Over the weekend, I was going through some of my stash (I listed some doll making supplies on Etsy) and I ran across some chair spindles that I saved from the trash last summer. They were from a couple of chairs that were sitting on the deck and were being ruined from the rain. I tore them apart and threw the badly damaged pieces in the kindling pile and salvaged the spindles. I really didn't know quite what to do with them but here is what I came up with:
Here is what I did: I drilled a hole into a large wooden ball that I had on hand, just big enough to fit the dowel end of the spindle. I cut the spindle off so that the widest part would be on the bottom (for stability) I freehanded the wings and cut them out of very thin plywood (I had the scrap) I painted the ball flesh tone, the wings and base (a scrap of 1 x 3" cut into a square) white and put a coat of crackle over the already brownish colored spindle. I recoated when dry and where needed. Paint white over the crackle but make sure it is really dry before you do that. Add glitter to one side of the wings. I use modpodge to adhere the glitter. Assemble. I screwed the spindle to the base and put wood glue in the drill hole on the head. I glued and screwed on the wings. Then trim. Moss and tiny grapevine wreath on the head, draw in eyes with black sharpie, blush cheeks. I put pearls around the "neck" and glued on some rusty bells. What do you think???
I have a bunch of spindles, so I am going to try some shorter ones, and vary the wings a bit. Any ideas? Let me know.
I also finished one of my big angels:
I added a candle box and a hand tipped silicone bulb. I really like her but I worry about transporting her to my shows. Any ideas???
Better get to work. I have so many projects in the works.
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