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Post by caeterle on Feb 20, 2015 2:28:15 GMT -6
This project has been around for months because I was still trying to decide if I should give Barbie a new face or not after I messed up the first head (glue and me - don't ask). What I did with her: - re-root the head and cut the hair - retouch the lips and nails in red - bead loom the dress - string the pearls (golden freshwater pearls and black onyx) - put a row of beads on the shoes as straps - bead the headband and sew on the peacock feathers  |
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Post by gbobmi on Feb 20, 2015 9:40:11 GMT -6
Oh, how cool!!! I love everything about her, Cat! She's truly a collector's item...
The dress is amazing! I love all the attention to detail.
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Post by DawninCal on Feb 20, 2015 12:28:57 GMT -6
OMG, Cat! She is stunning. That dress is just WOW! The headband is too cool and the strands of pearls are the perfect touch. I am so glad you didn't give up when the first head didn't go well. Not sure when I'll be able to pick my jaw up off of the floor. Can't stop looking...  Dawn |
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Post by DawninCal on Feb 20, 2015 12:30:13 GMT -6
Can you imagine how slinky a life sized dress made out of seed beads would be? Dawn |
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Post by caeterle on Feb 20, 2015 13:28:09 GMT -6
Oh Dawn, I got a link for you .... in an extra thread, though, so others will see it, too. Thank you, Gayle and Dawn, Flapper girl is in my collection now, and I think she fits right in there. I'm really happy with her. Making Barbie outfits is not out of my system yet  |
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Post by lotty64 on Feb 20, 2015 14:18:23 GMT -6
You know already how much I love this flapper. She is incredible. x
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Post by Michele on Feb 20, 2015 20:22:45 GMT -6
Flapper Barbie is fabulous. She's definitely a keeper.  |
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Post by caeterle on Feb 22, 2015 10:28:14 GMT -6
Thank you! I got another project going and one more planned already! |
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Post by koolbraider on Feb 22, 2015 14:32:00 GMT -6
Cat, some of my favorite romance novels were written in the 20's. Back when horrors: women painted their faces, used nail polish on very long nails, and wore dresses without much of a back. You have created the perfect flapper! Oh, and the hair is just right as well.
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Post by caeterle on Feb 23, 2015 9:15:48 GMT -6
Thank you so much, Sue!
I also thought about giving her a cigarette in a long holder, but I'm not that motivated to play with clay at the moment. Who knows, maybe some day.
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Post by koolbraider on Feb 27, 2015 15:49:24 GMT -6
Cat, if you haven't already seen it, watch "Cold Comfort Farm". Lots of stars, including Sir Ian McKellen, who's a hoot (and equally funny as well as serious). Have you seen the serious "Vicious"? Hard to catch my breath I laugh so hard. And I didn't know Sir(?) Derek Jacobi was funny too. Anyway, the movie is set in the 20's.
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