Wrapping up the Dress Form Ball and the Winner!

Poor Lady Anita Man is so exhausted, I found her resting on a garden bench!

The Dress Form Ball was a total success!!  I thought maybe 25 people would link up their forms.  No, there wasn't 25.......There was 107!...Faint, I'm going to faint!

From the bottom of my heart, Thank You.  

To those that linked their fabulous dress forms and those who left comments

Speaking of comments.....Chosen from the comments by Random.org the winner of the dress form from Barr Display is.....
...Aledia from "Plum Perfect"........Congratulations!


Now a little housekeeping
The doorman has informed me a few articles were left behind and need to be claimed....Geez, who would leave just one shoe...Crazy?

And about Lady Anita Man, Say "Anita Man" 3 times quick...groan!

Get ready for the 2013

 2nd Annual

Well, that wraps it up....Unless someone can tell me how to get rid of lingering guests!

Thank You for making the Dress Form Ball a HUGE success!


Happy Valentines Day!
&
Happy Creating!
Carol

The Dress Form Linky Party, Starts Now! And a Dress Form Giveaway!

Lady Anita Man Cordially invites you to....

Everyone is welcome!  Link up as many dress forms as you like, old or new posts, any dress form, big or small.  The party is open for linking all week through the 14th

If you want to continue to have a ball, I would love for you to follow The Polka Dot Closet

 If you think your readers would like to join in the fun, please link back to the party!

Barr Display has generously offered to give a dress form to
One commenter chosen by Random.org

One comment only please

The Drawing will be February 14...SWEET!

Details on ordering this $21.00 dress form are available on the post

"Where to buy dress forms and how to alter them"

The party has started so, please grab a glass of champagne and

 Join Lady Anita Man and the other guests in the gardens

The party will run through February 14

Thank you so much for coming, please mingle with the other guests.

I hope you have a Ball !

Carol

Email followers, click on the title of this post and you will be taken to the blog to see all of the dress forms

 If you need help linking up your dress form post please email me, using the button up in the upper left hand corner of this blog

Preparations For Tomorrows Dress Form Linky Party

There is flurry of excitement here at my estate for Tomorrows

"Dress Form Ball"

The Staff is busy preparing the garden tents

While the Gardeners are grooming the grounds

Carriages have been sent to pick up guests

The orchestra is warming up

And the kitchen staff is busy preparing the food

While your hostess "Lady Anita Man" is busy in the gardens overseeing the final preparations

She did want me to tell you all

Not to be late for  

Dress Form Ball!

Happy Creating!

Carol

For my email readers, I don't want you to miss the ball! Tomorrow when you receive my emailed post, click on the title "Dress Form Linky Party", this will take you to my blog to see all of the dress forms.  Once there you will see dress form thumbnail pictures, when you click on a picture, you will be taken to that guests blog to read and see more pictures of her dress form.  The party will be going on until the 14th so, be sure to check back later in the week to see those that have shown up fashionably late

If you would like help linking up your dress form post email me, the button is in the top left  

14 Days Until The Dress Form Ball!

The Dress Form Linky Party is just 14 days away

February 7-14.....Sweet! And there is going to be a dress form giveaway

Your hostess is getting ready and has finally decided what she is wearing to the ball.  

One of you (I can't remember who) called it a dress form ball, I do remember her dress forms name is Belle.  

Hum, I wonder who is going to be the "Belle" of the ball?

ALL dress forms welcome!

12 feet or 12 inches tall

Paper, metal, wood

Old or New

Dressed or ala natural

Homemade or store bought

Old post or New Post

As many dress form Posts as you like

We Love them all!!!!

If you have never linked, Here is a great post on how to link to a Linky party by "Beneath My Heart"

If you can't figure out how to link up, email me when your post is up and
  I will link it for you!
My email button is in the top left corner.  All I will need is your blog address and I will do the rest, No one is getting left out of this party!

And to sweeten the pot Barr Display has generously offered to give a dress form to one lucky lady that leaves a comment at the dress form ball!!

This is two parts, the form and the base.

  The form can be used alone and has a swivel hanger.

The form is $8.98 

The base is $12.00

The form and base are #8020 and come in black and white. Put #8020 into search

The shipping is actual cost and should be around $7-$8 

Barr Display is the store. 

Have you figured out yet what you're wearing to the ball??

Happy Creating!

Carol

Dress Form Linky Party, Yep, I am going to take the leap

I am going to make the leap into 
"Big girl" blogging!
I'm going to have a one time Dress Form Linky Party 
February 7-13th!

 I wanted to give you some time to get the girls (Dress Forms) ready for the party.  Old, new, homemade, altered, big, small......All forms are welcome.

Link up as many dress form posts as you like, old posts, new posts..No sense reinventing the wheel if you already have a dress form post


I even followed Debbiedoo's tutorial and made myself a blog button, oh ya, I'm getting real fancy now!
The back ground graphic I got free at "Free Pretty Things for You" and the dress form was from "Graphics Fairy"

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I'm a little nervous, I have never done a linky Party
 (I have no idea how, but I'll figure it out LOL)
My biggest fear is no one will show up and then I will be the big

LOSER BLOGGER
Now, I know some of you don't have dress forms and wouldn't be caught dead with one in your house, but for those of you that do, I would be eternally grateful if you would participate and save me from
The Blogger Hall of Shame!!
If you think your readers might enjoy participating, you can grab my new Fancy button for your side bar
And don't worry, I will hound remind you of the party in my posts

So, what do you say, are you in???  
Happy CreatingCarol

How To Make a Romantic Lace Covered Dress Form/Giveaway Winner

Before I show you how I made this lace covered dress form... 
I want to thank everyone that entered the dress form giveaway, goodness what a response! 
 We love our dress forms! OK time to announce the winner....Drum roll please....By Random number generator...CeeKay-Thinkin of Home!

I had a blast making this lace dress form.  This is where you pull out the good stuff, the vintage lace, appliques, and bling you have been saving

All you need is a glue gun

I'm inserting a public service announcement here. I purchased a low heat glue gun, it's fabulous, and your fingers will thank you! It 's all I use now, I can put my finger right in the glue and no burns!  I don't see any difference in the strength of the glue at all!

I laid the form on her back and covered her with lace, pulling the lace tight and hot glueing around the outside edge then adding a few dots of glue between the bust.


Now, it's time to have some fun.  

Glueing on the precious things I had been saving.  Look close, you will see a vintage lace collar down the sides, appliques I took off a vintage dress, pearls.....

...Circles of vintage lace I bunched together to formed a plunging V and topping it off with hand rolled silk flowers from a vintage veil along with pearls and a pin. I finished by adding a little skirt of vintage lace

That's it, you can do this!!  


Thank you again for your huge response to this giveaway and thank you Barr Display!


I think every girl deserves a dress form and this one (Undressed) is only $20.95 
Here's the details on ordering 

 I'd like to see a show of hands....Do you own a dress form, vintage, new, full, half, hanging...Any form?

Happy Creating!


Carol


Linking with:
Polka Dot Closet
Chic on a Shoe String
Pearls and Lace Thursday 
Free Pretty Things for you
Sweet Peas and Bumble Bees
Someday Crafts

Beyond The Picket Fence