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Spirit doll from episode 5

Reclaim Your Creative Spirit with Violette Clark’s Spirit Doll Pattern

Pasted Graphic

Materials:
Cotton muslin
Fimo
Watercolor paper
Acrylic paints
Composition gold leaf
Feathers
Beads
Copper wire
Fiberfill
Glitter
White glue
Mod podge
Fine tip Sharpie felt pen

Create a delightful spirit doll to help you connect with the divine and bring more creativity into your life. Each doll has a crystal and piece of sweet grass embedded within, imbuing it with positive energy.

Pasted Graphic 1

Directions:
Step 1: Create a paper pattern of a simple shaped doll. Cut two identical pieces from fabric.

Step 2. Sew the two pieces together leaving an opening for stuffing. Turn inside out and stuff remembering to insert a piece of sweet grass and a special crystal. Stitch opening closed.

Step 3. Randomly paint your doll with acrylic paints. Brush mod podge over entire surface and embellish with gold leaf. Randomly sprinkle glitter on the doll.

Step 4.
Cut circle from muslin and paint a face using acrylics and accenting with sharpie felt pens.

Step 5.
Glue feathers onto doll shape. Glue face on top of the feathers.

Step 6.
Shape a tiny doll, vegetable or whatever is appropriate out of fimo, bake according to package directions. Paint with acrylic paints. Seal with a coating of Mod Podge. Adhere to doll.

Step 7.
On a scrap piece of torn water color paper randomly paint a design, add gold leaf and cut out gold star or heart which has been embellished with glitter. Attach a tiny feather. Glue to doll.

Step 8.
Outline the face with white glue and sprinkle glitter on. You can also finish the face off with black dimensional paint if you prefer it over glitter.

Step 9. Further embellish the face by gluing on a string of beads.

Step 10.
Spiral a length of wire and string on a few beads. Attach to the doll body with a couple of sewing stitches.

Now meditate on your doll and envision imbuing it with certain attributes whether it be greater creativity, abundance, good health or love. Place the doll in an area of honor that will remind you daily of what you are attracting into your life!

This pattern was used courtesy of Violette Clark. Thanks Violette!

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