This doll kit was china painted by Lucie Winsky.
Her website is: http://luciewinskydolls.com/ and
her email is Lucie Winsky.
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Irena
from the Future Tutorial |
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Supplies Gisele's Rochele Doll kit Click here to download pattern. |
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BOOTS |
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For each boot, take half the Sculpey
Clay and roll a two inch square about 1/16th inch thick.
Using the pattern, cut out the shapes. Feel free to be creative with the boots. If you want the top shaped differently, do it. |
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Center the clay piece on the leg just below the knee, and mold to the leg and foot, smoothing from front to back. Since these legs have shoes, it is important to blend the clay seamlessly. Press together tightly at center back of leg to form a seam; trim with X-Acto knife and smooth seam with toothpick. Repeat for second leg, using first as a guide for placement. |
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Place the legs on your tile and bake in the oven for 10 minutes at 250 degrees. Let cool, then paint with Silver Metallic nail polish. If you don't have nail polish you can also use acrylic metallic paint. It is best to wait to add any trims until doll
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ASSEMBLY
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This doll is assembled without the arms, which are added last. I use pipecleaners. (For a stringing method of assembling this doll, check out Gisele's tutorials.) Bend one pipecleaner in half and twist. Bend in half again. Put Tacky glue in torso with syringe, add a drop of Super Glue and insert folded top of pipecleaner into torso; let dry. |
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Test fit by inserting each extending side of pipecleaners into legs; trim if necessary. Glue in place so that torso fits snugly atop waist.
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I use Dana's method with the doll stand. Using wire cutters, cut off the curved edges. Invert the V-shape and insert back into stand, adding a drop of cement glue or crazy glue to hold. If you want you can spray paint your doll stand black or just leave it white. |
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We need to test
fit here. Bend stand forward at slight angle and insert the
upright piece between her cheeks. Adjust so that the doll's feet
touch the stand. Add cement glue
to hold. |
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DRESSING
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For
the panties, cut 2 triangles using the silver lame. Each doll
is different so if you are not sure of size, use paper towels
first to make sure you have the right fit. Glue one triangle to the back. Don't fret over it too much because it won't really be seen. |
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Glue the front triangle to the doll, overlapping back piece slightly. Again, don't fret; the only reason we are adding panties is because it would bother me if I knew she had none.
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To make the slim skirt, cut a rectangle aproximately 1 1/2 " x 3 1/2". Remember that each doll's measurements are different, so use paper towel pattern first to trial fit. To prevent fraying, I used clear nail polish to lightly touch all edges around the rectangle. The lame glues better if you first put a thin line of glue on each seam end and let dry slightly, then apply glue again forming a tube. What you are doing is applying glue to glue, instead of glue to the manmade fabric. This is a trick I learned from a friend Alice Zinn. Finger press the seam; if necessary, just iron the edge lightly if it still doesn't glue, but be careful because lame burns easily. |
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Once it's dry turn the skirt over. |
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Run a gathering stitch at the top of
the skirt and pull gathers to fit, sliding up her waistline. (Black
thread is used here for better visibility; in reality you would
use thread to blend with your fabric.) |
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Because I used clear nail polish on the edge, I didn't hem the skirt. But if you want to, feel free to do so.
I wanted to avoid bulk so I tucked the edges under her torso. |
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Using the pattern, cut out the bodice from the silver lame fabric. To prevent fraying, lightly seal all edges with nail polish or glue.
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Spread glue across her chest and on lower edge of bust. Center the bodice and smooth toward sides, pressing tightly with fingers until it holds in place. Add glue to upper bust and mold bodice cups; once again pressing until it holds. Since this is a man made fabric, it takes a bit longer.
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Using a glue applicator
or a toothpick, lightly trace the edges of the upper bodice with
glue, then lay the fine silver thread across top and bottom of
bodice for a finished look.
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No back is necessary since it will
be covered, but you can extend the trim line around the side edge
and across the back for a finished look if you prefer. |
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