A Barbie is seen as the model of a perfect woman, but no one takes into account the "perfect or imperfect" personality she(he) may have. By decorating the inside of the box with dark "ugly" things; I wanted people to see past the perfect image on the outside. I'm was playing off the cliché "it's what inside that counts", but I want a more negative reaction. Instead of "beauty on the inside" I wanted "beauty on the outside" doesn't mean being beautiful inside.
This project drove me nuts. I was so excited about it and was only moderately impressed with the final results. I ran into many problems, but the biggest problem being the door. How could I get the door to swing open with the tabs still in place? Long story short I couldn't. I tried using a hand sander the thin to shorten the edges of the tabs, but that only ripped up the wallpaper and made the paint chip. Along with the door itself the wall paper on the entire box began to peel off. If I had a chance to re do this project I would defiantly remove the tabs from the door and replace the wall paper with hand painted design.
I stick by my message and my general idea, but I definitely learned new ways/new techniques when it comes to what will and will not work with my projects.
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