Ugly Dolls - part 2

I sat down to make the Monkey Ugly doll and right from the beginning he was giving me fits.  Is it any wonder?  This monkey was mischevious.  I didn't dare turn my back on him.  As soon has the last stitch was put in, he had a mind of his own. (Kinda like the little girl I'm giving it to!)

A true definition of an Ugly Doll.  Look at those skinny legs and giant head!

"What?!  I don't have a big head!"

Yeah, you do dude.

He ran off the table and went to bug Honda.

That's when the teddy bear discovered him.

"I'm not so sure this is a good idea!"

But they soon became good friends.  They fist bumped. 

I assumed (wrongly) that I could leave them alone, but just like their future owners, the monkey seemed to be set on mischief.

I came back to find them in the tree!  I asked who's fault it was.

Monkey pointed at the teddy bear. 

I couldn't assume (even though I figured it was monkey's fault) that I knew who put them up to that.

So they both were put in time out.  I think its nice of monkey to comfort teddy who was crying.

I came back to tell them they could get up now and found them wrestling on the PIANO!!!

So I seperated them.

Let's hope they are behaving while I'm at work. 

(I locked them in the old dryer just in case)

Ugly dolls (Well, one today - one tomorrow!)

The worst part about getting everything bought/made/wrapped a month before Christmas is that you get the bug to have some last minute gifts.  I decided to make ugly dolls for the kids!

The hardest part of making an ugly doll is figuring out HOW UGLY to make it!

I started with a few sketches.  Then called in the reserves (the hubby) for back up.

He asked me what I was sketching on.   

Yup.  Kind of sums me up.   

Then we spent so much time discussing the sticky notes, I had to stop crafting for dinner.

Yum!  Back to task...

He narrowed it down to these four.

Then asked me where the monkey was.  

Duh.  How do you forget a monkey in an ugly doll sketch?! 

Unbelievable.  I must have been tired. 

So the monkey was thrown in and voted on in a last minute upset.  

I decided to do the teddy bear ugly doll first.

I folded my two colors in half and drew one half of the ugly doll on the seam. 

Then I cut the two layers out. 

Next, I cut out the accessories and laid them out how I wanted them to be sewn on.

On a side note...I LOVE adding the eyes.  Eyes gives everything a personality. 

This guy started taking on a Mr. Bill personality. 

Once you get all your extras sewn on, you can either put the right sides together and sew, then flip him right-side out or (be lazy like me) and just sew the two right sides together and let your seams show.  After all, its an ugly doll; its supposed to be ugly.

Of course-Ugly doll does not have a name yet, (that will be up to the kids), but he certainly wanted to make sure he met everyone that was home. 

I think he was a little worried about Honda.

Clearly the hubs was not impressed with being introduced to the ugly doll.

Well, that's about it for today.  Most of my weekend was spent traveling, sleeping, eating, and cleaning.

Stayed tuned for tomorrow's Ugly Monkey!