Prima mea papusa/ My first doll

In cautarile mele pe net, am descoperit papusile din textile. Unul din primele site-uri gasite a fost site-ul lui Patti Medaris Culea. Mi-a placut atat de mult, incat am decis ca trebuie sa fac si eu asemenea papusi. Am cumparat de pe http://www.amaz0n.com/ doua dintre cartile despre papusi ale artistei mai sus mentionate, si anume:Creative Cloth Doll Making si Creative Cloth Doll Faces. Am inceput cu tiparul cel mai simplu si iata cateva poze cu etapele realizarii primei mele papusi:
Surfing the net I found cloth dolls. One of the first sites I have found was Patti Medaris Culea's. I liked her dolls so much that I decided to make my own cloth dolls. I bought from www.amazon.com two books written by Patti Medaris Culea, about making cloth dolls: Creative Cloth Doll Making and Creative Cloth Doll Faces. I started with the purest pattern and here are some pictures of how I made my first doll.

Acestea sunt tiparele partilor componente ale corpului:
These are the patterns for the doll's elements:

























Am folosit un material din bumbac 100% vopsit de catre mine cu Procion MX. Am ales o culoare roz pal care sa sugereze culoarea pielii.
I used hand-dyed cotton fabric (with Procion MX). I chose a pink colour, to suggest the colour of the skin.

Aici am trasat tiparul pe materialul indoit in doua. Apoi am cusut pe urma trasata, iar dupa aceea am decupat la aproximativ 2mm de cusatura.
I traced the pattern on the folded fabric. Then I sewed on the line and then I cut out at a distance of about 2mm.

In continuare am intors pe fata fiecare bucata, printr-un orificiu special lasat pentru aceasta, dupa care am umplut cu vatelina.

I turned out every piece and I stuffed them.

Aici este papusa inainte de a o colora si de a-i face haine.

Here is the doll before painting its face and making clothes.
























Pentru a-i contura trasaturile fetei am folosit pasteluri cerate si vopseluri acrilice.
Aici este o etapa intermediara a fetei, dupa ce am colorat cu pasteluri cerate:
I used acrylics and wax pastels to paint the face. Here is an intermediary stage:

























Iata si poze cu papusa mea la final!! Fusta i-am facut-o dintr-un rest de costum national, manecile si bluza din dantele, iar parul i l-am impletit din fir de tricotat galben.
Here is my doll! The skirt is made of an old national costume, the shirt and the sleeves are made of lace. For the hair I used yellow yarns.









































































Aici o puteti vedea langa doua vaze din tabla pe care le-am decorat cu trandafiri, prin metoda servetelelor.
Here my doll sits near two vases which I decorated with roses (the napkin technique).




















Inca nu am dat un nume papusii mele. Imi puteti da niste sugestii? Va rog...:))
I haven't given a name to my doll, yet. Can you give me some suggestions? Please...:))