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May 9, 2012

A 30 YEAR OLD SHELL DOLL ...


Would you believe ...

this little shell doll is 30 years old!

I made this little cutie for a 

Navaratri Golu celebration long back...

in fact ,I made a set of them

but in the course of time

some were lost...

some were broken...

some left to better homes...

and this " Shell Lady "

(is she selling vegetables?)

alone found a safe home 

in my showcase...

It is indeed ,quite simple 

to make one doll like this...

I just stuck the shells together 

with some glue...(quick fix)


not so easy task...as the shells 


slip down before they dry up...


So ,I had to support them from all sides...


till they were dry and fixed...


But ,today...


you can make them with Feviquik


or Mseal  (regular or Shilpakar)...

Then I highlit it with a little fabric paint!

and still cannot believe

it is almost as good as new!









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19 comments:

  1. Ranjana's craft blogMay 9, 2012 at 10:11 PM

    This is very cute

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  2. SeemaMay 9, 2012 at 10:35 PM

    very beautiful

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  3. Spicy-AromaMay 10, 2012 at 12:52 AM

    very beautiful doll.

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  4. theartandcraftgalleryMay 10, 2012 at 6:28 AM

    wow, thats real collection! nice idea.

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  5. Usha SrikumarMay 10, 2012 at 8:21 AM

    Thanx a lot for your kind comments,
    Ranjana
    Seema
    Poonam
    and
    Akshaya

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  6. வை.கோபாலகிருஷ்ணன்May 10, 2012 at 3:45 PM

    பொறுமையாக ஒட்டி அருமையாகச் செய்துள்ளீர்கள். 30 ஆண்டுகளுக்குப் பிறகும் புத்தம்புதியதாகவே உள்ளதே!

    மகிழ்ச்சி, பாராட்டுக்கள். ;))))

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  7. Usha SrikumarMay 10, 2012 at 5:28 PM

    VGK Sir,
    Thanx for the nice and appreciative commnets...:-)

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  8. MiraMay 11, 2012 at 5:38 PM

    30 years!! a nice reward for the pain you have taken to make it. Beautiful work. so you are on a treasure hunt mission :)

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  9. Usha SrikumarMay 12, 2012 at 9:51 AM

    Thank you ,Mira...
    All old treasures ...Had I known so...I wud have kept many more safe...

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  10. notyet100May 14, 2012 at 2:37 PM

    I luv ur artwork,.:) this one looks so good,

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  11. Usha SrikumarMay 14, 2012 at 3:30 PM

    Thank you,Notyet100...

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  12. Dr Sonia S VMay 14, 2012 at 6:37 PM

    Its awesome

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  13. AnonymousMay 15, 2012 at 12:37 AM

    Its very pretty!!

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  14. Divya NMay 15, 2012 at 7:22 PM

    Really cute, you should maybe make some more and link it up to Blogger kootam's Summer craft month

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  15. Usha SrikumarMay 18, 2012 at 9:31 AM

    Thanx for the nice comments,

    Sonia,Patricia and Kasthuri...

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  16. Usha SrikumarMay 18, 2012 at 9:34 AM

    Thanx for the nice comments,
    Jewels of Sayuri(Divya)
    Right now I have my fingers in too many pies,so can't sit down to make some shell cuties to link up....Sorry.

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  17. Usha SrikumarMay 18, 2012 at 9:34 AM

    Thanx for the nice comments,
    Jewels of Sayuri(Divya)
    Right now I have my fingers in too many pies,so can't sit down to make some shell cuties to link up....Sorry.

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  18. Ric / Life N CanvasMay 31, 2012 at 6:27 PM

    Very creative!! Beautiful work of art!

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