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Crusader Dolls Part III

This week I was working with paper-clay, it is very interesting what one can do with it, the only thing that hits my nerves is the fact that it is necessary to wait until it is dry for certain things. Really it is a way of mastering patience. I worked on the crusaders’ helmet and …

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Crusader Dolls Part II

Disclaimer: I do not own anything in this video. No copyright infringement intended. Everything belongs to their respective owners. Kingdom of Heaven is one of the best movies I have seen. Director Ridley Scott made a great job as he did with Gladiator. I got a big deal of information from this movie for making …

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New Crusader Dolls

The holydays are gone finally, I went trought 4 birthday parties, Christmast, and New Year, without making much of my doll making work, just thinking about how I could scape to the studio and do something. I wish my hands worked as fast as my mind.One of these days I got the idea of making crusaders, …

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Coraline and her doll

Coraline is an unforgettable character. I have watched the movie more than ten times, and still have questions about it. Neil Gaiman is such a clever writer. I wish I could have written the story, I didn’t , but still I can make the doll!!Join me in the process of Coraline & Coraline’s doll’s making… Coraline …

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Frida Kalho, the second chapter

I went back to make Frida dolls, but this time they shrunk! Frida is now 3 inches tall, join me in the making of mini Frida, as well as I share the previews of other mini dolls such as Alice in Wonderland, and Coraline doll. Making different dolls at the same time was lots of …

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Newborn Baby Bunnies

Since I moved to the USA I noticed the super abundance of rabbits as soon as spring and -especially- Easter approach. In Mexico, my native country there is not such tradition. I was caught by the look of the baby ones, maybe because my own son. Then I decided to make some baby bunnies with …

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Las dos Fridas

They are my more recent dolls, based on the original painting by Frida Kalho “The two Fridas”. Join me in the journey… Ellas son mis munecas mas recientes, basadas en la pintura original de Frida Kalho “Las dos Fridas”. Acompanenme en la jornada que me llevo a realizarlas… This painting was the root of my …

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A doll for Beverly

I met Beverly few years ago, she is the kindest lady I have ever met, I wanted to make something special for her since she celebrated her birthday last week. I made this doll and the black bunny specially for her, the bunny is based on Miles, a real pet that she likes very much. …

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Cloth Doll Explorations: Cats and Bunnies

After my first attempt at doll making I tried to design something from my own. I picked up the figure of a cat and a bunny, and humanize them a little bit, so they could have legs and arms attached to a long body, but still they were going to keep their animal features as …

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A new journey: Doll making

I learned to use the sewing machine and basic handcraft skills at my mother’s sewing workshop. She used to have a production of 300 coats a week.But it was very different to make dolls. It was new for me, and I decided to purchase some patterns via online; after looking for a pretty, interesting doll, …

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