SHoW Us YoUR TaiLS THReAd!!!

Just took my finished tail on a roadtrip to Texas! It was so fun. :)
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I need to smile more. :p

you look great and you did great on your tail treasure. everyone has really. I love going through this thread

Thank you! I know, I love looking through this thread too. It's so inspiring to see that yes, we do finish/finally get these huuuuuge time consuming tails! Haha!

Thanks mermaid Danielle! I love the way the green looks in the water :) and little treasure those are some awesome shots I love your tail!!

Orca who made your tail?

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wheee~~~

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Originally Posted by SINicallyTwisted

I suppose I should add my tails here huh. ;)

Here's my steampunk tail...
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Everything was handmade, even the insides, the rivets and cogs with the exception of the store bought corset, the goggles and the necklace. It's made of micro-suede and a leather type fabric. All hand stitched and my fingers were killing me by the end of it! I'm sure I could swim in it but for obvious reasons, because of the material, I wouldn't chance it.

And here's my modified hoop skirt tail...
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I wanted a tail that I could walk around in since I attend many conventions and events in the New England area and sometimes being immobile isn't an option. I also wanted to be able to change tops around to make different mermaid looks. For instance, purple shell top with red hair....Ariel. This actually got started because people were pestering me to dress up as Ariel. Anyways if I wanted, say a pirate look, I could easily throw on some pirate gear from the waist up plus a hat and I could be a Pirate Mermaid. You get the picture. ;)

Ok so that's it for now. I am working on a few others but nothing really pic worthy just yet.

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That truly is the single most bad-ass tail I have ever seen. Great work!

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Orca who made your tail?

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Little_Orca? She made her own! :-D She has a thread about it. I can't link because I'm on my mobile. It's called her "lantern tail"

She had her maiden voyage about 2 nights ago. No one at the Y had ever HEARD of mermaiding and pretty much the whole staff hovered around the pool as my mertender Mermaid Serena helped me get in my tail, and I got in the pool. I had major issues with getting air trapped in my monofin though, since the Rapid is apparently big on me. How do I adjust the straps on my monofin?

At any rate, I made this kid lifeguard's worknight :D

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Originally Posted by Mermaid Varshana

She had her maiden voyage about 2 nights ago. No one at the Y had ever HEARD of mermaiding and pretty much the whole staff hovered around the pool as my mertender Mermaid Serena helped me get in my tail, and I got in the pool. I had major issues with getting air trapped in my monofin though, since the Rapid is apparently big on me. How do I adjust the straps on my monofin?

At any rate, I made this kid lifeguard's worknight :D

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They let you swim at the YMCA?!?

Yep. They didn't even know what mermaiding was, or that people wear mermaid tails outside of movies. They were fascinated more than anything else.

Varsh that tail looks awesome. I wasn't sold when the paint was wet and neon-y, but it looks fantastic.

Oh, you mean before it was finished? Lol

Lol yup. I'm an evil genius sometimes.

It all depends on the Y, some are insanely strict and others are more lax. Glad yours let you swim! :D

Oooooh cute lifeguard!! and AWESOME TAIL!

I KNOW, isn't he just darling? He was cheesing big time too. He shyly asked another staff member to ask me if I'd take a photo with him.

On the count of three, 1....2.....AWWWWWWWW!

Awwww! What a sweet guy..... hey i wonder if that would work, use my mermaid tail to attract cute guys hahaha! I'd be a modern-day siren, without drowning sailors to their deaths obviously...

I dare say if I were 10 years younger....

This is one of the first tails I made myself:
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I wanted a pure, pristine white look, which is actually my favourite colour.
The fluke is very diaphanous and slightly frilly, which sadly doesn't come out well on the pic
(it's the same material as the frilly stuff on the top).

The fluke can be taken off; the tail has a long tip hidden under the footpocket, and is actually one of my snake tails :)