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Disney Nesting Dolls

June 13, 2012

Shortly after I created my Sesame Street Nesting Dolls, I had ideas of making other versions. One that came into mind right away were Disney characters! So I ordered another set of blank wooden nesting dolls from Amazon and finally got work on them :o)

These nesting dolls are smaller than the ones I used for the Sesame Street characters. Just an ordering mistake on my end. I recommend getting larger dolls because they are easier to paint.

First, print out pictures of the characters faces (I just googled until I found images I liked). Tape them onto the blank nesting dolls and with a ball point pen, trace the faces. For the smaller dolls, I found that using the tip of screw/nail was easier to trace with than the ball point pen.

When you take off the paper, you will see that you have created an indent of the face on the wood doll. You now have nice grooves and lines to paint over.

For the larger dolls are started by painting inside the lines, but for the smaller dolls, I started by tracing over my lines with black. If your paint brush is too large, try using a tooth pick. I used acrylic paint in a few standard colors and mixed to make the pinks and purples. The nice thing about acrylic paint is that it dries fast and is very forgiving. If you mess up, you can just paint over it with another color.

When the acrylic is completely dry, I used a Triple Thick Brilliant Brush-On Glass Glaze to seal it and make it shiny. You only need one coat of this gloss and it doesn’t leave a sticky residue.

As an afterthought, I decided to add on ears for Mickey. I used two pieces of cardboard cut with a 1″ punch cut, hot glued together for each ear. I cut a small curved notch out of each ear so they would sit nicely on the head of the nesting doll, painted them black and hot glued them on. You might also try using small wooden circles for ears.
And there you have it! Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy and Pluto for your little Disney fan to play with!

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  1. Emily says

    June 13, 2012 at 8:21 pm

    Man, I can't show these to my daughter or I'll have to make them too. SO cute!

    Reply
  2. Dara says

    June 13, 2012 at 9:40 pm

    I love these!

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  3. Earning My Cape says

    June 14, 2012 at 1:45 am

    Those are so cuuuute!!!
    I love the tip on tracing the printout to make the indentations!
    Thanks for linking with my Super Link Party! 🙂

    Reply
  4. SHARM says

    June 14, 2012 at 2:49 am

    Very cute idea and love your painting… looks very professional.

    Reply
  5. Jenny@NorthwestLovelies says

    June 14, 2012 at 3:30 am

    These are so adorable! You did an amazing job!! My girls would love these! 🙂

    Reply
  6. Judy Bagwell says

    June 14, 2012 at 12:35 pm

    VERY cute!! Pluto looks like he could be hard because he is so small, but he turned out great!

    Reply
  7. LDH says

    June 14, 2012 at 2:19 pm

    Hi Sarah! Stopping by to say hi! Sweet place you have here… I am following now 🙂
    Kindly, Lorraine

    Reply
  8. Jenny @ The NY Melrose Family says

    June 14, 2012 at 5:20 pm

    These are so cute! My two year old LOVES Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. We've had a Mickey 1st birthday and a Minnie 2nd birthday. Thanks so much for sharing at Whimsy Wednesdays.

    Reply
  9. Rose :: Fine Craft Guild .com says

    June 14, 2012 at 8:52 pm

    sooo cute. really lovely and original. want to invite you to come share this and participate in our linky party here: http://www.finecraftguild.com/party/

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  10. Pamela R says

    June 15, 2012 at 2:04 pm

    Whatttt?? Blank wood nesting dolls!? I love this!! I need to get a set for my son's nursery!!!

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  11. Susan Baker says

    June 15, 2012 at 8:55 pm

    love this. i had no idea you could get blank nesting dolls.

    Reply
  12. Tat @ Mum in search says

    June 17, 2012 at 10:45 am

    I saw some blank ones at the art shop the other day and almost bought them for a birthday present, but now I think I'll get them for my own kids. This looks really fun!

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  13. Our Pinteresting Family says

    June 17, 2012 at 5:21 pm

    What a super cute project! That took a lot of time and patience with the painting I'm sure. But, they turned out just perfect. Megan

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  14. sajuki says

    June 18, 2012 at 10:27 am

    adorable 😀

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  15. Kim @ The Sasse Life says

    June 19, 2012 at 4:45 pm

    These turned out great! THanks so much for sharing at Crafty Sasse Wednesday

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  16. Rose :: Fine Craft Guild . com says

    June 20, 2012 at 1:34 pm

    i have to say these are just soo cool and fun. i love 'm, actually. thank you for linking it up at our party at http://www.finecraftguild.com

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  17. Trish - Mom On Timeout says

    June 20, 2012 at 11:05 pm

    So awesome! What a great idea! Thanks so much for sharing at Mom On Timeout!

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  18. Charlotte Taylor-Page says

    June 21, 2012 at 12:07 pm

    Oh, these are awesome! You are one creative lady! I wonder if I could pull off some Star Wars creations as good as this?!

    Thanks for stopping by The Sunday Showcase, hope to see you again this week!

    Charlotte
    makedoandfriend.com

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  19. Jess@Coxs Corner says

    June 21, 2012 at 6:34 pm

    These are INCREDIBLE! What an awesome idea!

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  20. creativejewishmom/sara says

    June 21, 2012 at 8:39 pm

    wow, you are one super duper crafter, these look amazing! thanks so much for sharing on craft schooling Sunday!

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  21. Six Sisters says

    June 22, 2012 at 12:12 am

    These are so cute. We love nesting dolls! We appreciate you linking up to our "Strut Your Stuff Saturday". Hope you'll come back soon! -The Sisters

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  22. Lyuba @ Will Cook For Smiles says

    June 22, 2012 at 1:56 am

    These are AMAZING!!!

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  23. Carrie says

    June 22, 2012 at 2:17 am

    So adorable!! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!!

    Reply
  24. Lindsay @Artsy-Fartsy Mama says

    September 17, 2012 at 5:36 am

    Genius!! My daughter would love these 🙂 You did an amazing job!

    I featured your cute nesting dolls on my blog today! Come on over and check it out 🙂
    http://www.artsyfartsymama.com/2012/09/pinteresting-features-n-shtuff-49.html

    Reply
  25. Kate says

    October 13, 2012 at 5:53 pm

    LOVE these! you're so talented.

    Reply
  26. Aly says

    October 26, 2012 at 8:08 pm

    I love those! Adorable!

    Reply
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    February 22, 2022 at 6:15 pm

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