Devil Doll

I want to tell you about a really strange little girl I had at one of my doll craft parties a few years ago. The craft I teach allows the kids a wide range of design choices and I realy like observing some of the crazy things they make. I get ideas from the very imaginative girls and I enjoy encouraging some of the timid creators. I've seen fake fur made into earrings, 14 sequins adorning a 2" by 2" skirt and pom poms pushed down a dress top to make boobs on a flat chested rag doll.





In addition to the fabrics and trims, I bring the usual tools, scissors, glue, markers............... and some toothpicks to unplug the glue bottles when needed. This one adorable little child, after observing me using a toothpick to clear a clogged glue tip, was inspired by the little pointed stick to make devil horns on her doll. She broke a toothpick into two precise equal pieces and glued them to the dolls forehead. She chose a full length solid red dress and left it completely void of any trim. The hair was red and she drew fangs for the teeth, and added yellow eyes. Mean while her peers are all making "barbie look a likes"!



The other mothers and myself chuckled at first but as her work became more intense and specific we began glancing at each other and wondering if we should intervene and try to guide her away from her gothic style. I joked with her a bit but she was determined to make a "demon doll". She even took a chenille stem and made a pitchfork for the little creature.



When her mother came to pick her up she greeted her with enthusiasm and when she bent down to give her child a hug, everything suddenly began to make sense,............................... as I noticed two pointy tips peeking out from her overly teased up hairdo.........................Just Kidding ...................................



There never was an explantion for the devil doll. The girls mother looked puzzled and just shrugged as they left the party. The moms all concurred with furrowed brows that it was a very "weird doll". At first I thought well......................maybe a counselor could be in the near future .............or a priest...........................but then I decided the result could actually be some thing great ,..................................maybe this kid is the next Julie Taymor or Edith Head and she'll be working with Stephen Speilberg when he directs "Star Wars Episode XL---The Nanoscience behind Luke Skywalkers Invisable Walker" Ha-Ha