Clicking on my stuff: Problem solved
Posted by: Retha on: November 26, 2011
- In: Paper doll
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Two recent commenters here told me some of my old posts were not linked to the pictures I used. That means I had small pics of paper dolls and other crafts, but you could not click and get a larger pic to download and print.
I now rectified that. If there is still crafts and dolls in my posts that cannot be enlarged, please tell me.
Speaking of enlarging, here is Alice in Wonderland, about to have a “tall drink that will make her short” and “shortbread that will make her tall.” From here.
Something Dotty
Posted by: Retha on: October 29, 2011
- In: Paper doll
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This is Dot Polka, a comic character from way back. She collected and loved everything with dots on it. I drew her some time ago, and recently put it all together on spotted backgrounds.
My opinion of Dot: If you have a family history of obsessive behavior (evidenced by her strange aunts and uncles), and if your surname is Polka, it is very unwise to name your daughter Dot.
Fabulous Fairies (2)
Posted by: Retha on: July 4, 2011
When I bought this, I bought my niece a set called “Pretty Princesses.” The clothing of the two sets is interchangeable. She could not wait for me to scan before we started to play, and traded clothing with me before I started scanning. So some clothes here would be from that set. As a rule, long dresses are from the “Princesses”set. The Egyptian fairy on the front cover is the only long dress in mine.
Fabulous Fairies (1)
Posted by: Retha on: June 26, 2011
This set from artist Mirela Tufan is gorgeous! It is two paper dolls with about 140 pieces of clothing, shoes, hair styles and hair decorations, all on high quality cardboard from which spills can be wiped. Outfits slot in rather than fold around.
You can mix-and-match for ages with this! I will start with the first few pages now. (But I won’t be near my computer for a week, so be patient for more.) New book, ISBN 978-1-7418-5407-7 , if you want to order it.
Elizabeth Taylor 1932-2011
Posted by: Retha on: March 23, 2011
- In: Paper doll
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If my memory serves me right, these scans are from the now-defunct google Paper Doll group.
Pop up swan card
Posted by: Retha on: March 5, 2011
Cards, Crafts and other Kids Projects has lovely pop-up cards, but they do not feature the templates. I really liked the pop-up swan, so I made a template.
To make a swan more or less like the one pictured in the link, print this on the back of your cardboard. (It has to be the back, or your swan will be stained with the stripes.) Cut with a craft knife on all the black parts. Crease forward or backward, depending on whether it is a hill fold or valley fold, on the horisontal lines according to color. Fold.
A-maze-ing!
Posted by: Retha on: February 10, 2010
You may not believe it, but there is actually an easy way to solve this, using a tool in a program that all Windows computers are loaded with. I will explain the easy way if begged to do so. Or another smart Alec may explain it here.
Please!
Posted by: Retha on: September 1, 2009
Skater girl puppet
Posted by: Retha on: July 21, 2009
