How to make japanese washi doll (Temari Girl)

Let’s make washi doll!! Fun to do, and the doll looks pretty You can mount your doll onto a cardstock, and you’ll have a uniqe gift card!

Ok, let’s start!

You will need:
– washi paper (patterned). washi is japanese silkscreen paper
– mingei paper (plain washi)
– cardboard (white)
– crepe paper (black)
– fancy paper (red). this will be for the small ribbons

Optional:
You can add flat cotton/foam to the following parts:
– body (cardboard)
– right & left sleeve (cardboard)
– ball (cardboard)
It will create a dimensional effect. Just mount the cotton/foam to the cardboard.

About TEMARI:
Temari is a japanese folk game. The word literally means ‘hand’ (te) and ‘ball’ (mari). It is an ancient japanese folk art dating back more than 500 years.

Let’s make 3D collage dolls (japanese girls)

Another collage doll free tutorial. You can see my previous collage doll tutorial

You will need:
– old postcard, some old flyers
– glue
– scissor

DIY cute dolls: “Rebi & Friends”

You will need:
– colour cardstock
– glue
– scissor
– hole puncher
– ribbon puncher (optional)

Brief instruction:
make all part of the doll (based on the pattern), then compose and glue. Make the eyes with hole puncher. Tips: make various model with your own style

New idea:
using the same pattern, you make these dolls with felt