Wookies...

Yes, wookies, and no, it's not a cute name for cookies in my family...

I should have been taking pictures all along, but you're going to have to come into this discussion part way through.  I attempted my first OOAK (One Of A Kind) doll creation a few weeks ago, and I've been letting him sit on my windowsill to dry.  I made him out of Paperclay (love it!), and him is a Hedgehog, I think I'll call him Werner...'cause he's a bit of a worrier!  Yes, well, at least I amuse myself. 

So, he sat naked in the window, no paint or hair or anything, for a few weeks.  He was sort of cute and I was waiting until he told me what he wanted (yes, I talk to to inanimate objects...we have looong conversations...).  Today I picked him up and painted him, and he was so cute, but still nekkid (!), and yes, I should have taken a picture.  It's quite amazing what you can do with Paperclay and only two colors of paint with a little water.  My next thought, and my hubby agreed, he needed some hair (not many bald hedgies out there). 

I surfed the net and looked around, but there is not much information on how to attach hair to clay dolls, other than to 'glue it on'...what kind of glue? How do you prepare the hair?  What kind of hair?  I had some wool roving in a pretty brown with all sorts of browns mixed in, so it was perfect for Werner.  I figured I'd just do it - so, I broke out Elmer's 'Glue-All' which promises to stick porous and most non-porous surfaces, combed out some wool roving to make a relatively straight line of hair, and tried it.  I dipped the clippings of roving in the glue and smooshed it around, then stuck it on poor Werner, all over.  I have to agree with my hubby, he looks like a baby Wookie. 

See??  So I suppose you can understand why he seems a bit worried...I was thinking he was nervous about where to sleep for winter, but I'm guessing it's the hair-do...no one said I was a stylist.  How do people get this stuff on perfectly?? 

Ok...Werner will be back to say hello after his appointment with the hair-dresser tomorrow.  I just hope he doesn't get a bad haircut...