Wow, two posts in less than a week, surely a miracle given my incredibly lax posting last year! So in the spirit of getting back to regular posting, here's my version of a sarubobo I made a while back but was too lazy to post. Sarubobo literally translated from Japanese is "baby monkey" so it's a fitting follow up post to my little monkey from last week.
If you're not familiar with sarubobo, good 'ole wikipedia says they're:
"A Japanese amulet, particularly associated with the town of Takayama
in Gifu prefecture. Sarubobos are red human-shaped dolls,
with no facial features..."
There's a bit more about how sarubobo are made by grandmothers for daughters and granddaughters as a charm for a good marriage and good children.
I used this wonderful tutorial generously provided by mairuru (who BTW sells the traditional version in her etsy shop) but I just couldn't bear to leave her faceless which led to adding the bonnet, and then the bib and hands, so she ended up more like one of my ami babies than a sarubobo. I think I used the pattern measurements in mairuru's post and my sarubobette ended up exactly 2-inches high. Go over to mairuru's site and give it a try, so easy and so fun!
PS. the wee bear's a polymer clay bear I made way back as well, don't they look good together?
so cute!
Posted by: kat | February 02, 2010 at 10:44 PM
Ohhh she's so cute, and the little bear too!
Did you use the shrinking gun for the bear? LOL
Posted by: Mariella | February 03, 2010 at 02:50 AM
She is just sooooo cute! I love that you put the face hands and bonnet and bib on her!
Have a Blessed Day,
Diane
Posted by: Diane | February 03, 2010 at 03:25 AM
This is just so sweet!
Posted by: Amy | February 03, 2010 at 03:30 AM
That face is just so perfect! Is that paint?! Good to hear from you again, you've been missed.
Posted by: greetingarts | February 03, 2010 at 08:13 AM
So cute! She reminds me of a bunko ningyo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43302795@N00/319129057/
Posted by: Donna | February 03, 2010 at 01:38 PM
It must be something in the air - I got back to my blog this week, too.
They are both too cute!
Welcome back!
Posted by: Rose | February 09, 2010 at 06:54 PM
It's really cute!!!
Posted by: steph | February 17, 2010 at 10:46 AM
You always make the cutest, tiniest things, Myra! Never fail to make me smile. Something I do love your blog for!
Posted by: Alex | February 17, 2010 at 01:32 PM
Very kawai! So poetic! Feliciation for this pleasure's moment!
Posted by: noakeane | March 25, 2010 at 11:33 AM
HI i love this site, there is many good ideas on here!!!
i tired to make one of these little cuites, just wondering how you got your head so perfect???
aimee ~ hugs
Posted by: aimee | August 03, 2010 at 10:17 PM