Ms. Camela Christmas - 60's Inspired Decorated Dress Form

Meet Ms. Camela Christmas...

Her beautiful counterparts have been popping up all over

 Pinterest and Blogland in the last week.

 I just {heart} them all!

I set out to create my own version, by first borrowing my daughter's dress form.

Everything else needed, we also had on hand,
...love projects that do not require any new purchases!
How about you?

Envisioning a cute little pencil skirt,

 instead of a fuller one like I've seen on many,

I thought garlands would work well.

I've not used these in years, but am so glad I held onto them!

Down from the attic they were retrieved...

The fur stole was a Christmas gift from Mr. Ramblings

 to my daughter, Ashley, several years ago. 

 She's a classic fashionista. When we ran across it at an antique mall

in Tryon, NC, Old Mill Market Square,
 he couldn't resist buying it for her. She keeps it on the form year around.
{Old Mill Market Square is one of our favs.}

It was the inspiration behind the 60's vibe direction of the project.

Ironically, the monogram of the original owner is almost identical to mine.

After gathering necklaces, vintage rhinestone jewelry,
and ribbon from our stash, the project was underway.

For the "skirt,"

I had one strand of garland that was significantly less full.

It served as the "base" piece, wrapped tightly around the form,

which laid perfectly just under the bottom of the jacket.

I simply wrapped the garlands (more loosely than the first),

 around the form, and every 4" or so,

twisted a branch to one from the row above it to secure it.

I used two strands of the thicker garland, afraid that more
would've been too heavy and caused them to sag, or come loose.

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Are you the least bit curious how I came about choosing her name?

As I mentioned, the vintage stole set the tone for a 1960's tailored creation.

When pondering a name,

 I wanted one to emulate an iconic fashion forward lady of the 60's.

I considered Merry Monroe, after Marilyn Monroe,

or Jingle O, for Jackie Kennedy Onassis.

Mr. Ramblings suggested Camelot Christmas for Jackie O.,

and so it was... Camela Christmas she became.

Thanks for stopping in for a visit!
I hope you'll join me Wednesday, for another fun and simple Christmas project!
~Rhonda  :)


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Thanks for the feature, Kathryn @ The Dedicated House