Bridget Doll

Optional: The Celts used to make dolls depicting Bridget and place them on their hearths. They did this to bring health to the home, particularly when a baby was coming! Make your own Bridget doll.

Materials:

• Old sheet or towel
• Scissors
• 12-16 long strands of raffia (you can get these at your local crafts store)
• Ruler or measuring tape
• Craft glue, or hot glue gun with glue sticks (be careful with these!)
• Small bundle of dried flowers

Steps:

1. Cover your work area with a sheet or towel. Cut six to eight strands of raffia 10-12 inches long. Gather the strands and make sure they are neat and not tangled. Cut a smaller piece of raffia and use it to tie the strands together in the center.
   
   
2. Fold over the raffia bundle in the center (where it is tied) and use another short piece of raffia to tie the bundle about 1 inch from the top. This forms the body and head.
   
   
3. Cut six to eight pieces of raffia about 8 inches long. Tie them together at the center to form arms and again about ½ inch from each end to form hands. Glue the center of the arms to the back of the body, beneath the round head.
   
   
4. Glue hands together and place a small bundle of dried flowers in her arms.