Halloween Mummy

Kelly Bell has always been an artist and craft person. Her creations are her passion. She has dabbled in many different mediums ranging from stained glass to painting. But it's with her handmade dolls that she has truly found her niche. From her home studio she creates dolls with a fairytale feel and folk art style. But when it comes to Halloween, she goes all out. She uses all her magical talents to bring to life her spooky folk art mummy doll.

Materials:

sewing machine
drill with a 3/16" drill bit
hot glue gun
2 glue sticks
needle nose wire cutters
paintbrushes
#2 pencil
2-1/2" floral foam ball
Creative Paperclay or any brand of air-dry clay
2, 12" bamboo skewers
small wooden plaque or stand
gesso
acrylic craft paints; black, red, yellow, gray
acrylic antiquing gel
24" x 18" piece of muslin
sewing needle
white or off-white all-purpose sewing thread
pillow stuffing
thin floral wire
damp shop cloth
1 yard of gauze
1 cup of strong coffee
scissors

Steps:

Face

1. Hot-glue one of the bamboo skewers halfway into the foam ball. This will act as a handle and will be used to connect the head to the body.

2. Completely cover the foam ball with clay using small thin pieces. Use your fingers dipped in a little water to smooth and blend.

4. Make two 3/4-inch balls of clay for the eyes and set them in a warm place or outside in the sun to dry.

5. Press the two clay balls into the eye indentions so that only half of the ball can be seen above the surface (figure B).

6. For eyelids shape a small piece of clay into a flat disk, about the size of a quarter. Cut the disk in half and place each piece, flat side down, over the upper half of the eye. Blend the rounded edges smooth above each eye.

7. Roll a pea-sized clay ball for the nose and attach it to the face with a little water.

8. Roll two thin 1/2-inch long clay ropes and place one over the other to create the mouth. Blend and smooth the ends.