Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Shabby Chic Dressform Hangup

Hello again, my fellow chippy fans!  It's Thursday again, so it's time for this week's Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts project.  Have you ever played with paper dolls, dressed them in paper clothes, and spent hours dressing and re-dressing them?   Well, when I saw these fab Dressform Hang Ups from GSL, I knew I was going to have some fun!   

Step 1: Paint hangup portion with Titan Buff acrylic paint.

Step 2: Add a mixture of Burnt Umber and Interference Gold paint to the hang up to make it more shabby chic.  Adhere small piece of hangup over the larger piece for added dimension.

Step 3: Cover bodice with print paper (Cones).

bodice

 Step 4: Accordion fold a 6"x12" piece of corresponding print paper, every ¼", to form dress.

dress

Step 5: Staple top section of paper (Scroll Canvas) with tiny stapler, or tape it, as shown so that the bottom flares out like a fan.

Step 6: Use a decorative circle punch a 5"x12" piece of coordinating paper (Rust Canvas) to create the "apron" portion of the dress, then accordion fold it, as shown.

dress apron

Step 7: These chipboard shapes are pieces that were removed from the hangup portion.  Paint them with ColourArte Apricot Nectar Silks Acrylic Glaze.  Two coats were needed.

knockout pieces

Step 8: Paint a feathery flourish with two coats of ColourArte Apricot Nectar Silks Acrylic Glaze.  

feathery flourish

Step 9: Adhere the four knockout pieces to the bodice, as shown.  Add a metal filigree jewelry embellishment to the bodice.

Step 10: Add the dress apron, tiny flowers and leaves, to the right side of the dress, as shown.  Diamond Stickles glitter glue was also added to the flower petals.

Step 11: The feathery flourish was glued just to the left of the apron, along with a short string of pearls.

And here is a closeup of the embellished dress portion.  

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Supplies Used:
Dressform Hang Ups
Feathery Flourishes Set
Cardstock Doily Set Intricates

ColourArte Apricot Nectar Silks Acrylic Glaze
Scrapbook Papers (Penny Black:  Rust Canvas, Scroll Canvas, Cones))
String Pearls (Hobby Lobby)
Metal jewelry embellishments (Hobby Lobby)
Paper flowers (Petaloo)
Diamond Stickles (Ranger)
Decorative Circle Punch (Martha Stewart)
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics - Titan Buff, Burnt Umber, Interference Gold
Tacky Glue

I really had a ton of fun with this one, and I hope you will be inspired to make one, or two, or three of these fun dresses.  I think they would be perfect for little girls and big girls, alike!  This would make such a beautiful statement, also, on a scrapbook page layout, or how about the front of a mini album or altered book!  Or just make a bunch of them and hang them up!  Stay tuned because next week, I have another surprise for you with another style that I think you are going to like. 

In the meantime, thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful, creative weekend!

Barbara