The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat...
Known suffering...
Known struggle...
Known loss...
And have found their way out of the depths...
These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion...
Gentleness...
And a deep loving concern...
Beautiful people do not just happen...
~Elisabeth Kubler-Ross~
This is one of the funnest redo's I have ever done...
It started last Saturday with this blog post: The Vintage Dress Form Redo...
And, now "Betty" is gorgeously dressed~!
Granted, it took me a bit to figure out how I would drape material over "Betty"... my vintage dress form, but once I figured a plan, it was fun to run with it...
I didn't want to glue anything to her, or make anything permanently attached. I just used a basic, large, tight piece of elastic around her waist and everything is tucked and safety pinned to the elastic.
It took a lot of safety pins, but she was fun to play with. The bottom rouched, long skirt is one of the old, thick, vintage sheets from the purple room that I cleaned last week. Lace was hanging too straight and I wanted pillowy, blouncy, poofy. The sheet worked out perfect...
The next layer is a piece of vintage lace I picked up at the antique shop for $4. It had a big hole in it I stitched up and then, I coffee dyed it this morning to get a deep, rich, color.
Then, there is a piece of thick, see through material ~ I am clueless what it is called - a Walmart clearance rack purchase for $2 a couple weeks ago...
On top of that is an old, damaged, long doily. There is a wide piece of coffee dyed lace wrapped around the waist and tied in the back, to hide the elastic.
She is wearing a set of my avon jewlry from many, many, moons ago. I pinned the matching earrings into the skirt. She also has a vintage 'estee lauder' locket and 2 cameos from a clearance bin at Walmart for $0.25 each.
She also has a few vintage doily's pinned in, here and there and a doily around her neck...
Someday, she'll have a big, black ball at the top of her, it's just convincing the 'Man-Child' to weld me one, to a piece of rebar ~ of course it's a 'female thing'...
I can just see her wearing purple, crushed velvet attire soon~!
"No matter how plain a woman may be,
if truth and honesty are written across her face,
she will be beautiful~!"
~Eleanor Roosevelt~
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She is FAB...FAB...FABULOUS! and you do the best photo shoots ever! if I ever need to dress up, I'll ask for YOUR help! I love it!
ReplyDeleteI have a BUSY, BUSY imagination~!
Deletelol~ photo shoots? Seriously, I just drug her out behind my house, opened the cellar door, hung some lace and started snapping... lol
There is absolutely no plan when I do this stuff...
You are too sweet~!
Hope you have a FAB... FAB... FABULOUS Day~!
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Turned out great!
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I loved the pic of the one you sent me, but I was just too scared to glue anything to her permanently. Now, she can change skirts with the seasons ~ or, the rooms she navigates too...
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I loved the pic of the one you sent me, but I was just too scared to glue anything to her permanently. Now, she can change skirts with the seasons ~ or, the rooms she navigates too...
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Oh and of course she would be dressed in lace! Love her Jen. I just got one, but it's a fabric one. Vintage, but still not what I am dreaming of. She will do till I find the 'one'! I added a few broaches to her, but still trying to decide what look I want. Thanks for sharing your lovely with SYC.
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Jann
She's beautiful! Saw her on Pinterest and had to come over!
ReplyDeletePure Beauty! So glad to have found you! I am your newest follower on bloglovin!
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