I’m not usually an impulse shopper, but every now and then and I get carried away. Such was the case on a recent visit to thrift shop. What should I find, but a huge collection of vintage paper doll books! There were ones from every era, and even political ones, like the Reagans and Clintons. Too fun!
I immediately have to have them. (Or at least some of them.) I bought these, representing the 20’s, 40’s, and 60’s. That was a pretty good collection, right?
Check out some of these wild outfits (and hairdos!)
This looks rather fun, from the 20’s.
But how about this? And, could you really make your hair do that???
Although these books are pretty cool, I’m mildly kicking myself for buying them. Because, what will I ever do with them? I don’t work with vintage themes, people, or paper. What was I thinking?
What would you do with these?
Ellen Lindner
I feel your joy of discovery and the pain of buyers remorse! But less $$ than some folks spend on lunch and I have no doubt that they will work their way into one of your projects at some point. OR you will be at a conference and bump into someone who could use them and will forever sing your praises….OR you rip out pages and use them as a “challenge” in some class…..
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I’m sure you’re familiar with this saga, Cindy. Do you want some paper dolls? I’d be glad to give you a few.
After revamping my website and blog, I’m just now getting the blog subscription interface to work properly. You should find a sign up option at the bottom of each post and also at the bottom of each blog page.
Make color copies, cut them up like you would fabric and sew a paper quilt. If the paper is too flimsy iron it to interfacing.
I like this idea, Deborah.
These books are great! Whatever you do, don’t cut them up or remove pages. That would really affect their value and would make a collector cry! I think it would be fun to use the styles and colors to make a series of fashion inspired quilts. They wouldn’t look like the clothes, but they would represent the “era.” You could photocopy the page(s) to show your inspiration.
Oops, Jo Ann. I already cut up one of them. Maybe I’ll preserve the other two. I like your ideas.