May Arts Ribbon Tutorial
Late last summer my daughter, Mariah and I were working on paper mache mannequins that we got from Creative Imaginations. I had a few that we painted and played with but did not finish and decided one of these would be great to re-purpose for my May Arts tutorial.
Step One.
Add your first layer of ribbon using a hot glue gun and making ruffles. This is the original mannequin from a prior painting session.


Step Two.
Keep layering the ribbon on top of each other, then wrap a piece in the middle to finish the look of the skirt.
Step Three.
Add a ribbon rosette to the bulk portion of the tied ribbon at the waist.
Step Four.
I want to change the effect of the overall look by painting the light colored wood top and bottom. I left the burgundy top intact as it matched the look that I was trying to achieve.

Step Five.
I prepared a large piece of lace ribbon that was too large for adding as an accent piece to the bustled waist portion. So I cut off the portion that I wanted.
Sorry this one is blurry, but it shows how I cut the edge off of the larger piece.
Step Six.
I built up the bustle on the waist by adding some gold lace ribbon, the pink ribbon that I cut in the last step.

Step Seven.
Almost there. We have the top and bottom painted changing the overall look of the mannequin. The ribbon is in place and built up in the bustle.

Step Eight.
We need to add some fun elements to this "Girls Night Out" mannequin with some pearls; on a string, sticky backed and liquid.

The pearls that we added to the bodice were white while our pearls on a string for the bottom and necklace were more of a cream color. I used the Adirondack alcohol ink pen to add a tinge of pink sherbert to the pearls to give them a pink tint to match the pink touches on the bustle.

The Final Step.
And here she is all decked out ready for a night on the town. The May Arts ribbon really set off this project.
This entire project took less than an hour and we re-purposed a used mannequin and created a whole new decor item.
Comment on this post telling us how you use your ribbon and you could win a fun package of May Arts Ribbon! A winner will be announced on June 1st!
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