Meet Avril


I wasn't allowed to play with Barbies growing up, but thankfully the fashionista line was out by the time I bought one! This tall and elegant doll is perfect for modeling wedding dresses, though I can't find those pictures at the moment. Even casual geeky clothes look good on her! (Her t-shirt image is of Kaylee Frye's parasol from the short running TV show Firefly of which I am a fan)


I found a lovely tutorial on YouTube for making Barbie masks, and although mine doesn't look as good as it could, I'm content with it considering my limited supplies.


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