Barbie as the Turquoise Fairy
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 11:06 pmI pulled my boss' name in our work Secret Santa, and I know she collects Barbies, so I dressed up a Fashionista in her favorite turquoise color and got some nifty wings off ebay that really made the outfit.
The dress is made of a shiny lame' with cotton lining on top and a sparkley charmuse lining on the bottom plus an underskirt of the charmuse. (I used a quilt cotton to line the top to give it more body to hold up the wings better.) I put a line of beading at the top of the bodice and down the sides of the skirt where I cut away the lame to show the charmuse layer and the silver lace trim at the hem came from ebay. There is a sparkly tulle over skirt with a silver sequined ribbon belt and silver trim on the hems. I tried out my new hotfix tool and put Swarovski flatbacks on because my boss is like me...we think there is never too much sparkle! The crown is made of some rhinestone wire picks from the wedding supply department at a local craft store. The wings were a steal! They are made from sterling silver wire with glitter and filigree balls on wires with some irridescent glitter in places. I only hope they don't tarnish!
My DH was sick, so I had to miss the office party, but I heard she liked it.
The dress is made of a shiny lame' with cotton lining on top and a sparkley charmuse lining on the bottom plus an underskirt of the charmuse. (I used a quilt cotton to line the top to give it more body to hold up the wings better.) I put a line of beading at the top of the bodice and down the sides of the skirt where I cut away the lame to show the charmuse layer and the silver lace trim at the hem came from ebay. There is a sparkly tulle over skirt with a silver sequined ribbon belt and silver trim on the hems. I tried out my new hotfix tool and put Swarovski flatbacks on because my boss is like me...we think there is never too much sparkle! The crown is made of some rhinestone wire picks from the wedding supply department at a local craft store. The wings were a steal! They are made from sterling silver wire with glitter and filigree balls on wires with some irridescent glitter in places. I only hope they don't tarnish!
My DH was sick, so I had to miss the office party, but I heard she liked it.
too bad you couldn' t be there! I would have died to see her response