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Free Class: DreamBox Art Doll
by Lisa Gifford

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Art Doll by Lisa Gifford
 
Class Description

This is an art doll using the Heart DreamBox as the body. The DreamBoxes are sturdy, yet the metal is soft enough to pierce and put eyelets in to help secure the arms and legs.

This is a project that you could certainly personalize to resemble and reflect the person you’re going to give it to. I however made mine for me; I believe that although it’s fun to give others your art to enjoy, it’s just as important to make art for yourself.

Also, please use this list of supplies merely as a guideline; use your own creativity to create your own version.

Difficulty: Medium
Time: Approx. 1 hour
 

ARTchix Studio Supplies General Supplies and Tools
Heart DreamBox Molded clay face or some type of face Wizard art doll die
Black Baroque Borders Spirella shapes, or graduated circles to use behind the face Die Cut Machine (I used a Cuttlebug)
  Thin piece of burgundy leather to cut art doll out of Crop-a-dile
  4 3/16 in eyelets 2 inches of ball chain
  Small key Gold krylon pen
  Patterned scrapbook paper Gold heart charm
  Gold paint Crystal effects or gel medium to use as adhesive
  Mono-Adhesive or Glue Stick Scissors
  Crown Punch
(A crown charm or gold German scrap crown could be used in place of the crown punch)
Gold Cardstock, small piece
Instructions
Begin by highlighting the raised dots on the DreamBox with the gold Krylon pen. Set aside to let dry.

Paint face mold gold and set aside and let dry.

Take Wizard Art Doll Die and leather and run through your die cut machine. I found that even the thinner leather was difficult to get to cut completely through, however it cut enough that I could go through with my scissors and cut out the shapes. Set aside arms and legs.

Take graduated spirella shapes or circles and adhere them together, smaller one on top of the larger one. Using the crystal effects or gel medium, adhere face mold to center of shapes. Then attach entire face piece to the top portion of the Heart DreamBox using the crystal effects or gel medium. Let Dry.

Punch crown shape out of the gold cardstock and adhere to the top of the face.

Using the 3/16 punch side of the Crop-A-Dile, punch holes for eyelets in both arms and legs, being sure not to punch too close to the edge of the leather. Then punch holes in the Heart DreamBox to attach the arms and legs with the eyelets. Be sure when doing so that you position the holes for the legs so that they don’t overlap each other when attached. Insert eyelets into the hole in the leather of an arm and then place into the hole in the DreamBox, making sure that you have the correct arm on the correct side, then set using the 3/16 press part of the Crop-A-Dile. Do this with the rest of the extremities, being sure that they are on the proper side of the doll.

Cut your scrapbook paper to the side of the opening of the DreamBox. Adhere the black German Scrap to the bottom part of the paper. Adhere the paper to the inside of the box. Using the crystal effects or gel medium adhere the heart charm to the paper in the upper left hand corner.

String ball chain through the key and then through the closure of the DreamBox and close.
 

Notes

Please feel free to print these instructions for easy reference. (Use Landscape Layout when printing this page).
 

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