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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Santa-makeover

My Santas worshop/house has been resting for a year now, but I started it knowing I might just work on it in the Christmastime, so I think it will take me many years to finish it, but that's all according to the plans =)
I started making a Santa Claus last year. He was finished last year, the 23/12 but has been waiting ever since and finally I finished the post about him.
I saw a doll that was on sale, and I thought he would be perfect as a Santa, with a little modifications =)

First I striped him and gave him better arms (added pipe cleaners)
And then I made a pair of trousers of red felt.
And I added white wool at the end.
And a coat, with some white wool (I used his old clothes as a template for the new ones)
And a cap. Now he just needed to get a bit older, and whiter =)
I painted his hair white..
..and his beard, and the eyebrows, I forgot about that first =) But it made a huge different having white eyebrows instead of brown...
I gave him some beard cut from yarn



And a black ribbon, and he was all finished.

I'm not that happy with the coat, its very stiff and maybe too big. Don't know if I can fix it, until then Santa is just happy to show off his clothes at last.
 





I think Santa is wondering when I'll paint the house, it should be red, but I haven't even started with the paint yet..

 And of course he wishes you a Merry Christmas =)

 
Take care
Hannah




22 comments:

  1. Has conseguido darle el volumen adecuado. Ha quedado muy guapo.

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  2. Great job on Santa, Hannah! I like how your Chistmas house is coming along according to plan. Perfect! Merry Christmas! xo Jennifer

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  3. I love the Santa makeover! You did a great job.
    Merry Christmas!
    Lisa :-)

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  4. Wonderful job on your Santa! He is sure to make children happy and excited!
    Happy Christmas :)
    Hugs
    Kikka

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    1. Thank you Kikka! I hope my mini-Santa will sneak out on Christmas to give presents to all dollhouses =)
      Happy Christmas!

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  5. Your Santa makeover is fantastic. The white eyebrows made such a difference. I love his long beard :)
    Hugs Maria

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  6. Your Santa makeover is absolutely great, Hannah! What a lovely idea to paint the Christmas house in a red color, I think Santa would love it :D!
    Merry Christmas to you and yours, Hannah!
    Hugs, ilona

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    1. Thank you, and the same to you and your family!
      Many cottages and houses are red here in Sweden, so I think red will suit him in many ways =)

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  7. Fantastic work on Santa hon!! His beard is fantastic!
    Hugs~J

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    1. Thank you! I like when there is a simple but good solution to something, like yarn beard =)

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  8. Great makeover. The yarn beard worked brilliantly, I thought it was doll making hair before I read the caption.

    Happy Christmas! x

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    1. Thanks Sarah! I'm very happy it worked out with the yarn, it looked better than I first thought it would =)

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  9. I love your Santa. He is very impressive - especially the beard and the clothing.

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    1. Thank you! I think the coat looks a bit stiff, but over all I'm happy with him =)

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Thanks for reading, I love to read your comments =)
Hannah