The Blue Fairy 9

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 using Liquidtex Phthalocyanine Blue acrylic paint mixed with water.
Eyes: Blue
Lips: Pink
Outfit Description: Wears a multi-colored dress that came with the doll. Fairy wings were made out of polymer clay (with details painted with acrylic paint) then glued on the outfit.

Date I Finished Customizing This Doll (First Attempt): September 6, 2007
Date I Finished Customizing This Doll (Second Attempt): January 10, 2008
Sold: The DC Counter Culture Festival, January 19, 2008

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Here is what this doll looked like when I first bought her from the thrift store. She was wearing a very cute halter dress that could easily be altered into a fairy outfit.	Here is a back view of the doll as she originally looked. She had a long ponytail that was held in place by elastic that had a plastic white bow on it.	Here is the doll after her first makeover. To make the dress look fancier, I added floral lace to the bottom hem. I removed the elastic from her hair and opted to keep her hair free-flowing.
Fairy ears were made out of air-drying clay before being attached to the doll's head.	The ears were painted in flesh color once the clay dried.	After displaying her in a few craft shows, this doll failed to sell. I decided to remove the fairy ears from her head in order to make her look more attractive to potential buyers.
The second time was the charm since I sold this doll.

The Blue Fairy 9

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