Monday, August 27, 2012

aging my dress form...

I love the color on these vintage dress forms...
 
 
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and the print on them,
so I am going to age a dress form I found at a yard sale...
 
 
she is made of foam with a cloth covering...


 
some instant coffee in a spray bottle...


first squirt...

 
first coat drying...


 
this is after two coats.
already liking it!
I am going to keep adding until I think she is perfect...
stay tuned to see how she turns out!!!!
 
 
 
 

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10 comments:

  1. Great idea....
    My dress-form is old but not stained like I would like, so this is a brilliant idea I might have to use...
    Thanks for the tip!

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  2. Perfect way to age your dress form!

    xo
    Claudia

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  3. Wonderful Stefanie! Can't wait to see how they turn out. I hope you will stop by for a visit.

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  4. She looks great! I would be afraid to try that! But that is part of the business taking risks right? Great idea dor aging stuff! Traci

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  5. Cool! Are you going to age the wood too? Can't wait to see!
    ♥Linsey

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  6. That turned out great! How lucky to find that at a yard sale.I am still on the hunt! Joining you from between naps on the porch.
    xx
    Anne

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  7. I bet she smells really good as well........
    Excellent way to get an "antique" mannequin.

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  8. good idea , I just found one at a resale shop and it's foam but not completely covered the top foam shows and a little around the bottom.

    I was thinking covering the foam with old patterns tissue paper with decapodge glue

    your looks much nicer than my project

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  9. Thank you so much for sharing this creative tutorial on aging your mannequin on Simple & Sweet Fridays. It turned out perfect!

    Jody

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