Make your own Gothic Halloween Doll

Doll crafting has never been so easy, quick and fun! Follow this Halloween tutorial and find out how to make this Halloween Gothic doll in no time! You can use her as a decoration on your porch for Halloween or use her for Halloween Party Decorations.

Supplies:
1. Cotton fabric
2. Felt – black
3. Scissors
4. Hotglue gun
5. Yarn thread – black
6. Fabric paint, gel pen, pencil.
7. Stuffing

Step-1: This is the pattern I’m using for my Gothic doll, you can search online for more patterns.

Step-2: I used gel pen to trace the face details and other details. Used fabric paint to fill a few parts such as eye lids, lips. Used pencil to create shades on the eyelids and under the eyes.

Once you’re done drawing the face details cut out the doll pattern from the fabric but make sure to keep 1 or 2 cm extra around the sides. Place the fabric on a black felt. Fold the extra fabrics around the sides bit by bit and use hot glue to attach the sides with the black felt. Keep the bottom part open to stuff the doll.

Step-4: Insert wool or scrap fabric through the open end on the bottom side. After you’re done filling the doll use hotglue gun to close the open end to secure the stuffing.

Step-5: Use a scissor to trim the sides of the black fabric and make it even with the doll pattern.

Step-6: Cut out a few pieces of black yarns and a piece of black felt for the hair. You can go for any style you want for the hair, just make sure to keep it Gothic. Simply use hotglue to attach the hair with the doll.

Done!

I’ve done embroidery on paper before and it’s a lot of fun. You can use a needle to punch out a particular shape to stitch, or my favorite thing is to take a copy of an old photograph or a page from a magazine and add stitched details to the original picture.

One thing I haven’t tried but would also be fun to do is cross stitching on paper.

This is a technique that requires a fair amount of preparation because you need to find a pattern you can easily transfer and print it at actual size, then use the pattern itself to help you decide where to put the holes in your paper. And then after all that you can do your stitching.

It’s a pretty straightforward process, but Crewel Ghoul has a great tutorial that walks you through how to do it step by step. It even includes a sample pattern you can print out and try for practice.

The post also has tips for starting and finishing your threads so that the back looks as neat as it can, if that’s something that’s important to you. (When I have done embroidery on paper I usually just tape the thread end to the back. If the back were going to show I’d probably just cover it with more paper.)

Stitching on paper is a fun way to make bookmarks or greeting cards, but you also need to make sure your paper is thick enough to support the holes you’ll be making in it. This post has a good rundown of materials you’ll need and what kind of paper is best. She used watercolor paper but I’ve used card stock and scrapbook paper that was a little thicker than the average printer paper.

You can always test a little on the paper you’re considering to make sure it will stand up to the project.

Check out the post, which includes a video, over at Crewel Ghoul for more tips for cross stitching on paper. Is this something you’ve tried before? I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo: Crewel Ghoul]

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