The big Blog Hop is here! You will have so many inspiring things to look at today! Hope you have a huge beverage, a warm kitten, and a really comfy chair! All the designers have pulled out all the stops and the spools have been flying. Wait until you see the gorgeousness by these talented designers!
I also wanted to share a recent project I made using tons of May Arts ribbon and Stampendous Stamps. Inspired by a Creation by Candy Rosenberg that I saw at CHA this summer, I created a similar dress to wear to a charity benefit where the theme was Red Shoes and Moulin Rouge. My dress was a bit more flexible than Candy’s, being designed for actual wear, but I was so pleased with it, and it was a huge hit. I think I used just about every single red and black ribbon that May Arts makes, and the tags are stamped, Encrusted Jewel Techniqued, and distressed with coffee spritzing. It’s truly fabulous and is doubling as my Halloween Costume this year and probably Renaissance Faire next year (ours has turned definitely Steampunk).
Steampunk Tag Dress by Laura Weed
Single Tag with Corset Ladies and Eiffel Tower Perfectly Clear Stamps
Each tag is different and it’s just fantastic! Candy used a hand constructed grid of wire for her skirt, I used two black mesh laundry bags from Walmart for mine! The bonus is that the drawstring at the top meant I didn’t have to make a casing or thread it for a super great closure!
So get hopping and commenting! We have three prizes of stamps and ribbon today and May Arts will have some as well. We’ll choose random comments from random blogs and announce winners on Monday (so come back)!
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absolutely amazing!!!
This is so super cool, I looove it!!! BTW, your frock and hat was the inspiration for my ‘L’ lol
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How fun! The red ribbons and tags are just great together.
i can’t stand how fantastic this is, laura! i want one
Gorgeous and so amazing and fun. Great job on the costume.
That outfit is just amazing Laura!!
That outfit is fantastic! So whimsical and perfect! Love the skirt with your steampunk tags and the ribbon is wow!
Wow! Fantastic creation…genius design!
Amazing, you did a great job!
Great hop. Love this project.
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Now that is amazing!
I’ve “hopped till I dropped” back here this morning and I saw lots of fabulous ideas and creations. The dress is absolutely facinating and I liked seeing ideas for home decor scattered throughout the card ideas. I basically create cards but am inspired to try some of the ideas I saw, especially the wall hanging decor! Great job everyone!
WOwzers, that is an amazing outfit, and I love your paper creation!
Cool tag dress! That was a lot of work! So creative!
DeniseB
How cool is that! Marvelous inspiration!
Here I go a hopping along! No better way to spend a saturday!
So far Krissy and Lea’s pages are not found!
Sorry, Kristi, I’m fixing the links now, but if you get to someone’s blog and the link doesn’t work, just click on their blog header. For most everyone it will be the “home” post today!
Ohh. This would be the perfect outfit for a Steampunk convention/show!!! Really cool!!!!
Love the dress and thanks for the hop!
You are a master costume designer because this outfit is divine!…and don’t you look stunning! Love that hat.
The project posted is the perfect compliment to the outfit, for sure. Great job.
Totally impressed by that skirt, so cool!
What a great costume. Love the hat and all the tags attached to the skirt part.
Oh my–what a fantastic outfit. Enjoyed the blog hop.