Project 2010

Do you remember these? This was my 2008 project of one art card a week, the only rule was the size but other than that I was free to choose my colours and theme. I put each card away as I finished them then on 31.12.08 did a grand opening and saw what I'd achieved during the year laid out in front of me. As a project it was a good one as by the end of it I had a visual diary of my year and had learnt a lot more about the kind of art and techniques I prefer. It was also an exercise in self-discipline and actually getting stuff done! I didn't have any such project last year and time just drifted by, also not always such a bad thing but this year I wanted to set myself a goal of some sort

So here it is, a cigar box, now unstuck which is set to become a ... (drum roll)

wardrobe!! Let's play Dress Up! My project is to create a dress every month this year and hang it in my cupboard, by the end of the year I should have 12 fine creations fit for any self respecting style guru. Now, being a jeans and t-shirt kind of a gal this is more out of my comfort zone than you might imagine, but that's the whole point really. The template comes from an article called 'Dressed Up' by Connie Govea Stuart in Somerset Life, Vol 2007. I've seen various 'dress' swaps on Blogs in the past year and there are some funky designs out there. I like the idea of making something to display and add to throughout the year. I can imagine the dresses might reflect the time of the year, Easter, Christmas, plain, fancy, whatever, the possiblilties are endless. Anyone want to play along?

Somewhere, although I don't remember where I saw the instructions for making hangers. I started with a 12cm piece of wire which is bent around a pencil to form the corners then twisted at the top. I cut a piece of dowel for the clothing pole which is set to the front of the box to allow the dresses to hang. Easy huh? what are you waiting for? Let's play Dress Up!