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John and Mr. Paper

Donna Young @ 27 October 2008
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This is John pictured with Mr. Paper.

Mr. Paper was seated outside on our front porch for a few days 19 Octobers ago. His only purpose was to scare away trick or treaters so I could have all the candy, but he failed.

I made the life-size doll from shredded paper, poly fill (for the head), old clothes, a tee-shirt (the head), rubber gloves, markers (to color the head), and sewing supplies.

I don't have instructions because, I didn't have any in the first place, and I made the doll 19 years ago. I can tell you that the head is made from a cut up and re-sewn tee-shirt that I stuffed with poly-fill, then soft sculpted with a needle and thread. The body is simply clothes stuffed with shredded paper and I can not remember how I did that - he didn't leak paper, so I must have secured it all in some way.

Crafts, john

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Elaine · Oct 27, 04:48 PM · #

Sorry Mr. Paper did not live up to your expectations of him. Maybe if you`d managed to have "real" blood coming out of him and a chain saw in his hand with "blood" on the blade that would have done the trick - pun intended.

John looks so soo cute. You did a great job.
MichielleRose · Oct 27, 09:30 PM · #

So cute!! You know that every time I see John, I notice again how much he still looks the same as he did as a small child.
Lisa · Oct 28, 12:43 PM · #

John is just adorable

You are so creative.
Donna Young · Oct 28, 07:40 PM · #

He`s not changed much at all, he is mostly taller and bigger.
Donna Young · Oct 28, 07:41 PM · #

Elaine, you are right, I should have added more ... "blood"
Michelle · Nov 1, 01:11 AM · #

Mr. Paper is cool looking. I would not have figured out that the head was made from a t-shirt. :D
Melanie · Nov 5, 12:07 PM · #

That is a terrific picture! It made me laugh!
Donna Young · Nov 7, 02:11 AM · #

It is a funny one. In the first picture that I took of him and the doll, the one I did not post, John looks repulsed by the big ugly doll.