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njoynit,
That little girl thingie was soooooooooooo cute!!
I have seen something like that before....
I have often thought about doing something like that.
Thanks for the info!!!
Weezie

Here is the lady who spent the last two summers on my patio until she came to an untimely end this year. Her name is Miss Potts and she and I had an accident and I 'killed' her with am out-of-control garden hose.
http://community.webshots.com/scrip...amp;photoID=99174977&security=ymtfgH

Think I'll have to make a new on next summer.

Carol,
It says I'm appears that I"m not the owner
of the site, I think you have to repost the URL!!
Thanks!
Weezie
I so curious!!

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Carol's Patio Friends

That is cute
I've seen a snow man,but he had a 3rd layer and was done with different sizes and he had arms and had a tray and held a small plant

so how does your scarf hold up? we got that hot TX sun so would likey bleach out in summers here,but do like that

I like the way you cut her hair bangs out.that was neat.I have a string of pearls plant may try this with

Carol
Those are great! Can I steal your ideas????


Have been looking for heads that have had a lobotomy so I can plant a cactus in the top that make a Medusa look!!!! Have yet to find! This girl would be cute sitting on the top of my brick walls. The more I think about it the more excited I am getting to start!!!! Great idea!!! The only problem I am going to have is the eyes!!!! Have any suggestions????

Thanks, Weezie and Bill for putting my little friends' pictures up. Hope they are helpful to other folks here.
Now for some construction notes:
Miss Potts is held together with telephone cord. She was originally strung on twine but it didn't hold up.
Her hair is a perennial sedum that I have growing all over the place. It is especially nice to put in hanging baskets and flower boxes. I take flats of it to work in the spring and give it away to anyone who will stand still long enough.
Poor Miss Potts has gone on to another, better place for patio friends.

So you threaded the telephone cord through each pot and knotted to keep it in place???? How did you attach the little ones to the big pots??? same thing through the base of the very top pot??? Then you glued the top and bottom pot together????

Since I suck at making eyes and my friend that paints really good faces and eyes lives a few hours drive from here how do you suggest making the eyes???? Any clever hints????

Hi, Catlover,

Hope I can answer your questions. You are right about knotting the cord at each little pot. Brought the cords from the legs through the hole in the bottom of the big pot and tied them around a popsicle stick. Just tied the arm cords to that. For this project I didn't glue the pots together. The top pot is really heavy because of the soil in it and it just sits there helped by the neckscarf tied tightly around it. You could glue it but it is better if you can take it apart at the end of the season.
I'm a lousy artist, too, but I just kind of freehanded the eyes. You might find some eyes you like and transfer them to the pot with graphite paper, then draw and paint them. The patio paint held up really well until I wrecked the whole thing.
Hope you enjoy making a 'Miss Potts'. I saw this at a horse show several years ago, made by a crafter from Canada. Her lady was holding flags from the US and Canada since both countries were participating in the draft horse show.

Carol good idea with the eye trick! As long as there isn't any shading I think I will be fine with your suggestion. I understand all the instructions. This is going to be sooo much fun! If it works for me I think that would make terrific Xmas gifts and

DecoArt makes the Patio Paint for outside paint jobs. I have small bottles of several colors plus a set of markers.
Sounds like you're going to have some fun with this. I hope so. My big excitement right now is doing mosaics from broken dishes, half marbles, glass, etc. After I get a bunch of sewing done (curtains and cushion covers for the sunporch) I'm going to turn my attention to the mosaics I want to do.
Happy crafting!!