This tutorial shows how to make a doll from an old CD. Cover the disc with fabric using a 3 cm allowance, make hair from yarn wrapped around a wide ruler or cardboard, and make the head from two 7 cm cardboard circles, batting, and white fabric. Finish by gluing on the hair, drawing the face, and adding decorations.
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Things you will learn
Use an old CD as the base; trace it on the wrong side of pink fabric with a 3 cm allowance.
For the head, cut two cardboard circles 7 cm in diameter, cover them with white fabric, and add batting.
Wrap yarn hair around a wide ruler or strip of cardboard, tie it at the center, and cut it open.
Doll Made from a CD
A decorative doll with a fabric-covered base, yarn hair, a drawn face, and embellishments.
Materials and tools
Materials
Pink, peach, or beige fabric, To cover the disc.
White fabric, For the head pieces.
Cardboard, For the two head circles and, if needed, a strip for wrapping the hair.
Old CD, The doll base.
Knitting yarn, For the hairstyle.
Hot glue and batting, For assembly and the soft part of the head.
Decorations, Beads on fishing line, ribbons, artificial flowers, lace, and other embellishments for the doll’s hair and clothing.
Tools
Wide ruler or strip of cardboard, For wrapping the yarn to make the hair.
Marker or fine brush, For drawing the eyes and nose.
Preparation
Choose the doll’s look
The source suggests making this toy with children: a child can choose the hairstyle and draw the future doll’s face.
Leave hot-glue work to an adult
The source suggests making the doll with children but gives no hot-glue safety instructions. An adult must handle the hot-glue gun and perform every hot-glue step; children may help only with cool materials and decoration.
Prepare the base and materials
Choose a doll concept
An old CD can become an unusual fashion doll. Finish the toys with different hair colors and hairstyles.
Gather the materials
Prepare colored and white fabric, cardboard, an old CD, knitting yarn, hot glue, batting, and decorations: beads on fishing line, ribbons, artificial flowers, and lace.
Cover the disc with fabric
Mark the fabric
On the wrong side of the pink fabric, trace the disc and add a 3 cm allowance.
Gather the fabric around the disc
Cut out the piece, sew a running stitch around the edge, pull the thread tight around the disc, and secure it.
Make the hair and head
Prepare the yarn hair
Wrap knitting yarn around a wide ruler or strip of cardboard, tie it at the center, and cut it open.
Cut the head pieces
Cut two cardboard circles 7 cm in diameter. Trace them on white fabric with a small allowance and cut out the fabric piece.
Assemble the soft base
Glue batting to the cardboard base with hot glue and trim away the excess. Turn under the fabric edges and glue them with hot glue.
Adult supervision required
The source gives no hot-glue safety instructions. An adult must handle the hot-glue gun and perform this step.
Finish the doll
Attach the hairstyle
Have an adult use hot glue to attach the doll’s yarn hair.
Draw the face and add decorations
Draw the eyes and nose with a marker or fine brush; cosmetic blush may be used for the cheeks. Decorate the hair with beads, and glue a bow or lace collar at the neck.
Create variations
Finish the doll to your taste, or make several toys with different hair colors and hairstyles.
Finish and variations
Variations
Hairstyles and decorations
The source suggests beads, ribbons, artificial flowers, lace, different hair colors, and different hairstyles.
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