[Nfb-krafters-korner] Apple Head Dolls

[Slery]

That was my thought, neat but creepy.
Cindy


On September 27, 2017 6:09:30 PM Nella Foster via Nfb-krafters-korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:

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> Dixie:
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> Apple head dolls have always given me the creeps.  I think it is there
> wrinkly little faces.  They are to creepy to live in my house. Lol
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> I know I'm strange and I'm sure all of you know it by now.
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> Nella
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> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 11:51 AM
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> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Apple Head Dolls
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> Apple Head Dolls
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> Peel a large  apple.
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> Make a couple small horizontal cuts just a little bit above half way down
> the apple to make the eye slits.
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> Cut away a little bit of apple on either side of the nose, and just below
> the nose.
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> Make another slit for the mouth, this should be about three quarters of the
> way to the bottom of the apple.
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> Dip your carved apple in lemon juice, and then generously salt it.
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> You can also slip apple seeds into the eye sockets or else black beads.
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> Now Bend a large paperclip open, Insert the paperclip through the core from
> top to bottom, bend the bottom to keep it from slipping back out,  and then
> shape the top of the paper clip into a hook.
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> Hang your apple head in a well ventilated area out of direct sunlight for
> approximately 3 weeks, plus or minus.
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> Your apple head will shrivel into an old wrinkly face.
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> When it has dried give it a coat of shellac or varnish.
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> Now you can use this head to make your doll.
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> Decorate your apple head with some doll hair, or even use a cotton ball to
> make white hair, add a   hat, or bonnet, give it a body and dress it up like
> an old granny or farmer.
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> For the body you can shape a stick figure out of bent wire clothes hangers,
> then wrap the hangers with straps of muslin to give it some softness.
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> You can carve pieces of apple to make the hands, drying them in the same way
> you dried the apple head.
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>   Then dress the wire body with a calico prairie dress, or farmer jeans.
> Once you have the body all dressed place the apple head  by sticking your
> apple head onto the neck of your wire body.
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> You may want to carve a few apples for this project as you never know what
> they will end up looking like after they shrink.
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> These also are cute when decorated as Mr. and Mrs. Claus
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> Be sure to give him a little extra padding around the middle.
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> Dress him in a Santa suit, and her in a Christmas print calico dress.
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> Use cotton balls to make their hair, and his whiskers.
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> Dixie
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