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Valentine Paper Doll Fun

Valentine Paper Doll Fun

Today I want to share some Paper Doll Fun with a Valentine Theme.

So we will start off with a Turtle of Love!!!

This is a great paper doll to make your own 'shells' for!

Just trace around the outside of one of the costumes,

and you have the area for you to draw in.

Here's another fun paper doll -

'Nallemamma'

c. Satumaa, 2004

that means you can use this for personal use only

found on www.origamibears.com

I love her little bloomer undies,

and the hearts on the cooking apron!

printable valentine card from the Denver Zoo

Since I've started with funny animal Valentines,

here's another!

courtesy www.origamibears.com

I do love piggies!

I have seriously considered a Vietnamese pot bellied pig to adopt.

Unfortunately, my husband did not take it serious!

That's okay.

Here's a cute lil' kittie -

I have a note on this file 'orr'.

That could be the name of the artist, not sure.

from www.collectibles.about.com

Those look like fuzzy hearts to me!

Don't forget, you can easily personalize printed valentines with 

some glue and flocking.

You can also add your own stickers,

or embellish with markers!

www.vintageholidaycrafts.com

Wouldn't she look lovely with some glitter in her feather,

or a 'real' pearl stick on or two in her hair decoration?

Put little dots of glitter glue in the center of the blue flowers....

what can you come up with?

You can have some fun with this Valentine Card paper doll -

If mailing this Barbie Beauty,

include some stickers!

This base doll also is a great one to make your own clothes with,

the body shape is a good one.

I would cut slits along her shoulders up to her neck

for easier clothes placement.

You can slip the tabs under her hair then.

Here's another Valentine card to send -

This one has a notation that says 'peltier bear'.

??

There is a note on the card that it is from Current,

so for personal use only.

and my last Valentine card for today -

I would have loved to receive this when I was a girl!

If you can fit it into your envelope, or use a padded envy,

include an inexpensive package of crayons too!

Here are a couple more pictures for your own

handmade valentines,

see the directions in yesterday's 2/2/13 blog

My Funny Valentine

Hope you are entering into the spirit of LOVE!!

until next blog,

inkspired

www.inkspired.etsy.com

www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com

 a matroyshka doll card created by inkspired,

pattern from 'Papercrafting in No Time'

by Sandra Lounsbury Foose

Secret Society of Happy People

Happy

Donna, a young elephant at the Whipsnade Zoo in Dunstable, England,
is playing football with her keeper.
photo cred: Steve Parsons, 1/2012

Today's blog is all about HAPPY!!

I found the coolest thing online, while browsing for something else -
That's what 
serendipity
is!

A HAPPY vintage song sheet cover, c. 1917
courtesy of Indiana Music Libraries, address to the right of this blog

I discovered 
www.sohp.com

That stands for 
The (Secret) Society of Happy People!

What a wonderful name!

A HAPPY Jester paper cutting pattern
from out of print Backstreet Designs


Hmmmm... a secret society of Happy People?
Yep!

Pamela Gail started this back in 1997,
to focus on the HAPPY moments,
instead of
the SAD, TRAUMATIC moments.
Great idea!!

(Something that makes people happy - chocolate!)


Today is the start of an entire week of

Hunt for Happiness Week
January 20 - 27, 2013

The focus is on finding moments of happiness every day.

Here's one of mine!

The Flamingo Barbie

You know I had to get in a Barbie somewhere, right?!
AND you know Flamingos are just so cool,
and fun
and make me happy!!

a wonderful paper doll duo by Lonnie M. Bullington
LJ Studios, 2011
found on pinterest

On the SOHP website, there are several activities that you can use to find your daily
happiness.

There is a great Word Search for

Thirty-one Types of Happiness
and

there are 'I-Spy' coupons to print out and give -
(to hand to  people that you see doing 'happy' things) 
and

Happiness Challenges
with ideas for finding happiness moments every day.

She gives ideas for even kids to join in with a 

365 Happiest Moments Journal.

Moroccan 12 year old,
credit: www.nationalgeographic.cm

So why not check out these Secretive
Happy People (!)
and celebrate 
the HUNT FOR HAPPINESS WEEK!!

Who knows? We might even join a global revolution?

Happy Nigerian children!
www.ngonewsafrica.org

Well, I'm off to start my Happiness Journal,

and make a new Pinterest Board of Happy Things,
(you can find me as K. Kloberdans there)

and make an etsy Treasury of
What makes me Happy!!

(You can find me through
www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com
or
www.inkspired.etsy.com)

"Butterflies"
original Collage Art Doll by inkspired
made from all recycled junk mail!
www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com


inkspired
www.inkspired.etsy.com
www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com

A Pink Pat of Flamingos

Shalom!

(Hebrew for Hello and Peace)

Those silly flamingos, they want to land in my blog again!

I told them no, I already had a blog on flamingos,

but they insist.

I resist.

They try to threaten me with flamingo poop all over my yard.

I tell them I have a GREAT DANE,

a big dog, with big....poop.

They can't scare me.

They threaten a huge honk-fest.

Oh, well......okay...

I make a new treasury on etsy:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTc2MTA5M3w2Nzg1NzY2Njc/flaming-pink-flamingos

So, are they happy already?

No.

They insist - only a BLOG will do.

sigh.

okay!

What can one do when trying to reason with a flamingo?

I did have a lot of fun putting together a Flaming Pink Flamingo treasury!

I found enough super items to make another one,

only a Peach Flamingo treasury.

I haven't come up with a clever title yet, so it is waiting to be finished.

Do you have a clever title for my treasury?

Let me know, and I will give you credit!

dominoes@myinkspired.com

http://www.chocolatebykim.etsy.com/

Yum Yum Yum for the Tum-Tum Tum!

Here's a plate to eat them on -

http://www.blythehousevintage.etsy.com/



Should we all wear hair nets whilst serving the treats?

I've found some for us - 

http://www.whimzythyme.etsy.com/

You know, with fancy cookies, you have to have a PARTY!!!

Whatever shall I wear to the Pink Flamingo Party?

http://www.queenoftheelephants.etsy.com/

No, perhaps that's too casual for this sugar cookie affair.

Perhaps this will do -

Only, I'm not blonde or skinny...

Perhaps if I wear these,  no one will notice

that I am not blonde or (that dirty word).

http://www.sssj.etsy.com/

or this pretty necklace?

http://www.sssj.etsy.com/

Nah, too fancy now. I'll save them for later.

Now THIS looks just perfect -

http://www.carolaudrey.etsy.com/

And maybe this for my hair!

http://www.isamaydesigns.etsy.com/

Alice is such a show-off. I wonder what she will be wearing?

http://www.illustrativetakeover.etsy.com/

I definitely think we should decorate for the party -

  

http://www.jollytimeone.etsy.com/

http://www.burgeestudio.etsy.com/ 

I love this sign for the door -

http://www.posterpop.etsy.com/

 Oh! I almost forgot to send invites!

http://www.glenillustrates.etsy.com/

Hmmmmm, Nancy is always soooo high-bred in her mind,

maybe I should send her this one instead:

http://www.poordogfarm.etsy.com/

Oh, that Nancy. She always has to bring something...

I better find a dish for these Jordan almonds -

okay, yeah, they are pretty!

http://www.alottocollect.etsy.com/

Well, yes, I do really like this dish, but perhaps the pastel almonds

will look better in this one -

http://www.clcort.etsy.com/

Here's a little activity while we wait for everyone to show up:

And a fun and yummy time was had by all....

To make the party ending perfect, I passed out one of these to each guest,

so they can remember that Flamingos

can be

very insistent.

http://www.celtictidecreations.etsy.com/

Now get your big pat of flamingos off my lawn!!!

inkspired

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

dominoes@myinkspired.com

http://www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com/