I’ve been obsessed with cute matryoshkas for about a year now and I still can’t get enough of them. I hoard cute matryoshka fabric, ribbons and all sorts of various supplies and I just can’t bring myself to use them.
A while back, I got my hands on an unfinished set of them and decided that instead of painting them I would use the second to smallest one and make a mold out of it using a basic putty mold medium (you can buy the mold maker putty anywhere, I picked mine up at Hobby Lobby).
At first I was thinking of using resin to fill the mold but I settled on using plaster-of-paris. I really like using plaster, it’s super cheap, it sets up really fast and all the dings can be smoothed out with a nail file.
Once I got a good stash of matryoshka’s, I settled down with my acrylic paints and just kept painting.
Each one is an inch and a half tall and sealed with Sculpy glaze so they each have a lacquered look.
Each gal sports a tiny, tiny jewel at their neckline. I found the super tiny jewels in the nail polish isle at Walgreen’s!
Everyone is different; different heights, hair colors, and outfit color combinations. I might drill a hole in one or two of them and glue a ring from the top so they can be worn on a necklace.
What else could I do with my tiny girls?
2 responses so far ↓
Kristin // January 28, 2010 at 7:57 pm |
OMG JULIE! I have to make some of these! These are just gorgeous and look like fun to paint.
Lauren // January 29, 2010 at 11:55 am |
Ornaments!