The Tiger Fairy

Technical Specs:

Type of Doll: Barbie that was purchased used from a thrift store.
Size: 29 cm/11.5 inches
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Lips: Red
Outfit Description: Wears a dress that I designed using a combination of McCall's Pattern 3897, Dress A (a Barbie-sized fairy outfit) with suggestions from Tina Casey's book Fabulous Fashion Doll Clothing You Can Make. Fairy wings were made out of polymer clay (with details painted with acrylic paint) then glued on the outfit. Accents on the right shoulder of the bodice and the skirt were made out of polymer clay then glued on the dress. 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.

Date I Finished Customizing This Doll: September 8, 2007
Sold: 2007 Crafty Bastards Festival, Washington, DC, September 30, 2007

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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. She had her hair tied up in a high ponytail that was held together by a thick piece of elastic.	Here is the doll after her makeover. I made the dress out of felt with white lace outlining the waist and the bottom of the dress.
I decided to untie her ponytail and just have her hair hang long and loose.
	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.
Close-up of polymer clay accent glued to the shoulder of the dress bodice.	Close-up of one of the polymer clay accents that were glued all around on the tan areas of the skirt.

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