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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Altered Paper Doll

Mermaid
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The face of this paper doll is Elsa Lanchester. She played Frankenstein's mate in the 1935 horror movie "The Bride of Frankenstein". Her tail is cut from a magazine advertisement. Her gauze is coming unraveled and is capturing sea creatures. She is being entered in the "altered paper dolls" challenge being held on the Craft-Room Challenge blog site.

She is also getting entered into the following challenges:
Diva's by Design - "anything but a card"
Hooked on Craft - #1 "anything goes"
Everybody-Art Challenge - #147 "anything goes"

Check out all the beautiful challenge submissions on the above sites. You will be inspired to create some ART yourself.




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14 comments:

  1. KarenJune 23, 2011 at 1:53 AM

    I love the altered art! Thanks for joining us at hookedoncraft challenges this week and hope you join us again.

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  2. craft-roomjuliaJune 23, 2011 at 2:19 AM

    I love this Wendy especially how she is holding all the shells and star fish, it's brilliant. Thanks for joining us at Craft-Room Challenge, good luck and hope to see you again.

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  3. ZoechaosJune 23, 2011 at 5:56 AM

    Your mermaid doll is fantastic love the link to vintage horror movies! Yes you can enter more than once we do not have a limit on entries and would love to see more! Thank you for sharing your altered doll with us at Craft-room challenge, thank you also for putting our Logo on your side bar. We ask people to add the shop's logo and a link to http://www.craft-room.co.uk/ for entry into the prize draw. I do hope you do not mind my mentioning this. XOXO Zoe

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  4. Nikki ByrneJune 23, 2011 at 6:56 AM

    great paper doll, a lot of thought went into this one :o) Thank you for joining us at Craft room challenge this fortnight. Good luck. Nikki DT

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  5. hazelJune 23, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    I love your mermaid, she has a fabulous tail. Thank you for joining us at Craft-Room Challenge.
    xxx Hazel.

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  6. Kim BJune 23, 2011 at 10:04 AM

    Fabulous! I love it and her face--just wonderful. Thanks so much for joining us at the Craft-Room Challenge. I hope to see you again next time.

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  7. MerviJune 23, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    Wow this is huge, love the mermaid theme,
    great entry!
    Thank you for sharing this with us at the Craft-Room Challenge, good luck and welcome again;-))m

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  8. LaneyJune 23, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    wow fabulous work hun ! I love your creativity
    Thanks for joining us at Diva's this time would love to see you play along with us next time too
    hugs
    laney

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  9. MariaJune 23, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    Fantastic doll! I love all the detail you've used and that haunting face! Good luck, and thanks for joining us at the Craft-Room Challenge. Maria x

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  10. EstherJune 23, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    Gorgeous Mermaid doll..how creative she is..Thanks for joining our challenge at Craft-Room...Esther xx

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  11. DebiJune 23, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    Great doll Wendy, love how you've combined everything- thanks for joining us at craft room Challenge, debi x

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  12. Berry June 24, 2011 at 5:43 PM

    What wonderful work thanks for sharing at Divas hugs Rebekah xx

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  13. KarenJune 25, 2011 at 6:31 AM

    Gosh! I didn't realise she was in the 1935 film...only remember her when she was older!

    Fabulous mermaid, I love how she is 'capturing' all the creatures to cover her modesty x

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  14. VickyJune 25, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    This is fabulous sweetie...!

    thanks for joining us at Divas...and good luck..!

    hugs Vicky xx

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