Thought I'd make a Rainbow Button Doll, from repurposed craft items

 My button tin was sorted on a rainy January day.

 This came in rather handy when I decided to attempt a Button Doll.

I've never seen one, I just remember reading about them somewhere, 
some time ago.

I remembered the basic premise and thought I'd give it a go!

 Interestingly, every item I used is either pre-loved or a scrap, which is nice.

Reminiscent of a time when Button Dolls were popular, I would think.

* small Wooden beads from op-shop necklaces.

* large head bead, several given to me amongst other leftover crafty bits

* buttons gifted one Christmas many moons ago (I was so excited to receive my own button tin!) by my step-Mum (including some from her Mum). 

If I've added to it, they've been buttons removed from repurposed items.

* thread; lengths left over from a hand~sewing project (truly!)

* felt; again scrap from another project

 A triangular gnomes hat, with a faceless, Waldorf~esque looking head.

That's our thing these days though.

 And then Mr Turtle used his new art box to draw a face!

Not so Steiner...

Here, the rainbow button doll is riding his rainbow horse. Of course!

I wonder how this photo would have turned out if Mr Turtle was wearing his much loved rainbow pants.

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