 8 times around the straight pin to form the beginning of a leg.
I did the same for the other leg and both arms. Then I tied off each end with an extra piece of yarn so that if it slipped off the pin, it wouldn't mess up.
Now this is the part that took a while. I took one of my plastic needles and threaded some yarn through it. I cut a very long piece of yarn, enough to wrap it all the way down the leg (or arm) and then back up again.
Note: Around where the hands and feet are, I wrapped the yarn into the middle of it so that way it would not take any chances of slipping right off the arms and legs.
The head wasn't so hard. I wrapped up a ball of yarn, enough to fit snugly inside the loop I made for the head. Then when I stuck it in there, I continued to wrap the rest of the yarn around the head until all that beading wire was covered up.
(They come out with incredibly large heads)
Next, I took my purple yarn and added a dress and some eyes. These don't require glue, just snugly tuck in the extra yarn into the doll once you are done and cut off the tip so there is none sticking.
Now for the hair. (Pandora likes to watch me craft) I cut some pieces of yarn all the same length. These will make her pig tails.
I will thread each piece through the plastic needle and then thread it through the dolls head.
Finally I glued on the ribbon and let it dry overnight. The total process took about 2-3 hours. But I was also making this up as I went along so I'm sure now that I know how to do it, the next one will be faster. I also suggest sitting in a comfy chair to do this, and not on the bed like I did. For the first hour and a half I was not leaning up against the wall, and my back was killing me.
And Voila, the very first hand made Voo Doo Doll.
I hope you all enjoyed!
