Altered Toys - The virginal unicorn

Sun in Aries, Moon in Aquarius, last 1/4

Hello glitter lovers,

I have a friend who has a unicorn thing!

Whilst doing an eco-faerie face painting gig recently i spied a wee unicorn all fluffy and white hanging up by its tail at a market stall selling kids toys, my unicorn loving friends birthday was coming up and i had to get it for her.

But something happened on the car ride home as i played with the pretty new toy, maybe it was an overlaod of face paint, maybe it was the sun, maybe the influence of a car full of silly faeries... what ever it was i decided i wanted to get crafty with the unicorn.

So I have made my first altered toy. I loved doing it sooo much and decided to share the process with you so you too can get crafty!

Step 1.

Colour in your toy - i used felt tip pens and watercolour paint when the pen ran out - it was old!

Step 2.

I coloured the hair in with hair chalk, spiked it and sprayed it with glitter! It also got a little ribbon and key charm round its neck.

Step 3.

I got all Coraline on it and unscrewed its boring eyes and attached shiny new buttons, stitched a mouth (oh my, it had none before!) and glitter painted its feet and the inside of its ears.

Step 4.

The old tail was unstitched and a new tail attached made of wool tops. The mane and tail were then spayed with spray adhesive and liberally doused in glitter, the horn was painted with some glitter too.