spring is here!

well, almost :)
~ the mafia girls have been hibernating working really hard thinking up some lovely crafting ideas for spring. In thinking about our duct tape dress form project from this past winter, I started daydreaming about dress forms (as I often do), and the many ways that artsy people embellish them. Check out this grouping from pink roses:

Some antique ones are beautiful just in their natural decaying state:

or this curvy one decoupaged with music notes:

I looooove this antique one with the wire skirt that some lucky bidder won on ebay:

they are not only good for pinning fabric onto while drafting dress patterns, but also for pinning costume jewelry to:

You can stamp words on them with this tutorial:

and while checking my facebook I noticed the oh-so talented Rachel used designer fabric to make this 'womannequin'

feeling inspired yet?
also we have an upcoming spring sale in April, and we will all be displaying our goods that we've been working on so hard this winter! more to come later!
♥ Ellene