Halloween Mannequin

Look what new witch came to roost

in my entry way!

You know all things here at 

Purple Chocolat Home

are witchy,

and Beaulah and I love to surround

ourselves with these fun ladies!!

My crafty friend Joanne always has

a dressed mannequin or two and you may

have some some of them on my tablescapes

posts from her backyard.

These two were at our last dinner party,

which had a Halloween theme.

So we begged her to teach us how to

create them for one of our crafting

parties.  Everyone was to bring a mannequin

and thrift dresses, fabric swatches, jewelry,

and a witch hat - anything we wanted to

dress the lovely ladies with.

She had one already dressed, so we asked

to see her "under pinnings"!!  The wire is

a lamp shade stripped of fabric and attached

to her metal mannequin.  (Home Goods and Amazon

are great places to pick up mannequins.)  Then she 

uses craft paper to help poof out the skirt.  Layers

of crinolines and puffy skirts help too.

This is my mannequin that night. I started with two ruffled

black skirts, and a short crinoline.  Then I layered

on "fairy" skirts in orange and purple.

One of the ladies offered me the big jeweled

spider that she had.

Her top was a costume piece that I had, and I

glued black and purple roses from Dollar Tree and

a feather boa.

Using a purple chair tie, I wrapped her waist

for a belt, and then tied a ribbon with assorted

fabric strips around her waist.  More roses

were glued on and I clustered those with

other sparkly picks, a crocheted doily, and

a key from At Home.

To finish her off, I added a black leaf garland

from At Home, a hat I already had purchased

years ago from Wal Mart that I added a little 

sparkle to.

When we got home I added this broom that

was a gift sent all the way from Finland 40

years ago, and some glass slippers!!  The

black and sparkly entry rug was also from 

At Home.

Five of us worked on witch mannequins

that night, and each were so different

and unique.  Notice there is even a mini witch

on the far left.

I am already pulling things out of my closet

to create an angel one for Christmas, inspired

by this one Joanne had set up.  She has one or two

year round in her house.  This one has bits and

pieces of vintage fun, and jewelry from her mom.

Can't wait to get my new one started.

I also added a fairy light to her skirt so that

she lights up a little.

She stands by my table with the MacKenzie Childs

pumpkins that I found at Home Goods this year

and these fun witch shoe candles.

Keep joining Beaulah and me for Halloween fun!