Fanciful Homes and their Paper Dolls

Kuthula

'peace' in Siswati, spoken in South Africa and Swaziland

This is a pattern for a beaded safety-pin pin.

I am starting to feature the countries that

   a.  are readers of my blog                         

b.  are participants in the 2012 Olympics

It should be fun!

Nothing fancy, just a little pattern for a pin

or a coloring fact sheet

or....?!!!

Now on to fanciful houses

and the *imagined residents of some of them!

*(aka paper dolls)

'Garden Conservancy Open Gardens'

www.10awesome.com

'Ladya' would possibly wear her first gown to a country function -

perhaps a dinner party with card games afterward.

The second dress might be a morning dress that she would wear when

visiting her sister in London, or double as a gown for a country masked ball.

a dollhouse created from paper

www.cinderellamoments.etsy.com will recreate your home!

'Bungalow Cottage'

www.cinderellamoments.etsy.com

West King Edward Street, Vancouver, Canada

circa 1941, built perhaps by William H. James

This cottage could perhaps be like the one that Cinderella grew up in?

Can't you see Leslie Anne Warren sitting in the cinders, by the fireplace?

:0)

found at www.tippr.com

I believe this is a Thomas Kincaid 1940's cottage.

Now let's check out some Hansel and Gretel type cottages!

They lived in the forest....

'Fairy Tale Cottage Home in the forest'

www.cdn.home-designing.com

Arthur Rackham's Hansel, Gretel and the Witch

This house is actually called the 'Hansel and Gretel House'.

You can find it in California, USA.

a Kay Nielsen illustration, courtesy Dover Books

Here is another home called

'Witches House' in Beverly Hills, California, USA.

www.worldtoursusa.com

a felt doll house found on etsy

Next are some 'city' fanciful homes:

unknown names and sources

Perhaps these lovely sisters lived in one of them:

I'll share half today, and half tomorrow.

I don't want to 'over whelm' you, but mostly

I will not write a book

I will not write a book

I will not write a book

Happy, Michael?

:0)

courtesy of OrigamiBears - THANKS!!

Tomorrow I will have 3 more pages of costumes.

'Wistful Manor'

rock painting by www.mygardenrocks.etsy.com

Have a super-duper day!

Thanks again to all my readers in South Africa.

Good luck at the Games.

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'Princess in Yellow'

Collage Art Doll by inkspired,

created exclusively from junk mail

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A Cinderella Day

Impossible!

Impossible things are happening every day!

- Fairy Godmother,

Rogers & Hammerstein's 'Cinderella'



artist John Everett Millais, www.paintinghere.com

Michael and I watched the 1957 TV movie spectacular

'Rodgers & Hammerstein's 'Cinderella' last night.

It only aired one night - March 31, 1957

and was a LIVE telecast.

That means if mistakes are made, then everyone sees them,

as there are NO re-takes, do-overs or repeats!!

The history of this broadcasting is really quite fascinating.

Fortunately, the DVD has a really nice insert with lots of history, facts and behind-the-scenes anecdotes.

                 

These are vintage Cinderella graphics, source unknown, copyright free.

The live telecast starred Julie Andrews.

At the time she was in a successful Broadway musical "My Fair Lady"

and managed to do 8 shows a week during most of the rehearsals for 'Cinderella'.

Here is a great paper doll by Tom Tierney (paper doll head-guru)

 with Julie Andrews, from her movie "Victor/Victoria".

One of my favorites, co-starring James Garner.

I like pretty much anything he is in!! - and also anything Julie Andrews is in!!

Victor/Victoria also stars Leslie Anne Warren, who played Cinderella in the 1967 re-make version of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella! 

Cinderella, by Edward Dulac, 1910

Here is a great vintage paper doll set of Cinderella -

again, a HUGE thank you to origamibears for her generous sharing -

Now I'm just guessing here, but I think that's Cinderella, Prince Charming and the 2 wicked stepsisters, with the little figure as the Fairy Godmother.

This next page is somehow copied really small, so first is the original copy:

and here it is 100% enlarged, but I think a bit fuzzy:

I think I might print out 2 of the 'yellow' undergarments doll,

and make them the 2 wicked stepsisters.

Then the remaining 'pink' undergarment doll could be the wicked stepmother,

or the fairy godmother.

Fantastic costumes!

I really enjoyed 'googling' Cinderella painting.

I just mention this as you might enjoy it also.

Here is a Cinderella painting I found on google:

painting is done by Kelsey117,

http://www.deviantart.com/

Well, looks like I had too much fun researching for Cinderella,

and have run out of time!

My friend Maura is coming over to bead for a couple of hours

and I still need to clear off the table!

There's more Cinderella in me,

but that will be for another day!

Meanwhile,

I'll be in my

"Own Little Corner"

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