HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1979-06-28, Page 9Fran Hook
BY DISE GUNBY
When you, see those little apple :faces
after they dry,, you just know that they
belong to some special character,
Each face has a personality of its own. .a.
unique expression,, and you :can ;inttn,'di-
ately decide tbat it must belong to, a
grandmother. or a grandfather, or .a
seafarer.
Fran, Hook of Egmondvtlle first 'learned
to make driedapple dolls four yearSage in
a night school class taught by Brenda Reid.
She began making them, for Christtnas
presents one year and has beep creating.
the dolls since.
The dolls, about 10 inches tall, are made
in three stages and take about two weeks to•
complete, as time must be taken to ,dry .the
heads and hand
The best variety of apples to use are
delicious, says Fran, because they already
have the basic oval shape of a face, The
apple can't be too hard either, .or it
becomes difficult to shape ,the . facial;
features,
After peeling the apple. lemon juice is.
brushed on to prevent browning. Salt is
used at the same time and worked into the
apple. It takes about eight cuts to mark the
features lightly the eyes, ears, ,nose,
mouth, and cheeks. Then those features
can be given additional shape,
A powdery substance called: apple
keeper, available at some craft shops, is
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THE,H.. RON EXPOSITOR, JoNg 211. *9
placd in a (hollow apple d; :to
prowsedot it front :rotting$n.the Then..the heatread
hung, by .a pipe cleaner for three day S. ,to
dry. frau says she itanga ahem art her
cla';et.
• Apple dolls are a good hobby, Fran says,
,because you can work for ten minutes go.
then leave the project. You don't have to
make the doll: all at one sitting. Another
bon.tts`for the hobby of apple doll making is
its variety. Every doll is. different.
After the apple head has dried, it can be
taken down. At this point, the face h soft
and pliable. The apple keeper is removed
and the face pushed into features, The eye$.
are!placed with tweezers and a little craft
glue that turns, clear when it dries and does
not show. Fran uses little black beads for
the eyes in her dolls.
• SHWA GEL
The. apple'head can be dried naturally in
a period of about two weeks, but before
Fran hangs them to dry, sha dusts :them
with silica gel, which hastens the process.
The silica gel must be brushed off. The
head can then be sprayed, with a glaze,
This allows the owner of the doll to dust her
if she sits on a shelf,. Fran says.
The processisn't that difficult, says.
Fran: her daughter, Martha, who is 9 years
old, just finished her own apple dell, head.
By looking at the face, you can easily
decide what sort of doll the finished
product should be, The face has its own
arbitrary 'personality. whether it be frown -
ing. smiling or looking haughty.
,Fran makes her doll's hands out of
apples as well, using the same steps to
ere4te the tiny fingers as: she uses for the
face. ,rust before.;tbe hands are put in the
silica gel, the fingers catr be shaped and;
given the proper length. The miniature
hands are quite pliable, saysFran. The
lingers can be postured to hold••ateacup: or
grasp a pair of glasses.
Fran starts the doll's ,body using a wire
Stick frame, and then pads it with cotton
batten in the sheet form,' wire allows
the doll 10 :be flexible. so that it can be
placed in a certain position... whether sitting;
int a little racking chair or standing tall.
Usually. the cotton body is wound with
gauze and sewn so that it stays firmly in
place.
The dolls. are "not a bit fragile." says
Fran.
Probably for their strength, apple dolls.
were made and used long ago. They
wouldn't .'break like their china counter-
parts, and they were easy to make with.
material; remnants, apples and other
household ingredients.
Although Fran says she enjoys making .
the .heads most, the doll's clothing is
exquisite. Tiny prints must be used, in.
relation to the size of the doll, and the
material can be sewn by hand, or the
machine used for longer seams, •
Fran had a grandmother doll completed,.
complete with lace shawl, petticoats,
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bloomers, a string, of ,pearls, .earrings, and
wire rimmed glasses. The grandmother's
hat had .bren salvaged from a Rita' -$1,Z4
hat , and the tiny decorations ilsed,
NOT B.XPEN$1VE
Thematerials are not that expensive,
Fran, says. foryou can buy emn
y y r ants and
use cast-off garments to clothe the dolls.
The most expensive material is usually the.
lace, but it's a detail that shouldn't be
overlogked. Little extras make FraWs dolls
- each one of theta - special,
Fran was selling her dolls 10 The Arbour
in :Clinton. and has been asked; to. supply
Alsewhere,but says she never gets, enough;
Made to sell, and many are given as :gifts,
The dolls usually sell for $25 and up,
depending on whether they,cOnte with their
own' furniture or background. -
Poll making is fun, says Fran, .because
you can, watch the apple take shape • nd
then follow the process until it is finished
andhas become a complete doll. You equld
learn the craft from a book. she says, the
Country Spire one mile west Of i3usselldale
sells a good one, and also has .miniature
accmy hdoll:'
Fran andessories her
toaccohusbanpand Stephte en lave two.
children, Martha 9, and David, 12,
The Expositor welcomes news of .other
people in the community with interesting
crafts and hobbies, Please call us at
527-0240 with names and details.
THE FINISHED PRODUCT --A ..completed
Grandmother apple: doll wears a tiny print dress.
with allthe accessories; earrings, .petticoats,
bloomers, glasses,a string, of pearls, a lace
shawl and a hat.
FROM START TO 1 INTSH-The raw apple loses almost.three, quarters of
its bulk by the tirne the drying process is finished. (left).Thetaw apple,
the peeled. apple :. with the beginnings of shape, the apple after being
dried for three days with the help of silica gel, and the:result—a.
lacquered doll's head.
High -lighting last week's
activities was the first annual •
heart jamboree held on Satur-
day, June 23rd. Although the
weather.' man was very un -
t dnot
co-operativei di d dam-
pen n: the spirits of residents
,
and volunteers who partici-
paled in the planned sports
events. Winners in the dif-
ferent events were as fol-
lows:
Bowling for hearts - Miss
Mary Neville:; Monte. Carlo-
Mr.Leonard, 4' Bloomfield;
Bean bagtoss-Mr. Leo Honk -
amen; Shuffleboard•Mr, Leo-
nard Bloomfield; Ring toss -
Mr. Bert .Hendy;' Baseball
throw -Mr. Mack. Tiffen and
Mr. Bert Hendy were tied.
Football kick -Mr. Ait Nichol-
Hermansen,
son, Mr. Emilse ,
, and, Mr. Marshall Young
were tied; Mock Olympics -
Mr. Denis Arney; 'Wheel
chair race -Miss Edith Salo;
Volunteers wheelbarrow race
was won. by Susan and Sandy
Hulley with Terry William-
son and. Jeff Boyle second.
Miss Debra Schcerer D.✓O
/N. was M.C. for the after-
noon talent show and: Mr,
Scott Thornton Administra.
tor introduced Mr. • Jack
Riddell M.P.P. for Huron to
officially open our days'
events. A good number of
entries were present for the
talent show and also ' assist-
ing with the program were
Mr. Gary Boyle and Richard
Greene who played and sang
several numbers. Also accom
paning at Ale piano tor: a sing
•'song arfd'"fti>r
;t!rifranfs""tva
Mr. Bill Kenny of London.
concluding our afternoon pro
gram was music by the Old
Tymer's
with Mrs.
t Mane
Flynnat
y .the piano, Mr.
Nelson Hawe'and Mr.Stan-
ley Hillen and Mr. Elgin Nott
on the 'violin, .Mr. Watson
Webster on - the harmonica
and Mr. Art Finlayson 'on
guitar, and step. dancing by
Debbie Flynn:
Entrants in the talent show
were: Patricia Rimmer'.(Sea
forth), 'Shannon Preszcator"
(Clinton), ':Debbie. Henderson
(Seaforth), Brenda Pullman
(Seaforth), Chris and Cathy
McDonald (Clinton), Debbie
Campbell' (Seaforth)„ Susan
and Sandra Hulley (Seaforth)
Kennedy
m t
y (Huron Park),
'Terry Williamson (Seaforth),
Stephen Van Der Velden
and Michael Segeren (Sea-.
forth), Debbie' Flynn (Clinton
and Marshall Young (Sea -
forth Manor):
A penny sale _concluded
our days events. with volun-
teers Mrs. Barbara Alexan-
der; and Miss • Marjorie Pap-
plc'in charge. Thanks to our
many donors and volunteers
We ' more than doubled our
goal for the' Ontario Heart'
'Foundation. : '
Seaforth Manor Residents
attended' the afternoon show
of Wintario at the Seaforth
Arena and. several residents
won books of tickets also Mr.
Charles Ross and: Mr. Leon-
ard. Bloomfield won radios.
Many thanks to the Seaforth
Lion's Club for making it
east
:..possible for the residents to
"'"aftendnd aiso''their assis".
tance with residents.
Happy' Birthday to Miss.
Mary Neville who celebrated
her birthday rt da
y o n Monday
afternoon,
t, .Celebrating with
her were her lady friends at
the manor also Mrs. Hilda
Montague and Mrs. Annie,
Steep of town. Miss Neville
was pleasantly surprised by
the gift of a chair presented:
to her by the staff of Seaforth
Manor.
Visiting. with Miss Bessie^
Davidson were . nieces• Mrs.
Bessie Cowan of Midland
and Mrs. Edith Dunlop of
town. •
Mr. Watson Webster of
Clinton visited with Mr.
Wilber Keyes.
Visiting '
g with Mr. Arthur
Nicholson were Mrs. Nichol-
son, Mrs. Mary •McIver and. :.
Mr. Wilson Allan. Mrs. Edna
McClellan.
Londesboro.
'visitors
INTENDED FOR;
LAST WEEK
Visitors. with Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Burns on Saturday' were
Mr. Irvine Keys from Glam-
mis and Mr. and Mrs. Colin
Paterson, London:
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Berndt
R,R. 1 Tiverton on Sunday
were dinner guests of Barb
and Colin Paterson at Little
Inn. Bayfield''tfor Fathers
Day:
1
Mr. ;Lames,� ; S ortreed ns
,o.
e the week -end.•
joyed ,
tat his
home in Walton.
Mrs. Mary Kunz, Mrs.
Eunice Keyes and Mrs. Elsie
Keyes visited with Mr.
Wil-
ber
i
ber Keyes also Mr. Keyes
spent Sunday afternoon with
his family.
Miss Ruth Cluff and, Mrs.
Margaret Case visited with
Frank Case. '
Mrs. Donna Farley and
Michael of Toronto visited
with Dr. E, Sadlier.
Mr. 'PearsonCharters visi-
ted with Mr. Bill Scott and
Mr.. Wilber Keyes.
Visiting with Mrs. Mary
Carter. were Mrs, :Don Carter
and ' lzatnil aT►""d' hack Y and:
Florence Carter.
Miss Kate Laverty spent
Sunday afternoon with Miss
Rita Dunca and
Mrs.
Mary
rY
Van Tryk.
Mrs: Edna. Weber. and
Francis Gibson, of Dashwood
visited with Mrs. Adele
Fisher.
Mr. andMrs. Jas Stewart
visited with Mr. Wm. Scott.
Miss. Mae Smith visited with
Miss Isobel Lamble.
Miss .;Bessie Davidson re-
ceived a lovely bouquet of
peonies from. Mr. and Mrs.
'Frank Smale.
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Da Camp Registration
istration
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Brodh
igen Chamber'of Commerce;
children ages 5 - 12
on June 30 from 9 a.tri,:. - . 12 noon
Camp to' start July 9 for 6 weeks,
Pees --$15.004 per child` :or $30:00 per .family:
Chamber of: Commerce will .sponsor bus
tb • (Mitchell' Lionsp Loot
to commence July 4 for 8 weeks.
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at: . The Queens Hotel, Seaforth
on The 1st Thursday of each month.
[Next visit: July 5thj
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June meeting; 4f* a
well .unix was;
Monday. June 18iiat io the
church. President Flerett
Cartwright opened meeting.
Roll, call was answered hy '9)
members who natned their
favourite flower.
A thank ,yon; was, neeeived'
from the Scott: family for
flowers/tom Elrna Jewitt for
her mother who received a
plant and a letter from their
adopted Child. in Hong Kong.
WMS hears
about China
;First •Church W.M.S. met
clone 21st. President ,Mrs.
Edith McMillan: welcomed:
the members, and read a
poem "God's Loving Hand."
Eleven members answered
the roll .van by paying their
money for the Supply Fund
Allocation. For July each
member to quote a verse of
Scripture, Mrs.'.Keyshad
charge of the study period.
Mrs. Esther Thompson read
the Scripture taken, . from
Luke, Chap. 4 verses 18.22
and followed with prayer,.
Edith McMillan played the
piano in the absence of Mrs.
Crouch. The study .material
was brought back from China
.first hand by a high school
student who 'reeorded .. het
experiences while on a trip.
with 'classmates from her.
school. It was very interest-
ing indeed,
Attention
Veterans
Ex -Service Men
The 'Royal Canadian', Legion Service Bureau Officer • •
CLARE WALL
Provincial Service Officer of .London
• will be visiting in the area
Anyone wishing information, itdvlce or assistance,'
regarding: •
ia] War Disability Pension;;
lbj Treatmentfor entitled veterans;
Cc]. Application tio
n fo
r Benevolent
Funds;
(til Appeals against adverseoriginal application for
War Veterans and Widows Allowance,.
is requested to contact the Service Officer of Seaforth
Bran h
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6 Royal
Canadian Legion w
h
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sename
a • ea s:; below, Clow riot to
To Arrange an interview Contact CLEAVE COOMBS
Service Officer, Seaforth Branch 156,
Royal iCanadianiegioi,
• Phone 527.1155
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