Prepare to get really messy. I wanted a thinner monster mud mix so I mixed 4 gallons of lightweight all-purpose joint (drywall) compound with 1 gallon of exterior gray flat paint. YOU WILL NEED A DRYWALL MIXER ATTACHMENT! Mix and mix and mix....
Now, put on your painting clothes and don some rubber gloves:
Slather some monster mud into the sleeve of her dress and spread around so it is coated. Then, coat her arm and insert into the sleeve. Repeat for the other arm. Repeat again for the torso and then again for her head. Zip up the dress. Now, coat the outside of the sleeves and bodice of her dress. Okay, top half is done.
Pull up her dress until you get to the inside layer. Slather on and coat the mud onto the inside layer (both sides) and then the outside layer. I realized that when I got to her outside layer, it was easier if I propped her up on the stone and I sat on the floor so I could painstakingly rub in the monster mud into the toile and sheer lace so it got completely coated but still kept some of the details of her dress. As soon as I was able to, I gathered the train of her dress and hooked it into the up position and arranged the folds. The whole monster mud process took about 3 hours and would be tough to take a break (you will get dirty) so plan ahead. Now, go have a glass of wine!
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