A new angel in the making ~

I've started on another small, altered dress form

and thought I'd share

my progress so far!!

A friend on Facebook requested that I make another so....

if she doesn't choose to purchase her you know the angel

will end up in my Etsy store!

This is the dress form as I purchased it...

really pretty but you know me,

I've got to make it mine!

It stands about 17" tall, so it's a nice size ~

I painted a coat of gesso over the entire thing, from top to bottom.

Then painted a coat of Folk Art Antique White craft paint all over ~

Next...(sorry, I forgot to take a photo of this step)

I water down dark brown paint just a little, paint on layer on the stand

in sections, wiping the excess away with a damp rag.

I do this for the knob on top as well.

Next...I started digging through my old doll dresses and I begin to play!

I found this one and just LOVE the way it drapes on her!!

It's too long but there's something about that that I think looks ethereal...

I've cinched the dress around her waist with

seam binding but may add another layer of it

so I can have seam binding tails down the front ~

and added beautiful old millinery flowers.

She needs a pretty necklace, a Bible verse around her waist and of course

her angel wings!! So, we'll see ~ I'll be sure to share finished

photographs with you and if she ends up in the shop too!!

Thank you always for stopping by and for your sweet comments

on yesterday's post ~ you know I love you all!

hugs and love,

Dawn