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Boy Doll via FOX AND OWL

I had to stop and share this handmade little fellow — hasn’t he got the cutest face imaginable?

HANDMADE :: I think yes. Especially with feathers.

August 16, 2012November 1, 2012 Gina @ Oaxacaborn

Handmade fabric doll with felt feather headband, as made by Oaxacaborn dot com

This took some fiddling to get all stitched up, but I think I’ve got the basic method down. A few more tweaks to the next fabric doll, perhaps, like a narrower body and arms. I do love the felt feathers and the hand-embroidered face; I don’t think I’ll change that for the next one. A lot more fun than folding laundry, although I admit I was twitching a bit knowing that there were undone chores while I was sewing away. :)

I'm Gina Munsey, a Jesus-lover and a sojourner; a weaver of words, anchored in hope. I am Mexico-born, Eastern Europe-raised missionary kid who ended up being a Californian by way of Florida outside of Nashville, Tennessee -- but we landed here before The Great Migration. I live my days full of coffee and adventures while my 12-year-old learns Mandarin Chinese and Greek, my 3-year-old uses all the markers, and my artist-husband creates worlds from pixels and light. I'm an editor, a magazine contributor, and a writer who has only completed four chapters of my languishing manuscript. On any given day, you can find me in the middle of [home]school surrounded by stacks and stacks of books. Oh, and the name of this blog? Oaxaca -- wuh-HA-kuh -- is in Southern Mexico, where I was born! (See full bio).