The Polka-Dot Fairy

She wears a polka-dot outfit, hence her name.

Technical Specs:

Type of Doll: Barbie that was purchased used from a thrift store.
Size: 29 cm/11.5 inches
Hair: Originally blonde but was dyed pink using a mixture of acrylic paint and water.
Eyes: Blue
Lips: Pink
Outfit Description: Wears Barbie outfit. Fairy wings were made out of polymer clay then glued on the outfit.

Date I Finished Customizing This Doll (First Time): May 17, 2006
Date I Finished Customizing This Doll (Second Time): June 9, 2007
Date I Finished Customizing This Doll (Third Time): January 10, 2008
Sold: The 2008 Crazy Quilt Festival, Greenbelt, Maryland, April 19, 2008

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Here is what this doll looked like when I first bought her from the thrift store.	Here is a back view of the doll as she originally looked. You can see how wild her hair was before I poured boiling water over it to get it to lay flat.	Here is the doll after her first makeover. She was pretty much ignored by potential buyers.
When this doll failed to sell, I decided to try dying her hair pink to match her outfit. I also added pointed fairy ears to the side of her head. This photo shows what she looked like after her second makeover.	Fairy ears were made out of air-dry clay before being attached to the sides of her head. (They were painted in flesh color after they were dried.)
Despite the second makeover, I wasn't able to sell her. So I did a third makeover where I kept her hair pink but removed her fairy ears.	The third time was the charm since I ultimately sold this doll.

The Polka-Dot Fairy

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