May I present... myself! Okay, my legs aren't as skinny IRL, but apart from that surely the likeness is striking?
Well, maybe not, but I'm still very happy with my running alter ego. Or, as someone called it, my personal action figure!
To make it I used this brilliant book:
It's not a standard pattern book - it has chapters showing you how to make heads and faces, upper and lower bodies, feet and shoes, hair, and accessories.
And most importantly, how to customise them so they look like the person you want them to look like.
I loved making this doll, and especially enjoyed adding the finishing touches, like my Garmin running watch:
... and my aqua running shoes!
If my kids had still been little I would definitely have started by making little versions of them instead of myself, but I thought my (almost-) teenagers wouldn't be interested. Imagine my surprise when they all said they loved mini-me, and could I please make dolls for them as well?
... Of course! ;-)
PS Yes, I still have to add my glasses, but so far I haven't been able to find the right material. So let's just assume for now that mini-me is wearing contacts...
