Paper Dolls are so much fun to dress up. All the different clothes and styles give your kids a fun way to spend their time. Who knew there were so many different ways to have fun with paper. YOU DID! Download all of our printable dress up paper doll templates and have a new look […]
Here is a big collection of FREE Paper Doll Printables. Just click on the image you are interested in! Some of them have multiple dolls/clothes to print so make sure you look around! (TONS more FREE
Above are the backs of paper dolls cut from 1950's magazines so you get abstract patterns, text, photo's and recipes. This silhouette effect would be good to use for mood boards and source books either cut from printed papers or from fabrics backed with tape to prevent them from fraying. The paper dolls would also be a good source of templates, people collect images of them and you can google or flickr your way to great archives and modern fashion illustrators interpretations of this historical fashion pass time. The above images are from Barbara Jean's collection
Create a 3-D self portrait paper doll for all kinds of occasions using our free printable boy and girl body and clothing templates. This craft for kids can be used for school or home. Create one at the start of the school year and end of the school year to compare. Or use them for units …
Looking for a sweet little doll for your little ones to print at home and play with? This printable paper doll is in the colonial style and is so cute!
Family Paper Dolls Printable is a wonderful way for children and their families to engage in creative and imaginative play together. With these printable paper dolls, kids can explore the concepts of family dynamics, relationships, and even personal identity. Perfect for children ages 4 and above, these printable paper dolls provide a fun and interactive activity that promotes bonding and communication among family members.
When I'm out on a doll run I'm a pretty focused guy. I generally know what I want, and that's what I zero in on at each store I visit. Each time I find myself in the MH section of any given store, my attention is devoted exclusively to the dolls. If it's not a doll or playset or doll-containing playset I really don't give a crap. There's literally hundreds of non-doll MH-related items for sale. These things litter the MH section of the toy aisle, usually forming a sort of day-glo perimeter around the dolls; a tacky ring of sorts consisting of nasty cosplay wig hair, cheap makeup, and weird electronic devices shaped like bats that I imagine break after two plays. Over the years I've gotten better and better at completely ignoring these items as I look through the dolls. Sure, they're there in my periphery, but I ain't about to waste my precious doll-hunting time actually, you know, looking at them. But maybe I should re-think my approach. Just a few days ago I came across a clearance section at Kmart. This wasn't in the toy aisles but rather adjacent to them. Immediately that oh-so-familiar crest and pink and blue color scheme jumped out at me. They had MH stuff on clearance! Cool! I did some browsing and came across a cool-looking book called Fashion Sticker Stylist. It was hardbound, had a shiny, foiled cover, and was spiral bound inside, containing pages and pages of stickers, character drawings, color swatches, and more. Taking a closer look, I saw that it was a book devoted to using stickers of MH fashions to dress paper doll-esque representations of the core six ghouls, plus Spectra and Abbey! Holy crap! This kind of thing is so completely right up my alley that I practically could've created it myself (if Mattel would hire me and yadda yadda yadda). Anyway, finding this gem of a book is the Voicething equivalent to Indiana Jones finding the Holy Grail. I was sufficiently blown away. I didn't even have to think twice -- into the shopping cart went this glorious thing called Fashion Sticker Stylist, and with it a whole lot of happiness. (Since, as I'm sure you fellow capitalists know, happiness can be bought. Heh.) First things first: based on the ghouls and outfits included in the book, in addition to the fact that I found it in the clearance bin, I'm guessing this came out last year at the very latest. It's definitely built around the wave two basics (aka School's Out). Which next has me wondering -- why the hell didn't you guys tell me this thing existed?!? You guys know I love paper ephemera, drawings of the ghouls, paper dolls, stickers. This thing's obviously been out quite a while! I almost feel betrayed! But hey, it's cool, nobody's perfect. (But especially you guys. Feel the shame. Come on, feel it. We're not continuing on until you guys feel ashamed and sorry for leaving me out in the cold on this truly amazing book.) Okay, okay. I kid. How about we take a look! In a refreshing change, instead of the usual "Big Three", we get Cleo on the cover of an MH product rather than Draculaura. As it should be. The ghouls are wearing their SO outfits -- sweet! And there on the side, large and prominent, we see Frankie's DOTD dress. I'm in love already. Oh, and even though it doesn't come across in the scan, everything is outlined in shining, silver foil. Even Frankie's hair is shiny foil. It's really cool. Here's the back. The 700 stickers advertised seems to be true. I haven't counted -- and I won't -- but when you see the insides you won't doubt this claim. Here's the front-inside cover. It doubles as the "example" page, aka, this is how you're supposed to use this product. Frankie looks gorgeous here in her SO outfit (duh). The swatches chosen match her outfit, and the lightning bolt and large skullette earrings are a nice decorative touch. I don't know who this "Rachel" is, but she did a great job. She clearly operates on my wavelength because her chosen event for Frankie is "Shopping spree!". And I have to agree with her, this look really is "Perfect for a day of spooky shopping!" Can I come too? (In my mind, Frankie and I are besties. Kidding! Sort of.) The first real pages of the book are two sheets of what can be considered "Grade A Extra Fancy" stickers. They're thick and holographic, and the second page of stickers have some glitter thrown on them for good measure. Unfortunately, due to the spiral binding and thickness of the stickers, these didn't scan perfectly. But you get the idea. (I love how at the top, "stickers" is followed by an exclamation point. Whoever created this knows me and my tastes extremely well.) There's some great stuff here: GB Cleo's fan, Neptuna in Lagoona's fishbowl purse, Ula's tophat, and the ghouls initial monster emblems, among other things. The next two pages offer compacts, lipstick, skullettes, and blush cases. My favorite touch? Each of the lipstick tubes is individualized to a certain ghoul. So cute! Next come three pages of swatches. If you're into colors and studying varying shades, these skullettes are definitely fun. Even more fun are the actual swatches. So many prints, colors, styles. Some of them are surprising, such as the swatch of GB Clawdeen's swimsuit print, or the print of Cleo's SO top. Others, such as Ghoulia's cherry print, are expected, but nice to see anyway. Now the real fun begins! We get three pages of nothing but accessories! They're mostly focused on shoes and purses (as they should be), but we also get headbands, belts, earrings, bracelets, you name it. (Special shout out to Lagoona's DOTD shoes! They were great then, and they're still great now. Even in sticker form!) There are also several random, unexpected items: Lagoona's wave one FP boogie board, Draculaura's GB sunblock, and more. Now we're talkin'! Each ghoul gets one sheet of clothing stickers. All the ghouls get their wave one and/or SO outfit, in addition to DOTD, GB, DT, and more. Frankie, unsurprisingly, gets lots and lots of fashions! Wave One, SO, Fearleading uniforum, DOTD, GB, DT, Day at the Maul, plus a few small extras. I approve! This page makes me really happy. That's all. Plenty of fashions for Lagoona! I don't recognize those aqua shorts with pink waistband and matching top in the lower left hand corner at all. Is this yet another example of me being a "flop fan", or were these made from a prototype fashion that never got released? Lots of cool outfits for Ghoulia, of course! And again we have a few mystery pieces. Maybe Mattel threw in some "filler stickers" to help fill the book up. But it'd also be really cool if these were planned fashions that never got made. With Abbey and Spectra things get especially interesting. Since they were the newest ghouls on the block when this book was made, we get lots of random outfits that were never released for them. Check out this version of Abbey's SS outfit. I like this way more than the outfit we got! This page makes me almost as happy as Cleo's did. And look at all the random outfits! It looks like they designed a DT outfit for Spectra in the style of Wave One. I'm totally digging that bodysuit between the two skirts. And the minidress with black corset looks eerily similar to her 13 Wishes dress. I'm loving the black jacket, black top, miniskirt with netting, and silver cummerbund. Please release this stuff, Mattel! And last but not least, we have our ghouls. I won't go on about these too much. You get three sheets each for Clawdeen, Frankie, Draculaura, and Cleo. You only get two sheets for Ghoulia, Lagoona, Abbey, and Spectra. All the characters hold the same pose, so in theory all the fashion stickers will work on any ghoul. But we all know how clash-y most clothes swaps among these ladies can be. I do like how, in addition to the actual outfits, you can add swatches and colorized skullettes and little decorative touches. It makes it a little more immersive, I imagine. Overall: Well I just love this thing! If MH dolls are like typical fashion dolls on steroids, these are basically the same thing, but for paper dolls. That said, there are a few negatives I see here compared to "classic" paper dolls. Since you're using stickers, your options are limited. Once you choose an outfit for a "doll", that's it -- no turning back, no trading the outfit out for another one if you get bored of the one you picked. And if you mess up while applying the sticker, too bad! Also, while you get loads of fashions for each character, you only get two or three "dolls" for each one. In my opinion, there should've been at least four of each doll. Besides these complaints, the Fashion Sticker Stylist is totally cool. Since it was released (I'm guessing) around the time of Wave Two, the fashions here are among some of the best we've ever seen for MH. It was definitely a "golden age" for MH fashion. I'm glad this came out then instead of, say, now. The swatches, colorized skullettes, and "Extra Fancy" stickers add a level of play never possible with classic paper dolls. If you like what you see here, or just like paper dolls or stickers or collecting MH ephemera, this book is definitely for you! But like I said, I found this in the clearance bin, so if you want it you probably better act fast!
These printable paper doll templates inlcude a boy and girl doll. They print in black and white so they're ready for your kiddos to add color & personality!
A Blog and Paper Doll Friend from Denmark generously offerred to share some beautifully drawn paper dolls that were featured on the backs of OTA boxes (an oatmeal cereal), most printed in the 50's. I'll be featuring these dolls over the next few weeks on Thursday Tab. These adorable girls were drawn by Ulla Pihl. p.s. I tried to find some information on OTA but couldn't. I don't know if it was a cold cereal, or a hot one, like oatmeal.In some of the scans, you can see the thick cardboard that the dolls were printed on. p.s.s. Blog Friend Jona sent a link to the maker of OTA, which turns out to be the same company that makes oatmeal in the US. I have a box in my cupboard right now. Thanks so much, Jona!
Remember when I shared about all those gorgeous vintage patterns I found at the local Goodwill? Now I'm sharing tons of awesome craft ideas using vintage sewing patterns! I love the idea of re-using old patterns for new projects -- the graphics and illustrations are so gorgeous! As a word of caution, if you are planning to make copies of your pattern, check the copyright first. Many pattern envelopes and illustrations were copyrighted, and quite a few of the vintage patterns have had their copyrights renewed, so you will want to do your research before making copies. Here is an article about copyright law and crafting. MontclairMade on Etsy, has these adorable gift tags. So. Stinking. Cute. I love these pattern weights made from heavy washers and decoupaged paper from Pin and Paper. Use old patterns to organize your sewing space, like these from Cathe Holden, Just Something I Made. Use a pattern envelope to decorate a tote bag, like this one from georgiapeachez on Etsy. Have a lazer cutter? Make pins to give as gifts, like these from Red Revival. Image from Poppytalk. Use the tissue to wrap a gift! I also use the tissue inside gift bags and boxes. Heather Bullard Use the tissue patterns to cover a lampshade. BHG Use the illustrations in an art journal, like this one from Sandra Pearce. Use the patterns for wallpaper! Image from Meet Me at Mikes. You will want to check for copyright before doing this, but isn't this tote bag from the Tom Kat Studio darling? I'm so excited about all these fun ideas for using my vintage pattern haul! Which projects would you do? Help me decide! Click here to check out more of the amazing vintage patterns found at our local Goodwill! You might also like this post about making jewelry from fabric scraps. If you enjoyed this post, please subscribe to House Revivals in the sidebar, so you won't miss the fun projects we have planned. Find us on Facebook, too, so you can catch all the "in between" stuff, and see what I'm working on daily on Instagram. Feel free to link today's project to your favorite social media sites. Thanks so much for stopping by!
If you've got scissors, paper and a pencil, making paper people cut outs is as easy as fold, draw and cut. Have fun experimenting with various silhouettes, sizes and paper color.
We all got kids who love playing with dolls, especially dressing them up. Trouble is, getting new outfits gets pricey and sometimes, you just cant find the right style.
Therapiematerial für Kinder im Schwerpunkt Sprache als Anleitung und Spiel/Spielplan. Körper Puppe
Looking for a sweet little doll for your little ones to print at home and play with? This printable paper doll is in the colonial style and is so cute!
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Victoria shares how she uses her custom sketch templates from MyBodyModel to visualize & focus her knitting project ideas, paper doll style! The result: beautiful and versatile knitted garments that complement her personal style, her body, and her wardrobe.
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We all got kids who love playing with dolls, especially dressing them up. Trouble is, getting new outfits gets pricey and sometimes, you just cant find the right style.
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