Winter Paper Dolls

 Welcome!

Vintage paper doll

It’s time for paper dolls!

We’ve been shoveling snow for a few days now. It’s time to break out the sweaters and gloves and thick, warm socks.

If we aren’t shoveling snow or drinking hot chocolate, what’s there to do?

Cut out and play with paper dolls of course!

 I haven’t shared paper dolls in awhile, so I have combined the two. Here are some paper dolls that all have a winter-themed outfit(s). Let it snow!

Vintage paper doll; PLAYMATE magazine

Betsy McCall was a featured paper doll for many years in the McCall’s magazines. As styles changed, so did she, with several different artist conceptions. The fun thing about Betsy is that all of her paper doll clothes were available as sewing patterns for you to purchase and make for your favorite little girl.
Here are a few:

Next are some unknown origin paper dolls that appear to be vintage. As always you can print out these crafts/games/paper dolls etc. for your own personal use.

They are not available for you to sell in any shape, way or form.

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To get lots of playtime with paper dolls you print out, follow these directions:

*Rough cut the paper doll. Leave as much space as you can around the base, where the shoes are.

*Draw a half circle at the feet. This will be 1/2 of her stand.

*Glue doll only onto sturdy cardboard, such as the inside of a cereal box, or the shirt board that comes inside men’s dress shirts.

*Cut out carefully. Be sure to cut the base as one.

*Cut out clothes, printed on regular typing weight paper.

*Take some extra cardboard and cut a matching half circle to the one you drew on the base. Cut a slot in the middle, going 1/2 way through cut base only, from the top down. On the doll, cut a slit that matches the 1/2 circle one, cutting slot from bottom up.

*Slot together to form a cross. Now your doll can stand!

Add a half circle to the bottom of this doll so she will be able to stand.

Artist M. Emma Musselman

After a half circle is added to this doll, you won’t need the tabs on her outfit’s feet. Just snip those off.

Here are a few paper dolls you can color:

By Virginia Sargent, The Friend, Scandinavian magazine

Julie F. Young, Friend magazine, Dec 2021

The Montreal Beacon, 9/27/1940

By Shirley Simon

Katy Keene was a very popular paper doll published in the Katy Keene comic books. The artist was Bill Woggan, who drew outfits from suggestions by readers. Here is a wintry page for you.

Artist Bill Woggan

Another popular syndicated comic strip paper doll of the 30’s - 40’s and later was Jane Arden:

My next paper doll you color and cut out. Then fasten the pieces together with metal brads so her legs move. She is a perfect doll to glue onto light weight cardboard.

Artist Georgia Brown

Neva Schultz (artist for the Golden magazine, 1960’s) has drawn many charming paper dolls. I chose this set because their clothes look warm and cozy:

Here are a couple of more modern paper dolls, with warm Winter outfits:

From Virtualdollconvention.com

Artist Diana E. Vining

I know this next one is French. I suspect she is vintage and possibly from a magazine. Do you know anything else about her?

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The last one for today is a black and white cartoon boy with a few great snow outfits! That’s all I know about him.

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Stay warm!

Let the kids do the snow shoveling!

Build a snow family!

‘Til next time,

inkspired

Kaleidoscope by inkspired

Paper doll bonanza

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Antique paper dolls

After finishing a blog on a paper doll party, and then one on aprons, I find I have quite a few paper dolls that I wasn’t able to share.

Let’s have fun with them today!

All of the paper dolls I am sharing today are vintage/antique and have no copyright restrictions, as far as I can tell.

My suggestion is download, print, and have fun! Don’t share and say they are yours.

Don’t sell them.

I found a ton of paper dolls on Pinterest similar to the one above. I have run them through a program I have that enhances and sharpens images. It mostly works wonders, although sometimes it tweaks the paper dolls’ faces a little weirdly.

When you cut this one out, be sure to add in the tabs she will need for her clothes to stay on.

These next ones feature aprons in at least one of the costumes -

I love the peasant costume with this one!

The above paper doll looks like it is showing costumes from different regions of the same country.

This next one is an antique French set-

remember to add on tabs before cutting.

Some of these next ones have really tiny tabs. I would extend them to make them bigger, so the costume doesn’t fall off the doll.

Did you notice something about those last 4 sets? They all have an ethnic costume included! I wish I could tell you the nationalities, but I don’t know them.

Do you?

Many of these sets have paper dolls without any kind of stand. Check out the one above for a great stand you can add on. Here is another idea for making stands for your dolls.

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I would suggest printing out a copy of just the doll part. That way there is room for you to draw a base similar to this one:

WikiHow

Next you have a couple of choices.

Here is a very simple stand to glue on the back. You can also notch your pieces and make a stand with your strip base:

By Cory Jensen

Donna Grimm posted this on Facebook.

Here are a few more paper dolls:

I hope you have noticed these paper dolls have a mix of regular clothes, and fairytale land costumes; or national costumes. 

When cutting out the paper doll, glue it onto some cereal box cardboard, or similar weight cardboard. After cutting out, the glued doll is sturdy and ready to support clothes.

This doll has another kind of stand.

Be sure to use heavy cardstock or cardboard to make this style work.

Can’t figure out any of those? Want a different stand? Then use binder clips!

Leanne Organize & Decorate

You can also use a simple paper clip,

or a couple clothespins!

ai_kuko, Pinterest

Lulu, Pinterest

I hope you have enjoyed all these paper dolls!
Cutting out and playing with paper dolls is a great fine motor activity.

Being creative and coming up with storylines stimulates your brain.

Playing with paper dolls is a healthy activity!

‘Til next time,

inkspired