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Hello, my name is Candy Rosenberg, a.k.a. {a vintage girl}, I have been doing Vintage Steampunk for over ten years in the craft industry. I am always trying to find a twist on it and love to make these 23" paper mache dress forms for home decor, workshops and more. Let me show you the behind the scenes, no preset magazine quality styling here, just the raw process while at a large crop with other local ladies. It seems to be when I can concentrate and not get interrupted so much.
I got to work on this beauty using Graphic 45 papers, Beacon Adhesives, Prima Marketing, Inc. flowers, trims from Expo International, Fiskars punch, and {a vintage girl} chipboard pieces and wings.
First I created the bodice with Graphic 45 paper punched with Fiskars tag punch and attached starting at the bottom and working my way up layering them on top of each other. Use the trims to outline the bodice/corset.
Fussy cut some leaves and butterflies from the paper to make the dimensional look randomly on the form. Then add the beautiful trim from Expo International all the way around to finish up the look. These amazing scissors are available at our shop www.AVintageGirlShop.com.
I used the {a vintage girl} fairy wings for this project. The chipboard is sturdy and great quality and the cuts are made to keep it easy to get the pieces out.
Attach the wings to the back of the dress with Beacon Adhesives Fabri Tac.
Add the {a vintage girl} chipboard hardware pieces.
This is not a full tutorial as this is a 5 hour workshop, but I wanted to show you the basic process and behind the scenes on this project.
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