I have a sweet neighbor who had a mannequin that looked “a little bit like” this gathering dust in her garage:
I say a “little bit like this”….. because it was actually broken and looked more like this:
Which in turn made me think of this:
(The Leaning Tower of Pisa)She offered to give it to me if I could “do anything cute with it”. Honey I sure will try!
(By the way…… I know you are all TERRIFIED that is all the better I can draw! I am a faux finisher… definitely not a fine artist!!!!!)
The hubster took the top of the mannequin off of the base for me and we dressed it up for Ava’s room:
It’s wearing the tutu that my mom made Ava for her first birthday:
(Meet my gorgeous mom! And look at Ava’s adorable, chunky-monkey legs!!!!!)
I added a feather boa and the pearls I wore on my wedding day almost 13 years ago.
It makes me smile every time I look at it.
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That is so cute! Perfect for a little girl’s room (who is absolutely adorable!)!
Oh, lucky you! I have been looking for a mannequin for my daughter that didn’t cost an arm and a leg! It’s cute!!
Suzanne
Too cute! And Ava certainly is sweet with those chunky legs and tutu!
Too too cute!! Chunky baby legs are the best!
That Ava is a cutey?? Beautiful chunbby cheeks and all!! I love the tutu your mom made. We just bought baby Hadley and Anah tutus for photos.
Great job on the mannequin.
I just re-read my comment, I don’t know where those question marks came from?? They were suppose to be exclamation marks !!
Since I’m back writing to you again, I just wanted to let you know that I checked out the lusterstone product you told me about and I love the look of it but I don’t know what color to go with. I am thinking of just painting and glazing the wall.
Sometimes I move slow when it comes to re-doing something.
Anyway thank you for the help.
How adorable is this!
I love chunky monkey legs! Not so much on me but on little girls they are adorable!
all that mannequin needed was to climb down off that raunchy pole! lol – great use for her!
Adorable!! Love her little legs! And also love the fab job on the freebie! hugs friend!
Too too cute!! Chunky baby legs are the best!
Work From Home
Love it…having mannequin envy!
now THAT is cool! and did you REALLY use microsoft paint to draw that mannequin??? lol…hahaha….wow. that totally made my day, laughing is a great ab workout. LOVE the finished product though.
That turned out great!! I bet your daughter loves it!! Thanks for stopping by my blog!
Courtney @ RedHeadsCraftMoreFun.blogspot.com
Oh how cute! I love it! And I can’t help but say how much I want to squeeze those cute cheek on your adorable little girl. SHE IS PRECIOUS!! Thanks for linking to Creative Cats this week!