Okay, background. A year or so ago, I chose not to go to a saint peg doll party exchange because I thought I was too busy, and I, being a perfectionist about this kind of stuff, frankly thought that the ones other people painted might not be up to par. I wasn't even sure I'd be able to paint such tiny features. A friend that did go showed me the results and I was amazed at how well they all turned out.
Fast forward to the beginning of this year. I am certainly no less busy. Some may argue that I am more busy. Okay, it wouldn't really be an argument with me, since I won't deny it. Anyway, a friend from back in Texas and a friend of hers wanted to do a saint peg doll swap via the mail. Because of my regrets for not doing the last one, I volunteered without letting myself think too much about the amount of time it would take me. That group dissolved suddenly because a new more organized group was found. I joined that one because it looked super organized and easy to comply with their rules. I did accidentally order my dolls too small thinking that there were no guidelines for that part. When I realized my mistake I talked to the leader of the group and she said since I signed up for Saint Lucy and she is a child then it is fine as long as I could handle painting on such a small doll.
Being that I despise returning things I decided to make it work. I set up shop in my very own brand new and shiny craft room made by my wonderful husband. Nap times that I could stay awake during I began working as soon as I received my pegs and made a run to Joanne's for the extra supplies that I needed.
I googled examples of St. Lucy peg dolls painted previously all over the world to give me a starting point. I had to paint 24 dolls. First I painted the heads.
I made some practice faces on these clothespins.
I painted on the yellow hair.
I added a different shade of yellow to make the strands of hair look more realistic. ( Here's where I started forgetting to take pictures.)
I added dress details, hands, and a red ribbon around her waist. I tried out a crown of candles and it worked pretty well.
And after more dress detail and everyone finished up, here they are.
The part I struggle with the most was the red ribbon. Originally I made the bow too thick and I painted over it...a bunch of times with white. It fell right at the same height as her hands and at first I had her hands forward more and it looked less like a belt and more like she was holding something. I ended up just putting her hands down and to the sides more to avoid this. Hannah, my biggest critic, thought I made her waist dropped too much in some dolls. Painting over the red again did not seem worth it for that small problem.
They are mailed off and I will be posting again on this when I receive my box of saints from all over the USA.
Fast forward to the beginning of this year. I am certainly no less busy. Some may argue that I am more busy. Okay, it wouldn't really be an argument with me, since I won't deny it. Anyway, a friend from back in Texas and a friend of hers wanted to do a saint peg doll swap via the mail. Because of my regrets for not doing the last one, I volunteered without letting myself think too much about the amount of time it would take me. That group dissolved suddenly because a new more organized group was found. I joined that one because it looked super organized and easy to comply with their rules. I did accidentally order my dolls too small thinking that there were no guidelines for that part. When I realized my mistake I talked to the leader of the group and she said since I signed up for Saint Lucy and she is a child then it is fine as long as I could handle painting on such a small doll.
Being that I despise returning things I decided to make it work. I set up shop in my very own brand new and shiny craft room made by my wonderful husband. Nap times that I could stay awake during I began working as soon as I received my pegs and made a run to Joanne's for the extra supplies that I needed.
I googled examples of St. Lucy peg dolls painted previously all over the world to give me a starting point. I had to paint 24 dolls. First I painted the heads.
I made some practice faces on these clothespins.
The girls though the red lips one would be the best. I painted the clothes white.
I painted on the yellow hair.
I added a different shade of yellow to make the strands of hair look more realistic. ( Here's where I started forgetting to take pictures.)
I added dress details, hands, and a red ribbon around her waist. I tried out a crown of candles and it worked pretty well.
The part I struggle with the most was the red ribbon. Originally I made the bow too thick and I painted over it...a bunch of times with white. It fell right at the same height as her hands and at first I had her hands forward more and it looked less like a belt and more like she was holding something. I ended up just putting her hands down and to the sides more to avoid this. Hannah, my biggest critic, thought I made her waist dropped too much in some dolls. Painting over the red again did not seem worth it for that small problem.
They are mailed off and I will be posting again on this when I receive my box of saints from all over the USA.
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