Sunday, July 29, 2012

A New Friend arrives!!

Yesterday at the shop,a large and intriguing box arrived. Now, boxes arrive all day and I have a memory like a thing with holes in it, so I hardly took any notice and it sat in my office for several hours before I thought, "Hang on, that box has things drawn all over it! That's not usual!"

Mostly, our suppliers don't try and charm the courier with winsome fronds, to handle their parcels with care!







Nor wind swept grasses. And when it arrived, there was some kind of protuberance sticking out of the top too. Like a beautifully decorated, cardboard butter churn...
The Mannequin Box

On the last side, finally a clue to what lay within. Ah yes, now I remember, I bought a dress form...


And here she is!

Isn't she pretty! She is a non-adjustable size 10, but is pinnable, and the floral cover comes off to reveal a plain cream cover underneath *cough*boring*cough*. So, useful for showing off class samples and knitting samples, and also for draping and fitting and teaching...well, for size 10 people anyway!
She makes me happy. And I have put it to our Facebook followers that she needs a name. If you have any ideas, do go to Facebook and pitch in!

6 comments:

  1. Ooh ahh she is very pretty. Babs is somewhat jealous of her finery. I don't do facebook but how about Lady of May (May for short) in honour of the May Day Celebrations that Maid Marian has been associated with? Being so pretty she is certainly not a commoner!

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    1. A charming suggestion Beajay, although as good Antipodeans, ought we not to be calling it November Day? hehehe

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    2. You are quite right - but somehow November Day does not have the same ring!

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  2. Oh that's beautiful!! And what pretty packaging too! It's a work of art!

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  3. She is dead pretty - I wonder if I could get a cover like that to fit my form when I've finished padding it out. Hmmm. Love the box art - seems a pity to recycle it somenow.

    Lovely to meet you the other Wednesday too BTW.

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    1. You too! :) I won't be recycling the box, it's now my official bin for paper to BE recycled instead :) I just couldn't face it! The cover is made of a stretch fabric so it's highly likely you can put a cover on yours like it :)

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