Upcycled dolls

Assemblage made from altered doll parts and lots of salvaged "junk"...mustard jar, electronic parts, old hose, a car part, and wood scraps. Measures

This was the last of my mixed media frenzy while cleaning out the studio. These teacup junk jar dolls are made of old bottles filled with little bits of joy like cracker jack prizes, small toys, marbles, buttons, beads, snippets of cloth, jewelry parts and ETC! Then they are colored with alcohol inks and you can pretty much tell the rest. Old doll heads (from dolls worn out with love), vintage silver spoons for arms and lots of other fun accoutrements.

This glowing doll head is an easy DIY project for your Halloween decor. You only need a few things and a little time to finish this project.

Learn how to completely transform a fashion doll to make it look more like an everyday kid! These doll makeovers are easier than you might think! Recycle old dolls with this easy to follow tutorial.

Don't toss out that rusty tricycle just yet—we've got great ideas on how to turn your old things into something awesome and new.

This is actually a three piece set: The Caterpillar, The Mushroom, and The Hookah. Some of the found objects used in this construction are:

So since I have a hand in the planning of upcoming HDH challenges, one might think I would have a jump start of sorts on the current challenges. Nope. Never happens. I have weeks to plan for my projects, but always wait until the eleventh hour to get started. I work better under pressure. Or not. The current challenge at HDH is Nailed It!! After a quick trip the thrift store for "dense dolly heads", I came up with this...... I have always been a sucker for an old school mohawk. After…