Merry Antoinette

A dress she might have been most delighted in. Great for strolls in the garden and mid-morning tea!
Or maybe it is for the garden faerie? Her best dress, used for dancing at sunrise, or in the deep shadows of the midday.

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Bodice and dress are paper. Bodice was embossed to a flower shape, dusted a bit with pixie powder. It looked somewhat spare, so I went ahead and sewed four silk flowers and some sequins on. The narrow velvet straps are sewn on with gold thread.

Dress "fabric" was made by gessoing a pink tissue paper, then doubling it over. After hardening it could be cut and sewn. The bottom was cut frilly with "heirloom blade" scissors. The center has a canary stained copy of an old hand-written document.

The flower garlands are cut from "Mini Craft Pack" cover envelopes. (I am such a thrifter - but again, if it can be used, why trash it?) I felt like the bottom needed some decoration, so I quickly snipped a tiny lace bow from my panties (knickers to you all English-speaking folks).

I wish I had those little frou-frou hangers that Sheri has managed to find at her local flea market. Lacking those, I made my own. (Hmm, a bit crooked.) I "padded" the hanger with a paper napkin and attached some gold wire for hook.
The dress is about 20cm /8" high, the hanger measures 9cm/3.5" sideways.

And I totally credit Sheri for this dress. I was so inspired by her lovely frou-frou dresses! Thanks for the inspiration!