Do you have a ballerina in your life?
I do not, but I always dreamed of dancing.
This is as close as I will get.
I found some ballet slippers at the thrift store and snatched them up.
I transformed this one with a little nest and some sweet touches.
It would look so sweet on a dancer's shelf or nestled among the branches of her tree at Christmas time.
To give it some shape, I stuffed it with polyfil stuffing.
I built a little nest in the heel with Spanish moss and some polymer eggs.
Beneath it, some tea stained strips of newspaper peek out.
I ran some newspaper through the shredder and then sprayed it with very strong tea.
I turned it and resprayed it until it had the look I was going for.
The nest was constructed in a small grapevine wreath lined with delicate lace.
The Spanish moss sits atop the lace.
I love the textures...
In front of the nest, I added some natural sheep's wool.
You can see it resting on the polyfill here from the side.
I added a couple little blossoms to finish it off.
This would be such a great little memento for a dancer, her mother, grandmother or teacher.
I hope maybe you decide to create one of your own...
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