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Starfish Bra Top

A mermaid bra top crowned with hand-sculpted foam clay starfish, painted in duochrome teals and blues and encrusted with shells and iridescent scales.

Charity Grace

Charity Grace

May 14, 2025

Starfish Bra Top

Two textured starfish perch on a bra base, their surfaces ridged and dotted like something pulled from a tide pool, then painted in layered black-to-teal duochrome that shifts purple in the light. Charity Grace builds each starfish on a wire armature wrapped in foam clay, then surrounds them with painted shells, gems, and dangling bead chains for that ocean-encrusted look. The whole thing is swimmable once sealed — perfect for mermaid photoshoots that actually hit the water.

Materials

  • Bra
  • Crafting wire (18 gauge)
  • Foam clay (air dry)
  • Acrylic paint (black, blue, teal duochrome)
  • Holographic powder + Mod Podge
  • Shells (assorted shapes)
  • Iridescent sequin scales
  • Gems + beads + chain
  • Adhesives (hot glue, E6000)
  • Clay sculpting tools

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