SHoW Us YoUR TaiLS THReAd!!!

[Coradion]

I finally got to go swimming in my new creation! So happy it's done. :lol: Hooray for BIG scales! (Highly recommend going big if you're doing individual scales and have low patience like me... *g*)
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You did an amazing job!

[Theobromine]

So I think most people have probably seen both of our tails before, at least in pictures, but I thought it might be fun to post this swimming video here anyway. Mermaid Lorelei-Varasai just moved to my neighborhood recently and we went for a swim together this week, and she put together this lovely little video! Pictures don't do justice to the way these tails MOVE in the water. We both have Competitors in our tails and they give the perfect amount of realistic flex with just a bit of swishiness at the tips, just like a real fish's caudal fin :) It makes me happy every time I see them in the water.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNO4xKdpu4w

[East coast mermaid]

Love your tails and the song fits so perfectly! [emoji4]

[Theobromine]

Thanks :) and yeah, she picked a good song for it!

[courtneymermaid]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/16/5f36da3058450abde03c9378fb4c3457.jpg

Almost finished this order of mermaid tails and thought I'd show them off quick. These are kids tails and the pink one still needs sequins, but other than that they are pretty much good to go! Woo!


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[Ashe]

They're really pretty, Courtney :) The little fluke fringe is super cute

[Spindrift]

Go Harmony!!! ♡♡♡

[Yulia]

LOOK AT THE FINS
FLOPPY FINS :SWOON:

https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/t31.0-8/11884677_1028091467210770_1452379717681685774_o.jp g

[Ashe]

You nailed that pose, Yulia!

[Echidna]

Agreed.
Beautiful siren like out of a fable book.

I'm happy that you have a nice tail at last, Yulia!

[Merman Arion]

@Yulia

It's my favorite picture of you so far :)
Great job on the posing :clap:

[Yulia]

Thanks guys!
I have some more waiting to be edited (nippleslips) ;)
I'm glad the magic of photoshop were able to hide that the tail is a bit too long, it gets wrinkly in some poses.

[Mermaid Lorelei]

That is lovely Yulia!

[Mermaid Kelda]

Yulia, you look stunning! :hail: What a great photo!

[Samantha Siren]

Well guys and girls, as many of you know I have had a crap year and half dealing with Jesse from Mermaid Creations but after finally finding the perfect maker for my first silicone tail I present to you this piece of art by the amazingly talented Mermaid Jessica. Words cannot describe how excited I am to get this. Exciting things are n the pipeline! Watch this space people!
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[PearlieMae]

Oh! It's beautiful! Congratulations! I can't wait to see you swimming!

Jessica is very talented! This is great! Happy swimming!

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Yulia! You look so magical! :mermaid kiss:

[Mermaid Enora]

32055 my new tail from Mermaid Kariel!!! I'm so in love with it!!!!!

Oh Harmony its gorgeous!!

[Mermaid Alea]

Yulia you look like an angel mermaid. :)

Samantha Siren I remember reading about all of your struggles with getting a silicone tail. I am soo glad you finally have a tail!

[Yulia]

Wow, I saw that tail on Jessica's facebook, I'm so happy that you're the one getting it! It's celestial!

[Merman Arion]

I saw that tail during my trip in Florida when I came to visit Jessica at her home. It turned out beautifully. I'm happy for you :)

[IllynReaver]

So I think most people have probably seen both of our tails before, at least in pictures, but I thought it might be fun to post this swimming video here anyway. Mermaid Lorelei-Varasai just moved to my neighborhood recently and we went for a swim together this week, and she put together this lovely little video! Pictures don't do justice to the way these tails MOVE in the water. We both have Competitors in our tails and they give the perfect amount of realistic flex with just a bit of swishiness at the tips, just like a real fish's caudal fin :) It makes me happy every time I see them in the water.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNO4xKdpu4w

That video is awesome! Looked like you two had a lot of fun.

[Keiris]

Theobromine that video was FINTASTIC!!!!

[Theobromine]

Keiris and IlynReaver, thank you so much! :3 I can't take credit for the video editing, but I'm really proud of how far I've come with my underwater mugging, haha. My eyes and nose have always been soooo sensitive that it's taken me a really long time to get comfortable getting water in them (saltwater is fine on my eyes but chlorine is excruciating and any water up my nose has always caused me a lot of sinus pain) and this is the first time I've managed to have a truly relaxed expression, I think. Anyway, Lorelei Varasai and I both moved to this neighborhood recently and were super happy to discover this beautiful outdoor saltwater pool nearby!

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Yulia and Samantha Siren, both your tails are gorgeous and I'm so happy for you both! I know you both had rotten experiences with other tailmakers, it's great that you both finally get beautiful, functional tails :)

[Laureen French Mermaid]

My last mermaid tail i Made ^^


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWA-0jtYaO0&feature=youtu.be

[Celaeno]

It's beautiful! I love the flowy dorsal fin.

[introverting]

LOOK AT THE FINS
FLOPPY FINS :SWOON:

https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/t31.0-8/11884677_1028091467210770_1452379717681685774_o.jp g

You look like a goddess, so pretty!!! I love it!

[Coradion]

https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpl1/v/t1.0-9/11953255_10207583626613127_4383648536174991229_n.j pg?oh=2ec45f80839eab309629af02e621f8af&oe=563ADDF9

[SeaDragon Mermaid]

I'm gonna make a fabric tail next year and am already thinking up designs.

Wake, you have some competition! XD

[Ilyena]

Didn't have a swimming tail that fitted my hydra fin. So made this one up in a week. The seaming is showing a little, but I hadn't taken as much care with this one. Maybe shouldn't have used the green, didn't show as well as the blue, but eh, had to use up the little bits of paint I had left.
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[Vrindavana Starfish]

I love the paint job you did, Ilyena!

[Ilyena]

Thank you ^_^

[Cordelia]

Ilyena, that is gorgeous! I love the little scale pattern. Did you do that with a stencil or a fan brush? :clap:

[Ilyena]

Cordelia: Fan brush :D, makes scale painting quick!! No point spending heaps of time on scales that will eventually fade in chlorine use.

[Vrindavana Starfish]

Did you use neoprene for your tail?

[Ilyena]

Vrindavana: Yes I did. It's not as seemless as I'd like but that's because I rushed it

[Spindrift]

Whee!!! ♡♡♡

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/08/4edb354cf46841bd7074e599f70a7608.jpg

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/08/d36f323a3e549a7c36adf8bf4839891f.jpg

[Vrindavana Starfish]

Beautiful! I love the seaweed top.

[Mermaid Wesley]

Lovely everyone!


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[jvry8c]

Very awesome. Love the seaweed top and blended waist. Is that a Mernation tail?

[TritonsGuard]

Did you Photo shop your waist? If not, that is very well done, and I would like a closer look if you would not mind.

[Merman Arion]

Very awesome. Love the seaweed top and blended waist. Is that a Mernation tail?

Nope. Definitely Merbella :)
You can tell from the fluke shape.

[MermaidMichelle]

These all look wonderful! Introverting, you have utilized the refraction of the water to give yourself the most curvaceous-looking tail I have yet seen, and Spindrift, you look 100% like an actual mermaid with a tail that grew naturally from your body! :mermaid kiss:

[Coradion]

https://41.media.tumblr.com/75f36623dd5e68867459170b89541936/tumblr_nugjp16Y1A1seod7xo1_1280.jpg

Meet my new merman!

[SeaGlass Siren]

Hello merman!

[Merman Arion]

Hubba hubba [emoji7][emoji7][emoji7]

[Coradion]

Hubba hubba [emoji7][emoji7][emoji7]

Fins off! This one is mine!

[Marinus Mortimer]

BIG PICTURES COMING SORRY...
http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=32822&stc=1
http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=32823&stc=1
http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=32824&stc=1

[StephanieVex]

I don't really have any great pictures of it, but here's mine!!!
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~Mermaid Echo

[Marinus Mortimer]

Sorry but i could not post all together....
http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=32827&stc=1http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=32828&stc=1

[Marinus Mortimer]

I don't really have any great pictures of it, but here's mine!!!
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~Mermaid Echo
Any pic looks great!!!

[PearlieMae]

https://41.media.tumblr.com/75f36623dd5e68867459170b89541936/tumblr_nugjp16Y1A1seod7xo1_1280.jpg

Meet my new merman!

Well, those abs aren't going to very hydrodynamic at all.

;)

[Keiris]

Marinus, those are beautiful pics! What a great location for your shoot!!!

Echo, your tail is gorgeous and it IS a nice pic!!!!

Nice catch Coradion!

[Coradion]

Well, those abs aren't going to very hydrodynamic at all.

;)

It's okay, I'll give him mouth to mouth if he starts to drown.

[Starfrit]

Mermen.

http://38.media.tumblr.com/5d2f59135abf81754136dfdb872db3dd/tumblr_msm7nawD3K1surp3lo1_400.gif

[Marinus Mortimer]

Marinus, those are beautiful pics! What a great location for your shoot!!!

Echo, your tail is gorgeous and it IS a nice pic!!!!

Nice catch Coradion!

Thankyou Keiris
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[Merman Lir]

Fins off! This one is mine!

some people don't know how to share

[MermaidMichelle]

*Saving Tieri's .gif* I shouldn't be commenting upon the attractiveness of mermen (training to become a nun as I am), but it seems we have some impressive specimens here!

StephanieVex, your tail is stunning on you in any pic! :mermaid kiss:

[Merman Arion]

some people don't know how to share

I agree

[Aysun_the_Mermaid]

*Saving Tieri's .gif* I shouldn't be commenting upon the attractiveness of mermen (training to become a nun as I am), but it seems we have some impressive specimens here!

StephanieVex, your tail is stunning on you in any pic! :mermaid kiss:
Hey, just because you cannot order from the menu does not mean you can't look :)

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[Starfrit]

Hey, just because you cannot order from the menu does not mean you can't look :)

Exactly! Nothin' wrong with appreciating a little eye-candy once in a while~<3

[Coradion]

some people don't know how to share

Some people put a lot of time into the hunt. -.-

[Coradion]

Exactly! Nothin' wrong with appreciating a little eye-candy once in a while~<3


Absolutely nothing.

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Well, those abs aren't going to very hydrodynamic at all.

;)
Its there so Coradion has something to hang on to when he's tired...

[Vrindavana Starfish]

Mermen.

http://38.media.tumblr.com/5d2f59135abf81754136dfdb872db3dd/tumblr_msm7nawD3K1surp3lo1_400.gif

lol great gif


*Saving Tieri's .gif* I shouldn't be commenting upon the attractiveness of mermen (training to become a nun as I am), but it seems we have some impressive specimens here!

StephanieVex, your tail is stunning on you in any pic! :mermaid kiss:

A nun? Really? That's pretty awesome. A mer-nun.

[MermaidMichelle]

Merci beaucoup! I've discussed this with a Confessor and it is alright with him (even tank work, so long as I'm not in a Las Vegas bar or something...lol), yet one of the reasons I'm not swimming again until I've received my tail is that I have also ordered a corset top from Raven which will cover my midriff enough to be modest!

As for the .gif, I want to do what Princess Ariel's doing...except with Christ of the Abyss! :mermaid kiss: :pearl::$

[Starfrit]

Christ of the Abyss

... I'm picturing Merman-Jesus with glorious merman abs and oh my goodness I think I might convert. :swoon:

[Marinus Mortimer]

... I'm picturing Merman-Jesus with glorious merman abs and oh my goodness I think I might convert. :swoon:
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[Mermaid Neri Elvina]

Ummmmm..... Isn't that supposed to be Poseidon? [emoji23] [emoji23]

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[Marinus Mortimer]

Ummmmm..... Isn't that supposed to be Poseidon? [emoji23] [emoji23]

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Yes but it was what came up on Google when i searched (merman jesus) and the the most Jesus lookalike of like 40000 pics

[Vrindavana Starfish]

This:
http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=32863&stc=1

I've been there :)

[mersheep]

... I'm picturing Merman-Jesus with glorious merman abs and oh my goodness I think I might convert. :swoon:


Does put a new perspective to the whole walking on water thing.

[Mermaid Neri Elvina]

This:
http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=32863&stc=1

I've been there :)
Where is that?

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[Vrindavana Starfish]

Where is that?

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Key Largo Florida. The keys are one of the most beautiful snorkle/dive spots, and I used to be lucky enough to get there all the time. Now, I live in AZ, with no ocean for hundreds of miles. :( Pity party, table of one!

[Mermaid Neri Elvina]

It looks gorgeous!

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[Fifi Tigg]

How far down do you have to dive to the statue?

[Marinus Mortimer]

How far down do you have to dive to the statue?

Hope this helps.




U.S. (1962)[edit (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christ_of_the_Abyss&action=edit&section=5)]

A third bronze statue, from the original mold, was presented to the Underwater Society of America (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwater_Society_of_America) in New York in 1962. On August 25, 1965, it was placed approximately in 25 feet of water off the coast of Key Largo, Florida (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_Largo,_Florida), near Dry Rocks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_Rocks_(reef)), approximately six miles east of Key Largo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_Largo) in the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Pennekamp_Coral_Reef_State_Park). The statue weighs around 260 kg, and the concrete base to which it is attached weighs approximately 9 tons. -Source Wikipedia.

[Vrindavana Starfish]

Yeah, I was able to dive down to it with snorkle gear with no problems. It's probably better for scuba, though.

[Keiris]

... I'm picturing Merman-Jesus with glorious merman abs and oh my goodness I think I might convert. :swoon:
"Merman Jesus" ????? :lol:

[Marinus Mortimer]

"Merman Jesus" ????? :lol:

I think that you might look like Jesus Keiris, so for any reference look at a pic of him.

[Keiris]

I think that you might look like Jesus Keiris, so for any reference look at a pic of him.
I think it's time to cut my hair.

[Marinus Mortimer]

I think it's time to cut my hair.

I'm truly sorry if what I commented offended you in any way I did not mean to be rude .

[Keiris]

I'm truly sorry if what I commented offended you in any way I did not mean to be rude .
Hahaha! I'm not offended at all!! There are worse things in life than someone thinking you have a resemblance to the Son of God! :p

[Marinus Mortimer]

Hahaha! I'm not offended at all!! There are worse things in life than someone thinking you have a resemblance to the Son of God! :p

Good I felt horrible for a moment.:phew:

[Marinus Mortimer]

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Painting my fabric tail. Cool things to come...:yay:

[lulubelle]

I think it's time to cut my hair.

Don't you dare, it's the source of your power ;)

[Ashe]

Keiris, how could you even consider chopping off your glorious mane?! Let that baby fly free :lol:

[Keiris]

Keiris, how could you even consider chopping off your glorious mane?! Let that baby fly free :lol:
Awwww thanks Kalani & Lulubelle! I guess I'm probably a little bored and at times annoyed with it. I suppose it looks good with a tail. In a suit? That's another story.

[Celaeno]

I suppose it looks good with a tail. In a suit? That's another story.

Yeah, long hair with a suit looks just terrible...

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[Keiris]

Yeah, long hair with a suit looks just terrible...

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Hahaha Celaeno I take it that you like that look!? It just feels odd on ME. I usually part it and slick it back in a pony and tuck it in my collar when I am that dressed up. A stylist DID keep it long and loose like Eric Bana's hair in TROY, for a tux event that I liked.

[Celaeno]

Full disclosure; my husband used to have hair so long he could sit on it. Now that he's a military man, he has to keep it clipped short, and it makes me sad.

[Theobromine]

Long hair gives me a raging lady-boner.

Now you may return to your regularly scheduled discussions and postings of pert bottoms in fish tails.

[Keiris]

Long hair gives me a raging lady-boner.

Now you may return to your regularly scheduled discussions and postings of pert bottoms in fish tails.
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Madison MerFaerie]

Long hair gives me a raging lady-boner.

The struggle is real.

[MermaidMichelle]

*Tries to ignore monster she has inadvertently created and just discovered*

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This mermaid (if you're on here, I'm sorry if I used your pic without permission) took a magnificent picture with Christ of the Abyss which would make me :jelly: if :jelly:sy were not something which would require a trip to the Confessional for me. :readtherules: Vrindavana Starfish, thank you for sharing the details with me! If ever I do as the Beach Boys suggested in song and visit Key Largo I'll be sure to bring my still-ethereal tail and take the plunge to my Savior and Spouse! As a lifeguard I used to routinely haul 5-10 lbs. bricks from half the depth of Christ of the Abyss, and I imagine it will be easier to reach Him with the power of a Competitor monofin behind me! :mermaid kiss:

[Vrindavana Starfish]

*Tries to ignore monster she has inadvertently created and just discovered*

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This mermaid (if you're on here, I'm sorry if I used your pic without permission) took a magnificent picture with Christ of the Abyss which would make me :jelly: if :jelly:sy were not something which would require a trip to the Confessional for me. :readtherules: Vrindavana Starfish, thank you for sharing the details with me! If ever I do as the Beach Boys suggested in song and visit Key Largo I'll be sure to bring my still-ethereal tail and take the plunge to my Savior and Spouse! As a lifeguard I used to routinely haul 5-10 lbs. bricks from half the depth of Christ of the Abyss, and I imagine it will be easier to reach Him with the power of a Competitor monofin behind me! :mermaid kiss:

I hope you get there! The Keys are a very special place for mers. And, if you were a lifeguard, you'll have no problems getting to Him.

[Mermaid Enora]

*Tries to ignore monster she has inadvertently created and just discovered*

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This mermaid (if you're on here, I'm sorry if I used your pic without permission) took a magnificent picture with Christ of the Abyss which would make me :jelly: if :jelly:sy were not something which would require a trip to the Confessional for me. :readtherules: Vrindavana Starfish, thank you for sharing the details with me! If ever I do as the Beach Boys suggested in song and visit Key Largo I'll be sure to bring my still-ethereal tail and take the plunge to my Savior and Spouse! As a lifeguard I used to routinely haul 5-10 lbs. bricks from half the depth of Christ of the Abyss, and I imagine it will be easier to reach Him with the power of a Competitor monofin behind me! :mermaid kiss:

That's mermaid Hyli, I'm not sure if she's on here or not. I follow her on instagram

[Nyx]

I'm pretty sure she's on here! Just not particularly active.

[MermaidMichelle]

Ah, Hyli; thank you for refreshing my memory as to her name! I recall that she was in Kailani's unboxing video (I complimented her on her "Katniss Everdeen sidebraid"!)

:mermaid kiss: to you three marvelous mermaids!

[Ashton]

I made the cover of the Santa Catalina Island Newspaper over Labor Day weekend. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/19/5916b0f964d4d7b270b01c15581d51b8.jpg

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/19/d3aea7a000d908b20af80a203fb4444a.jpg


And I even got put on the big fish weigh station :)
-when big fish are brought in they are weighed and logged in here.
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/19/8cf853f77c2fa9020e3e3d660fe60917.jpg

One of my good friends runs it and even put mermaid on the 'fish chart' and as bait he put down as 'French fries'.

A good laugh for anyone who walks by and reads it lol.


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[Madison MerFaerie]

Love the photo of you on the scale! Cute idea!

Your tail is pure gorgeousness, by the way!

[MermaidMichelle]

I am so happy for you! :mermaid kiss: That is beautiful and adorable and cute and a possible Splash! reference; during filming they shrink-wrapped Daryl Hannah's legs in her tail to avoid those infamous wrinkles and thus she often found herself stuck in her tail in the water during lunch breaks, at which point the cast and crew would feed her French fries as one would any other form of domesticated(ish) sea life!

(French fries are also popular with angels, if the underappreciated Splash!-inspired '80s comedy Date With An Angel is anything by which to go....)

[Luna Dreamtide]

Love the photo on the scale. Adding mermaids and their bait to the chart is a hilarious idea. I love it!

[Mermaid Raena]

im laughing so hard at the "raging lady boner" comment. YES YES YES!!! as for tail pic.... idk, i bought my first tail used and it looked ok and had holes from wear and tear so i started sequining and had "floppers" to the tail that are meant to sparkle in a hurry because i noticed last minute that the bottom of the tail had a bad hole in it..... all this after forcing a Finfun fin into a 2tails tail... i was planning on getting shots on vacation, but Cabana Bay Resort at Universal Orlando is VERY RUDE to mers.... i think that lifeguard though might have learned a thing or two about agitating a sadistic southern mermaid. I showed her just how powerful a dolphin kick can be without the fin and enjoyed her shriek and glare. *smirks* yes im an evil little mer. LOL. but idk about the tail. the pictures were on my phone, and that means i have to log into my phone to get them and i'm not even in water :( im not happy with it right now, i'm hoping i'll be able to a pool or something SOON before it starts getting cold in KY so i can take pictures. for such a POPULAR thing people sure do give me weird looks when i ask... and im not really "out there" with my hobbies so yeah, doesnt make it easy for a mergirl. and i spent all night going through all 118 pages. kinda sad at the people that have vanished since 2012.

all the tails are just AWESOME

[Fun123joker]

i have never seen splash (i know i know you can take my merbadge away later) but i stg if fishermen used french fries as bait then i would be caught in more nets and hooks than usual

[Mermaid Neri Elvina]

i have never seen splash (i know i know you can take my merbadge away later) but i stg if fishermen used french fries as bait then i would be caught in more nets and hooks than usual
[emoji47] [emoji47] [emoji47] [emoji36] Never seen Splash?!?!

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[Echidna]

i have never seen splash (i know i know you can take my merbadge away later)
nah, if anything, you'll deserve it more because you are a mer without having seen a movie about it ;)

(Splash is a neat movie, but imo overrated)
The Little Mermaid is a much better story- the Czech version is the best, and the only one true to the tale.
I have never seen the Disney version, and I don't intend to :p

[Mermaid Raena]

nah, if anything, you'll deserve it more because you are a mer without having seen a movie about it ;)

(Splash is a neat movie, but imo overrated)
The Little Mermaid is a much better story- the Czech version is the best, and the only one true to the tale.
I have never seen the Disney version, and I don't intend to :p

omg neveR?? i've seen both and it makes me sad that theres not a happy ending.. I think all mers have a happy ending if they just hunt for it

[Mermaid Neri Elvina]

I have seen Splash, Aquamarine and Disney Little Mermaid. I want to watch the anime one tho

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[Mermaid Raena]

i haven't seen the anime one but i loved Aquamarine. the tail was so beautiful. and it grew my love of starfish

I have seen Splash, Aquamarine and Disney Little Mermaid. I want to watch the anime one tho

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[introverting]

I made the cover of the Santa Catalina Island Newspaper over Labor Day weekend. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/19/5916b0f964d4d7b270b01c15581d51b8.jpg

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/19/d3aea7a000d908b20af80a203fb4444a.jpg


And I even got put on the big fish weigh station :)
-when big fish are brought in they are weighed and logged in here.
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/19/8cf853f77c2fa9020e3e3d660fe60917.jpg

One of my good friends runs it and even put mermaid on the 'fish chart' and as bait he put down as 'French fries'.

A good laugh for anyone who walks by and reads it lol.


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Still wish that I had gone to Catalina with you guys!! And that sounded so fun, being put on the fish weighing station, lol! You deserved that cover on the newspaper :)

[introverting]

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My MerNation Tail, after hosing it down this morning! The weather in SoCal has been staying hot for so long, hopefully I'll be able to go diving with her soon! Shoutout to Michael, Lauren, and Erin :) Can't wait to write a review.

[Merman Arion]

Oooooh I like this new fluke shape! :D

It's gorgeous!

[Ashe]

Congrats! Big step up from your first silicone tail :)

[jvry8c]

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[Keiris]

Ashton those pics are GREAT! Congrats on the cover!!!! :D

[introverting]

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I saw the Marlin tail they made and automatically thought of you! At least we both got the tail we deserved, and I'd love to see pictures of you in yours!

[Ashton]

Still wish that I had gone to Catalina with you guys!! And that sounded so fun, being put on the fish weighing station, lol! You deserved that cover on the newspaper :)

I'm sure we will do it next year, we had a good turn out this year, and hopefully it will grow every year!


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[Mermaid Raena]

OH WOW! loving the tails! I guess i should put my mermaid on and find a way to get a picture in the bedroom of my patients house with only me and my little cell..... might have to edit them all together for the full look without the wig of course.

[Merman Jon]

Nice tails
Here are the 5 tails I have
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/28/57e01137e41975f5fb9653c113b2370b.jpg

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[Luna Dreamtide]

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My MerNation Tail, after hosing it down this morning! The weather in SoCal has been staying hot for so long, hopefully I'll be able to go diving with her soon! Shoutout to Michael, Lauren, and Erin :) Can't wait to write a review.
This is lovely. MerNation is getting better and better. I love how colourful it is.

[PearlieMae]

I am so happy for you! :mermaid kiss: That is beautiful and adorable and cute and a possible Splash! reference; during filming they shrink-wrapped Daryl Hannah's legs in her tail to avoid those infamous wrinkles and thus she often found herself stuck in her tail in the water during lunch breaks, at which point the cast and crew would feed her French fries as one would any other form of domesticated(ish) sea life!

(French fries are also popular with angels, if the underappreciated Splash!-inspired '80s comedy Date With An Angel is anything by which to go....)

That's not accurate...they didn't shrink wrap her legs. Bob Short used a honeycomb-like urethane foam inside the tail to minimize the wrinkles and bones. They DID glue the tail shut with superglue once she was in it, and they swiped a lounge chair from the hotel and made her a makeshift lift with it to get her in and out of the water, like transporting a dolphin.

The french fries part is true, though! ;)


Nice tails
Here are the 5 tails I have
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/28/57e01137e41975f5fb9653c113b2370b.jpg

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I like the ruffled dorsals! Did you make them all?

[Starfrit]

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My MerNation Tail, after hosing it down this morning! The weather in SoCal has been staying hot for so long, hopefully I'll be able to go diving with her soon! Shoutout to Michael, Lauren, and Erin :) Can't wait to write a review.

:jawdrop: I hadn't even realized that was a MerNation tail! Their paint jobs just keep getting better and better!

[Mermaid Neri Elvina]

Woah Mernation have been improving! :jawdrop:

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[MermaidMichelle]

That's not accurate...they didn't shrink wrap her legs. Bob Short used a honeycomb-like urethane foam inside the tail to minimize the wrinkles and bones. They DID glue the tail shut with superglue once she was in it, and they swiped a lounge chair from the hotel and made her a makeshift lift with it to get her in and out of the water, like transporting a dolphin.

The french fries part is true, though! ;)

I would very much like to see the source of this information, not because I doubt its veracity, but because I have been fascinated by the process involved in Splash! since I was a little...whatever. :thinks::cthulhu: I always found the statement that Hannah's legs were "shrink-wrapped" highly questionable (and likewise that that was/is also true of the Mako merfolk of H20 and it's spin-offs), yet went with it as that was the term used by Tom Hanks in the DVD Making-Of featurette. What you describe seems a more reasonable way of producing the desired results, however, and super-gluing the tail would have been necessary for full realism in the days before Raven and her blended waists! :mermaid kiss:

Introverting, your rainbow tail is dazzling! :rainbow::mermaid kiss:

[PearlieMae]

Well, the source of the information was from extended conversations I had with Bob and Barbara Short at Merfest this past January, and I think some of the information was also covered in his presentation there, as well.

As for super gluing her in, there was a problem with the original tail (urethane rubber, not as stretchy or durable as dragonskin - which hadn't been invented at that point) and it got ripped. Being on a boat with limited supplies, they went with the Crazy Glue and it worked...she just had to stay in the tail!

And while Tom Hanks is a talented guy, I would tend to believe the guy who made the tail over the guy who acted with the actress who wore the tail.

[Merman Jon]

I like the ruffled dorsals! Did you make them all?

No, i didn't make them. 2 tails were from fin fun and 3 tails are from a tail maker named grow a tail.

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[Fun123joker]

who knew ruffles look good on tails. ive been seeing more and more ruffles and with your tail it looks great!

[Merman Jon]

who knew ruffles look good on tails. ive been seeing more and more ruffles and with your tail it looks great!
Thank you. I have used the tail with the ruffle fin quite a bit. But the one I used is very stretched so it doesn't look good when swimming.

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[MermaidMichelle]

Well, the source of the information was from extended conversations I had with Bob and Barbara Short at Merfest this past January, and I think some of the information was also covered in his presentation there, as well.

As for super gluing her in, there was a problem with the original tail (urethane rubber, not as stretchy or durable as dragonskin - which hadn't been invented at that point) and it got ripped. Being on a boat with limited supplies, they went with the Crazy Glue and it worked...she just had to stay in the tail!

And while Tom Hanks is a talented guy, I would tend to believe the guy who made the tail over the guy who acted with the actress who wore the tail.

I suspected that the information came from Bob Short when you dropped his name, and I thank you for clarifying. Tom Hanks probably just didn't understand the details of the process, then. The material for the tail was more primitive that dragonskin and its make, while impressive for the time, has been improved upon considerably by Raven and her peers (one can easily spot the seam in the Splash!​ tail, for instance).

[Coradion]

Harmony and I!


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[introverting]

Harmony and I!


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Nearly mistook you as Zac from Mako Mermaids, lol. I love your tail, who made it? It's very realistic! I like the colors, very simple. Not gonna lie you're a pretty good lookin merman haha.

[Mermaid Raena]

Nearly mistook you as Zac from Mako Mermaids, lol. I love your tail, who made it? It's very realistic! I like the colors, very simple. Not gonna lie you're a pretty good lookin merman haha.


haha! omg yeah i saw that and had to a double take! then i got fascinated with the swirly tail.... i wanna swirly tail *pouts* i think i might play with my next fabric one and swirl pearls and rhinestones around the entirety.... might as well have some fun with the little bit i can afford. i'd kill for space and talent to make my own or the funds to buy one..... speaking of, have any of you bought these gorgeous tails from here? https://www.etsy.com/listing/245571530/custom-mermaid-tail?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=mermaid%20tail&ref=sr_gallery_21 she says "this is an example of a tail i can make for you" for the price if she was that good, i'd jump at it, but i have a feeling that it's possibly a scam since i messaged her and have yet to see any "examples of her work" just letting all my fellow mers know that this is out there for the warning. I saw the post where the mermaid premiered the tail on here. so i recognized it immediately.. if it is the same mermaid, i'd love to know why she's got two shops lol

[Coradion]

Nearly mistook you as Zac from Mako Mermaids, lol. I love your tail, who made it? It's very realistic! I like the colors, very simple. Not gonna lie you're a pretty good lookin merman haha.

Thank you, :) I made the tail myself.

[Sammi Ray]

stunning tails :D so happy for you all :)

[MermaidMichelle]

You too look so gorgeous together in your tails! :mermaid kiss:

[nyghtelf22]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/29/9a02a0c2cc928c3eacc342b642185ff4.jpg Made by a friend of mine who costumes for Universal Studios in Orlando (if the picture will post)

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[Sammi Ray]

Lovely 😄

😄 Sammi Ray 😄

[nyghtelf22]

I will be glad when my hair grows back out. I had to cut it for nursing school.

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[Sammi Ray]

I had to get the blue out of mine for my job :-( gutted. Hope it grows fast 😛

😄 Sammi Ray 😄

[nyghtelf22]

With the weight gain, also compliments of nursing school, middle age, and the short hair, I am afraid I will be confused with Ursula the sea witch. lol

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[PearlieMae]

I made it to the New York Times (from the World Maker Faire)!

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[Merman Jon]

I made it to the New York Times (from the World Maker Faire)!

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Congratulations

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[nyghtelf22]

So cool!

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[MermaidMichelle]

Wow nyghtelf, you look lovely, and that bird-in-flight top is especially unique! :mermaid kiss:

Wow Pearliemae - or should I call you Jolene Oldham - congratulations go out to you for being in one of those big slide shows we so enjoy! In the New York Times, too, no less....The best I've done is a photo and blurb in the Italian Elle Magazine; you are impressive in your presence as well as your knowledge of Splash!​ tail construction! :mermaid kiss:

[nyghtelf22]

Thanks, the designer called it her manta ray

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[PearlieMae]

Thanks!

Michelle, I just paid very close attention to Bob's presentation and then cornered him and his wife a couple of times at the convention to pick their brains! :D

[WaterDragon]

speaking of, have any of you bought these gorgeous tails from here? https://www.etsy.com/listing/245571530/custom-mermaid-tail?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=mermaid%20tail&ref=sr_gallery_21 she says "this is an example of a tail i can make for you" for the price if she was that good, i'd jump at it, but i have a feeling that it's possibly a scam since i messaged her and have yet to see any "examples of her work" just letting all my fellow mers know that this is out there for the warning. I saw the post where the mermaid premiered the tail on here. so i recognized it immediately.. if it is the same mermaid, i'd love to know why she's got two shops lol

isn't that Ilonka's tail?

[Mermaid Mystery]

isn't that Ilonka's tail?

yes it is. she also previously had a picture up of an ancient merberry tail.

[Starfrit]

haha! omg yeah i saw that and had to a double take! then i got fascinated with the swirly tail.... i wanna swirly tail *pouts* i think i might play with my next fabric one and swirl pearls and rhinestones around the entirety.... might as well have some fun with the little bit i can afford. i'd kill for space and talent to make my own or the funds to buy one..... speaking of, have any of you bought these gorgeous tails from here? https://www.etsy.com/listing/245571530/custom-mermaid-tail?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=mermaid%20tail&ref=sr_gallery_21 she says "this is an example of a tail i can make for you" for the price if she was that good, i'd jump at it, but i have a feeling that it's possibly a scam since i messaged her and have yet to see any "examples of her work" just letting all my fellow mers know that this is out there for the warning. I saw the post where the mermaid premiered the tail on here. so i recognized it immediately.. if it is the same mermaid, i'd love to know why she's got two shops lol

Yeah, I'd be wary of this. Better yet, I'd just report it outright.

"This is an example of a tail I can make for you" is a major red flag. Only one picture of this tail, no pictures of any others, she doesn't even list materials or state anywhere that she actually made the tail posted in the listing. Every time I've seen this line used, it's been on costume listings using photos of other people's works because A) the person hasn't actually made their own tail yet but is still somehow convinced that they can already make a tail like a pro, which means any sucker stunned enough to take the risk is either going to get a shoddy quality item that looks nothing as advertised, or lose their money when the maker realizes "oh crap, this is harder than I thought," gets overwhelmed and disappears, or B) is outright scamming.

No materials listed-- Are they fabric tails? Neoprene? Silicone? Latex? Alex Plus? They don't mention materials anywhere, which is a major risk. And THEN you get to the part in the description saying "You choose the materials." What? So if I message her wanting a dragonskin silicone tail, she can make that for me (and for $400 CAD??????)? Does this person even have experience with any of these materials? And if she does, why does she have no photos of anything showing what she's capable of doing with these materials?

Her other listings are resale items, save for a pair of pants (https://www.etsy.com/listing/248349664/my-little-pony-custom-rave-pants?ref=shop_home_active_4) and a dress (https://www.etsy.com/listing/248243425/kawaii-cloud-dress?ref=shop_home_active_15) that both look like they were sewn by an 8th grade Home Ec student and another dress (https://www.etsy.com/listing/249476386/unicorn-rainbow-bridge-dress?ref=shop_home_active_2) that's literally just a drawing in the preview photo. Everything else is mass-produced, licensed merch that she's just reselling.

Also interesting: She can post pictures of the pants and dress she actually made, but she can't post pictures of any mermaid tails she's made.

So many red flags. I really hope nobody actually tried to order from her. :(

[Mermaid Wesley]

I hang out with Thom Shouse periodically, (he was a major part of the splash tail team) and what he's told me validates pearlie's post :) She always says it took 3 (5?) hours to get in the tail every time etc etc but turns out that was only the first time, and Deryl Hannah likes to dramatize the process a little. ;) but yeah they left her in it at lunch to save time :D

[Mermaid Kelda]

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/245581358/light-up-evening-gown

"We are the original and first clothing company to put lights in dresses and have been doing it for over 15 years, Your dress can even light up underwater if you'd like"

Wow, the first?!?! 15 years?!?!? Underwater???!!!!???!?!?!?!?!
Your Etsy store just SCREAMS experience and skill so I think I'll have to ignore the lack of actual not-stolen product photos from the past 15 years of light-up dresses and fork out more than $1000 for a dress that will DEFINITELY hold up underwater because that is not hard to engineer at all

You'd think if you actually made Carrie Underwood a dress, you'd plaster that name-drop fucking everywhere.

[badkidbebe]

Here's an old pic of my first fabric tail I made myself thanks to a tutorial on YouTube by LittleOrca! It's so dark and shimmery!!! I made it before MerCon/World Mermaid Awards back in 2011! This was taken in the evening in our hotel room while my hair was still good before going to the pool lol! I still have this tail and share mer-moments with my niece (video below!) I just ordered a realistic tail from FinFolk and I can't wait to get it! I'll post the new tail in like a year when I get it lol!

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/02/d4fc3796703aea06544c4105105f5941.jpg
https://vimeo.com/141201317



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[Vrindavana Starfish]

That is such a sweet video :)

[MermaidMichelle]

That is a gorgeous fluke; it is so colourful and star-shimmery! The video is adorable..."I'm a MERmaid!"

[Marinus Mortimer]

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It's not a tail but it contains a tail, this is a drawing i made of Rasta Merman Blix in his stunning tail made by Najestic ENT

[saborigakusei]

Oh my god, Merman Marinus, that's awesome! :D

[Marinus Mortimer]

Oh my god, Merman Marinus, that's awesome! :D
thank you :dance:

[Winged Mermaid]

haha! omg yeah i saw that and had to a double take! then i got fascinated with the swirly tail.... i wanna swirly tail *pouts* i think i might play with my next fabric one and swirl pearls and rhinestones around the entirety.... might as well have some fun with the little bit i can afford. i'd kill for space and talent to make my own or the funds to buy one..... speaking of, have any of you bought these gorgeous tails from here? https://www.etsy.com/listing/245571530/custom-mermaid-tail?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=mermaid%20tail&ref=sr_gallery_21 she says "this is an example of a tail i can make for you" for the price if she was that good, i'd jump at it, but i have a feeling that it's possibly a scam since i messaged her and have yet to see any "examples of her work" just letting all my fellow mers know that this is out there for the warning. I saw the post where the mermaid premiered the tail on here. so i recognized it immediately.. if it is the same mermaid, i'd love to know why she's got two shops lol

I messaged Ilonka on deviantart and let her know about this. I gave her the url for Etsy's DMCA takedown form and encouraged her to report it, since it's obviously a scam :/ Hopefully she does.

[MermaidMichelle]

That is a lovely romantic sketch, Marinus, and you have well-rendered a very unique tail fluke!

[MermaidVictory]

Here's the tail that I'm hoping to have in production very soon because it's a dream tail for me. I just hope that the real thing lives up to my imagination! I based my tail off of the Juvenile Emperor Fish with a beta fish like fluke. Everyone has such lovely tails! 33323

[badkidbebe]

That is a gorgeous fluke; it is so colourful and star-shimmery! The video is adorable..."I'm a MERmaid!"

Thank you!!! I love my little mermaid niece! She had so much fun!


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[Mermaid Raena]

wheres your pic taken at? it looks familiar judging by the tile and the rock

[Mermaid Raena]

I messaged Ilonka on deviantart and let her know about this. I gave her the url for Etsy's DMCA takedown form and encouraged her to report it, since it's obviously a scam :/ Hopefully she does.
Thank you Iona, i was in the process of sending it to you too on etsy but my computer died... I emailed the woman asking to see more of her work and all she said was "that is an example, i am in the process of creating more tails and will upload pictures as i finish." i just sent back "i understand that but thats not YOUR creation and i was asking to see one that YOU have done" she has yet to reply. *rolls eyes*

[badkidbebe]

wheres your pic taken at? it looks familiar judging by the tile and the rock

Did you mean my video? Or were you commenting to something else? :-)


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[Ilyena]

Finally done and thought to post it here too. More pictures will be on my fb page sometime in the near future so I don't clog up the thread.
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[OceanWhisper]

Ilyena it's AMAZING! You've done an incredible job! I wanna see swim videos!! :D *those scales*

[Ilyena]

Ocean: Thank you, but unfortunately this tail isn't getting in the water further than what the tide came in on Sunday. This is a primarily dry event tail, unless I decide otherwise cause I don't want to ruin all the time on the scales >_<.

[OceanWhisper]

Aww! It is really pretty either way! Great job :)

[PearlieMae]

Ilyena! I LOVE your tail! It came out beautifully, and the colorway is gorgeous! Congratulations!

[anceos]

hello,
i wanted to show you the first swimming test of my second silicone tail....
i really had great fun, the speed i can reach was so amazing that i spend all the time testing the limits, and didn't try to make a good swim with undulated all the body... will do that next time... ;)

hope you will enjoy... ;)

here is the video:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b156/hrouleux/anceos%20merman/th_second%20silicone%20tail%20first%20try%202.mp4 (http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b156/hrouleux/anceos%20merman/second%20silicone%20tail%20first%20try%202.mp4)


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[Talia]

Beautiful! I love the shape of the fluke. And that dorsal!

[Ashton]

I absolutely love the colors!

[anceos]

thanks a lot... ;)

[Delphinus]

my first tail. A fabric tail from Seaside Fairytales themed off of my favorite, the hourglass dolphin!

[Mermaid Mystery]

that is SO cool!

[Ashe]

Anceos, your tail is amazing! So sparkly :D
And Delphinus that is such a cute tail! I love aquatic mammal tails :)

[Delphinus]

Anceos, your tail is amazing! So sparkly :D
And Delphinus that is such a cute tail! I love aquatic mammal tails :)

Thanks! I'm quite excited to get it in the water!
And yeah, Anceos, that tail is really beautiful! I love the color!

[Keiris]

Congrats Delphinus! You don't see many tails like yours at all!!!!

[MermaidMichelle]

Quite, the colour scheme's contrast naturally draws the eye to it!

Anceos, that tail looks amazing, and I especially like the dorsal fin!

Ilyena, the paint work is excellent and it is a fine dry-land tail!

[Ilyena]

Thank you Pearlie and Michelle ^_^.

Loving the black and white dolphin tail <3

[Delphinus]

Thanks! I've always loved dolphins so much, and the hourglass dolphins are one of, it not my favorite species, so it only seemed right! I'm over the moon about this tail right now. :)

[mermanmike]

Love that tail, Anceos!

[anceos]

thanks a lot to all of you... ;) happy you enjoy it...

[Azurin Luna]

Delphinus, I love your tail! I also have a dolphin mertail :)

Anceos, I love the colors and the dorsal :)

[Mermaid Freyja]

Finally, I was able to gather and edit some better quality video, of me with my gold fabric tail in action with my Mahina MerFin.
This is a little bit of footage from back in July, during a Mer meet-up in San Jose. You may recognize a few of the other tails frolicking in the water ;)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHNIZiBhsLc

[Meghara July]

Your tail is so beautiful!! I love the sparkles!!

[Meghara July]

I could not be happier about that tail going to a better home!! I can't wait to see it in the water! :D

[Nashoba]

Forgot to post here when I got this done - the "Jungle Fantasy Tail."

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[Keiris]

Nashoba those golden colors look great on you. You look like a natural in the water!

[MermaidMichelle]

We have two shiny golden tails in swift succession, and both are sensational! :mermaid kiss:

[Nashoba]

Thank you, Keiris. It's always great to see your smiling face!

And I agree about the other golden tail, Michelle. Kalani's also made a crazy cool one!
http://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?12017-Kalani-s-Fabric-and-Silicone-Tail!&highlight=neoprene+tail

My next project is that I'm working on a process to actually dye neoprene instead of paint it so I can get uber uber detailed in my next tail (see my artwork at bottom of thread) and not have to worry about paint either cracking or flaking off.

If it all works out like it seems to be going, I'll even be able to do neoprene/silicone hybrid tails using this method. And, if any damage is done to the silicone (as happens from use and wear), then the silicone only is what will have to be repaired (i.e. matching and replicating previously made tail colors and patterns), not the dye job done directly and permanently into the neoprene.

Original art by me - Copyright 2015
Entitled: "Le Roi"
(I hope the detail can be seen when I upload this):
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(PS, admins, sorry for slightly off topic tangent. If others want to continue talking on this tangent, I'll make a new thread and post about it there, as appropriate. ;-) )

[Ashe]

Gorgeous tail, Nashoba!

[Nashoba]

Gorgeous tail, Nashoba!

Thank you, Kalani! I've been keeping tabs on yours. I can't wait to see it fully done!

[MermaidMichelle]

That is amazing artwork, too!

[Vrindavana Starfish]

That lion is incredible!

[Nashoba]

*blushes*
Thank you, Michelle and Vrindavana. That kind of extremely intricate detail, I am looking to dye into the neoprene. Not sure how I want to do it, yet -
Option 1 ) If I want to draw and pattern each individual scale. Issues) Getting a kind of uniform look throughout the tail while remaining true to original vision so it doesn't look like a hodge podge of busy visual crapola.
Option 2) Just do the tail with the intricate deigns how I normally do my art and add "scaling" as more of a texture with silicone that will show up as a subtle scale look without interfering with the visual patterns in the neoprene below.

Then again, I may end up just going eff the whole thing and do both.

That's the problem with having gone to art school - seeing multiple possible angles of approach to a particular project, then just saying "eff it" and, instead of choosing *one*, deciding to do a piece for each approach just to see what will happen and how it'll turn out. This normally ends up being cool, but it's one of several working theories as to why we extremely creative types decide make and do tons of work, but it makes us slightly kooky in the process (as a widepread generalization). Like going "I choose ALL the options!"

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[Vrindavana Starfish]

*blushes*
Thank you, Michelle and Vrindavana. That kind of extremely intricate detail, I am looking to dye into the neoprene. Not sure how I want to do it, yet -
Option 1 ) If I want to draw and pattern each individual scale. Issues) Getting a kind of uniform look throughout the tail while remaining true to original vision so it doesn't look like a hodge podge of busy visual crapola.
Option 2) Just do the tail with the intricate deigns how I normally do my art and add "scaling" as more of a texture with silicone that will show up as a subtle scale look without interfering with the visual patterns in the neoprene below.

Then again, I may end up just going eff the whole thing and do both.

That's the problem with having gone to art school - seeing multiple possible angles of approach to a particular project, then just saying "eff it" and, instead of choosing *one*, deciding to do a piece for each approach just to see what will happen and how it'll turn out. This normally ends up being cool, but it's one of several working theories as to why we extremely creative types decide make and do tons of work, but it makes us slightly kooky in the process (as a widepread generalization). Like going "I choose ALL the options!"

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^^^ Yep! Also why so many of us artists are usually more than just one kind of artist. Rarely do you find an artist who only does one style of music, or only paints oils, etc. We're always pursuing multiple interests, even if we have a main focus.

[nyghtelf22]

I'm loving seeing so many different tails. The art is beautiful and each are as unique as the mer wearing them. I may get brave over the winter and try to make one.

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[Marinus Mortimer]

My new tail Loving how it looks in the water next add dorsal big pics sorry.33714337153371633717

[Keiris]

Very nice pics!

[Nashoba]

^^^ Yep! Also why so many of us artists are usually more than just one kind of artist. Rarely do you find an artist who only does one style of music, or only paints oils, etc. We're always pursuing multiple interests, even if we have a main focus.

^^^ Truth! lol

[mersheep]

I had a chance to try out my new fabric tail in my brother's pool this afternoon. They were off watching the Martian, So I had to borrow a selfie stick to take the photos.
Probably the last week or days of good weather before fall set in. Was a nice Indian summer day. My brother thought the pool would be too cold, I thought it was like most pools I have swum in the past.

http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=33737&d=1445827528
http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=33735&d=1445827500
There are a couple more photos in the album section for those interested.

Next up is to figure out the review system and write a review.

[Nashoba]

Those are some pretty colors, mersheep.

[mersheep]

Those are some pretty colors, mersheep.

The colors are why I took the risk on this tail. I am happy with it, although there are a few caveats, some of which I expected. The main issue is that some of the stitching done with an overlock machine have come loose, probably due to the tension on the stretch fabric. This for me is an easy fix. Others might find it bothersome. I have been reading these forums since last spring (although I did not create an account until I wanted to see some album photos.) So I am well aware that this issue, especially in a private pool with a rough finish was a strong possibility. The included care sheet warns of this too.

Ideally a quality fabric tail would have a "Flat felled" seam. This is what is used on denim jean pants along the legs. It was more popular back in the mid 19th century as it is easer to do by hand.

[Shaylee Moon]

My new tail Loving how it looks in the water next add dorsal big pics sorry.33714337153371633717

Hey thats me! Well now I get to show my tail http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/27/49f282124dd0e8d9c34085c69cbf1a7a.jpg
Heres the first time I tried it on!


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[Mermaid Cecelia]

That's such a cool fluke shape shaylee! I love all the little extra fins too

[Shaylee Moon]

That's such a cool fluke shape shaylee! I love all the little extra fins too

Thank you! I love them too~ they are so much fun with how big they all are.


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[zeemeermin.lilly]

This is my mermaid tail :)

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/30/77eb504688ff79ac4d4b3ab6064249c4.jpg

[Fun123joker]

man that hues of green looks nice

[Mermaid Saoirse]

I've been following this thread closely because I love seeing how happy everyone gets to show us their tails! It's the exact reason why I love watching unboxing videos.

Now that I've been releasing the photos of my recent Siren photoshoot on Instagram, I'm going to use some of the rejected photos to show Merrow. :) She was started Mid-July and finished Mid-October.

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[Mermaid Alea]

Your tail is so awesome! I love all of the shades of green!

[Mermaid Jaffa]

My new summer tail!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGlFQbY_oRs&feature=youtu.be

[mermanmike]

Love the green on this tail!

[Coradion]

Tasha from X Treme Bardon just took this one of me :)

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[Lotus the Mermaid]

Holy sea cow! You mermen need to stop being so beautiful! You're making us mermaids look bad! XD

[Ophelia Finn]

Holy sea cow! You mermen need to stop being so beautiful! You're making us mermaids look bad! XD

What she said ^ lol.

[Gingersnaps]

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I already posted in the HAppy Thread but!!! I'm just so excited about my Sirenalia mermaid tail <3 I asked Maria to make me my own Ariel tail and I am so happy with it. Complete with a Pearlie Mae Monofin <3 :D Went for my first swim and had so much fun!

[KayNS]

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Sorry to be off topic, but what kind of wig do you wear and how do you find it holds up in the water?

[Gingersnaps]

Sorry to be off topic, but what kind of wig do you wear and how do you find it holds up in the water?


I wore an Arda wig this one is Luthien in Apple red, and it held up great! I braid my hair underneath and use about 5-10 bobby pins to keep it on. The only think I didn't like was the bangs kept getting in my face :P they are also having a sale soon so if you wanted to grab one next week is a good time!

[KayNS]

I wore an Arda wig this one is Luthien in Apple red, and it held up great! I braid my hair underneath and use about 5-10 bobby pins to keep it on. The only think I didn't like was the bangs kept getting in my face :P they are also having a sale soon so if you wanted to grab one next week is a good time!


Thanks!

[Ashton]

How do you guys dry your wigs after getting them wet? I know that some wigs really do not like getting wet, and after get 'crispy'.
I use to style cosplay wigs a lot and I would use the hot water technique to get some things to stay since the fibers in most wigs are synthetic and with heat can be styled into crazy styles. (and the aid of hair spraying it the gods and back...) some anime hair is CRAZY!

[nyghtelf22]

I've been tempted to try a wig, since my hair is short. I wasn't sure it was possible.

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[Coradion]

Mine looks really different underwater. My photographer did some cool edits!

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[MerDragon Arie]

This is my fabric tail from Fin Fun, it's a lot of fun for a beginner's tail to practice with! It's not really good if you are looking for speed but flows amazing when you are learning tricks and to be elegant. :)


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[Mermaid Alea]

Oh my gosh I love Mane 'N Tail shampoo! That is a pretty tail color too.

[MerDragon Arie]

Oh my gosh I love Mane 'N Tail shampoo! That is a pretty tail color too.

Thank you!! Mane 'N Tail is the best shampoo and conditioner! I've used it since I was little :)

[MermaidMichelle]

Andariele, your name reminds me of the sexy demon spider boss of Diablo II, but that does not keep your tail from looking lovely!

In fact, between Coradion's oil-painting-worthy photograph and the spot on Princess Ariel and the creative greens and everything else, I'm just going to go ahead and say that all the tails I have seen here since my last post are beautiful! :mermaid kiss:

....Now I'm off to catch an opening-day showing of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2!

[MerDragon Arie]

Mermaid Michelle, that is exactly where I got my name from. I'm a HUGE Diablo fan! I am changing it to MerDragon Arie though because it's hard for people to say Andariele *shrug*

[Lotus the Mermaid]

I've been waiting so long to be able to post here. :')
http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u604/XxBasyaxX/PSX_20151128_040812_zps1yytcfdw.jpg (http://s1324.photobucket.com/user/XxBasyaxX/media/PSX_20151128_040812_zps1yytcfdw.jpg.html)

[TritonsGuard]

Looks marvelous Lotus.

[Lotus the Mermaid]

Looks marvelous Lotus.

Thank you! Lily did a fantastic job! :'D <3

[RomanLaveau]

I've been waiting so long to be able to post here. :')
http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u604/XxBasyaxX/PSX_20151128_040812_zps1yytcfdw.jpg (http://s1324.photobucket.com/user/XxBasyaxX/media/PSX_20151128_040812_zps1yytcfdw.jpg.html)
MerSister! AHHHHHHHHH soooooo pretty, I can't breathe haha

[Kaila Mermaid]

There is too much precious in this picture to comprehend [emoji33]

[Lotus the Mermaid]

XD I l u guys. <3

[Mermaid Kelda]

The petals! The top! The blending! :swoon: Lotus, it's gorgeous!

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Lotus, that is one kickin' tail! You know, at first when I saw your flower top, I thought you had bought it at a cosplay shop. It looks so pretty and professionally made. And the tail, simply gorgeous!

[Lotus the Mermaid]

@Kelda: D'aww, thank youuu!! xB <3

@Jaffa: Omg, that means a lot to this little newb. xD <3
Yes! I'm in love with it. Gonna try to take it for its first swim this Sunday!

[badkidbebe]

I've been waiting so long to be able to post here. :')
http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u604/XxBasyaxX/PSX_20151128_040812_zps1yytcfdw.jpg (http://s1324.photobucket.com/user/XxBasyaxX/media/PSX_20151128_040812_zps1yytcfdw.jpg.html)

OMGOSH you look so lovely!!!!!!!


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[cletusk20]

I always like seeing the results when a project comes together. Awesome job Lotus.

[lulubelle]

I've been waiting so long to be able to post here. :')
http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u604/XxBasyaxX/PSX_20151128_040812_zps1yytcfdw.jpg (http://s1324.photobucket.com/user/XxBasyaxX/media/PSX_20151128_040812_zps1yytcfdw.jpg.html)


IT'S PINK AND GREEN!!!

PINK AND GREEN ARE BEST!!!!!

[Lotus the Mermaid]

Ahh, thank you guys so much! :'D

AWW YISS! Pink and green are bae. <3

[Mermaid Clara]

I've been waiting so long to be able to post here. :')
http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u604/XxBasyaxX/PSX_20151128_040812_zps1yytcfdw.jpg (http://s1324.photobucket.com/user/XxBasyaxX/media/PSX_20151128_040812_zps1yytcfdw.jpg.html)

Lovely! Great color combinations!


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[Mermaid Caspiana]

So these are from my trip to Myrtle Beach in August with my new sequin neoprene tail I made. :) I love it, but I'll have to make some adjustments. :)
http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=34470&stc=1
http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=34471&stc=1
http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=34472&stc=1
http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=34473&stc=1

[Mermaid Wesley]

Everyone's tails are lovely. Gosh I'm so eager to post mine in here <3


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[Spindrift]

So these are from my trip to Myrtle Beach in August with my new sequin neoprene tail I made. :) I love it, but I'll have to make some adjustments. :)
http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=34470&stc=1
http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=34471&stc=1
http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=34472&stc=1
http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=34473&stc=1

I like the rainbow reflection your tail makes in the sand! Are these individually sewn on sequins?

[Mermaid Caspiana]

I like the rainbow reflection your tail makes in the sand! Are these individually sewn on sequins?
Thanks! Haha
Sadly no, I regret it now, but I used E6000 and even though that worked, the original glue the sequin company used to attach the plastic to the metallic shiny stuff, didn't hold very well so I had many casualties. And when I say adjustments, I'll probably have to go back and see the on. What fun. Lol

[Dame Melusine]

Gorgeous! I love the fluke!

[Mermaid Caspiana]

Gorgeous! I love the fluke!
Thank you! :D

[mermanmike]

Getting caught back up, been busy with moving into a house. Some very nice tails have popped up on here!

[Keiris]

Ahh, thank you guys so much! :'D

AWW YISS! Pink and green are bae. <3

You look MAGICAL Lotus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!