My Dyan Reaveley "Paper Doll" Mixed Media Art Journal

I wanted to do an Art Journal using Dyan Reaveley "Dylusions" products and techniques ....so I decided to do it in the form of a paper doll journal.  Just thought I would let the paper dolls display the techniques.......I am having so much fun with this right now.....I am so loving all of the mixed media  products and making this journal....Just so many layers and layers of goodness and sooo many techniques...AND..it is super relaxing.  The "Dylusions" forced me to use a lot of my other mixed media stuff (products) that was kind of sitting around.....I think I am going to play and see where this takes me......This is so much fun ladies and gents...if you have not yet jumped on the mixed media wagon....Jump on...(Hehe...)I think you'll like it.....TFL all....

(This is the cover of my journal....... )

(inside cover)

Paper Mache "Halloween Witch" Dressform

Halloween Witch made with a dressform I handmade using paper mache. I was getting somewhat addicted to making these things....I'll have to do a tutorial on this one.....It is super easy and so much fun....The dressform sits on a sundae glass and is about 9" tall...... This one is being shipped out to a friend just in time for Halloween............Hope she likes it...Thanks for looking all....

Altered Dressform-Charlene Gibson inspired

Wow....It's been a minute......but, I'm back.......Just wanted to share a few things that I have been doing.....I found this Youtuber (charlenegibson) and I thought her work was superb...Thanks for the inspiration Charlene........Though I did not want to go through the entire process that she went through in making the paper pulp...I found a work around.  The dressform is a Micheal's dressform..($7.99...but of course use a coupon).......(I covered it with Tim Holtz washi tape...... and the body of the dress was made from paper mache.  Charlene made her paper pulp from scratch...I sort of cheated (hehe..).  I purchased paper pulp from ACMoore ($9.99...again...don't forget your coupon...)....You know the kind that you add water to....Yeah...instant paper pulp...(hehe..) .I made the bottom of the dress using tulle....I hot glued it around the dressform...stripped it ...and applied heat using my heatgun..The heat makes the tulle curl.........Another lil technique I learned from a youtuber (nanajl54)......And here is my completed dressform.....I sooo enjoyed this project......Give it a try....Now to find something to do with the rest of that paper mache......Charlene you may have started something here...(hehe...)...I know as much as I like dressforms....I'll  be making more of these..I also did a youtube video it does not show you how to make the paper pulp...but you can check charlene's video out  and she shows you how to make that...... .... So ....what do you think??????

Front View

This is the back.......of the dressform