I just completed my first poseable paper doll. Jointed arms - Shoulders and elbows - and hips.
I've got plans to make more of these.
I'm even thinking about offering various paper dolls - jointed and not - as downloadable PDF files for folks to cut and assemble themselves? Any reactions greatly appreciated. Not sure how many folks read this, but I'll offer a
free PDF file of this figure for download to the first
20 people who would like one. After the first 20 they will be $5.
You will need to print it onto 8.5 x11 card stock, cut out the parts, color/paint the two dress parts, and assemble it yourself. I will make the body parts to print black, or you can request just lines for the body parts if you want to do your own skin tone? If you don't want it poseable, you can glue the joints together, or for movement you can go out and get some of those tiny paper spreadable brad thingys, or make your own little wire connectors for the joints? The completed figure is about 9.5 inches tall.
Just to make you put in a little effort, click
here to go to our web page, and my e-mail address is at the bottom of the page. E-mail me and request your PDF file. Let me know if you want it poseable (holes to cut for joints) or not, and black skin tone, or "color it your self". Either way you will need to decorate the two dress parts with markers, paint, color pencils, etc. Or even cut your dress parts from wall paper, wrapping paper, etc?
Or you can click on my profile to get the e-mail address ;-)
I
will put your e-mail address on our list for possible receipt of a newsletter or other paper doll offers, but will not share your info with anyone else, nor will I deluge you with lots of stuff - I'm not that ambitious!
If you are not inclined to do all that work, e-mail me with a phone # and I will arrange for you to get a pre-laser-cut set of parts (heavy water color grade paper), and the 6 little paper connector thingys-assorted colors (plus 2 extras), and free postage for $17 plus tax if a NYS resident.
This is my first direct effort to use this blog as a sales tool - apologies if you are offended - but you can get it for free.
Feedback appreciated!
I'm going to click "Post" now and hope this works OK!
Above is Maya in her costume, and below are a few of the wonderful pumpkins our neighbor across the street carved this year! Tonight was a great night. Nice weather, lots of kids, lots of very nice and polite older kids, and a lot of fun. We ran out of candy and had to turn out the lights at the end, but a good time was had by all!
Most fall pictures are of the wonderful fall leaves on the trees. I found these on the ground. They will soon be a fill on a paper doll dress!
Walking over to Grandma and Grandpa's house has become part of the Tuesday routine!
I figured out a way to print the dresses on these paper dolls -- I really like the results. All these are done with pictures I took myself. Above, a picture of some tomatillos I took around Thanksgiving last year? Below a sunflower.
Below - a collection of our heart pins.
Below - light shining through a wonderful glass bowl made by Matt Seaholtz.
Below - a picture of flowers growing in the yard.
And below - not a photo, but a paper doll made entirely from a "Fiddle Faddle" box!
Click pictures to embiggen!
Wonderful place, but beware - they won't replace dropped cones!
These white deer are found in Romulus, NY at the former Seneca Army Depot.... a fully fenced in army base that protected these white deer from predators including man. (they are not albinos - just a white mutation that has survived in a unique environment) An early morning or early evening drive by on Route 96 will usually reward you with a view of several of these lovely creatures. On the way home on yesterday I stopped and got this shot. A fellow a bit further on was getting some great shots of a young buck, but I decided that he would not be happy if I stopped to join him and scared off his subject!
Just cut off the stem of a leaf at about a 45 degree angle, and stick in water!
This is my granddaughter Maya Louise Sams "throwing" a top on International Top Spinning Day - October 14th, 2009. Remember that she is 27 months old! She actually did her best to copy what Grandpa Don had done to spin the top. She sort of wadded the string up around the top and actually threw it. Not too clear in the picture, but the top is in the air..... making it International Top Throwing Day for Maya!
I am so proud of our president!
Thank You Mr. Obama, and Thank You also to all those who work so hard with you!
And Thanks to Michelle, the girls, and Bo for giving you moments when you can just forget and enjoy the moment!
These photos are from the White House Facebook
Stain remover, tums, lint roller, toothbrush, mouthwash, body spray, hand sanitizer, cough drops, sewing kit, cotton swabs, toothpicks/dental floss, combs, and condoms!
Went to a great wedding last weekend. The groom has been a friend of ours since he was about 5 or so. Actually he knew Casey and Cheryl before I did! Lucas and Debra planned this wedding down to the last detail! I think they included pretty much every tradition in the ceremony. They jumped the broom, they lit the candles, they planted the bulbs, they broke the glass, they were wrapped in a Scottish tartan. On the food end, all the food and drink was locally produced and grown. They even grew and harvested their own potatoes! The cake above was wheat free and vegan from a little bakery around the corner from here! And the cake topper was made by local artists Cheryl and Don Olney! ;-)
I especially like the irony that the back of this mini-van could use some back work??
I just completed my first poseable paper doll. Jointed arms - Shoulders and elbows - and hips.
