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First Clean, then Decorate!
Making this Dress form Pincushion is my reward for decluttering my sewing space. Okay, I have been working on cleaning out my sewing room for what seems like years. It seems like I have gone through most everything now.
Just a few more boxes left to go through. I am so excited to be using my space!
What I have loved doing the most is decorating the room with some fun and cheap decorations.
Giving my sewing room a little “love” has made me so happy!
Do You Want To LOVE Your Space?
For me, the decorations seem to lift my spirits the minute I walk in. It makes me very happy to see beautiful decorations and fun colors.
Have you ever had a room in your home that you just love?
From the moment you walk in, you just feel better, more relaxed and it makes you smile. I am loving my sewing space! Today I want to share my dress form pincushion with you.
Do You Love Dress Forms Too?
Dress forms have got to be some of my most favorite decorations. I absolutely love dress forms! They add a touch of class and style.
There are some really beautiful metal dress forms and I love the decorative ones with decorative fabric prints as well.
I have an actual dress form to use when I am sewing dresses, but it isn’t that pretty. That one I keep it in my closet and get it out when I want to use it. I really wanted one that was pretty, but my space was so limited.
On a quest to find a smaller one to decorate with, I spent a long time shopping at Hobby Lobby, JoAnn’s and other craft stores looking for something that would be the right color to work in my space.
There were a few dress forms I loved, but NOT the price and the color was a little off. With eight kids, I have to be really careful when it comes to anything “extra.” (Which is almost everything!)
Make Your Own with Video and Pattern
Fortunately, I found this link to make your own small dress form and I loved it! I thought I could totally sew one up.
The first one I sewed up was hilarious! I didn’t take pictures because it was so bad! You weren’t even sure if the form was a boy or girl.
That just was NOT going to work! (Not quite the “look” I was going for! lol)
So I gave it another try and this time I think I succeeded. 🙂 I found it at http://www.thediydish.com/2011/10/season-4-how-to-make-a-dress-form-mannequin-pin-cushion/. They even have an awesome video to help! These ladies are quite talented! There is also a free pattern you can print.
Dress It Up!
After I got mine made, I added a little skirt to finish it off and I love how it turned out! First I just pinned on the skirt for placement and then hot-glued it in place.
I kind of LOVE it!
It is one of the sweetest decorations in my room and makes me smile each time I look at it! These sweet forms would also work in a girls bedroom! In
Happy Sewing and Decorating!
Amy
Sewing Chair
I recovered my sewing chair to help with the overall feeling of my sewing room. It was actually just a plain black rolling office chair. Once I recovered it, it gave my chair a “softer look” and my sewing room a sweeter look!
I loved how it turned out! You can check it out here.
Other Sewing Room Options
Here are some cute options to decorate your sewing or crafting space and give it a little “love”:
