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KellyCreates
October 17, 2010

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I came across this vintage photo awhile ago in one of my mother's precious scrapbooks. When I showed the photo to her and asked some questions, she looked closely at it and exclaimed, " Oh no! Look at my wrinkled dress!" ...and thus, a layout was born :) I decided to create a page for my mother and "dress her up" in prettier outfits. I used the beautiful MME "Market Street" and "Madison Avenue" papers from the new "Lost & Found" collection. All the buttons, the pin (below photo) and white lace on left paper doll are from my mother's vintage collection. Thank you Hel for the felt scroll (behind dress form). The large scalloped flower was made with a Tim H. Sizzix die (Thank you Kim, my lss owner, who encouraged me to use that TH die!) Journalling reads: When my mom saw this picture of herself with her school mandolin orchestra, she said to me, "Oh no! Look at my wrinkled dress! How could my mother let me go to school looking like that?" She was dismayed, saddened and ashamed. You see, the little girl in the photo grew up into a beautiful woman who is meticulous about her appearance. At 83 years old, not a hair is out of place, lipstick is applied with precision and style rules the day. This little girl ironed her children's underwear. This little girl never wore white after Labour Day, and her pearls were real. So I decided to revise history a bit and give my mother a new wardrobe. Three pretty little dresses...for the farm girl with big city dreams. (BTW, the photo is from 1938 and my mom is 10 yrs old). Now, since my last page about my Dad was a tad depressing and caused a bit of a "cry-fest" I'd like to have a little fun with this layout. I'm curious which paper doll dress you like the best...so if you have the time in your comment, please vote for the "Left" or "Middle" or "Right" dress! (Note: These paper dolls were inspired by a lo by Ruth Davis in Somerset Memories mag Autumn 2010) Thanks for looking! Your comments are always a joy to read :)


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