Demin Jenna

My Black Apple Doll (with a twist) Denim Jenna is complete. I think she turned out pretty good considering I winged the overalls and have never done yarn hair before. Word on the street is that the real Jenna was thrilled with her mini me doll :)

Denim Jenna posing on my sewing machine minutes after she was completed.

Dexy checking out Denim Jenna's bum.

Denim Jenna gettin' all zen at the Hamachi House, hangin' with her boy Buddha.

My Black Apple Dolls

I have known about these dolls for quite sometime now but until recently haven't gotten around to making them(you can find the pattern here on Martha). It's shocking really since I LOVE all of Emily Martin's work. I have a couple of her prints hanging on my walls and just generally love her blog(s). My first attempt was this little girl in pink...

and then this red head in blue...

I ended up giving the latter as a birthday gift to an adorable four year old. I showed a picture of my dolls to two guys at work (mind you these are creative type guys) and now I am making two custom dolls for them. One as a birthday gift for one guy's girlfriend (she is a work in progress that I am calling Denim Jenna) and the other will be a gift given to some goth guy known as Dream Pig (I kid you not!). This should be interesting...I'll be posting pictures!

Stay tuned for my Black Apple Dolls with a serious twist!

P.S.- I had some trouble getting the legs right side out so for the second doll I fattened them up. Also I used unbleached cotton for the skin and it frayed a lot so that was tricky to deal with!