A Shabby Dress Form

Good afternoon, everyone.  It's just beautiful here in Michigan and I'm afraid it's going to be the last really warm day.  It should reach about 80 today, but maybe a little too warm for fall. Non the less, the sun is shining and there isn't a cloud in the sky.  Well, I picked up a dilapidated dress form at a garage sale.  It had stains on it and some of the material was starting to come off, but I thought she had some possibilities.  Here is the before pictures:

So, I brought her home and I thought that I would paint the form or maybe the stand but I decided not to.  I liked the pewter colored stand and I had gone thru alot of my fabric pieces.  I found some fancy gold satin, some fine netting, some ribbon and laces and of course some jewels.  Every girl needs some jewels or pearls.  After finding my materials, I started piecing the material on the separate parts of the dress form.  I attached the material with some spray adhesive and my trusty glue gun.  Boy, did I have a lot of burnt fingers but I was becoming satisfied with the results.  I stood back when she was all covered and decided that she needed a little bit more.  Out came the netting which I made a skirt with and attached a black ribbon around her waist and of course, a brooch.  The arms and neck looked a little bare, so I added a ruffle with the left over scraps of satin. She of course, had to have a little netting around the neck and some added lace.  All finished off with some pearls and a couple of fancy earrings that I made them do as a brooch.  Here is the after pictures:

 

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I think she came out really fun and cute and would look really nice somewhere in someone's shabby room.  What do you think?  Until next time, Dianne........
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