"According to the Mayan legend, when worrying keeps a person awake, he or she tells a worry to as many dolls as necessary. Then the worrier places the dolls under his or her pillow. The dolls take over the worrying for the person who then sleeps peacefully through the night."
Here's a little gift i made for one of my close friends for her birthday. These worry dolls are an inexpensive but adorable DIY gift for a friend or family member that's a bit of a stress head.
These dolls are super tiny, about 3cm tall. Here's how you make them (kinda self explanatory but i'll continue typing anyways)
Worry Dolls Tutorial !
1. Cut out doll shape onto sturdy cardboard (my cardboard is about 1mm thick) Also remember they don't need to be uniform or neat, it feels more authentic when it looks more homemade.
2. Paint little dolls with craft paint or nail polish, add little faces, cute expressions to your little dolls
3. Start to wrap thread in criss cross fashion around the arms of the dolls like seen above, and then bring it down to make a little shirt or shorts (it's suppose to mimic tradition Mayan costume that they are typically dressed in). I secured my thread start and ends with adhering it to the doll with clear nail polish, but if you have craft glue laying about that would work too)
4. Optional - To personalise it for the person you're giving it too, I cut out their first initial out of felt and a circle and hand sewn it onto a jewellery bag i had. So the dolls had a nice little home to stay in.
That's about it guys, if you try them out Instagram them to me at #mbworrydolls, would LOVE to see them.
