Jilllll... I'm coming to get you

 

 

I will see you on Friday...

arrivng soon...

at a new home.....

I got a box...

 

THANK YOU JILL !!!

 What can I say it was Awesome! I got cute frogs and painted rocks for the garden, a custom zentangled designed tin with new Sharpies!! and cute ribbon (I have to hide the elephant ribbon from Ms.L), color and shape activity lessons for my little preschoolers, an owl inspired notebook and a ZOMBIE SHEEP!!! ((Squeal)).

Jill was so nice I didn't have a favorite rhyme, I asked for a sheep and she made me one. I haven't come up with a name... yet.  

 

 

TTFN,

Chris =]

 



Somebody Call 911 !!!!

We have some nasty head wounds going on here !!!!!

Clearly the many years I spent taking X rays in ER, left its mark on me !!!

So how's everyone's Zombie making coming along ? I'm at the final putting together mark ...... one more tuck in to make, and Zombie In The Nursery will be on its way ....... this sure has been another fun swap !!!!

A sneak peek

Sarah knows we are partners....but does she know what I'm up to with these?????

guess she'll just have to wait and SEE!

Take A Guess .....

Oh, I am having sooo much fun with this (and I couldn't be happier - this seems to have jolted my creative mojo back to life ............. it's been lost/gone/absent for so long now, I had begun to fear it would never come back !!!)
I've spent a number of late nights shaping, forming, planning my creation ..... today I reached possibly my most favorite part of any creation ..... THE OUTFIT !!!!
So, not as to give too much away, but at least show you a little something .... here's a little sneak peek .....

Until next time ....... Happy Creating :-)

Wounds: A Zombie Doll Mini Tutorial

Okay let’s talk about wounds; you know, cuts, abrasions, gashes, bites, severed limbs, bloody contusions, etc. All of this grosses me out beyond belief in real life, like to the point that I scream when I get a paper cut and can’t watch violent movies. However, when it comes to zombie making I get excited about the wounds on my creations. Seriously I’m always looking for a new wound to add to my repertoire and I find it relaxing to create zombies with their bloody wounds. That’s weird, right?! I know, but I can’t help it. Anyway, I often work using recycled wool so I sew my wounds then sometimes add gore with red acrylic paint.  I tried something a little different the other night when I was making the zombie for my partner.  I created layered wounds using wool pieces and machine sewing them. 

After making my swap zombie I wanted to play around with creating more wounds so I made a zombie for my zombie shelf.  I think I actually went overboard on the wounds but I had so much fun experimenting that I couldn't stop. Here’s what I did.

I pulled out my white, pink and red wool scraps then began cutting the scraps to create wounds. For my doll I cut a body piece in white wool then cut out the same shape in red. I pinned the wounds to the red wool and stitched them into place using my machine.

Once that was finished I layered my white wool piece on top of the red (with the right sides facing up) then pinned it together.  I flipped my fabric sandwich over; using the outline of the wounds I had already sewn, I stitched around the wounds about ¼” out from my original lines.

Then I turned the piece back over and began to cut into the white wool to open up my doll’s wounds. A seam ripper worked really well to create a hole that I could get my scissors into.

 I used different combinations of my wool scraps to create fleshy looking wounds, bones and bloody gashes or bites. I haven’t hit it with acrylic paint but I’m thinking about it. 

As I was working I started to think about zombie wounds and began wondering what everyone else does to gory up their zombies. So, what do you do for zombie wounds and how do you create them? Do you have a favorite type of zombie wound or a trademark wound that you always include on your dolls? I’d love to hear about it.