NOT BAD

This is the dressform all sewn up tight. Remember the drainer? Well, there were pieces of it I thought I could use to build the bottom of the dressform. I'll need to get my soldering kit out in order to connect the metal ribbons and make the "cage".

MUMMIFIED

Last night I fattened up my dress form with strips of gauze. At the moment she sort of looks like a mummy. Next I tea-dyed an old white t-shirt to go over the gauze. I think it's coming along just fine, but she's definitely not as shapely as she once was.

I SMELL A PROJECT COMING ON

Clearly I'm not building this house in any particular order. I found this little jewelry holder at a thrift store. They're the kind with a miniature clothed bodice with wires to hang necklaces. Sorry, I already stripped her. Using the images of 1920s era dressmaker's forms I thought I could combine the jewelry holder with parts from an old drainer. The 1920s was not big on highlighting a woman's natural curves so I'm going to fatten her up a bit. Wish me luck!