[Jamestown1630]

I once learned to make ‘apple dolls’ on a trip to the Eastern Shore - apparently this idea first came from the American Indians.

You peel an apple, carve a face into it, and then let it dry.

Over time, it shrinks, and winds up looking like a funny old person. Then you wire it with a body - spine, legs, arms - and make clothes for it which you stuff. Great fun for kids:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_doll

http://www.wikihow.com/Create-an-Apple-Doll

[mylife]

yup, wood is the same but does not shrink