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Winnie the Pooh Nesting Dolls

If you’ve been following my blog for awhile you might have seen my Sesame Street Nesting Dolls and my Disney Nesting Dolls. Well, I got the urge to create another set: Winnie the Pooh Nesting Dolls! Say hello to Pooh Bear, Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore, and little Roo. And I must have good timing because I’ve been told The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
was recently released on Blue-Ray DVD. That is one we will have to add to our collection!

Here is a little tutorial on how you can paint your own nesting dolls:

You can buy blank nesting dolls from Amazon. They come in a variety of sizes: 4″, 6″, and 8″. The ones pictured are 6″ but any size would work.


You can paint them freehand but to get a more realistic face, you will want to trace the images onto the nesting dolls first. I googled Winnie the Pooh character images and printed them out. Then taped the faces onto the nesting dolls.

Using a ball point pen or a mechanical pencil, trace over the faces pressing hard so you end up with an indent of the image on the nesting doll.
It will be easiest to paint the background color first and then add the details later. I used Craftsmart Acrylic paint to paint my dolls. Make sure you have paint brushes in a variety of sizes.

Instead of painting on the black lines for the face (eyes, mouth, etc.) Use a fine point sharpie pen. It will give you more control than a paint brush. And don’t worry if you make some mistakes while painting with the acrylic. It dries fast and is fairly easy to cover up with a couple layers of a different color.
To add ears to the largest nesting doll, I cut two small circles from foam core, painted them and then hot glued them onto the nesting doll. I wish I could have added ears to Piglet. Piglet just isn’t the same without the ears. After your paint has completely dried, you will want to finish them with a gloss coating. I used one coat of DecoArt Triple Thick Gloss Glaze .
Due to small parts, I would recommend these for display or for older children.
If you are a Winnie the Pooh fan, you have to check out these adorable Winnie the Pooh Peg Dolls made by my friend Lindsay at Artsy-Farty Mama! The Hunny Pots are the cutest!

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  8. Wanted to let you know this project is being featured on the atplayonline.com blog tomorrow.

    Thanks for another great craft to add to our directory, craftsatplay.com

    Megan

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  9. Hi Sarah, the dolls are really cute and your ideas on crafting them are very clever!
    Nesting dolls are VERY important.
    One way is that they illustrate how there are microcosms present in larger aspects of life.
    These microcosms can help us see the 'big picture' of the larger 'nesting egg' by understanding the 'small picture' of the one it encapsulates.
    That's the 'big egg' metaphor, but like the apparatus itself, it also has many smaller ones that are relative to the big one.
    Kids love them and are very 'occupied' with them, and there's a good reason!
    Adults should spend more time reflecting on their meaning.
    The world would be a better place for all.

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  11. I knitted these Winnie the Pooh nesting dolls for my 4-year-old daughter, and she still sleeps with them, eight years later. When my husband lost his job, I spent my nights knitting toys to order, but my income was only $200 a month. I decided to monetize my craft blog and found the white paper for publishers, connecting with three high-RPM networks for family-friendly content. In two months, my income grew to $1,800. We survived the recession, and I bought my daughter real Rowan wool instead of acrylic for the first time.

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