31.7.13

Katastrophic on Instagram!

Katastrophic is now on Instagram!  Follow me at MelissaTayorJenkins for peeks into the studio, previews of upcoming work, pretty things, ridiculous things, delicious things, and of course the occasional and obligatory pics of my face, like this one:



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2.7.13

DIY Dress Form Tutorial Part 2: Building the stand, hanging the mold, and filling the mold with foam

This is Part 2 of the DIY Dress Form Tutorial where we'll look at building the stand from PVC pipe, assembling the mold, and filling the mold with foam to create our actual form.

The first step is to build yourself a PVC pipe stand.  I'm sure there are better ways to do this that might involve wheels on the bottom, but this works pretty well for me.  Here is a picture of the stand I built: