A very vintage valentine

Hello!

So nice of you to visit!

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I thought I would share some great vintage Valentines with you today.

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I have chosen ones that will be easy for you to print, cut out, and give to someone as a surprise! 

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Here is one to give to your dog groomer.

Unknown vintage

One for your UPS or FedEx driver-

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Or your bus driver-

Unknown vintage

If you want, you can mount the vintage Valentine to a single sheet of cardstock, or even construction paper.

For a bit more fancy presentation, get out your glitter glue (the best I have found is Ranger’s Stickles glitter glue).

Unknown vintage, marked 1907

Gather your metallic pens, bits of ribbon and random buttons - they can all really dress up your Valentine with no cost and very little time. 

For your mail-person:

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This one could be for your mail person, or anyone really.

Pinterest, posted by Happiness-Angee at Postcrossing, flickr 

For a group of people, you can make several Valentines with a similar theme, like these-

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Pinterest by Sienna42

Unknown vintage

Next I have some vintage Valentines that would be perfect for different service people that help you.

Why not give one and make someone’s day better!

Uploaded to Pinterest by Jana Hallford

Posted on Pinterest by the State Historical Society of North Dakota

Vintage Valentine from the 1940’s

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Well, that should get you started!

I have some Valentines to go put together now...

‘Til next time,

inkspired

Hallowe’en paper doll party

Welcome!

All kaleidoscopes by inkspired and KaleidoCam 

“Halloween is an opportunity

to be really creative.”

- Judy Gold

Papel Picado style hand cut tissue paper banners by inkspired

Let’s have some fun with

Halloween paper dolls!

You can print some on full or half pages

and pass them out to any trick-or-treaters.

Even if they are only ‘family’

all ages can enjoy some vintage cut-up fun.

Dolly Dingle was drawn by Grace Drayton

from 1913 -  1933.

You can read more about her in past blogs,

just search for Dolly Dingle.

A vintage Betsy McCall paper doll page

“Believe nothing you hear,

and only one half that you see.”

- Edgar Allan Poe

Dot’s Halloween Frolic vintage paper doll

Mary Engelbreit’s delightful Ann Estelle paper doll 

with 2 pages of costumes.

These are for private use only.

A page of Sheila Young’s Betty Bonnet paper doll series.

“It’s as much fun to scare

as to be scared.”

- Vincent Price

Thank you to 

good housekeeping.com

for the quotes I have used today.

That’s it for today!

‘Til next time,

inkspired

It’s a small world...after all

Welcome

Done using the WordPack app

I have been blessed with friends and followers

from all over the world.

It is beyond what I have ever dreamed of.

Today I would like to share one of my passions.

It started when I was about 3 years old;

then became a friendship for a shy little girl

which then turned into

An addiction!

Yes, I am talking about paper dolls!

Incurable!

Never enough!

Always finding new ones!

Always wanting new ones!

In celebrating our small world today, 

I am showcasing paper dolls from countries

where a few of my readers live, featuring 

Dolly Dingle Trips Around the World;

and a series of Vintage Paper Dolls

by M.Banks & Gilette

(Gilette is a guess, as it isn’t clear)

Let’s have some paper play fun!

Spain

This one is from a series by M. Banks, with another signature that is

‘Gilette’ or ‘Oiletee’. Really can’t tell.

They were published about 1933.

Looks like I will need to continually 

Apologize

for the crazy format, spaced out lines,

text size and more.

Really.

Am I not more intelligent than a program?

So bear with me while I learn the how-tos.

I will triumph!

(Sounds confident, doesn’t it?)

😂

Next is a Dolly Dingle paper doll

by Grayce Drayton.

Dolly D. Was first published March 1913

in a Pictorial Review magazine.

She was then published regularly from 1916-1933.

Next we have 

Holland and the Netherlands 

Why 2 names under one country heading?

The Kingdom of the Netherlands 

is the actual name of the country.

Holland is a province.

2 provinces actually!

It has a rather twisted history with name variations,

boundaries changed and provinces split.

Older things may be labeled 

“Dutch” or “Holland”.

It’s all under the umbrella of

The Netherlands now.

France!

Burgundy is an historical region of France.

That’s it for today.

Thank you readers from

Spain, the Netherlands and France.

I hope you all enjoy the vintage paper dolls!

‘Til next time,

inkspired

Truth (usually discovered before coffee or 10 am):

When letting the dog out in the morning,

be dressed.

There will always be a neighbor ready to chat

if you are in your pajamas.

Kaleidoscope by inkspired and KaleidoCam 

HOT paper dolls

Welcome!

Kaleidoscope by inkspired and KaleidoCam 

As they say,

“Is it hot enough for you yet?”

I cannot find the artist’s name for this.

Do you know who it is?

Today’s Forecast:

HOT. HOT! HOT!!

HOT!!!

Vintage Beach Beauties

Time to visit the beach,
splash in some water
and cool off.

August 1952 cover art for American Magazine
Artist Peter Stevens

Kaleidoscope by inkspired and KaleidoCam 


Here is a nice one page paper doll set
for you to play with until you get there-

I believe this Vector Stock set is for personal use only.

Here is a matching one page boy set-

Can’t get to the beach?
Swimming pool still closed?
Maybe playing with some beach-themed paper dolls
 will help!

Little Miss Revlon paper doll with a summer theme
c. 1957, personal use only

Catalog swimsuits to purchase, 1950’s

Next I have some paper dolls from the 1940 - 1950’s.
These are from the Katy Keene magazine series.

It’s a good thing bathing suit styles have evolved...

Otherwise you could be wearing one of these
ummmm...
Unique! swimsuits....

Vintage swimsuits from the 1920’s


Did I mention they were most likely made out of
wool?!
😳

This photograph could be from around 1863;
from a Brighton, UK men’s club

Vintage 1952 swimsuits, vintagedancer via Pinterest

Vintage travel poster

The credits for this are written in Cyrillic characters.
Found on Pinterest

Kaleidoscope by inkspired 

Unknown photographer

Vintage French ‘wrap-around’ paper doll, with a front & back
By Volumetrix (I think. My French is a bit rusty...)

 Next up - 
Betsy McCall paper dolls;
some with cousins and some with her mom.

Betsy was a very popular paper doll that was
printed in McCall’s magazine for many, many years.
Her debut was May, 1951.
I believe the last magazine paperdoll printed was 1995.

 Betsy with her cousin Linda McCall

Betsy with her mom

Betsy with her cousin Barbara McCall

Betsy was so popular that she spun off into
a series of vinyl dolls and sewing patterns.

You can find a lot of pages to print if you desire
from other Blogs of mine, Pinterest, or the internet.

July, 1917 issue

I would like to finish with some paper dolls
I found on Pinterest.

I can only find these with Cyrillic alphabet words,
with one hint that they are Russian.

Well, that’s it for today!
I hope you print out some paper dolls
and share them with a child to play with.
Actually,
sharing with an adult friend could be fun too!

‘Til next time,
inkspired

on Pinterest as K.Kloberdans

Truth, 
usually discovered before coffee and/or 10am:
This is not the time to try a new recipe.
Ingredients are skipped,
new measurements are used creatively;
and overall it is never a good idea to use
an oven before coffee, anyway.
(You have been warned.)