Dress Form Whimsy

Well, I've been feverishly working on slipcovers for my dining room chairs, that have been kinda-sorta a secret around here.  So shhh.  Since they have been taking up so much of my time and energy, some of my other projects have been getting back-burnered.

Here are a couple to tide us all over and prevent a hostile takeover of the Cheap Chic Home blog.  The headboard that I got last weekend for my mom, (I took it to her house, even though it's not a super-dramatic change we both like it in the space - oops, photo op. missed) was in Plant City.  Since I was driving right by Southern Hospitality, I stopped in.  Oh boy, what a fun place to shop, it's warehouse-like with half of it selling furniture and the other half craft/decor.  I'm going to post pictures from my next visit there.  The only thing I purchased that day was this fun dress form--I was immediately attracted to the colors and imagined all the fun aprons I could make for it/her.  Okay, stop making fun of me!  Things could be worse, I could be dressing up a ceramic goose!

Of course, she needed a necklace.  With a locket.  The tulle was an inspiration from Meg's Itty bitty Apron tutorial at Brassy Apple from last week's Fabric Fun Thursday.  Thanks, Meg!

Sweet vignette?  No?

I got this mounted disk a week or so ago at GW and spray painted it pistachio green.  It'll probably get glazed in the future, it could use some depth.

It was originally dark brown, no kidding, right.  It still had the $14.99 tag from the original store.  My price?  Glad you asked, $3.99.  For a little variety, on the back flat side, I added a rub on.

This is all a part of my dining room makeover master plan...

Can you just see this little dress form dressed up for the season, or holidays.  Admit it, ya'll want one now, too.  I'd like to make something a bit fancier when I'm done with the slipcover sewing.  (If you really think this dress form is a bad idea, let me know in the comments.  Even though it seems fun, I'm willing to admit it's a tad, um, "crazy-lady-ish".)

Have I flipped my ever-lurvin' lid, or what? 

Sneakin' 'n' peekin', slipcover preview.  I hope I have one completely done by Thursday, four would be even better.  (I think my pictures have an "angelic glow" because my camera wasn't screwed onto the tripod as tightly as it should have been.)  I'm sharing with: