Post for Hot Mama

Hello Hot Mama -

I am a Facebook fan and saw the following post from Hot Mama:

Hot Mama needs your help! We are looking for some new locations for Hot Mama photo shoots. Does anyone in the Twin Cities have a hobby farm or a chic, urban pad with a view? Yes, I am serious!

I wanted to show you a couple great pics I had taken by Stacey Montgomery. The following pics were taken around the Lakeville, Apple Valley and Farmington metro area. Take a look...


In addition I know of a new construction company called Stone Cottage Construction who would be willing to lend out their homes or lots for a photo shoot.
Hope this helps!

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Have a Happy Day

Dana Douglas
douglasdanae@yahoo.com

Dana's Dramatic Dressforms - Meet Genevieve

I recently created a custom dressform for a husband buying his wife a gift in celebration of their first wedding anniversary. This sweet man (yes, I think he should give lessons on how to be a great husband) requested a dressform meeting his wife's measurements and "dressed" (what I call the final covering on my dressforms) in the traditional first anniversary gift, paper. I was happy to take on the task.

Meet "Genevieve". In my mind she's sophisticated, elegant and intelligent. She has the ability to turn men's heads and melt the hearts of young and old with her sweet spirit.

I love how Genevieve turned out. I put a lot of time and attention into her details. For example, notice the way the papers create a fish bone like pattern in the chest and midsection. The back mimics the same fish bone design.

Please keep checking back with Happy Day Vintage for more one-of-a-kind dressforms. As always, I do custom dressforms as well. Please contact me if you have questions.
douglasdanae@yahoo.com
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Life Size Dress Form - Meet Robin

Happy Day Vintage has started our own line of vintage inspired dressforms. Keep checking the Happy Day Vintage blog to read more stories on the dressforms created and the story behind them.

Today, I would like to introduce "Robin"

Robin is a perfectly imperfect handmade dressform waiting to model your clothes, jewelry or just add an artistic touch to any room. Robin is covered in nearly 500 hand cut leaves which were strategically placed, one by one, in order to create a unique design. Robin also has 11 birds adorning her body. Two of the birds are easy to see but nine of the birds are hidden. Can you find them?

I name all of my dressforms. Each has a unique personality and name which comes to me as I create her. As I mold, past, design, glue, plaster, etc... a story comes to mind of the "woman" I am creating. It may sound crazy but it's my way of connecting and escaping in my art just as one would do while reading a good book.

While creating Robin the song "I'm like a bird" by Nelly Furtado kept popping into my head. That's where the name Robin, a bird common to MN, came to mind. I wanted to create a free spirit, young, slightly bohemian personality. I feel I accomplished this with Robin.

Each of my dressforms have a heart inside. I realize this too may be silly since the dressforms are closed at both ends and no one will see the inside but placing a heart inside makes me feel good about the product I'm creating. It's all about the details. Since Robin is a child like free spirit I had my daughter create the heart for her...

Left: Carly showing off the heart she colored. She choose a picture of the pony "Loving Heart" to color and put in Robin.

Right: Carly getting ready to paste and place the heart inside Robin.

As always, remember I do custom orders. Please contact me if you would like to create a dressform specific to certain measurements and "dressed" in a certain design, color, material, etc...

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and
Have a Happy Day