Showing posts with label recycled junk mail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recycled junk mail. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Mermaid paper dolls

 Hello!

Original Paper Collage Painting by inkspired

All paper collages are hand cut from recycled junk mail - catalogs, flyers, magazines, etc.



Let’s have some fun with mermaid paper dolls!

Unless noted, these are all free for you to download and print for your personal enjoyment. Let’s play nice and not try to sell them or mass produce any.



Unfortunately most I have found on Pinterest with no identifying info on who drew them or where you could find them.

As always, I try to give credit where it is due. If you know information about any of these please let me know so I can give credit.


Some of the paper doll clothes do not have tabs, so be sure to add those when you are cutting them out.

Artist: Milka Tertsunen; ArtStation


Cory Jensen is a favorite paper doll artist of mine for two reasons. He is incredibly talented, and most of his paper dolls he offers for free! Here are a few of his:


Paper dolls by Cory Jensen

By Cory Jensen

Here are a few more versions of The Little Mermaid; many are styled after Disney’s Ariel.

By Cory Jensen

Unknown

By Cory Jensen

‘Irina’ Collage Art Doll by inkspired

Paperthinpersonas.com


If you like these paper dolls the artist offers free ones when you sign up for her e-mails.

Artist: Audrey Kaiser


Print out your mermaid twice. The first one glue to thin cardboard, like a cereal box. Or you can print onto a heavier weight cardstock. Then cut out. Draw a stand on first if you want, and cut as one.
The second print is printed on paper. Cut the costumes out, remembering to add tabs if there aren’t any. If it needs to be colored, do this before you cut out.


Paper dolls by Cory Jensen

I thought we needed some mer-men to compliment our mermaids.
Here is a jointed merman by a different artist-
Artist: Shawne Johnson



Here is another jointed PaperDoll, a mermaid, you can put together with brads, eyelets, or string.

PheeMcFaddell.com

Here is one by the same artist that you can color yourself-



This next one is just the mermaid. I thought it was such a great, simple design that you might like to draw some outfits for her. 
Print her out. Go over the major lines with a black Sharpie. Place on a window, with a plain sheet of paper on top. Trace the main lines. Now you have the basic shape and you can start creating outfits to fit!

Make a few copies of the basic shape. Draw your clothes slightly larger, and don’t forget to add tabs. Since she is a mermaid, draw a stand so she can stand alone for playtime. You could draw a piece of coral or seaweed for her to ‘sit’ on.
Have fun!
www.finfriends.com/printable-mermaid-easter-paper-dolls/
Posted on Pinterest by Crafty Annabelle

Now it’s time to go take a break and drink some water and eat goldfish crackers!


The next 2 mermaid paper dolls are by the same artist, but very different styles-
Artist: Julie Allen Matthews

Artist: Julie Allen Matthews 


Next I have 2 more by Cory Jensen-


Paper dolls by Cory Jensen

The next 2 paper dolls are Lucia and Rina, drawn in manga style-



Artist unknown

 I’ve covered many different styles of mermaids for you. Now the hard part - which one to pick to print and play with first?


‘Til next time,
inkspired

You can find me on Pinterest as
Karen Kloberdans









Sunday, March 8, 2020

It’s hard being green

Ribbit!


I know it’s only March,
but I am thinking SPRING!
and
that means green!

‘Let me glance at dear old Ireland again’
Turn of the century song title
Original Collage Paper Painting by inkspired
Using all recycled junk mail and magazines

Let’s have some green fun today!




Kaleidoscopes by inkspired & KaleidaCam 

Kermit has been a favorite since I saw him
the first time on TV in 
The Frog Prince fairytale with Miss Piggy.

Kermit, The Muppets

I found some fun ‘fake’ movie posters
featuring Kermit....




But wait!
There’s more!
(Old commercial humor)





Do you recognize all the movies they are spoofing?
FYI
If you haven’t seen 

“Driving Miss Daisy”

you have really missed out on a fabulous movie.


Let’s find some green in nature-


Does anyone know what this is?
I found the photo on Pinterest
with no identifying captions.

No matter,
I sure would not want that to buzz around my head!



Next we have a lovely Shamrock collage 
made with recycled, used postage stamps.
See past blogs to find more postage stamp art!
💚


Amazingstampgallery.blogspot.com


I believe this is from an Etsy shop, no longer available.

From an Etsy store, picture from Pinterest



A card by inkspired using scrap paper and bits of lace and buttons


A card by inkspired and Cricut Explorer 2

A lovely layered card by Shelly Newkirk

Well, are we feeling green yet?
Having fun with a new app, found on AppAdvice,
called WordPack.

Have a safe and Green Day!

Til next time - 
inkspired

Truth from experience - 
Usually discovered before 10am or coffee:

You will not find coffee mugs in the coffee/tea cupboard.
Coffee and tea are kept there.
Spoons are not found there either...