In my excitement to try a half-doll design, I remembered that I had a wee little kit from Cherished Stitches, to make the tiniest of pincushion dolls. So I dove in....
Meet Avriel!
My Avriel is, of course, somewhat different from the model. I didn't think the kit floss and ribbon were quite the same shades of purple, so I dove into my stash and pulled out HDF's "Acts of Violets." The stitching itself was quite simple, but the assembly was a bit of a bear - especially when it came to attaching that slippery satin ribbon to....anything. And that's why my Avriel has a bouquet of flowers at her waist, to hide where the ribbon wouldn't sit nicely on top of the backstitching. I also gave up on the ribbon rosette "hat," and just painted her hair. I think it makes her look more refined....like maybe she is the model's big sister?
She has a few odd spots and errors (I simply could NOT get the ribbons to lie nicely in the back), but all in all, I think she's pretty sweet.
5 comments:
She's fantastic and so different from anything I've seen before! I LOVE the thread colour and also admire your patience with the ribbon.
If you want to add her to this month's FFG SAL there's still time; no harm in having more than one entry per month if you've got more to show! :)
Well done on your half doll finish! I think your Avriel looks darling.
She is gorgeous! Congrats on the finish!!
Beautiful!
That is so cute! Such a beautiful little design.
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