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paper mache doll made of an old dish water bottle and telephone book and scraps
i saw some years ago the dolls of Julie Arkell in a dutch magazine and felt directly in love of her work.
http://www.earthangelstoys.com/html/julie_arkell_-_paper_mache.html
just take a look on her site!!!
i love dolls and bunnies and recycling, and old vintage looks so i thought when i saw the empty soap bottle this is almost a body of an doll allready.
i must make one of it with just old scraps.
and then this girl was born;-D
thought this will a great gift to make for others when i'm making a tute of it.
time is without drying time!!!

and it was a free project for me because i used only scraps
and recyling materials
hope you like it and try to make one as well;-D

thank you for stopping by;-D

Posted by Jet H. from Haarlem, North Holland, The Netherlands • Published See Jet H.'s 107 projects »
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  • How to make a figurine dolls. Paperbunny Doll - Step 1
    Step 1

    start with the bottle make it clean you don't have to saok off the labels but it must be just clean to work with.

  • How to make a figurine dolls. Paperbunny Doll - Step 2
    Step 2

    draw with a sharpie the points for the holes for the arms
    watch the picture;-D

  • How to make a figurine dolls. Paperbunny Doll - Step 3
    Step 3

    do the same for the legs and make the holes. You can do that with just the point of the scissors

  • How to make a figurine dolls. Paperbunny Doll - Step 4
    Step 4

    measuring the length of the legs and arms of the electrical wire
    arm : 30 cm - 12 inches
    legs 60 cm or 24 inches.
    the legs must be fold in two.

  • How to make a figurine dolls. Paperbunny Doll - Step 5
    Step 5

    Turn off the lid of the bottle ,and push the legs in to it and then throught the holes out of the bottle.
    Push the arms in one hole of the bottle towards the other hole and your done.;-D
    Watch the picture.

  • How to make a figurine dolls. Paperbunny Doll - Step 6
    Step 6

    Make of clots of paper the head and wrapped it with tape to fix them on the bottle . Do the same on the front and backside of the head.
    folding of some new pages of the telephone book the ears.
    and tape them . The head may bigger then the rest it 's will make the doll just prettier and cuter;-D

  • How to make a figurine dolls. Paperbunny Doll - Step 7
    Step 7

    do the same with the body make a nice well shaped belly and on the backside a nice bottom;-D Just over do it to have a fun look. It won't be a barby.LOL and it doesn't have to go to the weigth watchers.LOL

  • How to make a figurine dolls. Paperbunny Doll - Step 8
    Step 8

    now the fun messy part.
    Use big strokes with you dept in the pva glue and covering upt the body to make the body parts nice and smoothly and strong when it's dried up.
    You need to let this dry for 24 hours or.... set her in front of the heating when it's allready on, otherwise don't be smart think green;-D

  • How to make a figurine dolls. Paperbunny Doll - Step 9
    Step 9

    okay time to give her covered up arms just a small layer to make her funny.

  • How to make a figurine dolls. Paperbunny Doll - Step 10
    Step 10

    and do the same with the legs an dthe feets and just let it dry as well.
    and give the doll some thick layer of wood glue to make her stronger.

  • How to make a figurine dolls. Paperbunny Doll - Step 11
    Step 11

    now give her a nice skin colour and of course the skin can have many other colours t hen i have used i had this colour all ready. and i was just a lazy gril . be creative.LOL

  • How to make a figurine dolls. Paperbunny Doll - Step 12
    Step 12

    choose a colour for the clothting parts.
    you don't have paint the whole doll because we will glue the rest of the body part just with fabric scraps.

  • How to make a figurine dolls. Paperbunny Doll - Step 13
    Step 13

    glue with woodglue the hat part of the doll and the shoes and the skirt.

  • How to make a figurine dolls. Paperbunny Doll - Step 14
    Step 14

    draw on the paint of the face with fineliner sharpies and some marker the face of the doll.
    hummm i had painted the eyes later on away to give her some glue nice paper flowers as eyes.

  • How to make a figurine dolls. Paperbunny Doll - Step 15
    Step 15

    pimp the doll more and more with ribbons and chenille wire and fake gems , just have fun with it.
    Later on i have painted some more details on the hat and shoes as well
    go on, use your own creativity and just have fun;-D
    when you like her look i think you're done.!!!!!
    yeaaah anjoy her looks or give her away of course you can give her some friends like a bunny dog or just a bf.;-D

    hey thank you for stopping by , i love to see your creations and love your fave and your comments;-D

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aluciana
aluciana · Kostenets, Sofia Province, BG
Is this REALLY an old soap bottle lol? I can't believe how beautiful some junk can turn out (with the help of a the creative idea of course)!
This bunny doll (or kid in a bunny costume) has just the perfect color combination... I wonder if I can find scraps with so lovely colors to replicate your doll. :0
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K
K · London, GB · 42 projects
Adorable!
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Azraels Requiem
Azraels Requiem · Bridgeport, Connecticut, US · 47 projects
I love it
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PJ
PJ · Avondale, Arizona, US · 96 projects
You amaze me all the time..your so awesome..smile..
Keep up the good work my dear friend.
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Alf
Alf · Puerto Rico, Misiones Province, AR · 17 projects
wow she is beautiful I love her I have to make a version of this. Thanks for all your great ideas Jet
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Sheila Squirrel
Sheila Squirrel
You made me laugh with the comment about Barbie and weight watchers. I looked at you tute and suddenly realised how big it is. It was the kitty house that gave it away. Brilliant use of waste materials Happy xxx
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lolEffects
lolEffects · Fort Worth, Texas, US · 1 project
Awww, that's really cute! lol, the soap bottles I have are about 2 times bigger than that.
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Kitty
Kitty · Okotoks, Alberta, CA · 18 projects
I love it! what a clever way to reuse an old plastic bottle Happy
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