Having repainted the doll for my dryad I started playing with other design ideas. I liked the pink and green in the original Venus doll but went for a slightly more muted pink. It reminded me of the gorgeous cherry blossom tree at my parents' house, so her name will be Blossom. I wanted something floaty and ethereal for her dress and came up with the layered design below. I have no idea how I'm going to make it yet, but at least I have pictures to work from! I haven't quite decided on her hair design either. I ordered some nylon hair which looked (on the computer) as if it would be the perfect shades of pink and green, but when it arrived the green was too blue. It will make perfect mermaid hair at some point! But it needs a rethink for the rest of the hair. More on Blossom's progress when I've finished her clothes...