I'm a big fan of Ghibli films... this is my first ghibli inpired string doll.. from my favorite movie Spirited Away.



No Face amigurumi


Haku


Chihiro

It started with a contest from #Popkes (http://popkes.deviantart.com/) group in deviantart. I came up with Alice as my entry coz the theme of that contest was disney.

Alice, my official entry for the contest



Then it gave me an idea to create the whole main characters from the movie Alice in Wonderland.

Mad Hatter


White Rabbit


Cheshire cat


Tweedledee and Tweedledum


White Queen


Red Queen


the complete casts


Then i think it would be cute to place them in a box..so here it is..it's not that really fancy... it was really hard cutting the box



They are just really cute so i can't help taking lots of pictures of them












All the faves and comments i get in deviantart has inspired me to do well in designing my string dolls.

And btw, after a week of submitting my works in the group #Popkes, they made me a contributor. I'm so touched

I found a big totoro pillow in deviantart and got jealous so i made my own version.. anyway this is the totoro pillow from deviantart: http://melkatsa.deviantart.com/art/Totoro-Pillow-133723756
 
Her totoro is wayyy cuter than mine... but i'm still happy with my Pillow coz this is my first huge customized pillow..i'm gonna make another one soon and i'm gonna use a nicer cloth.

my totoro pillow:





My cousins sleeping with Totoro:



and that's me, soo happy with my totoro  :



oh well..pretending to be asleep..lol



and more pictures...

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Here's a tutorial on how to make a string doll.

MATERIALS:

* scissors

* super glue

* Styrofoam

* yarn

* pins

* felt

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/7083/stringdoll1.jpg

Credit to the one who made this first image. This is where I first learned how to make a string doll. I just followed up to step 12 coz I had a hard time following steps 13-15. I studied it and created my own version on how to make the head. Once you are done with the step 12, cut the yarn and glue the end to the body to secure.

Here are the steps on how to make the head to designing the doll.

You will need a Styrofoam. Cut a small piece. It doesn't need to be circle.

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Then start wrapping it with the yarn you used for the body. Make it tight.

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Keep on winding it with yarn until it forms into a circle. Just spread the yarn evenly so it'll be in good shape.

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Once it's big enough to fit into that loop you left when you created  the body, you may now insert it.

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Don't cut the string yet, you will continue to wrap it around the head to secure it to the body.

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If you think it's already big enough then proceed to wrapping the yarn to the body.

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Then glue the end to secure. I used a super glue (mighty bond in particular). It's expensive but it's worth it coz it will stick fast and you will only need a small amount of it. You will need to glue the neck part so it won't move. Continue gluing the head to keep the yarn in place.

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So here's your finish product.

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Now let's proceed to my favorite part - the dressing up. I usually look for pictures to serve as a guide and inspiration. This time i used Nam from my favorite movie Crazy Little Thing Called Love.

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Here's the doll:

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After dressing up, we'll now make the hair.

You will use a black yarn this time. Wrap it around your hand or you can use a cardboard. It will depend on your desired length. Because Nam's hair is short, so I'm just using my hand.

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Once you feel like it's thick enough, i don't usually count how many rounds i make, take it off your hand but make sure it's still in it's form.

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Then tie it at the center. Make it very tight.

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Then cut both ends.

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Put a glue at the center then place it on top of the head.

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Place it in front of the string you'll use for hanging the doll.

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This will be your front.

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This will be your back.

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You will glue the back hair first then front. You might need to cut it to your desired length then style it. And here's our doll, I copied the style of the hair of Nam in the picture above.

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Now we can add the eyes and the glasses to finish it. I used a pin for the eyes and glued it. For the glasses, I used felt.  Here's our finish product.

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It won't be complete without P'Shone.

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I also made an apple plush.

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Here are  P'Shone and Nam. I super love them

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Here are more pictures, with me and my string dolls. Enjoy!

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If you have any questions, just let me know by commenting below. Hope this tutorial helps.

Yesung is a member of Super Junior, a popular group from Korea.

here are the string dolls i made for my clients.. i made them last year and i didn't have a decent camera way back.



Ryuk from death note


L from death note


Misa from death note


Detective Conan


and more, i forgot their names..hehe



















Inu Yasha


if you want to see more, you may visit my page in facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Customized-Dolls/107161749347261

i just learned to make plush dolls and these are my first three projects.

the brown totoro measures 5" (height) and the white totoro measures 3 and a half inches, the mushroom and acorn measure 3".

here are my new completed projects. I bought the pattern for Mad Hatter here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mad-hatter-4 .. it's really easy to follow.





as for the Totoro, i forgot the link to the free pattern but you can find a lot of free pattern online.





I made this for my friends birthday.







This is a very small crocheted totoro. This is quite hard to make





here's the back view. i added some tree roots and a paper flower for some accent.

[Shindong:]

I made these dolls two years ago...



it is inspired from this picture



here they are (photo credit to my friend Ef-ar Mirasol)

Shindong:


Teukie:


Fishie:


Heenim:


Minnie:


Hyukkie:


Shiwon:


Yesung:


Bummie:


Kangin:


Hangeng:


Wookie:

[Harry Potter:]

after watching the last Harry Potter movie, i felt so sad and to console my self, I decided to create Harry Potter string dolls for myself

I only made three: Harry, Hermione and Dumbledore. they are 3-inch-dolls..I finished them in 2 days.

UPDATED: i added Ron Weasley

Harry Potter:


Hermione:


Dumbledore:


Harry and Hermione:  


Harry, Hermione and Dumbledore:








for more pictures, you may visit my deviantart http://em-ar-ae.deviantart.com/gallery/