Monday, January 5, 2009

Gogo and Blinky

I was going to make handmade dolls for my nephews (ages 3 and 10 months) and my sister asked me to try and model them after the Ugly dolls that are in stores right now. This was probably my favorite project. I drew a couple free style patterns to figure out what shapes I wanted and just got to work. The hardest part was figuring out the best way to make the eyes. The easiest part was the fact that because they are Ugly dolls, I could look over any imperfections. In fact, the imperfections make them cuter I think. My nephews loved them, especially the oldest. He immediately gave his doll a big hug and took him on a trip in the car where he named it Gogo then went on to say, "Oh Gogo, I love you." Blinky was named by my BIL, I think it goes well with Gogo. Monkey made sure to tell everyone that Gogo only has one eye. I love that kid. (Sorry, the pictures are backwards, but they are all there.)





Gogo
Blinky was the first, and therefore a little lopsided, but he's supposed to be "ugly," right?
Pre-stuffed Blinky.

2 comments:

Nicole said...

those are awesome!!!!!!! that is totally inspiring! is that felt? love them.

Lin said...

It's fleece and the white of the eye is from an old t shirt.