Lily Pipecleaner

After I made a spun cotton bride and groom version of my parents, I tried making my first pipecleaner doll. I must say, it is a lot less messy than the spun cotton.

First I made the form for the body using two chenille pipecleaners. I used a third "normal" pipecleaner to create an open circle for the head. I used a photo of Lily Munchkin's face, and then dressed her in a pink crepe paper dress.

I used vintage pink angel hair for her hair, and then embellished her with tiny flowers, pearls, and butterflies.

I stood her on a wooden heart that I painted and added sheet music to. (This is the same wooden heart I used for my Prima Ballerina pin.)

Voila! Lily Pipecleaner was born!
 
 

Published Cards

I'm sharing a couple of the cards that I had published in January issues.

"Surprise!" was published in the January Cards magazine.

In the January Simply Handmade: Paper Crafting issue, I had two projects published - my Fairy Banner and this card that was shown in their crepe paper feature:

I love the muted colors of this card, and think I'll make some more for wedding cards. I should have gotten on the ball and made some for Valentine's Day. Oh well - there's always next year.
 
I had a total of 10! projects that were published in the Create: Vintage issue. I'll share those later this week.