Playing Dress-up...

As a little girl, I loved playing dress-up. It did not matter whether I was a princess, a bride, or even a movie star because when I put on that outfit, the personality always matched the fashion. Now as an adult, I am the proud momma of a 5 year old boy who wants NOTHING to do with dresses or bows. He wants me to dress up in daddy's ACU's and play Army guys. Jumping into couch "bunkers" is not really the same thing as smiling for the cameras but its equally just as fun.

These days, I do not get to be as "girly" as I once did so when I have time to create, lately I have been compelled to make up for lost time. When I received Wendy's adorable embellishments, I knew I had to incorporate them into something pretty I could see every day.

May I introduce Rockabilly "Dress-Up":

I stashed away this three-pack of rectangle canvas's in my closet after a great sale at Michael's a while ago and figured now would be the perfect time to alter them up with a few pretty dresses! After adhering a few sheets of music with gel medium, I applied a white-wash to the entire canvas to give it more of a muted look.

I, then, used my Silhouette to cut the dresses and dress forms from both the Rockabilly paper and some black and white Bazzill cardstock. The title's for each canvas are made from both Paper Trunk's sticker collections.

Wendy's polymer buttons and fabulous felt shapes added the perfect touch to each outfit. I have to admit, the little cherries were my absolute favorite and I almost did not want to use them!

What "Uptown Girl" isn't complete without her matching pumps and handbag?

Wendy has just released the embellishments for sale on her Etsy site! Did you know she also does custom orders? Make sure to check out her site and maybe she can design something special for YOUR next project!

And if you're "diggin" the Rockabilly paper line, Carrie has just announced a Spring Sale on our Facebook page! Everything on our website is 50% off with the promo code SPRING50CLEAN. You can have the entire Rockabilly line for only $2.50 plus shipping!!! So run, don't walk, to get your hands on some of her fabulous designs!

Hope you are having a "rockin" weekend! Have a fabulous week!