Paper dolls and other paper toys

Clicking on my stuff: Problem solved

Retha — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:00:22 +0000

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

Retha — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 10:13:33 +0000

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 (3)

Retha — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 07:01:17 +0000

Fabulous Fairies (2)

Retha — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:27:43 +0000

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)

Retha — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 05:18:00 +0000

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

Retha — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:34:21 +0000

If my memory serves me right, these scans are from the now-defunct google Paper Doll group.

Pop up swan card

Retha — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 12:39:13 +0000

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!

Retha — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:07:39 +0000

If you have a-maze-ing patience and determination and loads of spare time, you may enjoy this creation of mine. Print out this on a full A4 page, and try to get from the top left to the bottom right of this maze.
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!

Retha — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:18:42 +0000

If you visit my blog and like what you see,

please leave a comment, I beg you, I plea.

That way we can see what kind of craft you enjoy

And, perhaps even offer more of that for you, your girl, or boy.

Skater girl puppet

Retha — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:14:22 +0000

Make this puppet on cardboard with 3 split pins.