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thevirginiamermaid
11-25-2013, 12:04 PM
Hi everyone!
I got my magictail in September and have decided to pimp it out a bit because there are a lot of magictails out there and I wanted to put an individual twist on mine. Also from watching magictail swimming videos and photos I could see that the heels were extremely noticeable and the since the monofin is kind of small there isn’t a lot of movement in the fluke. After seeing several threads about how to add fringe and extra fins I decided to give it a try (all credit to Blondie for the inspiration). So using ridged vinyl shelf liner from Lowes and e6000 glue I added really pretty fringe to the edge of my fluke to add movement and extend the length of the tail. I also added some heel fins to cover up the god awful heels that will just not go away no matter how much you point your toes.

Echidna
11-25-2013, 12:15 PM
Awesome! Incredible how much better it looks with these few alterations :)

teeth4u
11-25-2013, 01:34 PM
I love it! It looks so good with the heel fins, I bet it will help hide your heels better too. You did a great job :highfive:

PearlieMae
11-25-2013, 02:00 PM
Can't wait to see it in the water!

mermaidgirl7
11-25-2013, 02:12 PM
Can't wait to see it in the water!
Me Too!! you should so post a video when you get a chance!

Merman Arion
11-25-2013, 02:56 PM
It's lovely but how are you going to wash your tail from now on? :thinks:

With the fringe and the heel fins added, it sounds difficult because they are fragile, right?!

mermaidsoph
11-26-2013, 12:08 AM
Its absolutely adorable!!! I love it!!

Blondie
11-26-2013, 03:16 AM
I dig fringe soooo much (hence the fringe on my tail)

I LOVE how you color blended it!

thevirginiamermaid
11-26-2013, 10:05 PM
EEEEP thanks everyone!!
Arion,
I guess I can't wash it but I'll still be able to rinse it off after swimming so that will have to do. :(

Echinacea
11-26-2013, 11:00 PM
Gentle handwashing in the bathtub may still work, and baking soda rinses. It looks lovely! I am thinking about what to do with my Fin Fun tail to make it more 'mine', so nice to see what you thought of!