Meet Marcella

aI created her yesterday.

Inspired by Linda at Robins Egg Blue,

I decided to make a dress form for my retail space.

I have always had a passion for vintage dress forms and I do have one that I love for my daughter's room. I "borrowed" it temporarily for the store until I could complete this one.

Not only are they hard to find--but when you do find one on ebay the price tag is usually $300 and up for anything nice. Then you add shipping, which can be up to $100.00 and you've got a pretty pricey dress form.

I created this one with a brand new dress form. I primed and painted the base. I covered her beautiful form in vintage sheet music ( dig through the bin at St. Vincent de Paul whenever I'm there).

Some of the sheet music had teacher's notes in pencil (I love that!).

I added some art from my favorite Graphics Fairy Karen--the crown, the "belt", and the moth at the small of her back.


Marcella will be heading to the store today. She will look great displaying some jewelry or a pretty scarf or two.

She will also be available for sale. I will accept custom orders for her as well. I think she could be customized with a monogram or different types of art accents.

The possibilities are endless.

This is a great alternative to a very pricey vintage form that still gives us that vintage touch that some of us crave.

Well...since I played "art" all day yesterday, now it's time to get busy on my "to do" list.

Hope you enjoyed meeting the beautiful and versatile Marcella : )