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Still here. Preoccupied with the wedding, some design projects and then the usual business of family, I almost forgot to show you this.
For Maggie's kitchen shower I made this papier mache doll for the table. Started on a whim one day, I wasn't all that sure how to do it, just wanted to make something from papier mache. Who doesn't love the idea of a big doll for the table? (Actually Maggie is one, but I was well on my way before hearing that.)
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Lots of ways to go with this idea. Basic materials already here, but a project like this needs time to become. It needs time to engineer, to dry and to decorate. Originally I planned to make a fancy bride with all kinds of ruffled paper and a sweetly painted face a bit like the pinata from Erin's wedding. Maggie requested something simpler. She thinks dolls with faces are creepy. But I think they're creepy without faces. Maggie's party- Maggie's way.
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The decorating ultimately called for an old cookbook, Mod Podge, a big bottle of wine and a good friend whose clever ideas and laughs inspired the finished frock.
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And some wild, crazy hair! Still not sure if she's cute or "creepy", but no matter what, she was so much fun to make.
Next post I'll tell you how I did it.