Willow Witch

Fodder Dolls are just what they sound like, paper dolls made from any and all the bits that are laying around. These two are the finished version. They are traders, so will be outgoing soon. I almost abandon the Willow Witch, but kept adding more being highly encouraged by my art friend GinaG  To see some of Gina's stunning arwork check out her instagram HERE

This one started with a stamped top, then the diecut tree bits were added.  I played around with some flower cutouts and birds. The birds got nixed in favour of the fairy moon shown in the finished doll. 

Below are the basic starter dolls. 

This is a  craft you can throw together while you watch your favourite TV shows. Choose a few heads,  grab a box of fodder and commence!

Still need to add a few more bits, and a sentiment to these. 

This is my process:

• STEP ONE get your fodder collected
• STEP TWO find a focal image, be it stamp or any image that shows 'head and shoulders',                                                     Cut this out. Black and white images work great !
• Glue your 'head' image to the top of a sturdy piece of cardstock, decide how long you want your body to be.
• Sketch a loose rectangle shape body outline  cut this out to form the body for your head. 
• apply glue to the entire body form add any colorful fodder bits over the top then retrim to your body shape
• Add details with punched flowers, stencils etc to add another layer or two
• add a thin contrast strip to define the joint between your shoulders and body
• Now you add more details with colored markers, paints, ink  to your head and shouders
• give the image a headress if some kind. Add whatever embellishments you wish.
• Edge out your edges with ink or pen.

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