A Bratz Mermaid?

Last month I joined in with "Alter It Monthly", and the theme was Dolls...  & I really enjoyed playing along (you can see my first altered doll HERE)  so I thought for this month's THEME I would also alter a Bratz doll, though this one turned out a little too cute for my liking, LOL.    I forgot to take "before" photos, but I'm sure you get the idea, and as a bonus, this one had hair!

This is where she will live, we've had the large glass container for many years, & have added little treasures from beachcombing trips, so I think she will feel right at home...    I began the alteration by removing the doll's make up, then applied a mossy green acrylic glaze to the body, adding acrylic paints in varying colours as well as KG and Stickles to the hair.        The fish tail was made by covering a "sandwich" of cardboard cut into shape with masking tape, then painted over with acrylic paint, and lots of KG and Stickles were added for shine and texture : )

The facial features were added with ZIG Signature pens, the bust was covered with starfish punches cut from scraps of watercoloured paper.     As I said, her face looks too cute for my liking, but I think she makes a lovely mermaid...I hope you think so too, thanks for visiting : )

A Ghost in My Paper Palace!

A bit of a departure from the normal goings on in my paper palace...this month the theme over at Alter It Monthly is "Dolls" so I went in search of a doll that I could alter.    My own daughter is now almost 14 years of age, and we've kept some of her toys in storage (I say we, but it's really my DH who is the sentiMENTAL one in our family LOL) but she was never overly into dolls, she had a few Barbies but that's about it, so I made my way to a charity shop and bought a little Bratz doll.

I never liked them much when they first came out (they look a little too tarty IMO) but I thought the dimentions were perfect for what I had in mind : )    So after a good haircut, a few coats of white paint, and a brand new wardrobe, my palace has a ghost!!!

The corset was made by my DD (thanks darling) while the skirt was made by yours truly out of tulle, old book pages, and some interfacing film.        I was going to leave her with the very cropped hair, but then decided she needed some long locks...I think she's a very fitting ghost for my humble palace, what do you think?     DD wants me to do another one, so I guess I'll have to go hunting for more dolls...  As always, don't forget you can click on the photos for a larger view.      I hope your weekend is good to you, and that you get a chance to play with your stash, or at least, have fun planning : )