Of course, she waited until the late afternoon on the day before the event, to come up with her paper garment. What to wear? What to wear? The neighbors walk by, wondering what the nutcake in the Paradiso Perduto sorta property (you know, monster overgrowth, broken statues everywhere, chandeliers hanging from trees) is doing in the yard with a mannequin and paper towels. They can’t see her very well through the trees and the shrubs, but they are certainly curious…
In fact, 30 minutes, two rolls of paper towels, infusions of inspiration, tape and a lovely mannequin led us to a dreamland of sorts. So, if you are in the mood, put on your dreamland goggles and come with me…
You see, the creator of this fluffy white paper towel frock (that would be me), used to make clothes and hair gadgets and jewelry galore. She used to dress all her friends in highschool and college, and do their hair. She loved this dress up kinda stuff (an she still loves making jewelry and playing dress up).
Anyhow, all her mannequins (oops sorry, they don’t like that M word) were in a fit over who would get to wear the Project Blogway frock… But before she could decide, the frock had found its wearer on its own…
You see, the girl in the paper towel frock, was very very enchanting. She rode a special tricycle all over the country side, stopping to sell flowers and play her mandolin and red piano for anyone who would listen…
She was a bit mysterious, people would say…
I would loove to be her, wearing that lil’ number out tonight…
I loooved making this paper towel dress. Bounty gets a big hug for these sturdy happy sheets…
I think this girl must be quite the charmer, cycling around with her piano and mandolin in this fluffy white party dress…
Oops, I think she hears us whispering about her…
Paper Towels make the most lovely ruffles. Do you think you would brave this dress out on the town?
I think she deserves to go to a real life party… Maybe we can find her a lovely date with the Mad Hatter perhaps?
Although, I think she is a bit of a loner, in a good way. She likes to do her own thing… Playing her haunting little tunes…
Seems she has found her way into the Fairy Tale Forest. I think the other paper dress dolls would welcome her.
She begged to wear some of my baubles… Will she give them back is the question…
Now remember, if you hear a strange little tune, outside your window, it just might be this girl. And, if you jump on her bike, she might take you into a dreamscape of your own. That, or I’ll send you two rolls of paper towels and a couple instruments, and you can be her for a day 😉
So, there is my contribution to Project Blogway, Fun stuff I tell ya!! Thanks Miss Lisa!! And Miss Terisa!!
Also, I wanted to thank you for the allergy kindness and bike love. My Vintage three wheel bike was a gift from Mr. Lovee when we first met ages ago. It is from the 50’s and was in the window of a beautiful shoppe. I squealed and he gifted it to me. With the rains this summer, which have been more than I have ever experienced out here, my bike has in fact gotten a little rustier than we would like 🙂 But, she is going to her appointment and will be back to normal soon.
In the mean time, I will ride my Red three wheel bike, and wait impatiently for my Schwinn to return…
She sends you lots of honks and flowers and love!!
Annnnd, this week’s thriftventure gift (Balzac book) goes to…. Number 55!! I used the Random Number Generator tonight because I am noodley and sleepy… Let’s see, who is # 55… Pumpkin Pink Cottage! Woohoooo, send me your addy Lil’ Miss!! She has such a fun bloglette!!
Off I go for now. I am a happy camper this evening!! The weeds are almost gone and I am delighted. I have no idea why I got such a bad allergy attack after no allergies for years and years… But the good thing about weeds here is, if you hack them down, they dry up and die. Why? Because, the summer rains are over and they have nothing to help them survive, yippppeee!!
🖤, V
ps: Before I go, I wanted to ask you a question. Are you in the mood for a Halloween Soiree, say in Mid October sometime? Just a fun, stressless lil’ party, kind of like the Mad Tea Party? Well, I am planning one, and I hope you will join me. I will give you more details next time…
I can hardly contain my glee…………it’s your paper dress girl come to life!! Paper towels never looked so good and wouldn’t it be a great ad for them? You always have the perfect props and with that great setting it was a photo shoot to end all photo shoots! I LOVE it all down to her pink tights!!!
Thank you my friend for taking part in this challenge. We’re two of a kind waiting until the last minute, eh?
OK I need to step up my mannequin search!!!
Love,
Lisa
XOXOXO
Wow! I’m impressed! I love your Project Blogway Brawney paper towel frock! I’d wear that! :0)
~cerri
SPECTACULAR dress. Love it. You should wear it around town or make a fabric version just in case it rains. I have a thing about white (ie I don’t wear it) but I’d wear this.
Halloween soiree sounds like fun 🙂
ohh my, vanessa…the dress turned out awesome looking..I would deffenitly go out in that dress (as long as it doesnt rip off)haha and yes, I think everyone is up for one of your lovely parties..I love halloween, ohh…on my last post I wrote about halloween movies to watch, I would love to hear some of your fav. halloween movies (I know you find the most interesting movies)= http://kristinguillory.blogspot.com/
At first, I thought the model in the forest might be you. Then, I saw that gorgeous dress. Wow Vanessa, this is really awesome. Mine is up too, so please stop by. Lisa is such an inspiration too. I love what you did with these ruffles, and your fanciful twist perfect.
Karen
http://karenharveycox.blogspot.com
Aloha Vanessa,
Just creative genius with moral abandon!! Bravo on your couture, it’s a stunning frock!
Peace, Kai
Your creation and story is as amazing as you are. If I had those legs I would wear your creation to town…providing that it is not raining 🙂 xoxoo
ohh I am always in a mood for a Halloween Party!! This time of year is the best for us and my boys just love decorating for it. Lucky for them their mom has designed many Halloween items on which to decorate. It comes in handy when you have your own, blown up pumpkin patch and party goods and several fun ceramics. We are full of anticipation for the event!!
This year I will have some great adult Halloween cocktail games, partygoods and other items in Walmart, just look for a bunch of eyeballs and cockroaches and severed fingers!! he he!
Have a great day Vanessa!!
absolutely stunning! any girl that sassy could show up here. i’d love to hear the piano and mandolin outside my window, maybe on the bayouside? so much fun to read and see your story. thanks
Little red piano playing lady is a vision of lovliness. I must say Bounty does make fluffy ruffles. While I do hug my Charmin Ultra, it doesn’t have the same buoyancy.
xx
I was going to leave you a comment, but, oh wait . . . what’s that I hear? Was that a bicycle horn? Oh my goodness . . .she’s HERE! Gotta run and meet the *Bounty Girl*
You are the Master! Bounty never looked so good! What a dress! Congratulations on a job Very well done! Twyla
WOWZA…That dress is FABULOSO!!! TOTALLY perfect…hard to believe it is made from Bounty towels…you should let them know…they could hire you for a commercial or print ad! Glad you are beginning to feel better.
This outfit is magnificent…. I love the whole look…right down to the pink legs….
I would love to do a Halloween Soiree…
The mad tea was so much fun..
Louise
Vanessa,
What a wonderful piece! Just fantastic style!
So…there is a Soiree coming up…can’t wait for the details…
~ Gabriela ~
I love it!! That is just the greatest dress and the tights are fabulous with that pretty ribbon belt. I soooo wanted to make a paper dress, but 2 of my munchkins were under the weather. I think we will do this in Girl Scouts!!
Oh, a Halloween Soiree!?! What fun.
It’s wonderful Vanessa- Bravo!
Oo-la-la! Who knew paper towels could look so chic? So creative! She looks ready for a night on the town with that Mr. Brawny!
A Halloween Soiree sounds wonderful. Your dress is made of my favorite fabric. I would wear this dress and the tights (pink is my favorite color) for an entire day. I think I would give the jewelery back in exchange for another piece.Such a beautiful creation!!! Thanks for the lovely comment you left on my blog, I really appreciate it. Have a wonderful day.
I love reading your posts, they are so much fun (not to mention the photos that go with)it starts my days out on a good note:)
Well my my….this dress would win the ‘real’ project runway and is a FANTASTIC addition to Project Blogway!
You are the best! A photo shoot extraordinaire!!!
x…x
Of course Miss LiLi would wear this frock! It’s gorgeous! Do you have some spare meters of ribbon my dear? And I like your bracelet too! Thanks for inspiration. Mmmm a soirée you said? Ah that’s just my party, any soirée!!
Vanessa you are SOOO creative! At first glance I thought your dress “model” was real! ‘-)
An online Halloween soiree (Vanessa style) would be FUN!!! :-D)
Have a great week diva!
SpOOky Hugs,
Chris
Oh my, what a beautiful dress! And the story to go with it is so charming. The pink tights and the jewelry – all wonderful. I love it all. What a marvelous talent you have!
Have a great day, without allergies!
Lorrie
Love it! Just Divine and cute model too!
Sandra Evertson
Yes, of course I would wear this lovely frock! It is perfectly charming. I wish I lived near you and could drive by and wave hello to the mandolin playing lady under the trees!
Vanessa!!!
Love this…you know I was known in the 80’s as the mannequin lady! My office was filled with lovely ladies and gents…I even had Sophia Loren mannequins…they were so cool!
Sometimes when i traveled from store to store…I would have to take a few with me in my car!!!The looks I got…one time a hit Del Taco for a food…at the drive in…the lady at the window was speechless…stunned with all my friends in the car! Fun for me!!!
She wouldn’t take my money!!!She said this ones on us:)
HeeHee
kayellen
Miss Vanessa, I love that dress and I would definitely wear that out on the town! You should try to create a sewing pattern for that dress and make one of your own. Wouldn’t that be fun?
Another wonderfully enchanting post!
Your dress is stunning. It’s funny to say that about something made of paper towels, but it is truly stunning!
Always in awe of your creativity.
(A Halloween Party sounds perfect!)
I can’t believe that is made out of paper towels, it looks great! And I love the idea of a Halloween party whether or not I can make it is another story. 🙂
That dress is beeeautiful!
Oh, sweet Vanessa! Your gown is lovely! Please stop by and see mine- I did a tutorial on a dress form from paper also. Would love to do something Hallooweenish! Can’t wait to hear all about the plans!
xxxooo
calamity kim
wow~ you are a genius with the paper towels.
but if there were more monsoons she could certainly absorb them!
you must really be a kick for your neighbors 🙂
What a lovely frock indeed…and I would think that if she wasn’t good enough to give you back your baubles, after you were so kind to lend them to her…tackle her! Or you could threaten to turn the hose on her and watch her gown disappear (goodness…I’m in the revenge mode, eh?) You Know? I think back in the vintage section of Snap Snap, I have some actual paper dresses from the 60’s…
You never cease to amaze me!
Joy
xo
Lovely girl in paper! Good thing the monsoons are over! A halloween party sounds great…if I don’t get dragged away on an off-road adventure I would love to come!
Miss V, you have created a BOUNTY of ruffles with your paper towels there! (Pun intended 😉 )
Great job on the blogway challenge. And your model, my dear I despair of ever having legs like that! They are to die for.
Glad you are feeling so much better after those mean old allergies tried to take you down.
Hugs,
Kate
She is lovely as can be.
What a fashion plate!
A fashion paper plate that is!
I just adore your super absorbent paper towel dress! You wouldn’t need a napkin at dinner with this little number.
Awesome paper dress!!! Halloween Soiree??? I am in!!!!
The Project Blogway froc is so pretty. I love the pink hose too! She is just beautiful.
I use to be that girl dressing up others to look great then myself but she left herself and focuses on her little girls now.
I am with Lisa what a great advertisement this would make for Bounty or some other paper towels. You should send it into one of the companies, maybe some extra cash for the queen of the froc. Just a thought. As always enjoying your blog. Hugs, Bobbi Jo
Vanessa,
I looked at photos before I read. My first thought was who has those legs! I WANT them! Wow, Bounty does the trick….such a soft drape to the ruffels. 🙂 What a great outfit and congratulations for doing it while you still had sun out. You get points just for that one!
Hope to get involed in yout soiree this next month. Loved seeing the Alice one!
Thank you for participating in this one!
Blessings,
Terisa
Girl you are so amazing! I love the dress! I would love to wear such a gorgeous creation. Provided I find the waist my children stole and I the forcast was for no rain. Imagine the disaster! Of course she might be just the girl to have around if there is a spilll! Hehe! I love the Halloween party idea!
O! I didn’t even think of paper towels although I am running low on those too! I would LOVE to get on my bicycle and play with that gal FOR SURE!!! I would bring my red guitar and my tambourine and we could play for$$$$$$ to take us to the next town!!! TEE HEE BOUNTY would pay YOU for this as an ad VV!!! It is soOOOOOOOOOooo SPLENDID!!! Heidi and all the gang would say, Vanessa, you’re IN!!! LOL
What a great dress! The ribbon and the pink tights really make that white dress POP! I can hardly believe they are papertowels. Great job. (Your Lit House is on its way, btw.)
I am screaming with delight right now!!! That dress is SO amazing! You’re truly a designer!! Hello Coco Chanel! And the bracelet..ooh I lust after that bracelet. *sparkly eyes* And..after the fantabulous Mad Hatter party, I am dying to see what you come up with for Halloween! You know, that sounds like so much fun, would you hate me if I did one too? (Of course, yours will be the most fun, but mine could be the afterparty heehee) FUN!!!
Paper towels??? That’s pretty creative and I would never have guessed. It’s the cutest paper towel display I have ever seen.
Now off to see what other wonderful things you have been up to.
That dress is amazing…around here we call the big three wheel bike – the lemonade bike…
who are you and what planet are you from? cause you are one unique creature! wow wow wow love your work xx rosey
oohhh…
i am wondering….
did you use the Quilted Picker-Upper?
🙂
you did so wonderfully good
that i am convinced you should be on —->Project Runway<----- no really...
Wow!! So beautiful!
So beautiful!!!
Now usually mannequins freak me out but she doesn’t in the least! She is really petty cute! I love the dress! Wow how your many talents amaze me!
Lindsey
The dress is really cute and it was smart of your to keep the colors simple since there are so many ruffles! That would make one cool wedding dress~flirty and fun:) I had to do a double take on the mannequin though..her skins looks so real! When I see mannequins I think of the Twilight Zone episode when they come to life after customers have left the store:)
Have a great evening~
Christine 🙂
skin*
What? Bounty- the “quicker picker-upper” is now a dress??!! I could wear this little number and spill all of the milk I want and still be just barely fashionably late to the party. Creative AND absorbent. Hmmm….am I talking about you or the dress??
D.
PS- I MISS you!
This dress is BEAUTIFUL!! Couldn’t have known it was made from paper towels until you said something!! I’m especially in love with the bright pink tights :D.
I wish I would have known about this event sooner or I would have definitely participated!!
I’m excited for your Halloween event!! If it’s anything like your little halloween sketches then it’s going to be out of this world incredible!
🙂
I am so blown away I have to put this on my blog tomorrow. You are a true genius young lady.
Just amazing! I want a dress like that – though probably not made of paper towel – although I am messy and I’d absorb all my spills – haha!
Wooooow!!! The dress is spectacular. I never knew paper towels could be so glamorous. Truly couture 😉
Well I will never look at a roll of paper towels the same way again!
Karla
Hello,
You have got to be kidding me, I’m here in complete and utter awwww… Speechless really. Is there no limit to your creativity and enchantment?!!?!!!!! You have to be the most spirited soul I’ve ever known! You’ve got such a spark that is tremendous and overflowing!!!! i LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And, I’d love to join a soiree!!!!!
Take care doll!~
Hola preciosa! How clever you are! The dress is beautiful, as is its wearer. And the bike – how fantastic is that??!! I’m going to send the link to this post to Jordana. I think she’ll be quite impressed by what you’ve done with two rolls of Bounty! xoxox
That is just fabulous! Love the white against the bright pink. Lovely as always.
WOW – you really know how to make paper towel look GREAT!!! You did an extraordinary job Vanessa 😀
Hugs,
Heather 🙂
You go miss V! Project Runway has nothing on you! And I love all the accessories! She looks so perfect! And I would love to come be a part of a halloween party with you! xo Shannon
ooooohhhhh love love love your chic paper towel dress for project blogway!!! you could totally wear it out and look super stunning, but it better not rain! hee hee!!!
i’m totally in for a halloween-esque party!!! it’ll be my very first party since creating my blog and jumping in blogland!!! ooooohhhh what fun!!! thanks miss v!!!
Brilliant!!! Just plain old brilliant.
Way to go, you!!!!!
xoxoxox
ooooooohhhhh i love love love your paper towel dress creation!!! i think you could definitly wear it out, but it better not rain!!! ha ha ha!!!
i think a halloween-esque party is a fabulous idea!!! and it would be my very first blogland party since creating my blog!!! yay!!! i’m all up for it!!! thanks miss v!!!
Vanessa!!! How did you do that??? She looks so real. Beautiful dress. Amazing.
It’s just perfect! The story and the dress. Wowsa!
OH MY GOSH, I think I’m having a heart attack! I just posted this morning about my love of peppermint stripes. Those pictures are the most gorgeous thing I’ve ever seen! Beautiful!
xo
rebekka
You are seriously the Queen of the Amazing. Every time I read your blog, I find myself in awe. *bow*
Miss Vanessa! I would totally wear your paper towel dress….it’s beautiful and I LOVE how you accessorized it!
Well, it is official….there apparently is absolutely nothing you can’t do! 🙂
OMG! This dress is the most fabulous creation!! I’ll stop there because I haven’t the words to describe how much I love it! …and you’ve made me want my own mannequin, or two….I’ll have to go out and find some perfectly posing friends of my own…(LOL)! Can’t wait for the Halloween soire! Count me in!!! XOXO
Amazing!
Simply Amazing!
You rocked that roll…of paper towels.
Oh my gosh! What frilly fun…..I wish you low humidity.
This is SOOOO amazing!!!! SUch a sweet project and soooo imaginative!
xo Heather
You are a genius for creating such a beautiful dress, I would wear it out any time! Love the little accessories too, pink tights and ribbon belt – swoon!
You are so fun!!! I just get so incredibly crazy when I read your blog because you are so so creative!!!! I love paper towels espcially Brawny! Love that guy and I would wear that dress in a minute if I had the body to go with it! Thanks for making my day! I am thinking about the Halloween party!
oooooooooh! I’m just sick I missed this Vanessa!!! I adore what you came up with…I’d wear it right this minute and every minute after!!! (of course hoping for no rain;)) So chic and adorable you creative cutie:):)
xoxox…jenn
Bet Your babe won the Project Blogway!!!!!
She’s super~fine!
Thanks for your support vv.
xox
C
What gorgeous dress and I can not believe it is made from paper towels. It’s amazing! Very talented! Daisy~
Miss V, If you could see me now…I am standing up in my living room and giving you a standing “O”! That is a spectacular dress! You know how I feel about paper and especially paper dresses! Stupendous!
I am so excited for the Halloween Soiree and MIchael Mead is the best , I must agree and I do have my copy, so I’ma gettin ready to spookytown it up!!woohoo!
~HUgs, Miss Ann-Denise
I’m a bit late on this comment
but
I HAD to give you my highest praise for an amazing job well done!!!
Love the whole post from what you wrote, the stylin’ on that manny and the creation you whipped up!!!
Bravo!!!
hi! I am turning 25 june 7th and i am looking or a dress JUST like this…how much will it cost to design one? This is my first birthday party since my 8th so I want it to be special and look goregous…please contact me ASAP
can u please explain how you glue or sew together the papers. i need help fast i have to make a recicle dress for my daughter model class..please answer me i really need your help. thanks
I LOVE THIS!! I somehow stumbled upon one of the photos just looking for a bit of inspiration for a Valentines’ Paper Couture Fashion show! Keep up the great work I love everything you’re doing! Check out my blog at http://www.The16thBar.com