still love paper dolls...

i've always loved paper dolls

and i think that the black apple's are so fun...

so when i happened upon this book at urban outfitters

....i knew it had to be mine

.

The Black Apple's Emily Martin teaches you how to turn some basic art supplies into 21 sweet & mysterious characters, complete with clothes and accessories - plus, templates for 16 dolls ready to be designed by you! Find out how to draw, paint and personalize a little paper replica of anyone you'd like, plus, learn how to design your own paper clothes, shoes, glasses and more, cut and fold an armoire for doll-sized clothes and direct a stop-motion film with jointed paper doll actors!

still a paper doll girl....

my absolute love of magazines comes from my mom
and when i was little,

the magazine of hers that i loved, loved, loved

was mccalls

...only because of the betsy mccall doll in the back

of most of the issues

( and let me say, it was a sad month when there wasn't a doll to be found!)

anyway.....i was thrilled when mer mag

featured printable betsy mccall pages that can be found here

my daughter is now too old for paper dolls

(and i am sad to say,

she never really loved them the way i did, anyway)

but.......i may just print some for myself :)