Although I'm still sick I needed a little something to work on while trying to get some rest. I just can't seem to breathe well enough to sleep so rest is the next best thing. At any rate, I recently came across instructions for making a dotee doll. [EDIT: The instructions are no longer on line, but you can find them for sale on Dot Christian's etsy store here.] I had never heard of them before but they're so cute and very easy to make. Here's my little Spring fairy dotee that's intended for someone via swap-bot. These may just be the thing for me to make while I'm at the race track. If you don't attach a top strand and sew on a pin-back it'd make a great pin-doll or decoration for a purse.
Here's the full view of this little dotee:
Those butterflies are coming in very handy as wings for dolls. It originally was part of a banner from Michael's or JoAnn's. I thought that it would be a nice accent for my studio window. I have a few left so I may still do that. You can't tell very well from this shot, but the bottom bead is a rhinestone ball - leftover sample trim from my days as a swimwear designer.
