Night on the town

[maywong]

Here is a some of my new dolls and props. The fortune teller was OOAK custom made by me. The box lights up. The Barbie inside was rebody and body blush to match the head to the body. This was one of the project I made this summer.
I dyed the AA girls head and gave her a new body. The girl skating got a new jointed body. I also made the OOAK ice cream counter.

[davidd]

Oooh! I would love to see a closer pic of the fortune teller! Or a tutorial!

(I know... I'll look on "that other forum.")

[maywong]

Thanks David. Here are some more pics. I don't have a tut but I can tell you how to make it.

[richila]

Wow! Your fortune teller is absolutely splendid!

[davidd]

Splendid is the word! All the littte details are perfect! It looks like a genuine antique! Thank you for the additional pics!

[maywong]

Thanks richila. This is one of the projects I was working on during the summer.

Thanks David. I am glad you like it. It took me a long time to figure it out.

[maywong]

Davidd, here is the list of some of the stuff I used.

The metal feet you can buy at Hobby Lobby, Michaels, or Jo Ann Fabric. They should be in the scrap booking stuff. The small word trim you can get at Home D. or Menards. The spray paint is Rust-oleum Satin Vintage Teal with a light coat of FolkArt 660 Metallic Pure Gold acrylic paint that I put on and lightly rubbed off. The reapplied in some spots. The red spray paint is Krylon Gloss Cherry Red with a light wash of Americana Dk Chocolate acrylic paint. I brush this on and wiped off. The pictures on the side of the box and inside I got off the internet. I aged them using a light wash of Americana Dk Chocolate acrylic paint. The mini light you can get at Hobby Lobby, Michaels, Jo Ann Fabric, Walmart, eBay. etc. The box is about 14" height without the legs and about 5" wide. The thin acrylic plexiglass you can get a sheet from Home D. and cut them down. The corner plastic strips I had to get from my local hobby store. You can also order them on line. The beaded fringe you can get from Jo Ann fabric. The box is made of 1/4" MDF board. You can get that at Home D. On the top which you can't see in the pic, is a metal decoration. You can also get them out of wood which is easier to glue down. I only got the metal one since it was on clearance. I painted to look like the legs. The cards I got off the internet. The candle and crystal ball I got form Michaels. The doll is Disney Esmeralda that I put her on a upper jointed body body. The legs are not joint because she just needs to stand. I blush the body to match the face. She is standing with some help from a stand inside the box. The stand I got off of eBay. It only goes up to her knees. The dress is off of a Halloween Barbie. The necklaces I made. The hat is from Madam LaVinia Barbie. The metal slot is for the jewelry section at Hobby Lobby. I started out as a metal keyhole that I did a slight mod to using Apoxie S. Then I painting it using FolkArt 660 Metallic Pure Gold acrylic paint. The black fabric I used for the curtains is a thin stretchy jersey material that I got off of an old shirt. You can probably pick up the fabric at Jo Anns. I used velcro to stick the curtains up and clear sticky tack to stick the cards, candle and crystal ball. I glued little beads to her fingers so that they look like rings.

If you have any other question please let me know.

[davidd]

Thank you, maywong, for the detailed components list... with sources! This project required some serious searching and researching!

(I have responded at greater length on the Figurvore site.)

[ghostdollie]

Amazing! Absolutely enchanting! Thank you for posting this.

[maywong]

Davidd if you need any more info let me know. BTW the top half with the clear plastic comes off and the back panel is removable.


Thanks ghostdollie.