Good Morning! I think it’s morning anyway, the clock says it is. The sky outside is still struggling to accept that though – it is very dark and gloomy. Lots of coffee needed to get this girl going today!
I am very excited to tell you that I’m guest posting today over at Redoux! I found Karen’s blog while scouting for blogs hosting linky parties. I started linking some of my posts up there every Thursday evening. And commenting on her posts. She responded to every comment I left. And we connected and became friends. Love when that happens! Karen takes ‘trash’ and gives it an amazing ‘Redoux’. Her tagline – ‘Don’t throw it out, “Redoux it”!
I love the French flair she gives her blog and her makeovers are just great. And her dumpster diving stories are fun too.
Head over to Karen’s blog to read my guest post – it’s a tutorial on how to make the apron below, and includes lots of photos. And while you are over there take a look around her blog – it’s worth your time 🙂
Have a wonderful day, I’ll be back with more wedding photos, photos of a shoot I did of my girls, and the furniture slipcover project I showed here.
Sew a Fine Seam
I just found your blog from your guest post over at Redoux… cute aprons! You have some great items for sale at Etsy, too… I soooo need to get my shop going. I have been out of creating for a bit as my kids both graduated and I sold my home and moved… empty nester, woooo, hoooo!
I have to ask you about your dress form. I have been searching the web as I just got my dress form out of storage. I have that same one, but it still has the fabric on it. I see yours is “nakey”. Did you remove the fabric or was it like that? I love the primitive look of the dress from without the fabric, but I am worried I will regret taking it off. So… seeing your post with that dress form is so ironic and the timing is perfect. What would you advise? Have you ever thought of recovering the dress form or modge podging it with fun paper? I would love to hear your opinion!
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Kathleen
Hi Kathleen, thanks so much for coming over and commenting! I did remove the fabric from my dress form. I have had the form for years and was tired of the old red/white color of it. One day it hit me that I could probably take that fabric off! So I did. There are a couple spots where you can still see some of the edges of the fabric but I think it just adds some character to it. I was a little worried too, that I would regret taking the fabric off but I haven’t yet! I like it the way it is but I don’t see why you couldn’t decoupage it with some fun paper if you wanted to!
Thanks for your response, I am so ready to pull the fabric off… we shall see! There are so many images out there of such lovely altered dress forms, so I’m not too worried about what happens with “her” in the end…
Thanks again!
Kathleen
I am positive you can turn it into something you really love! you may love it without the fabric and if you don’t there are all kinds of options for covering her in some creative way!
Heading over to check it out, Jill. Hope you’re having a great Monday!
Thanks, Jennifer, I finished up my slip cover project this morning so I’d say it is a good Monday! Hope you enjoy the guest post and had time to poke around Karen’s blog a bit!
Great guest post! How fun for you!
Thanks! I was so excited when she asked me if I would do one!
Seeing your dress form and the comment on it made me think of my mother’s dress form. She sewed nearly everything during my growing-up years, from slip covers to curtains, to remaking my cousin’s outgrown clothes to fit me. She wanted to have something to fit her own dresses on, but didn’t want to spend money (read: we were poor!). She put on a t-shirt….as I remember it was sleeveless, but that might just be that I don’t remember any arms…and had her sister start putting layers of masking tape around her body over the tee. Several layers were done as she stood patiently, then they carefully cut the stiffened form up the sides so she could get out. I believe she put a few more layers of tape on after it was off, and coated it with shellac to make it good and stiff. Somehow Dad made a stand, and “Voila!” her own dress form!! She was a 1950’s recycler!!!!!
Jane, that method is still used today to make a custom dress form!! I remember this being a tutorial in Martha Pullen’s magazine ‘Sew Beautiful’ a few years ago. I think there was a little more to it than just the tape but same idea!! Cool that your Mom was so resourceful!
I just headed over there and left you some comment love. Your apron is perfect. The fabric is beautiful and your execution, as always is incredible. What a great tutorial to share.
Thanks Amy! I need to get back over there this evening and see if there are other comments over there!
What a great apron. I’m heading over to read your guest post now! Fun!
Liz
Thanks Liz! It was so fun to make and figure out exactly how I wanted it!
heading over there now!
🙂 Have you read Redoux before Breida? She does some awesome makeovers!