And when I say trash to treasure I mean it. Penelope is made from butcher paper, newspaper, the pages of a old French novel, white glue and varnish. I think she is the ultimate in upcycling. If you want to see how she is constructed you can check out my blog about how I made her older sister, Lizzie.
Penelope is my third mannequin made by this method, the other two have new homes, one sold at Treasures Antiques and the other at a fleamarket at Wheeler Farm where three dealers from flea.o.logy participated.
Here we see her dressed in a Victorian Top hat, a 50's net petticoat and half a dozen necklaces. Yep, I have put her to work as a jewelry organizer.
If you look close you can see that I pounded tiny nails in a row down her shoulders to hold 7 different necklaces.
And to think you made her! Pure genius, I love her petticoat! Thank you so much for attending the dress form ball! I am sure everyone will be envious of this beauty!
ReplyDeleteCarol
Very cute Paula!
ReplyDeleteI love the net petticoat!!
ReplyDeleteThank You for sharing her with us and I hope you have a really great night!
Aledia~
What a great outfit especially the petticoat!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing her with us!!
Hugs,
Debbie
Wow! That's very impressive that you actually made her, very creative! She's a beauty!
ReplyDeleteOh I love her pretty peitticoat, simply beautiful....
ReplyDeleteSmiles~
Mari