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Deluxe Spirit Doll Kits

These are the instructions contained in the Deluxe Spirit Doll Kits along with the pattern.

Cotton and Silk Detail Packets DO NOT contain the pattern, instructions, cotton jersey, or canvas bag.

Take the soft, vibrantly hand-dyed cotton fabrics, silk and rayon ribbons, a polymer clay face and bag of assorted detail beads, feathers, trims, and sequins as a starting point for your creativity and make your own totem, necklace focal point or talismanic pillow! Or create a shadow box, a mini shrine, a reticule or a guardian bag for your tarot cards and other special items. Personalize your design further by bringing out your own collected baubles, bells, or charms to embellish a one-of-a-kind piece that's all your own. Add other fabrics from your "stash" if desired--velvets, lace or satins are always a nice touch! Throw in a few buttons and a tassel or two and you will have a truly awesome piece for display, treasuring, or gifting to someone you really like. 

(The doll seen at right was made using the Silk Detail Kits and a purchased cotton doll body that was first dyed.)

The 100%  cotton, rayon and silk fabrics and ribbons have been dyed using Procion MX series Fiber Reactive coldwater dyes, and thoroughly rinsed and washed using Retayne and Synthropol for dye permanence and no shrinkage or color bleeding. Contained in each Deluxe Spirit Doll Kit is a tie dyed cotton jersey fabric piece that is a GENEROUS "fat quarter" or approximately 20 inches by 22 inches. Also included in the kit is a coordinating rugged cotton canvas bag, ready to become a purse, a doll body, a gift bag or the basis of something else entirely! 

Each polymer clay face is finished in one or more of a wide range of styles, and can be affixed to the cloth in several ways including PVA glues (white glues such as Aleene's Craft glues or Sobo) or by hand-drilling small holes for sewing with a pin vise or hand held drill bit. Polymer clay is relatively soft, and may crack if you just try to push a hole through--but it drills VERY nicely with little effort. 

You can also glue the faces to ultrasuede or leather using superglues (cyanoacrylates) and then use small decorations and seed beads around the face as a central focal piece. Faces can be re-baked using your own raw clay to embellish them further. The detail bead packet starts you out, and then you can add your own collected bits and pieces. Embellish any project freely with embroidery, fabric paints, and whatever your design requires for its beautification and personal appeal. Be wild and outrageous, or sweet and demure--it is totally up to YOU!

Here are some ideas: 

· Make a simple round or square pillow using the cloth and stuff with Fiberfill Polyester or cotton stuffing (or use dried lavender flowers!) Attach face in the center, and add beads, fringe, ribbons, and other decorative accents. 
· Use a pre-made cotton doll body and attach the face, dress the doll in the fabric and accent with added fiber hair if desired or use the ribbons and beads. · Create a purse or drawstring reticule with the canvas bag as a base and the cotton jersey as a lining-or the other way around! 
· Make a doll body using the cotton fabric and a simple pattern. Rounded five pointed star shapes make very good doll forms with one point for the head and the others becoming arms and legs. You can draw a simple "Gingerbread Person" type outline or other shape on paper to use as your pattern--or use the pattern included. Sew, turn and stuff the doll, then attach the face and add hair and decorative details. The doll seen here was created using a Deluxe Spirit Doll Kit and extra buttons and beads. Her body and hair are made of dyed cotton jersey.

These are NOT meant as toys and are NOT suitable for very young children.