Making a Mannequin to Hold Jewelry
When I found this lovely lady she was a nobody.
Well actually she was just a body... found on the shelf at the thrift store.
I knew with a little work I could make her gorgeous... after all I did a cute job with the last mannequin I found on the side of the road and updated.
The body of this mannequin is beautifully textured and hard like a cast. I painted it with a quick coat of paint to clean it up.
To make her a true mannequin, I needed to give her a stand and a finial at the top.
I used a pewter candlestick for the base and a wooden knob for the finial.
I painted both with Fusion Mineral Paint Metallics in Brushed Steel. The paint made the base and the finial match perfectly.
I gave her a ribbon and a metal number tag around the neck.
I'm bringing this beautiful body back to life as a jewelry holder similar to the ones they sell at Pottery Barn.
She's beautiful and sold oh so quickly in the Homeroad cupboard at
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