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A Vintage Girl Shop

A Vintage Girl Shop
A Vintage Girl Shop

From the Designer: "A Vintage Girl Shop is now OPEN FOR BUSINESS. Come on in and try on one of dresses in stock including a glittery pink gown ready for your next party, a little black dress and something for the summer. A Vintage Girl shop has a dress form, wood hangers, custom open sign, a beautiful store sign with wings and gear and A Vintage Girl alpha set, a paper rug and knickers. All made from Canvas Corp Burlap, Leisure Arts Diamond Art Dress and accessories from A Vintage Girl."

Primary TechniqueGeneral Crafts

Easy

Project TypeMake a Project

Materials List

  • Leisure Arts Diamond Art Dress
  • A Vintage Girl. Dress Form, Alpha, wings, wood hangers, knickers, and typewriter key stickers.
  • Canvas Corp Brands Burlap
  • Beacon Adhesives Fabri Tac
  • Variety of Upholstery Fabrics
  • Actual Southern Oregon map for the rug
  • Old Paintbrushes

Instructions

  1. Using a cardboard box, completely cover all sides with burlap.

  2. Cover the inside with upholstery fabric and use as an accent on the outside.

  3. Create a header sign by cutting a piece of cardboard same width, cover with burlap and using chipboard letters and accessories make the sign name.

  4. Create curtains by gluing pre cut pieces of printed burlap around an old paintbrush. Adhere to the front of the box. Wrap curtains around side and adhere using a vintage button.

  5. Using an old paint brush again, hang cord and tie on each side. Put inside the box until snug. Hang the hangers from this cord when finished with the dresses.

  6. Cut out upholstery fabric to look like a dress, adhere the top shoulder pieces to the wood hangers and hang from the cord inside.

  7. Add the bling dress to a wood hanger as well, but place on the outside.

  8. Create an OPEN sign with A Vintage Girls typewriter keys alpha sticker set. Hang from the paint brush.

  9. Color the knickers. Add the dress form inside the shop.

  10. Cut out a rug using an old map, cut fringes on each end and ink the edges.

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