Monday, October 10, 2011

More Finished Projects

A few months ago, I received a box of 12 pincushion mannequins, without explanation. The only thing I can figure is they were sent in response to my request for goodies for the Doll Gala LAST year. I handed them out to the gals in Cloth Souls, and we decided to make them into a challenge - to be completed for the October meeting, in some kind of holiday theme, any holiday.

Here's what they looked like before - some pink, some blue:
I made mine into a Christmas angel. The gold wires have crystals at the ends, and are the illusion of a halo. Don't you love those wings? I got them in a fabric packet when we visited Gypsy Pamela last June. The white clothing is all from cutter linens, with a stiffening agent.
Saw this Halloween candleholder at World Market, and turned it into a pincushion. Just a little bit of wool clippings inside the DOD fabric, stuffed into the candleholder. The pins are typical pearl-head florist pins, but have been pushed into the enlarged hole of some dollar store skulls. The hand is actually much more sparkly than the photo shows.

5 comments:

ruthanne said...

And of course, you did not bring this for the exchange in Iowa! LOL!

Terri Moisan said...

I am hooked on little dressforms! Oddly enough, they've been my passion for the past few years, stemming from a challenge in a doll club I belonged to. I'm on #35, and hoping to make 100 of them, total. The ones I've completed so far are on my PictureTrail site (www.picturetrail.com/terrimoi). I love trying to give them personalities without the addition (in most cases) of a face...it adds a new dimension for me, and gives me the chance to do what I love most...embellish!

Terri Moisan said...

Thanks for checking them out and commenting, Sue! The large dressform in is own folder is paper mache...the others are all fabric, sewn from the same pattern. We got the pattern from someone in the doll club when we did the challenge and I've tweaked it a bit...I'm not even sure where it originally came from. Good luck with your dressforms...I can't wait to see what you do!

karlascottage.typepad.com said...

How nice of you to share the dressforms!

MaryO said...

Love, love your Christmas angel! I have a dress form I've been wondering what to do with, you've inspired me. Clever pincushion, too!