Dress Form Makeover

Isn't she lovely? She looks a whole lot different than she did when I bought her . . .

in all her mod, brilliant green glory.
She has had a complete makeover. I've kind of been looking for one . . .I already knew I wasn't going to find exactly what I imagined . . . so when I found one at all, I just bought it.
I knew there was potential here.


Panache . . . style . . . the name of our store . . . the one we used to have . . . sigh . . .



Half way through the first coat of paint over that bold green form, it occurred to me that I should have taken a before picture . . . but I hadn't, so here's our before and a half photo . . .

I used a linen colored craft paint. . . it took three coats.

I really should have painted the base first, then the taping wouldn't have been an issue, but I started at 10:00 o'clock one evening . . . so I painted the fabric form one night, taped it off the next morning before spray painting the wooden parts {on which I used a spray primer first}. . . I may distress the wood after I let it cure for a few days . . . haven't decided for certain yet . . .
but I kind of think I will . . .

Next step . . . distressed and stamped with the same ink pad . . . ink color . . . Chocolate.

The paint is Ceramcoat, actually called Flesh . . .

et Voila!