Looove Dressforms and Mannequins

 



What is it with me and dressforms? I just can't pass one up! Remember My paper decoupaged mannequin? 

 

A few weeks ago, I bid on this bust online, but lost out to another buyer. The seller was sweet enough to offer me an identical one for the same price as my final bid. Maybe she could sense my mannequin fetish!:)

 

I went to 'shop' my junk pile for a stand and base. I found a wooden hat stand, but didn't like the square shaped pole. Then I picked an old, metal plant stand with scrolly base...whoop, whoop. Thank heavens for buying 'junk' even though THEN you had no idea why you bought it! 

I asked my neighbour to cut the pole to size. He then also inserted the pole into the cavity underneath the bust and used body filler to fix the bust to the pole. Body filler is used to repair dents in your car. My neighbour is an auto body repairman....lucky me!

 

I refreshed the stand with spray primer and a coat of cream spray paint!

Now...what to do with the big gash at the top of her neck?

BINGO!!! A BALL jar lid of course! I spray painted it the same color as the stand, drilled a hole in the middle and screwed the dowel of a finial into the hole. I spray painted the finial as well. I set the lid and the finial aside to glue on later, then I started to decoupage the mannequin.

 

I used calico fabric and ripped it into pieces...Oh, how therapeutic to rip through fabric!!!!

I tea stained each fabric scrap and hung it out to dry...lots of them!

This is the back of the mannequin to see the effect of the fabric scraps!

I used this stuff to fix the fabric to the body:

Its a wood glue, but it works brilliantly and you save on podge. After the body was covered with the fabric, I applied several layers of podge. I sanded with 1000 water paper inbetween layers to get a smooth finish.

Then I just played with lace and other fabric scraps. Did you notice my French image? The image is from The Graphics Fairy and printed on fabric.

 

I also printed the year 1902 on fabric and attached it, and a scrap of hand stamped ribbon..I love the message!

I love this flower and diamond shaped lace!

I dyed the silk flower with acrylic paint mixed with water!

 

 

The backdrop of the pics is as a result of my half-finished kitchen extension. We removed an awkward window to make place for the roof of the extension which is on the other side of this wall.

Yawn!!! Its past 12 0' clock!

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