Pinup #029: Pinup dress in pale green and white with crinoline Hippopotamus Materials: Japanese paper and rayon

Materials: Japanese paper and rayon floss on cotton paper

so they are much less maintenance than a real one

Tiny ovals have been cut out of the collar in imitation of the Elizabethan styling of the jacket

glass beads and cotton floss on cotton paper

Based on an 1824 illustration of the Giraffe femelle from ‘Histoire Naturelle Des Mammifères : Avec Des Figures Originales

Pinup #029: Pinup dress in pale green and white with crinoline Hippopotamus Materials: Japanese paper and rayonThis darling little pinup dress is made from Japanese chiyogami paper patterned in white dotted flowers on a mint green background; it is hand stitched in cotton floss onto cold pressed 100% cotton paper. The belted dress features short sleeves, a Peter Pan collar, and glass beads standing in for buttons. Hand embroidered lines imitate the folds of the skirt, and a crinoline made from Japanese tissue peeks out from underneath. The dress is six inches