How I Made My Lacy Mixed Media Victorian Collage Stump Art Doll Free Tutorial

I fell in love with mixed media art dolls several years ago after taking online courses at Artful Gathering.  I loved those classes as I learned so much and they really had a delightful effect on my

 creative soul. 

When I first started creating my Victorian "Lady" dolls I decided to make them stump dolls as I wanted to focus on their outfits.  So, it's totally understandable that after falling in love with mixed media art dolls, I would experiment with mixed media stump dolls as well.  

Well, experiment I did! The Lucy, Lacy, and Lilly dolls, shown above, are a trio of "stump doll" sisters who are as different as they are beautiful.

 

 Lucy, who is on the left in the pictures above, is a delicate flower who has an over abundance of compassion.  Lacy, who is on the right in the pictures above, is whimsical and flirtatious while Lilly, who is in the middle in the pictures above, is a deep thinker who cares about everyone and everything.

They are mixed media Victorian collage stump art dolls that I made back in September of 2014. 

I had so much fun making these mixed media stump art dolls I thought you might like to know how I made them. So, I decided to create a free tutorial on how I made Lacy.  

I hope my free tutorial inspires you to create a mixed media stump art doll of your own.

Lacy - 4 1/2" x 6" x 3/4" Handmade Mixed Media Victorian Collage Stump Art Doll

Lacy is a 4 1/2" x 6" x 3/4" mixed media Victorian stump wood doll with a paper face, sponge painted wood body, paper collage and embellished outfit. Her fabric gathered and covered bamboo bonnet with paper floral and silk floral embellishments is fastened with a purple check ribbon that is tied in a bow under her chin. Her sides and back are sponge painted and her outfit  is an embellished paper collage dress with a two tier cape with raised black dots. White lace trim adorned with a beautiful pearl and silk ribbon flower is wrapped around her neck.

Her beautiful brown thick alpaca yarn hair from Rock Garden Alpacas Fiber is wrapped in a bun. A bouquet of flowers and butterfly add charm to her collage outfit.

Supplies Needed:

3/4" wood pine - 6" by 6" by 3/4"

Acrylic Paint - Dark Green, Light Teal Green, Yellow, Coral, Pink

Low Temperature Hot Glue Gun and Hot Glue Sticks

Various Mixed Media and Scrapbook Papers - Lilac, Light Teal Green, Silver and Other Colors

Victorian Lady Graphic Image For Face

Victorian Graphic Image Paper Embellishments For Front of Body

3/8" Purple and White Checkered Decorative Ribbon Trim - 30" Long For Bonnet Tie

Blush for Cheeks - Coral Color

4” Bamboo Hat

Purple Fabric - 12”Square For Bonnet

1/2” Scalloped White Lace Trim - 12” Long For Neck Line

1” Cream Colored Ribbon & Bead Embellishment For Under The Neck Decoration

1” Lilac Paper Flowers - 3 For Bonnet Decorations 

1/2” Silk Ribbon and Flower Trim For Bonnet Decoration - 12” Long

Light Brown Alpaca Handspun Yarn For Hair

Metallic Marker - Silver

Puffy Paint - Black

Sandpaper

ModPodge

Liquitex Matte Medium

Paint Brushes

Lead Pencil

Stabilo Pencil - Black (for shading)

Tortillions (for blending stabilo lines)

Band-saw and Table Saw to Cut The Wood

Paper Towel

Small Nail Files or Emery Boards

Scissors

Sea Sponges

Small Wallpaper Roller

Pencil

Black Micron Markers

Decorative Paper Edger Scissors

Instructions:

1) Using the paper body template example and measurements from Diagram #1 draw a body template on a white piece of paper with the lead pencil.  Adjust as necessary so your measurements match the ones in the Paper Body Template Example - Diagram #1.

2) Highlight the outside edges with the black micron markers and then cut the paper body template outside the black marker edge lines.

3) Cut a piece of 3/4 " pine 6" by 6" square with the table saw.

4) Center the paper body template on the 6" by 6" wood square and draw along the outside edge with the lead pencil.  

5)  Cut the wood body out along the outside edges with the band saw. Your wood body and wood body measurements should be similar to the wood body example shown in Diagram #2 and be able to stand evenly.

6) Sand all edges of the wood body so they are smooth to the touch.  Make sure the sanding doesn't affect the ability of the wood body to stand evenly.

7) Once you're satisfied with the sanding wipe all the edges and sides down with a wet piece of paper towel.

8)  Paint the front (except the head area which you need to leave bare), sides, bottom and the back of the wood body with the dark green acrylic paint (See Diagram #3).

9)  Using the sea sponges paint the sides and the back of the wood body with the light teal, green, yellow, coral, pink and then dark green acrylic paint (See Diagram #4). 

10) Your sponge painted areas should look similar to the pictures above.

11)  Apply Liquitex matte medium to the front (except the head area which you should leave bare), sides, and back of the wood body to seal your painted areas.  Let dry completely

12) Cut a piece of scrapbook paper to fit the front area of the front side leaving the head area bare (as shown in Diagram #5) and making sure the edges slightly overhang the side and bottom edges.

13) Apply ModPodge to the front side of the wood body (leaving the head area bare) with a brush.

14)  Position the front piece on the front side of the wood body and press down until it is firmly in place.  Roll it with the small wallpaper roller until it is securely in place and adheres to the front side.

15)  Gently sand the side and bottom edges of the scrapbook paper with the small nail files or emery boards until they are flush and smooth with the sides.

16) Apply a thin layer of the ModPodge to the scrapbook paper piece on the front of the wood body.

17) Cut a piece of the scrapbook paper for the left vest using the shapes shown in Diagram #6 making sure the side edges slightly overhang the side edges of the wood body by 1/32" and that the bottom edge is cut with the decorative paper edger scissors for the scalloped edge.

18) Apply ModPodge to the back side of the left side of the vest with a brush.

19)  Position the left side of the vest scrapbook paper piece on the left front side of the wood body and press down until it is firmly in place.  Roll it with the small wallpaper roller until it is securely in place and adheres to the front side. Make sure the left side of the vest piece slightly overhangs the left side of the wood body by about 1/32".

20)  Gently sand the left side of the vest scrapbook paper piece with the small nail files or emery boards until it is flush and smooth with the side wood. 

21) Apply a thin layer of the ModPodge to the scrapbook paper piece on the front of the wood body.

22) Cut a piece of the scrapbook paper for the right vest using the shapes shown in Diagram #7 making sure the side edges slightly overhang the side edges of the wood body by 1/32" and that the bottom edge is cut with the decorative paper edger scissors for the scalloped edge.

23) Apply ModPodge to the back side of the right side of the vest with a brush.

24)  Position the right side of the vest scrapbook paper piece on the right front side of the wood body and press down until it is firmly in place.  Roll it with the small wallpaper roller until it is securely in place and adheres to the front side. Make sure the right side of the vest piece slightly overhangs the right side of the wood body by about 1/32".

25)  Gently sand the right side of the vest scrapbook paper piece with the small nail files or emery boards until it is flush and smooth with the side wood. 

26) Apply a thin layer of the ModPodge to the scrapbook paper piece on the front of the wood body.

27) For the face you may need to re-size and re-print the image you will be using several times before you are able to get the right proportions for the round section of the front of the head which you have left bare until now.

28)  Apply ModPodge to the area where the face will be placed.

29)  Position the face on the wood body as shown in Diagram #8 above and press down until it is firmly in place.  Roll it with the small wallpaper roller until it is securely in place and adheres to the front side. 

30)  Gently sand the face paper piece along the round edges with the small nail files or emery boards until it is flush and smooth with the head wood. 

31) Apply a thin layer of the ModPodge to the scrapbook face paper piece on the front of the wood body.

32) Cut a piece of the 1/2” scalloped white lace trim to fit around the neck edge overlapping by 1/2” in the back (See Diagram #9).

33) Glue the lace trim around the neck edge overlapping 1/2” in the back with the hot glue and making sure the top edge of the lace trim covers the neck edge of the face graphic and is positioned just under the chin of the face graphic (See Diagram #9).

34) The lace trim around the neck should look similar to the pictures shown above.

35) Glue the 1” cream colored ribbon & bead embellishment in the center front of the body just under the neck edge and on top of the lace trim that you just glued around the neck with the hot glue See Diagram #10). 

 

36) For the hair you want to use the light brown alpaca handspun yarn and will be unwinding some of the yarn to frame the face, You will also be using the woven yarn to cover the sides, top and back of the head and creating a bun on the back of the head.

37) To frame the face cut several pieces of the yarn about 3/4” long and then separate the weave so the yarn is like roving.

38)  Apply hot glue to the wood side of the head on the bottom of the right side up to the right side of the face graphic and then apply one of your 3/4” pieces of separated yarn so it adheres to the head (See Diagram #11).

39)  Work your way up the head gluing the 3/4” pieces from the right hand side across the forehead to the left hand side making sure the sides and edges of the face graphic are covered (See Diagram #11).

40) Fluff the ends of the yarn roving so the hair looks natural and flyaway and only the face itself on the graphic is showing (See Diagram #11).

41) Now you want to cover the back, sides, and top of the head with rows of the yarn glued simultaneously one row after the other starting at the back bottom nape of the neck as shown in Diagram #12 and working your way from the right hand side up the back and side of the head to the top center back of the head making sure the whole area is firmly glued and covered (See Diagram #12).

42)  Cut a long piece of the yarn and hot glue it to the the back bottom nape of the neck as shown in Diagram #12 and while gluing as you go work your way from the right hand side up the back and side of the head to the top center back of the head making sure the whole area is firmly glued and covered (See Diagram #12).

43) After the face is framed and the back, sides and top of the head are covered with the yarn you want to glue more yarn to the back of the head to create the effect of a bun on the back of the head (See Diagram #13).

44) Cut another really long piece of the yarn and starting at the center back of the head start gluing and apply the yarn in a tight counter-clockwise direction until the whole back of the head is covered with a bun  See Diagram #13).

45) Finish gluing the bun at the top of the head (See Diagram #13).

46) Before you put the bonnet on Lacy you want to add the finishing embellishments to the front of the body.

47) Cut two Victorian graphic images out of the paper for the lower front of the body (See Diagram #14). For my Lacy this was a cluster of flowers and a butterfly.

48) Apply ModPodge to the back side of the flower cluster and press down until it is firmly in place (See Diagram #14).  Apply ModPodge to the back side of the blue butterfly overlapping the flower cluster  and press down until it is firmly in place (See Diagram #14).

49) Roll the flower cluster and butterfly paper embellishments with the small wallpaper roller until they are securely in place and adhere to the front side. 

50) Apply a thin layer of the ModPodge to the flower cluster and butterfly on the front of the wood body. 

51) Use the black stabilo pencil to shade the edges of the flower cluster and butterfly, as shown in Diagram #15 above and then blend the stabilo lines with the Tortillions. 

52) Make sure the blending around the tie is pleasing to the eye.  If need be add more shading with the black stabilo pencil and blend again.

53) Use the black puffy paint to add black dots to the center of the scalloped loops on the bottom edge of both sides of the vest making sure they are pleasant to the eye (See Diagram #16).  Let dry.

54) Use the metallic silver marker to draw a  silver line under the bottom edge of both sides of the vest (See Diagram #16).

55) You want to add a decorated hat to the top of Lacy’s head using the 4” bamboo hat.

56) Position the bamboo hat in the center of the wrong side (WS) of the 12” purple fabric.    

57) Using the bamboo hat as a guide cut a 7” purple fabric circle around the bamboo hat.  

58) Remove the hat and then apply a little hot glue to the top center of the bamboo hat (See Diagram #17). 

58) Turn the bamboo hat upside down in the center of the wrong side (WS) of the purple hat and hot glue it in place (See Diagram #18).

 59) Now you want to glue the purple fabric edges inside the hat pulling the fabric edges tightly against the brim edge of the hat and overlapping all along the edges.  

60)  Apply hot glue to the wrong side (WS) edge of the fabric and pulling the right side (RS) of the fabric tightly against the brim edge of the hat glue the edge of the wrong side (WS) of the fabric to the inside of the hat (See Diagram #19).

61) Continue gluing the wrong side (WS) of the fabric edges to the inside of the hat overlapping the fabric around the round brim of the hat creating folds in the fabric as you move along the brim edge (See Diagram #20).  

62) Continue in this manner until you reach your starting point making sure the fabric is tight against the brim edge of the hat and the fabric edges are all hot glued inside the hat (See Diagram #20).

63) Cut a piece of the 1/2” silk ribbon and flower trim to fit around the bottom of the hat cap and glue it in place with the hot glue (See Diagram #21). 

64) Glue the three paper flowers evenly around the hat on top of the 1/2” silk ribbon and flower trim with hot glue (See Diagram #22). 

65) Hot glue the center point of the 3/8" purple and white checkered decorative ribbon trim  to the center inside of the hat (See Diagram #22).

66) Apply hot glue all inside the cap of the hat and glue the hat to the top of Lacy's head (See Diagram #22).  

67) Tie the ribbon in a bow on the right side and then trim the excess ribbon ends (See Diagram #23).

68) Congratulations! Lacy is done.

I also created a free e-book for you showing how I made Lacy.  Enjoy!

How I Made My Lacy Mixed Media Victorian Collage Stump Art Doll Free Tutorial 

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