Dresses from the Barbie Convention 2012

The Barbie Convention was in Orange County California near Disneyland.  Each year I look forward to participating in events, meeting  friends and having  a good time.  One of my favorite activities is to participate in the fashion show.  This year I was the barbie doll Charmaine Jones.  I crocheted the dress  and the embellishments.  The bottom of the dress could have used more netting underneath and it should have  been wider.


I used Lion Brand's Microspun mocha yarn with Vanna's Glamour diamond and topaz.  I was trying to find a more brownish metallic but I could not find it.  So I had to overlay the brown netting over the dress to tone down the Vanna's glamour topaz yarn. 


Charmaine Jones is a barbie doll that combines Steam punk  and fashion.  The dress on the fashion doll on the Barbie collector website is  a lighter in color  than the actual doll.