This is a doll I made for a Swap on the Our Pink Universe Board.

This was only the second swap I  had participated in.
The first swap I did was only switching her clothes and adding a few embellishments.  
So this was really the first time I had done a full custom for anyone.  
She turned out better than I expected and my swap partner Melanie Reeves said she liked her.

 Here is what I started with  

The volunteer is a Thrift Store doll who was looking for a new home.
She has already been cleaned and her hair washed and brushed.
The top, stockings and shoes came from mixed sets. 
I think the stockings came from an ice-skater figure.

supplies 

After some brain-storming and a few trips to the craft store this is what I gathered to start the project.

        Clear nylon thread
        Silver Ribbon
        Blue Fringe - Just happened to match the top perfectly.
        Some silver beads and some blue beads
        and a package of little rose beads.

Here are a few before photos 

Here she is all Done

Though I didn't have a specific look in mind when I started...
The finished doll kinda reminds me of Tina Turner.

The picture in the frame is a Before shot so that her new owner could see it.

Smile filled in for fuller lips and painted vibrant red, eye color change to blue
from green, eye shadow from yellow to silver, eyebrows and lashes re-done.