Paper Dolls Retain Timeless Appeal
By Tania Penwell
Diamonds may be a woman's best friend, but a little girl's best friend is definitely her doll. While dolls are usually associated with girls, paper dolls are made and collected by young and old alike irrespective of their gender.
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Joy of Paper Dolls
By Kristiina Weber
I believe I was 10 or perhaps 12 when I started reading historic books. They were either romantic or adventure stories. I loved old places, houses and people along with their magnificent clothing. I used to dream myself into those stories and imagined all the dresses, coats and hats I would wear the houses I would live in and places I would visit. I love dreaming in grand scale today as much as I did back then.
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Paper Dolls - Endearing Childhood Treasures
By Tom Littlepage

Paper dolls are among of the simplest and cheapest of toys, and yet have provided great entertainment for children and adults around the world for centuries. These dolls are normally two dimensional, and are most often made of paper, but can also be made of other materials such as cloth, wood, or plastic, and can be figures of people, animals, or inanimate objects (including various types of toys). These dolls are also considered to include three dimensional dolls made entirely of paper.
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Welcome to the World of Paper Dolls!

Paper Dolls have been enjoyed by girls for years.

Birthday cards sometimes had a paper doll included in the design so a little girl could cut the card and have a doll to play with.

Vintage Paper Dolls - The Beginning
By Annette Jensen

In Pioneer America, vintage paper dolls were a valuable treasure since paper was limited. Imagine yourself as child living in a small cabin with very little to play with. You were given a paper doll, maybe two. You know how valuable they are and want to treasure them, so you find a special book and place them between pages or in a special box that you guard always for protection of your treasured paper-doll. Read Article

Collecting Paper Dolls
By Narcissa Summerfield

Snip, snip, snip with the scissors; around the base, along the curves and finally the last snip. The dolls, clad in colorful swimsuits, stood near by awaiting the final cut of their wardrobe. The hours invested in their story panned out while little fingers bent tabs to change attire. Read Article

Printable Paper Crafts - I'm Sold!
By Robert Grazian

Imagine the convenience of gifts, crafts or decorations you can "whip up" from home, using little more than your computer, printer and a handful of paper. Is the meteorologist calling for a rainy day? Are you dreading an afternoon of children going stir-crazy, wishing they were outside? Or perhaps you just remembered that it's your best friend's birthday. Read Article

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