I have been a busy little bee this weekend!

An egg and a sperm … or a wire and some foil … same thing really.

Let’s start from the beginning because there is a big difference in how I made my little Halloween Witches

to how I am bringing life to the Kitchen Witch.

One of the big differences is that the little witch is just that … little … and because of that she doesn’t need a skeleton – she doesn’t need any strength, such as pipes or string or bronze wire.

The Kitchen Witch on the other hand – she is big – well she is much bigger and she needs a skeleton.

It is imperative that you understand right now – I have never ever before, in my life – made anything like this.

Remember, I heard the women at the fair mention about a Kitchen witch and I saw those in the magazine (still a bit shaken from those!) and then I went to the library and by total fluke picked up a book on doll making.

And an idea was conceived.

I had never before heard or seen or thought of making a doll.

But I have been busy reading ever since that library book – and I truly believe today is the day that not one, not two – but three books will arrive from Indigo and I will be gobbling them up very fast and with great enthusiasm.

I have probably read 4 books since that first one a few weeks back.

But just once more in case you didn’t quite believe me – I have never worked with a skeleton before – and as with everything I touch or start or make … I’m lazy.

This is not something I’m proud of but I am by definition lazy.

A lazy crafter!

So when the books tells me to start by drawing and counting and measuring to make sure my doll has the right proportions – I can’t be bothered.

It’s true … I just do!

Of course that will sometimes results in some new materials, which I don’t know how works, ends up in the bin. But I’d say I have a pretty good success rate on the “just do it” account!

Saturday I did just that – I just did.

I went to Michaels, got some bronze wire – gauge 20 (I had no idea what this meant until I stood in front of what felt like thousands of different wires!) and then I went home and started wiggling it about.

And before I knew it I had formed a pretty decent skeleton for a pretty decent body for a pretty decent broom.

And then all you do is you fill it all with foil to give it some beef – and whammo … a “person” is born.

Sure, I know … you really need a fair bit of imagination here – but still … if you tilt your head a bit to the left, squint your eyes and think of how a body on a broom would look – and then … well – tell me you don’t see it?

This is the beginning of “her” – I could just show her – but that would be boring … as I said think of it as the egg and the sperm and how they have to divide and multiply and how things take time … I need you to slowly appreciate how she was born and whom she’ll grow into … because that is just a wonder!

No more … No less.