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1a) Deep, deep into the woods, where no human has ever been, some fairies lived in giant mushrooms.
Well, that was more interesting than:
1b) In my house in Welkom, I put together a fairy dollhouse from foil, masking tape, and various odds and ends.
Decide for yourself if a) or b) is true, and which version you prefer.
2a) It was truly unexpected that a drone for Google Earth, trying to take photos of every place, happened to take this photo of their houses. So unexpected, in fact, that the Google people thought it was a hoax and threw out the photos.
2b) This is my finished dollhouse, seen from more than one angle. Some of the methods involved (foil + masking tape + paper mache) come from this video of Where the Gnomes Live. This project was done over a month, from about a week into August until today.
3a) You may think the Google Earth people were stupid, but there is one thing you did not consider: Fairies really do not want to be found. They have been know to use some plant-based potions to make people forget they ever saw them. Or photographed them.
Could this be what happened here? Well, inside the fairy home right next to the candle, on a shelf that rests on a branch, there is a book with the title Herb magic.
Or maybe humans are stupid. Maybe most of us will convince ourselves we see nothing special even when we do. Maybe, that is why the Google Earth people rejected the pictures they took in this area.
3b) I made the bed from a throw-away plastic bowl which I cut and covered in Eucalyptus bark, and the shelf from a piece of card covered in the same way. I added a bedspread and pillow from cloth flowers, a candle and the Herb Magic book. The stone floor is made with egg carton pieces for stones, but with a bit of glitter paint to look more magical.
4a) The fairies does very well without any human intervention. Because what more does a fairy need than some berries, a pan, a cup, a little fireplace, a broom and a magic wand? Even the mirror is a luxury – no fairy actually needs one.
4b) The cupboard is decorated with tree bark, and has bead “berries” on the counter top. It also has a small vial labelled Moonbeam Essence. I made a pan from mostly foil and a small piece of wire, and put that and a 3D printed mug on hooks. There is also a tiny magic wand and a flower-frame mirror. The broom to the left of the fireplace is made from a little stick with grass on it.
5a and b) How do we know what story is true? Here is a clue: Humans will display dolls that look like fairies in boring gravity-safe spots where the dolls can stay for a long time, like the little seat to the right of the mushroom house. Actual fairies can fly, and would feel perfectly comfortable on places like the rounded roof.
The Lego girl
Posted February 16, 2020
on:There is a free computer program named Stud.io in which you can design anything with Lego. If you want to, you can even order the bricks to make your design in real life.
Being a paper doll fan, I designed a Lego ‘paper’ doll. With flat (2 Lego plates deep) outfits, of course.
What should I name my Lego girl? Please comment and tell me.
Circus acrobat and horse
Posted April 14, 2019
on:These dolls are from the same issue of Idees as the Paris lady.
Parisienne Paper Doll
Posted April 7, 2019
on:- In: Paper doll
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This doll is from the South African crafts magazine Idees, April 2014. The box is supposed to be photocopied at 245%, and the copy used.
Leprechaun paper dolls
Posted March 17, 2018
on:From Papertem.com comes this box-shaped leprechaun toy:
From Education.com comes this paper doll:
This leprechaun is somewhat older:
… while this one is younger, again:
I am not even sure if this is a leprechaun, but it is a fun character:
Unusual advertising paper toys
Posted February 21, 2018
on:The first one is for Schoeller yarns:Â
The next for Dandee bread:
This one is from Burger King: Read the rest of this entry »
Celebrating rain!
Posted February 15, 2018
on:There is an area in South Africa, around Cape Town, which is so dry, they worry that the taps will run dry before the middle of the year. They got rain this week. I celebrate with a few dolls with raincoats or umbrellas.
More Vintage Valentines
Posted February 15, 2018
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