fredag 10. mai 2013

A paper vintage-steampunk dress and handmade dress form.


I have seen a few people decorating paper mache dress forms. I have thought of decorating one for a long time, however - I wanted to explore the possibilities of making the dress form as well as a dress for it. The dress form here is about 38cm tall. The base is a cheap candle holder from "Plantasjen" (a plant shop!). I cut a piece of round wood to fit in the candle holder. The wood goes all the way through the dress form. The dress form is made from a  free pattern I found over at "The diy dish". I modified the patterns slightly before I made mine.


The dress itself is sewn from coffee filters, and decorated with reused lace. 


The corset is made from Primas Lifetime Collection "Familia".



The necklace is made from a part of an old jewellery.


The decoration on the dress is made from Mathia leaves from Hobbykunst, Prima flowers and handmade roses (made from Primas Lifetime Collection "Familia"). I have added Gesso to some of the flowers and leaves. The large gears are a Tim Holtz dies and are made from aluminium cans, cork, cardboard (from an old box and chocolate wrapping).


When I made the dress, I made the decision to make it with a zip in the back. The dress is sewn as a doll dress, which can be taken of the dress form.


The corset is fixed at the back with ribbon. 



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39 kommentarer:

  1. vakker, vakker ,vakker
    klem bff

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  2. Oi wow, Kirsten!! Så utrolig kult! Dette har jeg ikke sett før, for en morsom ide!
    Den er virkelig lekker!

    Ønsker deg en god helg, Klems!

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  3. WAUW hvor er den bare fantastisk flot. Den må há taget lang tid at lave, men er helt bestenmt alt arbejdet værd. Resultatet er helt overvældende flot.

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  4. Kjempefin!!! Du er virkelig kreativ Kirsten!!

    Treffet er 1 juni kl 12:-)...velkommen.
    God helg!
    Klem Laila.

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  5. en riktig lekker kjole dette her ! har ikke sett noe slikt før. ha en riktig fin helg
    :-) Nina

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  6. OMG this is fabulous ... you did an excellent job! LOVE IT! Thanks so much for joining us at The Sisterhood ‘April Showers Bring May Flowers’ challenge and please come back again soon!
    Darlene
    one of the 'Sistahs'
    The Sisterhood of Crafters
    DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS

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  7. Wow så lekkert!
    Stilige detaljer:)
    Takk for at du deltar på Vintage utfordringen.
    Klem, Heidi:)

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  8. Å himmel for en kreativ sjel du er.
    Lager de mest fantastiske ting og denne var ingen unntak. Lekker!!

    Klem Heidi:)

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  9. This looks so beautifully made! Thanks for joining us for this week's Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge!

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  10. Wow this is stunning and I'll never look at my coffee filters in the same way again Thank you for sharing with us at Ooh La La Creations

    Alli x

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  11. Wow, Kirsten, so creative of you. This is really unique. Love your use of coffee filter paper--so inspiring. That corset is really cute. Beautiful embellishments.
    Thanks for sharing this with us at Fussy and Fancy Friday.
    Hugs,
    Norma

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  12. Så flott denne kjolen var, Kirsten :) Ha en flott helg. KLem Jeanette :)

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  13. Denne var virkelig vakker!! Noe så kreativt og flott:)

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  14. amazing...how creative...love this..so happy you shared with us at the vintage challenge this week...lizzi

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  15. oh wow this is amazing and thanks for sharing with us at crafty catz this week

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  16. fab project
    thanks for playing with us at BTC&G
    hugs
    céline

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  17. Guuu´- noe så lekkert! Jeg blir så imponert over hva du greier å tenke ut, og så attpåtil få til å lage det, ut av papir! Denne var helt fabelaktig! Tusen takk for at du deler den med oss hos Ooh La La. Klem fra Lisbeth

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  18. This is lovely, thank you for sharing with us at Penny's. And good luck.

    Caz PPC DT xx

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  19. Wow what an amazing project and such a creative creation, it is absolutely gorgeous, so much thought and work put into this you must be very proud of your achievement
    Thank you so much for sharing with us at ooh la la this week
    Wendi

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  20. Wow, this is a beautiful creation. Love all the details, it must have taken such a long time to make!
    Thanks for sharing it with us at Divas by Design.
    Hugs, Janine xx

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  21. WOW WOW WOW!!!! I'm so glad you were inspired, because we all get to benefit! What a creation! This dress is EXCEPTIONAL!!!!! Thank you for sharing your inspiration with us this week here at Simon Says Stamp and Show!

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  22. Wow, this is absolutely gorgeous!!! Thanks for joining us at CYP! HUgsxx

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  23. Wow, this is a fabulous project! LOVE your dress and all the special details. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp and Show!

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  24. Oh my goodness this is stunning! I love it - you have put so much gorgeous detail onto it! Thanks for sharing with us at Delightful Challenges for our Stash It Challenge! Good luck in the draw and hope to see you again, hugs Susan x

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  25. WOW, denne var tøff!! Lekkert pyntet, en fryd for øyet :)

    Takk for at du scrapper med Papirdokkene

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  26. Jeg gleder meg alltid til å komme til bloggen din for å se hva du har laget, og du overrasker alltid med noe helt særpreget. Utrolig stilig, Kirsten! Takk for at du deltar i Trykkpressa i Mai! Klem, Elizabeth

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  27. Very pretty project! Thanks for joining us at Inky Impressions.

    Karen

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  28. Kjempeflott kjole du har laget.

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  29. So creative! Such lovely work! Thanks so much for joining us a Penny's this week! Hope to see you again!
    Manderly
    xxxooo

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  30. Hi Kirsten, pleased to meet you and your fabulous creations! Your dressform is fantastic, love how you made the dress with all its stunning details. I really love your blog so I became your follower. Perhaps you would like to pay me a visit, too? Have a lovely day! Take care, Ira x
    irascreacorner.blogspot.nl

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  31. Flott arbeid og til stor inspirasjon!!
    Ha en fortatt fin uke!

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  32. Kirsten. Congrats to you on being selected as one of the Top Three projects for last week. This dressform is simply amazing! I love all of your detail on this little beauty. You have really created such a beautiful piece! <3 Candy

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  33. Tusen takk for fantastisk bidrag, og takk for at du scrapper med oss Papirdokker♥

    Smil fra Anne :)

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  34. Fantastisk lekker ! Dette var skikkelig kreativt. :)

    Torill

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  35. Fantastisk lekker ! Dette var skikkelig kreativt. :)

    Torill

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