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| Bust of Empress Josephine by Joseph Chinard, 1805 Musée du Château, Malmaison, France |
For the bodice, I used my garden sedum, previously enhanced with red sparkles.
I used my glue gun to apply small clusters over the bust area, front and back.
So the sleeves would be big and puffy looking, I added bunched up chicken wire where the sleeves would be. It offered support for my hydrangeas.
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| Side details of bodice. |
I decorated the area under the bust with a central painted pinecone, beads and gilded leaves.
For the back, a huge red velvet flower and my Luna moth
over a satin and gold thread bow.
Almost done.