hopefully I'll finish my doll by Thanksgiving.... he's getting there
BTW the little black strands are part of the hair ( that's not finished )... not a growth on the apple :-)


"Way back when-before the 'petroleum age', large-scale technology,and mass production life was simple and most homesteaders lived miles from their nearest neighbors . . . so family entertainment was (by necessity) more often homespun than manufactured. Children had to invent their own games, and since cash was a scarce commodity parents made toys for their young' uns from a variety of natural materials....

Creating applehead people is an easy at home craft that requires a minimum of supplies . . . and-best of all -the wizened faces of the tiny dolls will entrance any child. No two of the figures turn out exactly alike..."
( http://www.motherearthnews.com/Modern-Homesteading/1980-07-01/Make-Applehead-Dolls.aspx )