Vintage Lace

 This mannequin was made at a recent workshop I attended. The body is made of paper mache which I painted in gesso. The wooden stand was painted in gold acrylic. I stamped images onto a man's paper handkerchief. I then gently tore round the different shapes and then, and only then separated the layers. I pasted a gel medium onto the form and with my fingers and a paint brush placed the top layer of the stamped images in the appropriate positions. I then sealed these with another layer of gel medium.  Next, I glued the lace around the bottom and top of the form. After stamping, colouring and shaping the flowers I glued the flowers in place , finally embellishing with pearls.  These processes allow me to enter a couple of challenges. The first being over on Vintage Stamping Challenge (Lace and Pearls)  and the second  on  Our Creative Corner  using a recipe from 3 columns ( Lace, Wood , Inks)