Pinup #034: Pinup dress in wine and copper Bison glass beads stand in for

glass beads stand in for the buttons on the bodice

Based on a dress from Dresses and Bonnets and Ribbons

This darling little dress is made from Japanese chiyogami paper patterned in silver dots on a yellow background

It is based on an American dress from the early 1880s

Pinup #034: Pinup dress in wine and copper Bison glass beads stand in forThis darling little pinup dress is made from Nepalese lokta paper in a copper Tibetan lotus print on a wine background; it is hand stitched in cotton floss onto cold pressed 100% cotton paper. The dress features a gathered, crossover bust, creating a sweetheart neckline; hand embroidered lines imitate the folds of the skirt. The dress is six inches tall, stitched by hand on 8x10 inch paper, which means that it will pop right into any commercial frame