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This may be a little off topic, but I just had to share.

A couple years ago while surfing around Pinterest, I saw this idea and though genius! A mother, like myself who was sick of seeing unclad barbies lying around willy nillly, took a sharpie and well… here is the result.

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We only had one barbie at the time, and call me a prude if you must, but you better believe I got my sharpie out and drew on that cute little suit. Well, I wasn’t totally happy with the results. Mine had pen marks and when I tried to go over the same spot it lifted off the first layer instead of darkening it. So, while it was better than nothing I still didn’t love it.

Fast forward a year or so. We now have more than one Barbie and I really wanted to fix the problem (which is my girls know how to take the clothes off, but not get them back on)… enter nail polish. That is when it hit me, I could not only cover up these immodest dolls, I could make it SUPER cute and totally colorful!

If you love this idea, please share it!!!

And of course I am going to show you how I did it…. (just in time for Christmas… yes, I just said the “C” word before Halloween, I am a rebel like that!) So I bought some brand new Disney princess dolls to demonstrate how easy this is.

Here they all are fresh out of the box, with their hair all pristine and their dresses still in place. Live it up girls, that is the last time you will look this good!!! (it only takes one tiny 2 year old to change that REALLY quickly!)

And about 3 minutes later…

Goodness, I love this little mini girl!!!

Okay, so the process is really easy. Just lift the doll’s arms out of the way and start with the top line. I usually do a sweetheart neck line in front, and carry the line diagonally down the side and joining it in the back, then just fill the body portion of the doll below. Move the legs as necessary, just watch out, because sometimes when you move the leg it will hit the body. You can do as many coats as you need, and you can re-coat as necessary. Also, if you mess up at all you can remove the spot with some remover on a q-tip.

Between coats, they can practice a little yoga in the sunlight as they dry out.

Give them a good hour to cure, if you do more than one coat, you don’t want ugly smudges! The best part is all the color choices you have! And this is what you get front and back:

Hey everyone! It looks like a MODEST pool party on the roof of the Barbie Dream house!

So what do you think? So excited about having modest Barbies around in between outfit changes! If you like this idea please share it! Thanks guys!

EDIT: So apparently people are ticked that I painted nail polish bathing suits on my barbies… so here is my response. I should explain that it is hard for me to express this without being passionate after the lash out that I have received in the last couple days. So forgive me for my somewhat passionate and defensive response.

I wrote the post more as just a fun way to not have naked Barbies lying around all over my house. My children are young enough that they have a hard time putting the dresses they take off, back on.

But I now know, that apparently people believe that the only way to teach a child to love their bodies is to show them naked dolls? Are you kidding me? This teaching approach is careless and shows people’s lack of commitment to teach any sort of morals to their children.

I believe that bodies are of the upmost importance and are a sacred gift from God. So, I talk to my daughters about the sacred importance and beauty of their bodies. I tell them daily how beautiful they are, and I answer any questions they have straight forward and honestly. Even if it might seem strange to explain to a four or two year old. I don’t hide my naked body from them, if they see me naked, then that is fine. If they ask me questions about my naked body, I answer them. Also, I explain why I dress modestly to them, and I teach them about what modesty in dress is.

I asked my daughter this morning what she thought about her body and she told me “It is so special”.

Just because I painted a swimming suit on my daughters dolls does NOT mean I am a prude, that is afraid to answer questions about important topics. It is quite the opposite, I talk to them daily about the important things. I don’t expect a naked doll to do the teaching in my house, I take care of that myself, one on one with my children.

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About Cassity Cassity started Remodelaholic with her husband, Justin, to share their love for knocking out walls together. She is an interior designer, wife, and mother of two. She and Justin have remodeled three homes from top to bottom and are working on their fourth. Making a house a home is her favorite hobby.