Baby Dress Display ... Pink Saturday

 We live in an old house and even though we have high ceilings we don't have a lot of wall space due to the large windows and the way the walls are angled.  Our living room, dining room and two of the bedrooms have five walls, one taken up by a fireplace, and the others by doors and large windows. I use every    surface I can for display...because I have a lot of stuff (less is NOT more, more is more) and I like to see it :)

These little dresses were my daughter, Victoria's.  I love having them out because they are so sweet and remind me of when she was a precious baby.
 They usually sit on our bedroom fireplace mantle.

 The wooden displays are very easy to make but if you don't use power tools or have someone who will make them for you there is a very easy way to do it.  It's good if you have a power drill and can use it...but you could probably still make them without.


You need a drill, small hack saw or other cutting tool, hot glue gun, screwdriver,
 3/4" or 1" dowel, wooden base and topper (can be hearts, round, square etc.)
   a small cup hook, a screw long enough to go through the base and 1/2" into the dowel.
                                           

 Drill a pilot hole in your base all the way through using a drill bit smaller than your screw... and 1/2" up  in the bottom of the dowel,. Using a slightly larger drill bit drill about 1/4" in the bottom of the base over your drill hole so your screw will sit flat and your base won't be wonky.  Screw base to your dowel. Decide at what height you want your hanger to sit, add a few inches above that and cut the dowel to size.  Screw in the cup hook...hot glue on the topper and paint, decorate by painting or using decals. Mosaic on the base would be very pretty too. I had plans to do that but ummm...I got distracted :))

Hang your sweet little keep-sake out fit, Christening dress on the hanger.
 You can see I put a bonnet on the top of one ... and I set some of Vicky's sweet little frilly baby shoes on the base but I forgot to bring them down for the photos.

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