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Category Archives: Paper Dolls
Valentine Fun
Happy New Year, everyone! Julie here, with a couple of Valentine-inspired projects to share with you. I know we just finished Christmas (wasn’t it wonderful?!), but it’s never too early to get started on a few Valentines for your favorite people…
A sweet little paper doll from the Family Fun collection is the focal point of this easy peasy Valentine. Sitting on a vintage Bingo card…
…and skirted with some lovely pink crepe paper, it’s easy to add any embellishment your heart desires…
Next–an adorable little Valentine boy with heart-in-hand…
Perched on a cute little bucket from the Dollar Section at Target and surrounded by all the vintage trappings of Valentines’ Day, it’s he’s all ready to be filled with some tasty treats to be given to a special friend…
Wishing you buckets of fun in the upcoming season!
Julie
Christmas: Retro & Victorian Style!
Hello, everyone–and Happy December! Hard to believe it’s upon us already, but ready or not–here we go!
Just a couple of projects to share with you today–I did a bit of vintage, Victorian Christmas & Retro Christmas–can never decide which I love more!
We’ll go Victorian first–an ornament made using a bit of vintage tinsel trim, chocolatey brown crepe paper & lovely aqua foil (both from the Dimestore Vogue kit), vintage sheet music, an original bit of Victorian scrap–good ole Santa himself–and some beautiful vintage gold dresden–the Merry Christmas sign…I love it all!
Now to retro–
…an adorable photo found by googling, perfect red & white checked paper from the Family Fun kit, a bit of vintage sheet music, an oversized retro bow, Twirly Twine, vintage buttons, lace, old Christmas seals (love them!), some red & green old game money, a big, green Bingo card, and a jolly plastic “Merry Christmas” meant to hang from tree or package–I had so much fun putting it all together!
Wishing you all a wonderfully glorious Christmas season!
Julie
All the vintage/retro bits & pieces are found in the Vintage Labels Kit, the Vintage Christmas Elegance kit, or the Vintage Christmas Trimmings kit.… Read the rest
The Holidays are Here – Quick Bag and Tag
Happy December 2012! Have you picked a word to define this season? My word is busy! Between concerts, social events, work events, and just the day to day, my life is extremely busy! And, I still want to create something special for the people I love. For my posting this month, I created two quick items that can jump start your holiday season.
First, I made a small gift bag that would be perfect for a hostess gift or maybe even a gift card for that special someone!
Supplies used:
Red and silver ribbon
Green tulle
Thread
Twirly twine packaging
Bingo Card
Glassine Bag
Embossing folder
Adhesive – wet and dry
To make this item
- Assemble all needed items
- Emboss red shiny paper and using dry adhesive, adhere to glassine bag
- Adhere bingo card over red paper and add ticket from Twirly Twine packaging, glitter with stickles
- As the bag is drying select paper doll. adhere red ribbon bow at neckline, using a large basting stitch baste tulle and pull thread to gather, adhere to paper doll using liquid adhesive. When tacky add silver ribbon “waist band” – tie in back plus adhere with liquid adhesive.
- When doll is dry adhere to bag.
Even quicker tag! Seriously this took me less than 15 minutes once all the components were assembled.
Items used:
Tag
Embossing folder
Vintage list, Ad with santa, small green tag, and vintage holly – all from VSM store
Red Twirly twine and packaging
Double sided Tape
Glitter – vintage from my stash
Liquid and dry adhesive
Okay, set your timer. Here we go!
- Emboss red paper, using dry adhesive adhere to tag. Repunch hole in tag.
- Cut vintage list paper and adhere to tag, ink sides as desired (I used green tea ink)
- Adhere Santa Ad to lower corner with liquid glue, trim to edge and ink as desired.
- Wrap upper part of tag with four wraps of red twirly twine and tie with a double knot. Let large tag dry.
- Adhere double sided tape to small tag and glitter. Tip: press glitter down with your finger to really get it to stick. Add “for you” from the twine packaging.
- Mount small tag over large and wrap twirly twin six times through the two holes. Tie ends into a knot.
- Last step adhere vintage dimensional embellishment with liquid adhesive and let dry.
Hope you enjoy these two quick projects and enjoy the Christmas Season with those you love!
So Thankful…
This time of year, my thoughts are often centered around all that I’m thankful for in my life…from family to this crafting hobby of mine!
First up this month, is a decor-piece I made, using one of these cool vintage Mason Jar Lids as a base!
If you’ll notice, I also utilized the vintage clothespins from my Dad, which I mentioned HERE. After gluing the pins onto the jar base, I tied it with some hemp & Twirly Twine.
Layered Bingo Cards, and diecuts from the Family Fun collection, created the center focus of the piece.
I dressed the paper dolls, and tucked them into the doily pocket. This way they can be taken out and played with, then returned to their spot. A fun little addition to our November decor, that brings out the Family Gratitude focus during this month of Thanksgiving.
Lastly, a “Thankful For You Daily” card:
I used some gorgeous papers, accents, and ephemera from the Kitsch Kitchen section of the VSM store.
I created the card sentiment using both Twirly Twine tickets, as well as words cut out from THIS versatile paper.
This Days-of-the-Week ephemera sheet was the perfect complement to my Thankful Daily theme…I added subtle layering with a bingo card and Linen Tinted Tape…my favorite!
Wishing you all a month full of thankful thoughts &, as always, lots of crafting!
~Keri… Read the rest
Getting Ready for the Holidays
It is time to begin getting prepared for those special winter holidays. Whatever your family traditions, you can find great products for cards and decorations at Vintage Street Market. Both of these cards were made using the Family Fun Paper Pack and May Arts Ribbon. I love the vintage feel for my holiday cards and the paper dolls come with such adorable outfits. The little boy looks a lot like the boys in my neighborhood growing up with the fabulous plaid and check outfits.
The little girl is straight from elementary school. Wouldn’t this make a great special card for a teacher? For this card, I again used a cute paper doll and layered her over altered chipboard, which was inked to enhance the retro/vintage feel. The skeleton leaves were added with liquid adhesive under the ribbon. The ribbon is from May Arts. The Vintage Street Market store has some awesome green ribbon just like this red ribbon, which would be really fun for holiday greetings!
I hope you are able to enjoy a relaxed holiday season full of fun times and creativity! Watch this spot for more great ideas!
