Meet Pearl and Blue - Fun Vintage Troll Makeovers

 

While surfing a flea market last week, I came upon 2 vintage Trolls that were popular when I was a teen/young adult. They called to me, singing, "Buy us Pat. We need makeovers..." So of course I bought them and played with them. Their names are Pearl and Blue.

I've seen these trolls pop up on Pinterest sporting faux succulents for hair. I didn't have any plants that I liked, so I hunted down alternate "hair" for my little guys. For the old man, I found the perfect flower petal. I really had to work hard to give Blue an extreme haircut, but afterwards the flower fit perfectly on his head. Not pictured is the small butterfly that is resting on his flowers. I also gave him a bowtie and eyebrows.

I treated Pearl the same when it came to cutting off her hair. I have a huge collection of pearls and beads for crafting, so I wanted to make her sparkle. Besides her new do, I gave her a pearl necklace and earrings to match. 

Not a huge makeover, but one that I enjoyed doing. And Blue and Pearl seem to like their new looks, so it's a win-win...

Challenges I am ENtering:

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Makers Gotta Make

 I was cleaning out my craft supply bins the other day and found treasure in my jewelry/beads bin. I pulled out stretchy string, beads, pearls, paint, wire cutter and a metal disc. It was a puzzle. The disc had holes enough to hang strings of beads and such from it and I sorted through the beads & pearls to get a nice colored assortment. I was on a mission...

I painted the disc on both sides in my fave colors-teal and aqua.. Those are the colors of my back deck. I attached tied a length of string to one of the holes and started beading. When I was satisfied with the length, I finished with some irregularly-shaped glass beads that looked like sea glass.

I did this until I had five lengths of shiny, colorful beads. I added a string to the top and made a loop for hanging and now I have a new sun catcher! I used hot glue on all the tiny knots I tied to keep them from pulling open and spilling my beads on the ground. My sun catcher looks awesome in the afternoon when the sun is on the west side and lights up my deck. Unfortunately I photographed it before I hung it outside...

Now that that bin is organized, I think I'll make a few of these. If I find the right colors, I can make one for Christmas and one for Halloween. Maybe I'll hang those inside...

Challenges I am Entering:

  Creative Artists - Anything Mixed Media Goes