Update on carved avocado pit doll head
When I mentioned the Thumbelina crochet hook in a recent post, I remembered that I haven’t done an update on the avocado pit that I carved to make a doll head.
When I last posted about it, she was looking like this…
See that line on her forehead?
Oops. BIG oops……
I forgot to check where the natural division of the avocado pit was before I started carving….. oh oh….
As the pit dried…..
ahem……….
yup
sigh…. What can I say? Schplit happens.
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3 opinions for Update on carved avocado pit doll head
Rayann Heingartner
Feb 1, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Such a pretty face. Why couldn’t you attach a metal loop on the back of the one side and use it as a button? It’s a shame to let it go to waste.
Noreen
Feb 1, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Hi Rayann
Thanks so much!
I have a plan for it…. :o) I don’t think that it’s strong enough for a button, though.
It’s on my ‘to do list’…..
:o) all the best,
Noreen
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May 2, 2008 at 3:25 pm
[…] had a huge ‘AHA’! moment - I placed the two halves of an avocado pit that I had carved a few months ago onto the sides of her face, and that gave me the sense of her listening and […]
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