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1 2-1/2" styrofoam ball (Head)       1 1-1/2" styrofoam tube (cut 3" for body)
1 1-1/2" styrofoam ball (Shoes)          2   5-1/2" 20 guage wire (Arms)
1 2" chop stick (Neck-sharpen both ends to make easy to insert)
2 4-1/2" 18 guage wire or 2 4-1/2" chop sticks (Legs)
26" x 25" Washi paper (Plain or bark chips imbedded)
Wall paper paste      Elmer's or white glue

***Hand torn, no scissors. When I glue down, it will not have a hard edge where pieces overlay.
***Glue on torn pieces one at a time. Preglueing will not save time because Washi paper absorbs
the moisture fast and you have to apply glue again.

HEAD:

* Draw a line around the center of the ball and along this line, press ball against table
   edge (Figure 2). Make the head shape like Figure 3.
* Make several strips about 5/8" wide then cut these strips to make 5/8" square pieces
   (larger than this size will make folds when you glue down on head).
* Dab glue on your finger tip. Apply glue on a piece you are using, evenly apply on the
   styrofoam slightly over lapping each other. Cover the head with Washi paper at least
   3 layers.

Figure 2

Figure 3

NOSE 1:

Put a lentil with a tiny dab of glue on the right place for the nose, then let it dry. Cover with several layers over and around the nose (Figure).

NOSE 2:

Use round beads with a straight sewing pin insted of a lentil (Figure 5 & 6).

Figure 6

Figure 4

Figure 5

EYES AND MOUTH:

Draw eyes & mouth on the same Washi paper I'm using for the doll's face (Figure7). Hand cut, glue on the right location on face and put on eyes & mouth Figure 8).

Figure 8

Figure7

BODY:

* Trim the 3" tube (Figure 9) to a cone shape.
* Insert 2" chop stick for a neck( Figure 10).
* Cover with at least 3 layers of Washi paper on the body (Figure 11).
* Cover the neck with strips until you build a desired size (long neck, short
thick or thin neck.

Figure 9

Fig.10

Fig.11

ARMS & LEGS:

Cut 3/8" wide hand torn strips to wrap around the wire. If you want thicker arms and legs, wrap more layers (Figure 12 & 13).

Figure13

Figure12

SHOES:

Flatten both sides of a 1 1/2" ball (Figure 14). Cut in half with the flat side on the bottom. Make a foot (shoe) shape. Insert wire legs (Figure 15) or legs (Figure 16) into the shoes with white glue.

Figure 14

Fig.16

Fig.15

ASSEMBLE THE BODY:

* Poke two holes on the bottom of the body, glue on the tips of legs. Insert on to the body (Figure 17).
* Poke a hole on each side of the body for the arms. glue on the tips of arms and insert (Figure 18).

Fig.17

Fig.18

HAIR:

Figure 19

Figure 20

Click on picture to see
two different results.

Figure 22

Figure21

* Use 4 1/2" x 15" long Washi paper. Fold to 2 1/2 x 15". Hand tear about 1/2" wide strips. Open the torn strips (Figure 19). Use as hair with crinkling (Figure 20) or without crinkling.
* Glue down one strip at a time on head and don't put glue on the whole strip to avoid having a flattened head ( Figure 21 & 22).

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