This is my first attempt at a corn husk doll. IT is rather rustic.

I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder because that one looks mighty like my first one & I thought it was 'way neat'.

Why do you say "pitiful?"

What always strikes me here--this forum, generally not the crafts thread particularly--is how many folks get upset when their idea of perfection/proper is not met. Work with natural order rather than try to force it to human desire and you get further. This corn dolly is handcrafted of natural (mostly) materials and therefore each one will be unique and slightly different. Wonderful! Now, if you're talking about technique-outcome, well, you improve with time and make adjustments. Garden, I couldn't make one of these--rustic or otherwise. Don't belittle your work.

She looks mighty nice to me. Folk art is way too cool. Don't even try to compare such a homemade doll to what you see in stores. She's pretty.

Thatgardenfairy, I wouldn't say that's pitiful. It's actually very nice looking. It just takes a lot of practice to make them, that's all.

Janet (Mumsey I think) has one or two of my corn husk dolls, so maybe she can post a picture of it

Agreed - you're being much too hard on yourself. It's a beautiful corn husk doll. (You should have seen my first fabric fortune cookie, compared to the ones I can churn out of my sewing machine now.)

For crying out loud: you put a hat and an apron on her! CROW about it, TGF!

Awwww, I think she's really cute!

--J--

Thanks guys! I guess I was a little hard on her. She is cute. I have her hanging in my kitchen now.

that's awesome.

she's a beauty, she's not suposed to be perfect.I think you did a great job. What's her name?
mavis

OH, her name is Sarah.

Next whittle a basket for dolly out of a peach-pit.

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Originally posted by Tom C zone 4/5:
Next whittle a basket for dolly out of a peach-pit.

Now that's something I could do with all those pits I have out in the garden. I even have quite a few "halfsies" -- all I would need to do would be add handles!

--J--

I just don't have the patience for it , sorry. I was doing good just to make the doll, lol.

Nope, Mumsey is not Janet.