Challenge #14 Button it Up!
Crafters of every stripe are button hoarders! Buttons are pretty,
inexpensive, and extremely versatile. If you are a card maker, quilter, layout
artist, or anything in between, you probably have a button hoard! Buttons come
in many sizes, styles, shapes, and colors, plus they are easy to
store...usually in cute containers! Pull out those bins of buttons and use some
of them for your challenge project!
As soon as seen what our challenge on the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog was this month I knew I was going to finally be able to dress this mannequin. The mannequin has been on my shelf for almost two years just waiting for that special event, lol.
The mannequin is about 10" tall. I painted the top of the form in a flesh color and the stand part in black prior to dressing.
I started my dress by first making an underskirt using 7 Gypsy Key Tissue Paper, fold it in half and do a running stitch at the top. (Be careful to gradually pull the thread through or the paper will tear) Once you have attached the paper to the form wrap more tissue paper around the top to form the dress top.
I cut out 10 black and 10 of the tulle paper from Canvas Corp to form the skirt and attached them to waist of my mannequin and added a large red button to the tulle pieces. (Canvas Corp is also one of our fabulous sponsors for this challenge.)
I wrapped the waist with sheer ribbon, made a pretty bow and added a tag from the Antique Sewing Collage Sheet from Altered Pages along with flowers and a few metal embellishments.
Of course with the challenge being "buttons" I had to add a buttons to my mannequin.
Wow, that was a lot of photos but here is one more of how I finished the bottom of the stand. Love these little scissors I had in my stash.
To finish my project I made a fabulous card from the scraps I had left of the Canvas Corp Paper and flowers. I love the vintage Antique Sewing Collage Sheet from Altered Pages and thought the image of the little girl was perfect for may card. I am so glad you stopped by my blog to check out my project and encourage to check out the rest of the projects for the CHACB and Altered Pages Design Team post.
Remember to get out those buttons and link up your projects to the Craft Hoarder Anonymous Challenge Blog for a chance to win the prize from
Altered Pages.
Stephanie Siatta
Tonya Trantham
Robin Horasanian
Debi Tullier
Barbara Rankin
Lyneen Jesse
ALTERING YOUR CREATIVITY, that's what we believe
in at AlteredPages.com. Our job is to supply you with inspiration and the tools
to make it happen. We enjoy the creative process of all skill levels and
mediums, so dive in and have fun with this challenge. Both Design Teams are
creating inspiring works to spark you into creating too! Grab those bins and
boxes, drag out your stash and let's GO.
Website: http://www.alteredpages.com/
Blog: http://alteredpages-artsociates.blogspot.com/
Canvas Corp, based out of
Springdale, Arkansas, is led by Randy and Christine Meier. Canvas Corp manufactures and distributes a line of craft,
scrapbooking and home decor basics under the brand name Canvas Home
Basics. Established in 2006, Canvas Corp made its entry into the market
with a focus on products that offer great basic solutions for the craft
and home decor markets. Joining the Canvas Corp umbrella of brands was
BagWorks and 7gypsies in 2011 and the newest member of the brand team is
Tattered Angels who joined in 2012.
