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Winner of 1st
place in Showgirl category and also placed Best of
Show in the 2004 in FDM competition
Sold!
Formerly KoKo from the Butterfly
Ring Dolls
With her stand and headpiece, she
stands about 29 1/2 in. tall.
Complete repaint with artist quality
acrylic paints, white pearlescent eyeshadow, sealed
for protection.
Applied lashes (long and dramatic
for that "on the stage" look).
Costume is non-removable.
Hand molded and cast soles and
heels, covered in black and buff colored leather.
Clear uppers decorated with Swavorski crystals.
Costume includes nearly $50 in
Swavorski Crystal strands, $50 of ostrich feathers in
black and yellow with other various trims. All in all,
I have nearly $200 in supplies in this doll if you
count the doll. Part of costume is hand sewn, part
is glued, depending on whether it could be sewn or
not.
Headpiece is permanently attached
and has a wire framework. This was a real challenge
and had to be restarted a couple of times to get it
exactly how I wanted it.
I had originally planned to do
mostly beadwork on this costume, then wasn't satisfied
with the results. Experimentation with black and
silver, and gold and silver glitter produced a better
result, more dramatic and 'showgirl'ish so I replaced
much of the beading with glitter. It just looked more
in scale and appropriate.
Arms have been repositioned and
given long black gloves adorned with Swavorski
Crystals and feathers.
Finished off with a black boa!
Custom stand of solid wood, beveled
and finished by my dear father-in- law. He's a dream,
tell him what you need and a few days later, he's made
it for ya!
This is a very dramatic looking doll
in person, pictures don't do her justice, the depth of
her just isn't in the photos because so much of the
black details get lost in the photos.
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