Archive for Paper Dolls
{ October 18, 2011 @ 4:27 pm }
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{ Art, Celebrity Crap, Clothing, Crafty Stuff, Paper Art, Paper Dolls, Sketches, Vintage Stuff }
{ Tags: Art, crafting, Mae West, Paper Art, paper dolls, sketches } · { }
I cut out an ad for Tiffany’s Jewelers from a magazine and put the doll on top of the text for the picture 
The Mae West paper doll is complete! You can download it by clicking here. I considered making a color version along with the B&W, but it was taking too long and I thought this would be sufficient. After all- I mostly remember her in black and white, so that kind of justifies my leaving it like this. You’ll have to color them yourself if you want them otherwise.
I haven’t constructed one yet, so I’m not sure how well the doll works, but at least I made one and it’s just fine and there’s an awesome pdf to download if it doesn’t, and that really is the key to happinness in life anyway.
I think if she were alive today, she would wear Alexander McQueen. And it would be a fabulous combination.
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{ July 26, 2011 @ 5:00 am }
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{ Art, Clothing, Crafty Stuff, Paper Art, Paper Dolls }
{ Tags: celebrities, movies, paper dolls, wedding dresses } · { }
Looookie what I got today! Movie wedding dress paper dolls!
This is a set from a beloved publisher of mine, Dover Publications. They make sticker books, activity books and other cute things like that. Now you can even sign up for free email samplers. I’m having fun.
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{ January 31, 2011 @ 6:54 pm }
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{ Art, Paper Art, Paper Dolls, Vintage Stuff }
{ Tags: Art, lady gaga, Paper Art, paper dolls, telephone, valentines day, vintage stuff } · { }
Now that February is upon us (almost), I am starting to think through Valentine’s Day plans. I love holidays that involve me hanging around with my man or spending money on him. Yep. I dug out this box of Valentine cards in honor of the season. I got them a while back, but not too far back- they look like they’re a bajillion years old, but I think I picked them up at Barnes or somewhere on a clearance table. There’s glitter on them, although it doesn’t show unless you click on the image to see them enlarged.
I still don’t know who to give them to- maybe I’ll just mail them to random friends or something- they’re so lovely. Yeah, maybe that’s what I’ll do.
Two more things on the subject of vintage paper art:
I’ve been updating my blogroll and wanted to point out the addition of Marlendy. This is a blog mostly about paper dolls although some greeting cards and other such paper art gets slipped in here and there. It’s quite a treasure; she has some really cool uploads from out of print magazines.
Secondly, I found this the other day and fell in love with the artwork. Don’t think about the song or the context- just look at the pictures. Aren’t they cute?
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{ August 17, 2010 @ 11:09 pm }
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{ Art, Crafty Stuff, Paper Art, Paper Dolls }
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A little barefaced, shameless showing off today of something that isn’t quite show-off-able yet, but I still like it. I started this paper doll in 2006 and set it aside for a while after making a mistake. At the time, I was frustrated and sick of looking at it, but didn’t want to throw it out.
She emerged during an office cleaning yesterday and I decided to do a little more work on her. I’m pretty pleased- I readjusted her face and hair and am kinda happy with it- I could almost call her finished, but I think I won’t. She was made out of construction paper, a few sheets of cardstock and some colored ink jet paper that I think I swiped from my workplace (although I’m not 100% sure), and also scissors and glue stick. I didn’t draw any of the lines before I cut them, so they tend to come out a little bit blind.
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{ July 22, 2010 @ 10:26 pm }
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{ Art, Clothing, Paper Art, Paper Dolls, Vintage Stuff }
{ Tags: fashion, haute couture, paper dolls, prince } · { }
Just got these. I want every single outfit in the set, but here are a few of my favorites.
Also, I would like to mention a handy heads-up I noticed in Paste today: Prince has declared the internet “completely over.” I’m not quite sure how he figures this, but it’s good to have the warning. In this short article, he is quoted pointing out how the internet, like MTV, is simply no longer hip. There was no definition given for any of his terms here, incidentally, so I guess we’ll have to each determine for ourselves what he feels “the internet” encompasses and what exactly being “over” means to him, but I’m guessing he’s a little disheartened by his U-verse bill. That’s all I can figure… if anyone out there has a better idea, I’d be interested in hearing it.
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{ June 19, 2010 @ 1:25 pm }
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{ Art, Crafty Stuff, Paper Art, Paper Dolls }
{ Tags: moose, Paper Art, paper dolls } · { }
It’s a moose puzzle! I need to make a squirrel now!
Hey Rocky! Watch me pull a rabbit outta my hat!
the first prototypes
You can download and make your own by clicking here. I need a standard disclaimer- by the time I finished this, I thought someone else would like to make one too cuz they’re just so dad-gummed cool. However, I am tired of working on it, so if it’s a little wonky, I apologize. Use cardstock, if at all possible, and be aware that the head is much heavier than the body. I compensated for this by adjusting the height of the legs. Also, a few points on the directions on the PDF may seem a little cloudy. The picture compilations below will hopefully show what I couldn’t tell without writing a book.
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{ April 3, 2010 @ 12:09 am }
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{ Art, Crafty Stuff, Giraffes, Paper Art, Paper Dolls }
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Here he is... precariously balanced, but standing on his own! This has been so fun.
Well, I actually spent a few hours and made a giraffe puzzle! Hooray for me… I think. I can’t believe how much time I just invested in this, but I’m so tickled pink about it. I’m not sure if that classifies me as a loser or a free spirit. If this weren’t so much work, I would go ahead and make a whole zoo of these things. But it’s way too much work. Maybe some other time I’ll make a few other little critters to go with the giraffe.
I have saved it into a downloadable pdf that you can get by clicking here. If you can print it on cardstock or some kind of thicker paper, it would be advisable.
Progress pics- the first prototype couldn't stand up.
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{ March 25, 2010 @ 11:33 am }
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This is a hobby store find- I picked it off of a rack of maze books, sticker albums and other such goodies. The Dover Little Activity Books are all adorable and fun, but this stood out as a favorite of mine because of the giraffe… of course. I keep wanting to cut it out and play with it, but my desire for the booklet to stay pristine has stopped me so far. I bought a couple copies of it when I found it, but since have seen it appear online. Dress Georgie up as a businessman, dragon, or even a sort of floral Carmen Miranda! This little guy promises endless amusement if you can bring yourself to cut the book up. Drawn by Judy M. Johnson- you can find more of them here.
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{ March 16, 2010 @ 9:41 pm }
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{ Art, Crafty Stuff, Paper Art, Paper Dolls }
{ Tags: Art, Crafty Stuff } · { }
This is a free download from Totally Severe. You can download the PDF for free, print, cut it out, and have your very own paper doll of Marie Antoinette! How fantastic is that? Man, I wanna make one of these! I’m thinking Audrey Hepburn… I’ve never made a celebrity paper doll, although I did once aquire a set of them depicting the Obamas (Barack and Michelle) and it made me want to make one for each of the two girls. Maybe I will one day. And one for the dog, too. Or maybe I’ll just stick with Audrey Hepburn.
Today is Tuesday, and that means date night for me! My husband and I were married on a Tuesday, and for this reason the day is celebrated each week. I think we’re going to have ribeye steaks for dinner and do something fun together- I’m thinking this.
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{ August 4, 2009 @ 4:14 am }
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I enjoy making collages and paper dolls, and this is my latest. It was originally going to be a self-portrait (hence the stringy hairdo…), but as I got working on the face I liked what I had and lost the desire to make it look like myself. I’m happy with the results, if I do say so myself.
This was made with scissors alone, because I happen to like the effect. I typically don’t draw these before cutting– This may sound a little silly, but since Disney and other big companies have started making dimensional stickers for scrapbook supplies, I feel some compunction to put that added personal touch to my collaged artwork. I think it makes them look less like something that came out of a machine. (Not that I don’t think those things are cute, just a different and less soulful? style.)
Anyhow, hope you like it!
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