Crafters are the original recyclers, always looking
for ways to make something from what others might consider trash. Air Freshener
Dolls are a perfect example of this creativity. All you need is a cone-shaped plastic
air freshener container, and in less than an hour you can have an adorable Christmas
scented doll to adorn your holiday mantle or table.
Note: You can also substitute a 5” block of wood or a
cardboard thread cone for the air freshener.
Mary
Christmas Air Freshener Doll
Materials (choose
colors of lace and ribbon to coordinate with fabric)
5” cone-shaped plastic air freshener
2” wooden ball with flat bottom
Peach or flesh colored acrylic paint
Foam paintbrush
Two 4mm half-round black beads
5-1/2” x 24” and 3” x 18” Christmas print fabric
24” 1-1/2” wide gathered lace
Fabric glue
All-purpose glue
Needle and thread
1/2 yd. 1/2" wide satin ribbon
3mm jute cord
4” straw doll’s hat
Miniature Christmas embellishments (optional)
1. Paint ball with three coats of flesh colored
paint, allowing paint to dry between applications.
2. Using fabric glue, glue gathered lace to one long
edge of larger piece of fabric. Allow to dry.
3. Using needle and thread, gather opposite long edge
of fabric into a circle. Knot thread ends together. Using fabric glue, glue
short ends of fabric together.
4. Drape fabric over air freshener, gluing gathers
over top of freshener. Allow to dry.
5. Glue ball over gathers. Allow to dry.
6. Glue eyes to face.
7. To make arms, press long edges of smaller fabric
piece to center, then fold in half and glue together. Allow glue to dry. Tie a
knot at each end for hands. Cut piece in half and glue each half directly under
head on either side of doll. Cross arms at front of doll and glue together.
Allow glue to dry.
8. Make a bow from the satin ribbon and glue to dress
directly below doll’s head.
9. Cut 2” lengths of jute and glue to top of head for
bangs. Cut additional lengths of jute (size determined by length of hair you
desire for your doll) and glue around head. Gather lengths into pigtails or
trim evenly around head to desired length.
10. Glue straw hat to top of doll’s head. glue on
optional Christmas trim or embellishment.
2 comments:
Adorable! When I saw the photo, I didn't think of this doll as an Air Freshener. I thought she'd make a cute gift for a preschooler.
You could certainly do that, Angela. Just wait until the air freshener is all used up, and wash the plastic container to remove any residue.
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