There was a fascinating (in a train wreck slow motion kind of way) TV show in Australia, dealing with the topic of those whho have these extremely life-like dolls. Various reasons, but the degree of emotional attachment to them was worrying. One bloke was wondering how to go about introducing them to his new girlfriend. For him it was a case of "love me, love my dolls."
easy child 2/difficult child 2 had a life-sized (her size, anyway) dummy we made for her dance school. The dummy was to be attached to her feet by the feet so she could do a Fred & Ginger dance with it. We had a broom handle for a spine, a coat-hanger in the back to keel the arms and shoulders straight - it actually looked quite good. The dummy was dressed/made from a pair of easy child's old black school trousers, a white long-sleeved school shirt, a pair of white gloves (all stitched together and stuffed with the innards of an old cushion) and we made the head as a fairly standard round shape on a short neck, using calico and then fabric paint/felt pen to draw in the facial features. We hand stitched on some felt and black wool for short hair.
But what to do with Fred after the dance?
We took out the broom handle and coat hanger and used him as a cushion on the couch. A very different cushion! Kid-sized, well-dressed, comfortable to lie on. And very satisfying to pick up and punch back into shape when frustrated with the kids!
Maybe you could make one and print Richard Gere's face onto a fabric stencil then iron it on to a piece of fabric and use tat to make the head of your very own cuddle cushion? A very different craft exercise... but could you ever bring yourself to punch him back into shape when he got the stuffing all sat on?
Then again, people might think it was a voodoo doll...
Hey, maybe you could start your own craft classes, VoodooR'Us!
Marg