Dress it Up

I was having a play with the dress forms and had a light bulb moment with a Tim Holtz bird cage die cut!  So this is what happened....

This is the front, with the birdcage over the dress and little brads and embroidery thread to give the illusion of a bustier.

This is it from the side.  I can so imagine the lady sweeping into a ballroom with her red and black gown.

and here is the rear view, with the two birdcages cut and joined together to give her a lovely bustle effect.

I don't know about anyone else but a couple of decades ago I would have worn this!! ;)

Dress It Up

I am going to give this challenge a go, though I may have a slightly different interpretation of the theme than Angela perhaps intended!  But, that is the fun of challenges, you have an idea of what you want to do and then you look at the completed piece and wonder what the heck happened because it sure as heck doesn't seem to look how it should! ;) I also figure that there is no hardship in playing once a month so unlike my Journal Your Christmas, I shouldn't start out nearly two thirds of it behind!!

So here she is... not looking very Impressionist in style... but perhaps I will get the hang of it before next month!!

and this is the back view... I have to admit that I am not really a sewer so my versions will be more chipboard and paper and glue than material!