And this girl is gonna have a story!
Over the past few years, several of my readers have been so sweet to have gifted me the most amazing "book page" art. Christmas ornaments, picture frames, those cool books with the folded pages and even an angel. I treasure every single one of them, and it amazes me that all of them are so different. While cruising Pinterest one weekend for cool ideas and some tips on how to make those ornaments I ran across dress forms that had been dressed up in gowns made from book pages.
You know where this is headed, right? You've been there!
An idea began to brew...
You see, during my last move from Patrick Springs to the city of Franklin, VA I had a few boxes of books damaged. And I don't mean just a bent corner but some of them got wet. Yikes! I've given most of the gently damaged ones away, or dropped them in the Little Free Libraries, but I still have a few that are beyond repair. So, I thought why not try some of those cool book page crafts?
Well, a little Pinterest scrolling can get a girl in trouble and I came across these super clever antique dress forms with book page dresses on them! Yep, the ones in the picture above (on the right) are on my inspiration board. Oh my gosh! They are so cool.
My bestie was at the Brimfield Auction up North this past summer and found me one sweet deal on this dress form. She's on a great wrought iron rolling base, and I can't wait to doll her up. Yes, that's really her in the picture above on the left. Naked as a jaybird and bless her heart she appears a little man-handled, but when I get done with her I hope she's elegant as those pretty inspiration pics from my motivation board. I plan to start with the bodice, because it just seems right, plus it is sort of the only part I've got figured out so far. I think I'm going to cut butterfly shapes out of my book pages so that I can decoupage them and have some of them 3D like they are beginning to flutter away.
I can't wait to get started. I'll try to upload some pics each month of her journey.
But first, I do feel like she needs a name, do you?
Here's what we know about her.
Born in 1965 to the S.M. Benjamin Model Co.
Dress Size: 12.
Last known address: Brimfield. Massachusetts
1=Drop your suggestions in the comments below.
2=And if you're feeling really creative, give me some ideas on how I can work her into a book!
;)
Thanks for joining me on this little crafting adventure.
Name: Storie
Pun on how she will be dressed in Stories!
How she's " born" by author pinning story notes on her. She realizes what a cool muse she is as the book she wrote turns into best seller. This decides her to decorate form with pages of her book.
Patience - it's an older name and it's something you're gonna need to complete this amazing project!
For a book - a woman gets so obsessed with creating 'Patience' that it ruins her love life.
Enjoy and good luck!
Paige would be a good name.
Elizabeth
For a name--Lacey.
What popped into my head was the FMC finding her in Granny's attic, then FMC dresses Lacey in a silky dress with a lace decolletage and an overlay of lace from the waist down to the hem.
Page seems an appropriate name. I would decoupage the body base first (similar to the center model) and then work on the dress.