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Sunday, March 10, 2013

The Dress Form Ball

Today  (Sunday)I was trying my best to get some good pictures of my girls, my mannequins so I could join in over at The Polka A Dot Closet  Ball  where she is having a Dress Form  Ball on Monday tomorrow March 11th

It is a very rainy gloomy day here in central  Missouri and I couldn't get the best pictures but the girls are ready to show off there best dresses, well some of their best dresses.
This first one is a 1960's pink chiffon with lace & bows beautiful dress , I would say in perfect condition for the age . The label inside says 9/10 however it is a small 9/10 made in USA , don't see that much on clothing anymore.


This mannequin I call wire lady since she is a black metal wire form



Don't ya love the sweet heart neckline? click on to make pictures larger to see the pale pink color of this gown



This is my first mannequin I bought for $25. and on her body is a label Sally Stitch , so that's her name
She is dresses in retro lace dress and most of her pearls and some vintage lace



    She's standing in the east door trying to get a little light on her, I put her button collar on for this picture





Then there is the bride mannequin which you can't see very well for her attire



This wedding dress is going to get cut up for the lace and a friend wants a piece of the train or dress for a bride quilt piece she is working on . A friend gave me this , found in a house she bought and had no use for a wedding dress, I said Oh I will play with it . No need to try and sell it because a bride always wants her own dress, so it's going in the material , lace pile  .     The veil and pearl tiara I bought at a bridal shop going out of business
If you click on this picture to make it bigger, I think it's just dreamy

                                             

 I almost forgot about the home made ball gown on wire lady, LOL I just wrapped material round and round added a lace sash and the lace button collar



 I hope you'll all check out the other dress forms at the party



                         



Other parties I will join in this week

                                                                           
Nifty Thrify Things                                                     Savvy Southern Style
Twigg Studios                                                        From my Front Porch to Yours
The Polka Dot Closet                                             My Romantic Home 
The Knick of Time                                                  Shabbilicious Friday 
Coastal Charm        
Common Ground Marketplace    
How Sweet The Sound blog Shop  
Rose Chintz Cottage  
Ivy & Elephants                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

44 comments:

  1. Hi Janice,
    How fun! I like the white gown with the pink ruffles. Beautiful! Have a great week. Gina

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  2. Your girls look very nice...each and everyone of them.

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  3. Hi Janice,
    What gorgeous ladies! Love all the lovely lace. Thank you for your visit and I hope your new week is off to a lovely start.

    Blessings,
    Sandi

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  4. Your girls are stunning! My girl is a bit of a floozy so I think she would get kicked out of the party - haha!

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  5. Pure prettiness here, Janice...I especially love that gorgeous first dress!

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  6. How gorgeous. Just love the first pink one!

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  7. Beautiful! Love the one with all those pearls! Now lets party!

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  8. Your girls are just lovely Janice. Thank you for stopping by. Wishing you a wonderful new week.

    Hugs and Kisses,
    ❤Ana

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  9. All your girls look beautiful. Sally Stitch is my favorite. I love her lace dress and the pretty pearls. Have fun at the ball!
    Hugs,
    Julia

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  10. Hello Janice, your girls are BEAUTIFUL...
    I have to say my favorite is the lace one with all those lovely pearl strands:):)I'm going to make some tiny dresses out of paper and lace and netting, so I hope you don't mind if I come back and stare at these for the perfect example of the dresses I want to make. Thanks so much for sharing these beauties, with us..

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  11. Oh, what lovely gowns your ladies are wearing!!!!

    Thank you for stopping by! I hope you have a wonderful week!!

    xoxo

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  12. Sally stitch with her button collar is my favorite. I love vintage lace and trims, and since I don't want to slight the other ladies in this party, they are all beautiful wearing their gowns all dressed up for the ball.

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  13. Wow!!! Impressive gowns your beauties are wearing.

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  14. Wow! Your girls made quite a hit when they stepped from the carriage, one gorgeous dress after the other! Oh I wish you could see "Wire lady" on the dance floor twirling in her gorgeous pink gown and oh my, the stunning veil on the bride....Well, she is the envy of everyone here!!! Thank you sooo much for attending the ball, I promise to get all of your girls home safe and sound when it is over!!

    Carol

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  15. All beautiful...hard to choose but the Bride is my favorite!
    Irene

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  16. They are all so pretty.....have fun! Diane

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  17. I really like the bride, I couldn't cut up the bodice myself as it is so pretty.

    Lynnie

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  18. All absolutely beautiful, but I think the bridal gown was my favorite!.. Very nice to meet you, via The Dress Form Ball today! ~tina

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  19. Your girls are gorgeous. Love the lace and the bride is beautiful.
    Love your wire lady too. I know they are having a fabulous evening.
    Have fun.
    Hugs, Celestina Marie

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  20. I am so happy to meet your ladies dressed in their finery. This is such a fun event. Dancing the night away...

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  21. Thanks so much for stopping by!! I absolutely love all your gals!! So pretty!!

    Hugs,
    Debbie

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  22. Your ladies are all fabulous in their pretty frocks. I love both of those pink gowns and the wedding dress is perfect. I'm so happy you'll be able to create something new from it after the ball. My favorite is Sally Stitch with all her lace and beautiful button collar.

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  23. they are all stunning!I love how everyone's comming up with naming their girls, I named mine after a friend who gave her to me, actually after seeing all the other girls with a name I named her last night , I didn't want her to have to go to the Ball with no name lol!
    Helen

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  24. Oh how pretty! I'd hate to stand next to any of them, though, as I'm much larger!

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  25. Love all the lovely lace and ruffles! So feminine and pretty. Thank you for sharing and coming to tea.

    Blessings,
    Sandi

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  26. Oh mind blowing lovely dress for your princes.Extremely amazing wonderful nice and all are stunnig.
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  27. Wonderful ! I love the wedding dresses ! I collect them and I re-used them to go to VENICE carnival. This year I painted all the flowers of the lace dress in pink !
    xoxo from PARIS

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  28. Oh my gosh I love these dresses especially the wedding dress and is that a pearl choker? Thank you SOOO much for stopping by leaving me a message. I am finally at a point where I feel like I have regained my life. Therapy went well but was a ton of painful work. I am headed to have the other one done in November,but this time I know what to expect and what to do. It really wasn't near as bad as my mind had imagined it would be.

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  29. I love the pink and white dress. It is so cute! Terra

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  30. I love the idea of a dress form ball! I recently purchase a wicker dress form to display my longer necklaces when photographing for my Etsy shop. She does need some clothing to frame the jewelry and I have been struggling with what to do. I love Sally's attire and I think I will strive for a similar look. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!
    Lori in Atlanta

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  31. The first dress could have been one of my prom dresses. There was no such thing a sizes zeros, one, two, three and fours back then. The smallest size I ever heard of was a six. Those normal sizes were much smaller back then.
    I love your dress forms and all the lovely gowns you have. The lace on that wedding dress is absolutely beautiful.
    Thanks for sharing, Ginger

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  32. The girls look like they will more than likely have a fabulous time at the ball. Enjoy!

    Judy

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  33. They are all lovely ladies! I think the second one is my favorite!

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  34. That is such a nice dress!

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  35. I missed the dress form ball!!! I'll go check them out now though. I don't have a dress form myself, but it was one of my favorite parties to look at last year!

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  36. Joe and I were both watching when they announced who the Pope was.... He seem like he will be an inspirational leader....

    Thanks for stopping by...

    Hugs,
    Debbie

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  37. Laughing...because we name all of our dress forms in the store as well....we also have a Sally Stitch {we just call her Sally}, Joan, Marlene & Twiggy....'cause she's the skinniest form you've every seen ~ lol!! Love that first dress....gorgeous!
    We'd gladly give you a cookie if you were closer :) we just posted pictures of the treats on facebook....don't go over unless you are NOT hungry :)
    https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151459368020139.1073741831.115754675138&type=1

    Have a great weekend!!!!

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  38. These are each one so beautiful and elegant. The very first one makes me think of Cinderella! It's beautiful enough for a ball!

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  39. ciao vengo da shabbyartboutique.blogspot.it/2013/03/shabbilicious-friday-link-party, questi abiti sono una favola!!!

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  40. My favorite is the gal in the lace dress!

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  41. Gorgeous dresses! I wish I had my mom's old prom dresses.
    Jennifer

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  42. I love vintage lace and trims, and since I don't want to slight the other ladies in this party, they are all beautiful wearing their gowns all dressed up for the ball. . Thanks so much for sharing these beauties, with us..

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