Fancy Fish Fashions: silicone flukes/fins for tails and fancy beaded swim tops

[Dancing Fish]

I'm rather terrified to announce that I've finally opened an Etsy shop for my beaded mermaid bras. I just love seeing them all up there, finally, so colorful! :) I'll have other mermaid themed stuff posted soon, including (hopefully) weighted blankets and sequined beach bags. Check out Fancy Fish Fashions! (https://www.etsy.com/shop/FancyFishFashions) (Dancing Fish Designs was already taken, drat it.) If you're from Mernetwork I'll give you a 15% discount...assuming I can figure out how. I've only been playing on Etsy for a few hours!

Far off in the future I'd love to add sequin tails with silicone flukes to my shop. But before I jump into serious designing, I'd love some feedback from anyone who already has a neoprene/sequin tail, preferably with sequins sewn on instead of glued-- how is it holding up for you? Is it difficult to maintain? Do the sequins wear out after a few dunkings or are they pretty strong? If anyone has a Mermaid Shelly tail with the large sequins, (http://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?4242-Large-Shell-Sequins-48mm-Order-Thread-(Vector-Enterprises)) I'd love to hear about how they lasted. If the sequins were all falling off, breaking, or peeling apart after a year then it's not worth it. Also, is there anyone interested in being a tester for a neoprene/big sequin/silicone fluke tail? The cost would be in the $300-400 range, not including monofin.

[Mermaid Caspiana]

Just favorited your shop. :) Your products look great! :)

[Mermaid Lorelei]

Your tops are breathtaking!

[Mermaid Jaffa]

I love the pink bra! But too big for me. I may end up buying one because I'm currently failing at all my fish bras!

[Mermaid Lorelei]

This is by far my favorite! I just wish it wasn't so tiny! :P
https://www.etsy.com/listing/387140176/elegant-earthtone-embellished-mermaid?ref=shop_home_active_6

[Dancing Fish]

Thanks so much! I was really nervous. ;).
Many of these tops could be made in different sizes. I'm working on a 42DD right now. :)

[Trade Winds]

I love that lily of the lake bra!!!! Too bad that band size is faaaar too big for me.

[Mermaid Arabella]

Oooooh, I love the idea of the separate fluke!! I'd love to make myself a silicone (or at least hybrid) tail, but in a 1 bedroom apartment, I just don't have the space (let alone ventilated space) to do that! But I might jump on that fluke! I need to go home and measure my monofin, haha!

[Elodea the Mermaid]

OMG Dancing Fish! I was literally just talking to Theo about a separate fluke situation!! And yours is one of my all time favorite sculpts. I will be patronizing your shop very soon!! :yay::yay::yay::yay::yay::yay::yay:

[Mermaid Freyja]

Adding to the cheers, I will also say that I adore the idea of a separate fluke base! I too, live in cramped quarters, and while I still have enough room for large sewing projects, it's not the right kind of environment for large sculpts and full scale molds.
I've been hoping to do a fabric/neoprene and silicone finned hybrid tail, and this would make things SO much easier!
Rock on with your Etsy awesomeness, Dancing Fish! xoxo

[Dancing Fish]

Oh, wow, seriously?! I've never seen anyone selling fluke covers on Etsy before so I assumed there was no market for it. I wasn't even sure what to call them when I posted it on a whim! Would anyone be interested in boatload of individual scales, or untinted scale sheets, too? I don't have the time to put full tails together, because fitting is the hardest part, but I can certainly offer premolded pieces for DIYers. :) My daughter wants a silicone fluke on her next tail, and I need to make a smaller sculpt for her anyway. So hopefully I'll have a couple of fluke styles available, as well as some hip/ankle fins. The plan is to have it fit the Fin Fun shapes so folks can just encase their preexisting monofins instead of making entire new inserts.

Cool!

And to the other folks-- I can easily adjust straps if you like a bra. I can go smaller or remove the original straps and go bigger. Or lop straps off entirely and add fishnetting. Customizing the existing bras is totally easy. I should totally put that up there.

[Fifi Tigg]

Your fluke is beautiful :)
Just thought I would let you know I am making a silicone fluke which was ordered back in March after my clients photo shoot and I don't want anyone thinking I stole your idea. It's scheduled to start in October :)

[Mermaid Freyja]

...So hopefully I'll have a couple of fluke styles available, as well as some hip/ankle fins. The plan is to have it fit the Fin Fun shapes so folks can just encase their preexisting monofins instead of making entire new inserts.


Yeah! I'd definitely be interested in hip, ankle and a dorsal (if dorsal fins are ever something you end up making, too) <3!

[Dancing Fish]

Hey Fifi, no problem! :)
And Freyja, I was considering sculpting a matching dorsal, actually. I already have a mold I made that I never used of a larger fin...perhaps I should pour some silicone into it and see how it turned out... :)

[Dancing Fish]

Now offering little and big silicone fins! PM me for the coupon code. :)
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[Mermaid Aria]

Those purple ones are gorgeous! I need to get some of these when I get around to making my tail

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[Mermaid Jaffa]

Looking at the monofin cover, is it a thing where you can attach it to a tail body?

I'm not understanding how it works.

Plans to fit a Sun Tail Nunui?

[Dancing Fish]

Thanks Aria!
Jaffa, it's just two silicone flaps, intended for folks who are making silicone tails. I'm assuming the person who buys them has read about making tails. I call them covers because if I called them flukes, someone would think they were getting a full monofin-containing fluke. I can embed fabric so one can sew it to a fabric tail. There's also threads here about how to attach them to fins.

As a matter of fact, I'm working on a silicone cover for Fin Fun fins so my daughter can play. I assume Sun Tails are similar in size. If you posted measurements of their monofin with a pic, or even better a comparison of their fin with a Fin Fin fin, I could tell you for certain. With a spandex tail you can easily adhere the silicone directly to the spandex. But we're going to try it just as a removable cover that you just stretch over the fin first, because how cool would that be? :)

[Mermaid Jaffa]

The Sun Tail monofin is much bigger in all directions, than the Fin Fun. Its nearly the same size and width as an adult merfin.

Anyways, no hurry, I'm just looking at future options and such.

[Dancing Fish]

New H2O-inspired fluke shape, with a Fancy Fish flair! Available soon! This one fits a Rapid or a Fin Fun monofin. :)
I was experimenting with the top, so I cut off the top portion in these examples. The full mold is shown below. The scale pattern didn't turn out all that well, so I'm filling it in so that portion will be untextured to match the upper portion of the fin.

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And yes, that's a sequin tail in progress. :cool: For my daughter, who said, "just mix the two colors together." We'll see how it goes!

And sadly, I had to raise my prices for the silicone flukes and fins...because I'll get maybe 3 whole flukes out of each $200+/gallon order. Woah! What's this stuff made out of, real platinum?!

[MermaidBrandie]

MUCH EXCITE.

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[Dancing Fish]

Yay!

It's live! (https://www.etsy.com/listing/452400192/new-fancy-fish-flukes-monofin-covers-for?ref=pr_shop) I'm really happy with how they turned out on my personal tail (the blue one). I'm taking it for a swim this afternoon. :cool:
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[lynsea]

THIS IS GENIUS!!!! I would definitely be interested in this. I would love to make an individual scale tale mainly because they take up so little room (i.e. no giant scale sheet molds to deal with) but the fluke was always the drawback but this is the solution!

[TheSaltySiren]

How did you attach the fins to the fabric tail? I just purchased a magical and would love to add some extra things to it!

[Dancing Fish]

I used Dragon Skin but you can also use Sil Poxy. I've tested those, but I'm also reasonably certain you can use aquarium silicone adhesive or even 100% GE silicone caulk too. I like the Dragon Skin because it doesn't REEK of vinegar. The sil poxy I used on the fins still stinks two days later. :(

[TheSaltySiren]

So you just like glued them to the sides of the fabric wit the silicone?

[geffy]

Your fluke is beautiful :)http://juragan.club/5/g.png

[Dancing Fish]

Not quite. First I wrapped the monofin in saran wrap, because I want to be able to remove it later (it's cracked!). Then I put the monofin back into the tail to stretch it out properly. Then I smeared dragon skin all over the back of the spandex and mashed it right onto the bottom fluke. Then I smeared silicone onto the spandex on the top portion (with the foot pockets) and sides of the silicone, leaving the bottom of the fin unglued (so I can still take the monofin out), and pinned everything together until the silicone hardened. So it's still open on the bottom. Later, when I've replaced the insert, I'll add dabs of silicone to close the bottom, but I'll leave most of it unglued so water can get out easily.

Thanks, Geffy! :)

[merwandering]

This is so fantastic. I really didn't know about sequin tails until very recently seeing one on a tail making thread, and I loved the idea of a sequin tail, but thought about how the fluke must be vulnerable to damage. This is SUCH a cool and easy way to blend different styles together, and I really love the silicone fluke with a sequin tail. I love the large sequins, just- love, love all of it.
Really neat.

[Dancing Fish]

Thanks! Rowan loves it too! :)

(The picture:)
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I have a video of my daughter wearing just the body and falling on the knees, then rolling around over the hardwood floor...so far the sequins are holding up well! She's going to do her best to destroy it so we can see how durable they are!

[MermaidBrandie]

This thread just gets better every time I come back on

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[Dancing Fish]

Fancy Fish has five styles of hip/ankle and dorsal fins, for embellishing mermaid tails! You can sew them onto fabric (see pic above) or glue them onto silicone. Currently offered in one color, two-tone, or frosted (and I will try to match the colors of your tail).

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[PearlieMae]

Wonderful work! Some really innovative stuff here!

[MermaidBrandie]

Mmmmf

Omg

So amazing

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[Dancing Fish]

Lookie! A new thing! Just a prototype, edges not yet finished, but it turned out well! I totally want to get some scale-printed spandex and try again. :)

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[Mermaid_Sarina]

OH my goodness! I just stalked through your entire thread and shop and I love your work! I also have a question regarding sending my own tail to you for a fluke and fin upgrade! On your etsy it just said fabric tails but I was wondering wether i'd be able to send a neoprene tail to you and have a silicone fluke and fins put onto it! I'm looking to upgrade from fabric to using neoprene and your flukes are so pretty!!!! :)

[Dancing Fish]

Thanks! :blush: I'm sure that would work. As long as the fluke portion of the neoprene isn't painted, I'm sure the silicone will stick just fine. If it is painted, you'll have to handle it carefully-- I can't guarantee how well it will stick over the long run. I haven't tried gluing silicone to neoprene myself, but I know other tailmakers do it all the time! I also recommend a little ruffle to hide the join; I don't have anything fancy to hide that transition yet.

[Mermaid Alea]

Ahhh those bracers! :swoon:

[cletusk20]

Definitely like those. The color makes me think of mer armor.

[MermaidBrandie]

Those bracers omg

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[Dancing Fish]

Woohoo! I have a new fluke available for purchase! The mermaid who commissioned it asked for the Mertailor spade-shaped fluke (can't recall its name) so I came up with an "inspired-by" design that turned out simply lovely.

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[PearlieMae]

Oooh! Cool! I like that paddle shape! Beautiful colors, too! Nicely done!

[Dancing Fish]

New fin and fluke shape coming soon! I'm getting better at sculpting and pouring. :p

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[Mermaid Clara]

New fin and fluke shape coming soon! I'm getting better at sculpting and pouring. :p

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Holy hell! That is so jaw dropping amazingly beautiful!!!!!!


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[Mermaid Wesley]

woah woah woah woah. How have I not seen this yet??? Beautiful work and I love that you're selling pieces of tails!

[Dancing Fish]

Thanks Clara! :)


woah woah woah woah. How have I not seen this yet??? Beautiful work and I love that you're selling pieces of tails!

Oh yes! Fins and flukes and hopefully cool spandex/silicone bracers this summer. :) The new fluke is the prettiest I've made yet. I just need to actually start it, once my customer has approved her colors. I should change the title of this thread...nobody's bought a bra from me yet. LOL!

[PearlieMae]

Sweet sculpt! I can't wait to see more!!!!

[Keiris]

Dancing Fish your sculpts are BEAUTIFUL!!!!

[Saelyyia]

I can not believe I haven't come across this thread till now. Your work is gorgeous! I will definitely have to add ordering a set of your fins to my next list of supplies for a new tail skin. They are just stunning.

[Dancing Fish]

Thanks so much for the compliments. Coming from such excellent creators I'm feeling very flattered! :$

[MermaidBrandie]

Good lord. Maybe I should just have you do my fins. This is still just so amazing

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[Dancing Fish]

I'd be happy to! :) Fin commissions are quick. It's the flukes that take awhile!

[MermaidBrandie]

I'd be happy to! :) Fin commissions are quick. It's the flukes that take awhile!
Hahaha I just messaged you on Etsy. :)

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[Dogfish]

ooh I love the dragon silicone starfish! Could those be turned into a bra?

[Vela]

Wow Beautiful fins and flukes!! I love the colors an differences in all the fins! :)

[MermaidBrandie]

ooh I love the dragon silicone starfish! Could those be turned into a bra?
With silpoxy. :)

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[Dancing Fish]

ooh I love the dragon silicone starfish! Could those be turned into a bra?

That was the plan when I made them, though I've never actually tried it (yet!). :) I wanted the little arms to be able to interlock with each other and the straps. It might work! They have flat backs, but some creative slits here and there could fix that.

[Mermaid Cetea]

I've been staring at your etsy page for awhile now. your work is beautiful! I plan to stop into your shop sometime soon when I decide what all I want to do with my finfun. <3

Question- with the silicone fluke cover, how easy is it to clean out the monofin? has anyone tested out how it handles the beach?

[Dancing Fish]

Thank you! It depends on whether or not you seal the bottom of the fluke closed. I leave mine open, like the fabric tails are open, so I can still take the monofin out or prop everything open to dry it out. If you sealed up the bottom edge I imagine it would be much more difficult to keep it clean.

[MermaidCelesteFL]

I found your Etsy page yesterday! I might commission some silicone fins on my sequin tail soon.


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[MermaidBrandie]

I'm super excited to order mine after seeing my friends. I was excited anyway but now I'm moreso

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[Misty Lau]

I'm so excited about this! I'll be following this thread!

[Dancing Fish]

New fluke/fin set available! Introducing the "Seafae Annette" fluke and fins! (With super fancy paint job)

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[Galilee]

Wow! That fluke and fin set is absolutely gorgeous!

[MermaidBrandie]

Holy sh*t 💜💙❤💜💙❤💜💙❤💜💙

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[PearlieMae]

WOWEE WOW!

[Dancing Fish]

Coming this summer for DIY tailmakers: scale sheets! Don't want to fuss with a zillion foam circles? Grab a sheet of pre-made scales! This design (in progress) was created from the cool giant sequins from India. The next sheet will be fully hand-sculpted with different sizes of scales. :)

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[lotusauriel]

That's awesome! Can't wait to see the sculpted one!

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[MermaidBrandie]

God you are amazing.

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[Mermaid Aria]

So pretty!

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[Neerai]

Coming this summer for DIY tailmakers: scale sheets! Don't want to fuss with a zillion foam circles? Grab a sheet of pre-made scales! This design (in progress) was created from the cool giant sequins from India. The next sheet will be fully hand-sculpted with different sizes of scales. :)

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This is great!! If you don't have enought time to cure a scale sheet... buy one! So smart!!

[moniee]

OMG this is so cool!! I would love to buy scale sheets!!!

[MermaidBrandie]

Guys honestly, just buy everything. She's amazing!! Look at the progress pic of my fluke!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170630/04fb5429642fb8d350880fc5d4ff6587.jpg

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[Dancing Fish]

Thanks Brandie! <3

I also now offer BIG sequins (big scales are kinda my theme, I guess...LOL), and I have a new long dorsal fin to match the "Monarch" theme! Brandie ordered one and I'm just about to pour it...and paint it with AWESOME colors!
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[MermaidBrandie]

I'm so excited to see my massive dorsals!!

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[Alicia26]

Cool. Links?

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[Dancing Fish]

Etsy shop: Fancy Fish Fashions! (https://www.facebook.com/FancyFishFashions) :)

[Alicia26]

Thank you. Yes I had also bookmark the shell sequins. Im glad they look so good in person

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[EdenSirene]

I love your work! I think it's too
cool!! 👏👏

[landlockedmermaid]

Oh my Gosh! I would love to be a tester for your project. A sequin/latex hybrid is exactly what I want for my dream tail. I would love something that brings to mind a phoenix bursting into flame. I love fabric tails and just adore when people put the silicone flukes and fins with them. Please pick me. LOL
I hope to hear back from you. Cheers.

[Astridia]

This thread started awesome ( I mean come on... those bras are gorgeous) And then the flukes and the fins and the scales and the AAAAAAAA SO BEAUTIFFFUUULL I'mma have to stalk this shop. Love the idea of silicone flukes that are open (i'm the kind of person who will probably be doing a lot of mix n match XD)

[MermaidBrandie]

I should post the finished pictures of the fluke and fins I got from her! I posted them to my tail making thread but....they should be here too!

A picture of them glowing, and the rest right after my unboxing! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170810/a8dd357281ac40de2042d6ba13cc6e19.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170810/547e8f120bfc334d22a28588501c81ee.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170810/fb0dbb0cbdd00c92a1679a6126f470a3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170810/67a249c85de1c213b48f71106b5b45a5.jpg

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[Dancing Fish]

Announcing my latest fluke! Inspired by our favorite Little Mermaid, the Daughter of Triton is a smaller fluke designed to fit the Finis Wave monofin. I haven't tried it with larger fins yet. :)

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Also more large shell sequins are coming soon!

[MermaidBrandie]

Everything you do is gold

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[Keiris]

Nice and clean, Dancing Fish! Ariel fans are gonna love it!

[Mermaid Kane]

The fans of TLM will love it! c: I've been thinking of buying fins/fluke from you for a little while.

[Astridia]

So pretty XD

[AllieAnnKattFish]

The fans of TLM will love it! c: I've been thinking of buying fins/fluke from you for a little while.
Do it! Awaiting mine currently, and so excited!! She's wonderful, and super helpful, patient, and kind. You can't go wrong with her work either!

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[Dancing Fish]

New sequins are in stock! We have white, pink, blue, cyan, and lavender again, as well as peach, yellow, orange, and a really beautiful red-copper.

Also! A kid-sized, plus-sized walking mermaid tail, perfect for a kid who might be a bit too wide for standard Halloween costumes. Made from an amazing sequin fabric that was hideously expensive, LOL! Rowan was so sad to have outgrown it! But since she was the designer/shell decoration artist, I'm giving her the money if it sells. https://mernetwork.com/index/images/smilies/smile.png

Modified from a Simplicity pattern, fits up to size 10-12ish. The child can insert feet into the tail to hide them and be a mermaid. NONSWIMMABLE! A steal at only $15. Details here! (https://www.etsy.com/listing/555921719/walking-mermaid-costume-fancy-dress-up?ref=shop_home_active_3)

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[Dancing Fish]

Also, is anyone interested in damaged or imperfect sequins? I go through my orders and try to pick out all the weird ones. I have several pounds of sequins in many different colors that are missing holes, or have small-to-major flaws in their coats, or that are just bent strangely or mis-stamped. I hate to just toss them. Anyone have a kid who wants to do a mermaid project? Or doesn't mind flaws? Or just wants a grab-bag of random colors? They're just as shiny and many of the flaws wouldn't show from a distance. 70% off! Will post pics if you're interested.

[Dancing Fish]

And now for something completely different: mermaid cupcakes. Made of dragon skin, squishy foam and glitter! These were for my kid, who is now obsessed with squishies, but I'm thinking of putting a few in the shop when I perfect the process. They're addictingly squishable, very satisfying, like a little stress ball. And I also wanted to see if you can thicken Dragon Skin enough to pipe it....yes! You can! There's tons of squishy cupcakes out there, but they all use caulk for icing (not all that squishy). I'm getting a nice super-squishy Eco-Flex sample in my next order to try this again. What do you think? Would you tack on a sparkly scented squishy mermaid cupcake onto an order? ;)
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[AllieAnnKattFish]

And now for something completely different: mermaid cupcakes. Made of dragon skin, squishy foam and glitter! These were for my kid, who is now obsessed with squishies, but I'm thinking of putting a few in the shop when I perfect the process. They're addictingly squishable, very satisfying, like a little stress ball. And I also wanted to see if you can thicken Dragon Skin enough to pipe it....yes! You can! There's tons of squishy cupcakes out there, but they all use caulk for icing (not all that squishy). I'm getting a nice super-squishy Eco-Flex sample in my next order to try this again. What do you think? Would you tack on a sparkly scented squishy mermaid cupcake onto an order? ;)
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Oooooooh or make a little octopus squishy? Or flounder squishy? Or a sea shell squishy! But no fishy scent! Lol

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[Dancing Fish]

I made starfish molds! :) They're not quite there yet, but I do plan on having starfish squishies, too. :) And of COURSE there has to be an octopus! I have a little fat one in my mind, just waiting for me to sculpt it.

[AllieAnnKattFish]

I made starfish molds! :) They're not quite there yet, but I do plan on having starfish squishies, too. :) And of COURSE there has to be an octopus! I have a little fat one in my mind, just waiting for me to sculpt it.
I'll definitely be interested when they're ready. I love the cupcakes too. I bake a lot and this would be perfect for my office. :)

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[Ashton]

snazzy!

[PearlieMae]

So cool! How did you thicken the dragonskin to pipe it? If it's a secret, don't tell! :mermaid kiss:

[Dancing Fish]

So cool! How did you thicken the dragonskin to pipe it? If it's a secret, don't tell! :mermaid kiss:

It's a super top-secret process involving calling Smooth On tech support and asking them, LOL! ;)

[Astridia]

Glittery squishy fish..... I would buy a box of them XD

[Mermaid Aria]

Do you sell the flukes completed, like painted and with the monofin sealed inside? I'm in no way ready to buy, but I want my next tail to be a sequin tail with a silicone fluke, but all I want to do its attach the fluke to the body. I've got a small apartment and no where to work with silicone.

[Dancing Fish]

I don't offer them yet, but I've been considering offering that. Give me a buzz when you're closer to the completion of your project!

[Dancing Fish]

Have you ever thought about making your own tail but the idea of making a scale sheet was WAY TOO MUCH EFFORT? (I can sympathize, having just made one. Yeah. SO MUCH EFFORT!! :fallover:)

Now available! Fancy Fish Fashions silicone scale sheets! Complete with embedded power mesh. You pick the length and width you want, and I'll make it for you. Currently available in one color only, although that may change in the future. The top four inches was left smooth if you'd like a smooth waistline.

10% off all scale sheet orders during the month of July. (And yes, you can still use your Mernetwork MERNET15 discount code, too.) Check them out here!
(https://www.etsy.com/listing/704217636/custom-cut-full-size-silicone-scale)
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[PearlieMae]

Have you ever thought about making your own tail but the idea of making a scale sheet was WAY TOO MUCH EFFORT? (I can sympathize, having just made one. Yeah. SO MUCH EFFORT!! :fallover:)

Now available! Fancy Fish Fashions silicone scale sheets! Complete with embedded power mesh. You pick the length and width you want, and I'll make it for you. Currently available in one color only, although that may change in the future. The top four inches was left smooth if you'd like a smooth waistline.

10% off all scale sheet orders during the month of July. (And yes, you can still use your Mernetwork MERNET15 discount code, too.) Check them out here!
(https://www.etsy.com/listing/704217636/custom-cut-full-size-silicone-scale)
(Psst...how does one share pictures here from instagram?) Link to the picture (https://www.instagram.com/p/BzXI6Uzl8ZM/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet)



FINTASTIC IDEA! Best of luck in your new venture! :mermaid kiss:

[Merman Storm]

What is the longest you can make? I have an extended monofin, and it needs a long tail skin.
And what is the widest you can make?
And yes, nice offer.

Edit: I see in your shop its "nearly 3 feet by 5 feet". Do I have that right?
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[Dancing Fish]

What is the longest you can make? I have an extended monofin, and it needs a long tail skin.
And what is the widest you can make?
And yes, nice offer.

Edit: I see in your shop its "nearly 3 feet by 5 feet". Do I have that right?
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That is correct! The top four inches are smooth, and the total usable length is 59 inches (55” without the smooth bit). I can make the sheets any size rectangle you like within the 3’ x 5’ limit. The sample sheet I made is HUGE! Nearly as tall as I am! :)

Also considering whether anyone would like thinner sheets pre-glued to neoprene or scuba knit. Or sheets created already in tail shapes (thinking the customer would send an outline to guide me). The latter would be sold by final weight.


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[GalaxyKait]

I love how you are selling scale sheets for those of us looking into making our own tails

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[Dancing Fish]

I've been talking about it for years! I finally manged to do it. Now I'm thinking about making another one. With sculpted scales this time. I'm insane. :)

[Glenn.Thought]

Have you ever thought about making your own tail but the idea of making a scale sheet was WAY TOO MUCH EFFORT? (I can sympathize, having just made one. Yeah. SO MUCH EFFORT!! :fallover:)

Now available! Fancy Fish Fashions silicone scale sheets! Complete with embedded power mesh. You pick the length and width you want, and I'll make it for you. Currently available in one color only, although that may change in the future. The top four inches was left smooth if you'd like a smooth waistline.

10% off all scale sheet orders during the month of July. (And yes, you can still use your Mernetwork MERNET15 discount code, too.) Check them out here!
(https://www.etsy.com/listing/704217636/custom-cut-full-size-silicone-scale)
(Psst...how does one share pictures here from instagram?) Link to the picture (https://www.instagram.com/p/BzXI6Uzl8ZM/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet)


Good evening Ma'am. If i order the scale sheet, fins, how long does it take for the silicon to "age" before i can no longer paint it? weeks months? I was thinking of ordering, but shipping outside of the US might take a long while.

[Dancing Fish]

That's a great question! Short answer: I'm not sure.

Long answer: The representative from Smooth on told me silicone should be painted as soon as possible, but I also know that many tail makers successfully repaint tails that are years old. There's a list of solvents you can use to clean and sort of "reopen" the pores in silicone that has been aged. I would suggest trying to paint a small section, let it cure, and see how easily it peels off before you break out the solvents. (I will have to look up what they are...acetone is one of them, and perhaps naptha?) The other advice is to use the psycho paint from Smooth on because the formula is slightly different from (and stickier than) regular Dragon skin.

[Merman Storm]

Hi Again.
I made a cloth tail for my Lunocet to see how long it would have to be. I also compared it to my Spellbound length. Conclusion: I need a scale sheet 64 inches long. Also, I prefer that the scales go all the way to the top. This means your sheet is short by 8 inches. ( I am 6 feet tall. I measure 43 inches waist to floor, then need 11 inches to cover my feet, and another 10 inches to get to the end of the monofin. ) Question: Do you think it would be reasonable for me to glue on an extra 8 inch segment at the end? This would be at the extended monofin part, and the added segment would be about 10 inches wide.

[Glenn.Thought]

That's a great question! Short answer: I'm not sure.

Long answer: The representative from Smooth on told me silicone should be painted as soon as possible, but I also know that many tail makers successfully repaint tails that are years old. There's a list of solvents you can use to clean and sort of "reopen" the pores in silicone that has been aged. I would suggest trying to paint a small section, let it cure, and see how easily it peels off before you break out the solvents. (I will have to look up what they are...acetone is one of them, and perhaps naptha?) The other advice is to use the psycho paint from Smooth on because the formula is slightly different from (and stickier than) regular Dragon skin.

thanks for getting back to me so quickly. :)
i found this though, but not sure if it applies to Dragon skin silicone.
https://www.wikihow.com/Paint-Silicone

I have seen posts as well from the bigger tailmaking companies offering repaints, so there has to be away.

i have your shop on etsy Favorited and have been daydreaming about the things i want to order. Soon, just setting aside some money. Adulting is hard. :(

[Dancing Fish]

Hi Again.
I made a cloth tail for my Lunocet to see how long it would have to be. I also compared it to my Spellbound length. Conclusion: I need a scale sheet 64 inches long. Also, I prefer that the scales go all the way to the top. This means your sheet is short by 8 inches. ( I am 6 feet tall. I measure 43 inches waist to floor, then need 11 inches to cover my feet, and another 10 inches to get to the end of the monofin. ) Question: Do you think it would be reasonable for me to glue on an extra 8 inch segment at the end? This would be at the extended monofin part, and the added segment would be about 10 inches wide.

Argh! Doggone it, I was hoping it'd be long enough and wide enough to accommodate any request. Grr. I am not sure what the extension would look like, let me see if I have two pieces I can lay over each other. With some creative cutting and gluing you could probably hide the seams!

[Dancing Fish]

thanks for getting back to me so quickly. :)
i found this though, but not sure if it applies to Dragon skin silicone.
https://www.wikihow.com/Paint-Silicone

I have seen posts as well from the bigger tailmaking companies offering repaints, so there has to be away.

i have your shop on etsy Favorited and have been daydreaming about the things i want to order. Soon, just setting aside some money. Adulting is hard. :(

I've been adulting half my life and I still haven't really gotten the hang of it. I'm good at faking it. ;)
According to several more knowledgeable folks who replied to my question, you can prepare the silicone by first giving it a bath in warm soapy (dish soap) water, drying thoroughly, and then rubbing a bit of isopropyl alcohol over it and letting that dry. The paint should still stick even after four years (according to someone who repainted a used tail).

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