I have gotten lots of requests for mermaids but I was not imagining anything to move forward with. During my break from making, I’d been mulling over the idea of ombre (shaded) dyeing. Finally I’ve tried it and am loving it!
Here is Mermaid 1-
I am so excited to be playing with something new!
Green hair
Mermaid hair is a challenge!
No cover-up for her!
Trying out embroidered scales with variegated thread.
She is the last of the tattooed ladies that I am planning for a bit.
She also has an antique button-
Here she is with Archibald, a doll I made many years ago.
All I could think of when I was making her hair was Pippi Longstocking LOL!
It doesn’t take much to amuse me!
A sweet antique button on her belt-
It is hard to see but her tights/leggings/pants are dark blue with black spirals.
Here is a close-up of her hair fabric-
Her hair is like tiny bubbles.
She has a bow belt.
I feel like I am very out of practice. I take photos of my finished dolls. When I look through them later, I don’t love the face. So, I throw away those photos and rework something or other. New photos are taken. Then I notice there is a random thread on the doll’s face. How did I miss that! More photos discarded and reshot. All this is an explanation of why there are sometimes delays. 😝
They get posted eventually!
It’s been a long while since I made some tattooed ladies.
My biggest stumbling block these days is finding the best place to photograph my new pieces.
This toile is such a perfect scale for these ladies.
A close-up of her hair-
Always a helper is on the scene- 😆
Horses and tentacles- I’m not really sure how they go together.
He has a dark peach or tan skin color.
I probably need to take another photo of his skeleton tattoos’ head. The skull isn’t showing.
He has silver rickrack and a button with a horseman going the other way. Both of the belt components have a personal history. Anytime I use some metallic rickrack, it comes from costume making for my kids when they were little. So probably at least 30 years old. The button is reclaimed from a poncho my Mom made me when I was 12. It makes me happy to give them new life.
Skeleton Lady on his back.
I figured a pool photo was the perfect place for a Merman.
There is something majestic about this mer-fellow.
Swirly beard.
An antique glass button on his belt.
Wavy batik fabric on the tail and fins.
And hanging out at the pool.
A red-haired merman with a mermaid on his chest.
Also some classic anchor tattoos. There is an antique Victorian glass (?) button on his belt.
And another Mermaid on his back!
