Thread: Show me your voo doo dolls! (Invites)

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I'd like to attach invites (playing card size) to some little voo doo dolls for my "Romp in the Swamp" NOLA themed party this year, but I'm spinning in circles when it comes to starting the dolls. I don't want to do a ton of intricate sewing on tiny pieces, so I'm thinking of cutting corners with stitch witchery and the like (I'd rather spend time on the details like beads and fun stuff), but I just can't commit to a design. Inspiration?

We thought about going that route and came to the same conclusion. There are a few wholsale places online that sell 'em. You could always do that, if you want to spend the money. If I still have any links to them, I'll post them.

I found these voodoo friends key chains last year. They appear to be wrapped/balled yarn. Perhaps an idea? I took a close up for you. Its 2-3 inches.

There is actually a website that shows you how to make these. http://www.dayu-crafts.com/How_To_Ma...oodoo_doll.htm

There are other sites too but this is the one that I remember right off.

Originally Posted by MsMeeple

I found these voodoo friends key chains last year. They appear to be wrapped/balled yarn. Perhaps an idea? I took a close up for you. Its 2-3 inches.

Originally Posted by Si-cotik

There is actually a website that shows you how to make these. http://www.dayu-crafts.com/How_To_Ma...oodoo_doll.htm

There are other sites too but this is the one that I remember right off.

Ooooh! I Like those!! bookmarking that site

I'm not sure if this will help or not, but is very easy to do. Just twist some rafia to the basic shape and scraps of fabric keeping in place. Could even have a little tags explaining the colour meanings. Could make the skull masks out of sculpey clay. You ouldnt need the gris gris bag, unless its a detail you like

http://www.loveandbones.com/CRAFTS.html

Originally Posted by Si-cotik

There is actually a website that shows you how to make these. http://www.dayu-crafts.com/How_To_Ma...oodoo_doll.htm

There are other sites too but this is the one that I remember right off.

Cool site!

Originally Posted by Si-cotik

There is actually a website that shows you how to make these. http://www.dayu-crafts.com/How_To_Ma...oodoo_doll.htm

There are other sites too but this is the one that I remember right off.

After looking at that I remembered that is almost exactly how we'd make yarn & cornhusk dolls!

Once again, I've said it too much here lately, so many AWESOME ideas, so little time.

Those would be great to make to give to the ToTers.

I threw this doll together in about 20 minutes. If you had all the materials together, and one other person to help, you could whip them out. I didn't sew at all. It's just sticks, rafita, twine, a piece of floral foam, hot glue and a scrap of black material. Of course you could make it as elaborate or as primitive as you like.

I have a book with a few suggestions and a few ideas of my own:

You can write your invitation on a piece of white paper and roll it up in a scroll. Burnt edges would look cool, but be careful of course. You could also cut the edges and rub dirt on it. That looks cool too. You can put in in an envelope (homemade would be nice) with a mini voodoo doll and little candles like birthday candle size only look like tapers. Adding incense too would be neat. I would pass these out not mail them.

One of the pics in the book has an old type voodoo doll that is nothing more than a piece of fabric wrapped around a stick and moss like a burrito (hot glue to seal). The moss and a bit of stick hangs out at the ends. Fold another piece of the material around the top part of the fabric and glue it down. That will be the head. More moss should come out of this end of the doll. Add a couple of just noticeable feathers.

Just under the "head" insert another short stick for the arms. You may have to make a hole in the fabric 1st. Tie string around different sections of the body and knot the string. Like a belt at the waist and at the knees. Finish by putting pins in the body. Not like you are stabbing the doll yet, but almost like a sewing stitch just to hold the pins to deliver the doll.

Thats IT! You can add it to the envelope with your invite, or use it as part of the invite. It is easier done than said.