This is an example of really poor crafting!!! My first attmept at making a Dotee Doll. This is something people make and do "swaps" with others with. This thing is not worthy of being traded with anyone, but I will keep it to make a better pattern next time, make a better face, body, and need to come up with some great embellishments, which I may still try and dress this one up a bit. If I do, I will re-post. Instead of just using cut felt to do the face on, I used an oval shaped peice of fabric, and cut slits to the folding line to ease it as I turned and ironed the edges over, and then I hand sewed it on to give it a handmade feel (IT HAS THAT, for sure!!!) I used the sewing maching to sew the body for more durability...but now I wonder why, since I obviously won't want to be reminded of this crappy job for too long!!! LOL. I need tutorials. I thought it would be so easy!!! If you look closely, you can see a bit of gap between the fabric and the top bead at base of doll. This is just so weak!!! Lame!!! OMG...and I thought I could just snap this right together and it would be "perfection on a stick". This is just one example of ways I could, and probably will, find to keep myself occupied all summer. I am hoping maybe some other of you really good crafters, (and you know who you are), will join me in learning how to make Dotee dolls...do a Google search to see how, and check out some of the examples! They are really cute...provided you find a great crafter to swap with...and that definately would NOT be me! At least not yet!!!
Never heard of these...I'll Google them right now! "Perfection on a stick"? That the most hilarious expression I've heard in years!
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Aiyana- I was just out on the web looking at more of these dolls, and I think I can tighten my beads up, and add embellishments and still come out with something OK. Maybe it just needs fine tuning!
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I am up for that challange. Here's a tutorial. I think yours is great! Perhaps a little more embellishment to hide the parts you are not proud of.
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Vickie
What's a dotee doll? I think I'm being dense and missing it some how! I seem to approach projects the same way as you...with the upmost of confidence, certain all were turn out well, then it slowly goes down hill. Hee-hee! Still, I think your dotee doll is great!
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