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My Lady's Dressing Table

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Group:Altered Accessories
Swap Coordinator:mystmaiden (contact)
Swap categories: Accessories  Art 
Number of people in swap:3
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:January 31, 2010
Date items must be sent by:February 22, 2010
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

I know some of us don't sew but do love altered goodies, so I thought it'd be fun to do another kind of accessory. For this swap, you'll make or alter one medium size item thing for your partner's dresser (or a pair of something if they are smallish). Some ideas would be (feel free to come up with your own idea as well)

a comb and brush set

hand mirror

jewelry or treasure box

lingerie bag

hat box or hat stand

miniature dressform - something I received in a swap years ago that still sits on my dresser is a wire dressform a little over a foot tall decorated with ribbon, lace and roses.

Please make a note below of a general color range you would like. Senders may also choose to do a neutral color scheme. If you have other ideas for neat dressing table items, list them below as well.. we can always use inspiration!

Discussion

mystmaiden 01/ 4/2010 #

an altered bottle for perfume might be cool

mystmaiden 01/ 4/2010 #

My bedroom is done in burgundy, rose and olive green. If my partner wanted to do neutrals in the ivory to tan-ish range that'd be good, too.

misumisu22 01/ 6/2010 #

My room is mainly brown with large brown velvet cabbage roses on my bedspread. I am up for any color or item though.

I found an altered powder puff at the antique mart awhile back from the 40's-50's. Someone had crocheted a round circle for the top of the powder puff and added some detail work. Cool! (and of course I had to buy it!! :)

homeandheart 01/ 9/2010 #

Watching, a darling idea!

Masterbard 01/26/2010 #

Mysty, m'dear, you must stop tempting me with these marvelous ideas! I'm so in for this... ok, my vital details...

My bedroom does not have a dresser cos it's so darn small! Our double uni-provided bed is squeezed in between a wall of closet doors and the laundry hamper and clothing rack on the other. However - I have carved out a little space for my treasures in a hanging handmade shelf (driftwood and scavenged wood I put together myself, painted charcoal and distressed!)

The colours are a nice melange in two main palettes: bluegreen (teal, aqua, turquoise, seafoam) and brown (dark chocolate, wenge, cappuchino) There are some restrained paisleys and florals, more solids, walls a neutral (read boring and uni-specified) white) Vintage and tarnished metallic accents such as a tin-can lantern and a statuette of St. Francis, my handmade jewelry hanging on one wall, a small mirror, a picture frame, etc. Far too much laundry and some stacked boxes which have no other home...

Oops. TMI? XOXO!

mystmaiden 01/31/2010 #

Haha! There's a cure for stacked boxes - toss a pretty table cloth over them and pretend you mean it! That's what I do with my fabric stash in every possible corner!

Masterbard 02/23/2010 #

Sent on the deadline but couldn't get to a computer before now! :) The box is on its way.... hope you'll enjoy the pieces...

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