Oh Kelpie! I love it! I think I may try a sports bra one. My girls are a weeee bit to big for shells. It would be like stuffing as bowling ball into a thimble.
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Oh Kelpie! I love it! I think I may try a sports bra one. My girls are a weeee bit to big for shells. It would be like stuffing as bowling ball into a thimble.
I'm all about the girlie!
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Are those the same type of plastic shells that you can buy from a costume shop? What kind of paint did you use?Quote:
Originally Posted by Firemaid
those are really pretty, are they swimmable?
Winged mermaid,
The rainbow top is gorgeous! Love it!
Where are you guys finding those large abalone? I want pearl white ones for a top eventually.
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The blue/white tops are ones I made myself. The blue/gold was made for celeste. The pink/purple/white was made for Ayla
Those are all so beautiful...such creativity in this community! <3
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just finished this one to match my upcoming sequin tail in same color scheme :) still need to touch it up though maybe ill add fishing net but i'm not sure where to get it ://
Try Michael's :)
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really they have it on stock??
awsome!!
any other tips to upgrading the top???
Our Michael's has some medium-sized lion's paws, but not big enough to use for a bra. It's worth checking your local store, though.
I made this a few weeks ago! I originally ordered one off etsy but the netting was so thin I was afraid it would break when I had it on! And it was really uncomfortable, so I used the same shells and netting and made a new one:) after making it I was like "aww crap! That seaweed on the sides is going to be so itchy!" But luckily it isn't http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/27/2azury3a.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/27/qe2yqape.jpg
~Mermaid Sirenia~
My first mer-top! Its lily pads and net with some sparkles and plastic plants :) i finished it last night and im wearing it tomorrow at the pacific coast mer fest!
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ignore my face and hair i just woke up XD
Cute! I haven't seen lily pads before!
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Well my seashells are DD-shells so seashells don't work lol
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Haha, its cute! I would have never thought of that. Creative
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Look how adorable you are! I love the top - so creative!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mermaid Wesley
I saw some lily pads at the craft store, but they were huge on my little bewbies! I have a couple of art nouveau lamps whose bases look like lilypads and am going to try and make a mold of them...I like the idea of a freshwater mer!
That turned out great, Wesley! I bought some of those lilypads at Michaels, too, and I plan to make a top from them.
Savannah, excellent top! I envy people who can tolerate the feel of plastic plants. I'm like The Princess and the Pea; that plastic against my skin feels like 100 little hamster teeth gnawing at my flesh! I have to have fabric under every plastic plant I use.
I adore that lillypad top!!
Omg you guys are so sweet :3
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Its very awsome !!
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Some photos of my first shell bra:
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That looks really cool! Good job :D
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The lilly pad idea is genius! I'm currently working on a silicone covered adhesive bra. I have to get netting and plants today. I did pick up some shells yesterday that I might add.
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SO awesome!
Wow thats amazing o.o
That's pretty hot!
Everyone is making such cool tops! I gotta get off my fat dorsal and make something!
Finished my top completely :)
here is mine from Mernation
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Soo cool. I want to post my top, which I commissioned from mermaid Melusina last year. No one here has seen it! But I want to wait till the mermaid beach meet up to debut it then! I'll post pictures of it later.
I would swear a posted a pic of my sequin top somewhere, but I can't find it, so I'm going to post it here. Just 'cuz.
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Where did you find colored net? I usually passing mint but to have it already colored?!
I've found colored craft netting on Amazon. It's not as sturdy as actual marine net, but it comes in a bunch of different colors.
a few of my shell-tops ;)
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Here's my pretty sparkly top :) lots of hand sewing.
Pretty indeed!