The White, Yellow, Pink, and Blue Fairy

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 blue using Liquidtex Phthalocyanine Blue acrylic paint mixed with water.
Eyes: Blue
Lips: Pink
Outfit Description: Wears a one-piece swimsuit that originally came with a doll that is partially covered by a skirt that I designed using 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. An accent to the waist was made out of polymer clay then glued on the skirt.

Date I Finished Customizing This Doll (First Attempt): August 20, 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. As you can see, she came with a cute one-piece swimsuit.

Here is a back view of the doll as she originally looked. She basically had her hair done up in a very loose ponytail but the elastic holding it kept on slipping off.

Here is the doll after her first makeover. I created a skirt using felt and lace. I glue a polymer clay accent at the waist.

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 makeover did the trick since I sold this doll.

Detail of the polymer clay accent at the skirt waist.

The White, Yellow, Pink, and Blue Fairy

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