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My cousin Chela shared a link to THIS ARTICLE, and I love it. I'm not even finished reading it, and I love it.

January Creation

January Creation:

I actually made these paperdolls when I was 14 or 15, and the coolest thing about them is that they're double sided. As 3D as paperdolls can get-- their backs are finished, and the clothes I made for them have two sides that connect with slits and tabs. It was all very satisfying to make them, and even though I knew I was "too old" for paperdolls, I loved the process. My little sister and I had fun playing with them, too-- we have fond memories of the stories we made up, laughing so hard we cried. There was one more paperdoll that seems to have vanished; my first attempt at a man...he was hideous, and we cracked up whenever we played with him. 

So for Christmas, I made copies of these dolls and laboriously recut them out, along with several outfits and way too many hairstyles (I went crazy and did every single hair color for every single style when I first made these dolls...but seriously, green hair? I'll pass this time). But I have only yet given them to one niece and my youngest sister-in-law...hope they like them! 

Here's an example of a clothed paperdoll with her wig of choice:

By the Way...

If you read this in Reader, you're missing out! I've changed the setup of my blog. Check it out!

And pretty soon, I'm going to have to make a new header doodle...Ender's no longer a baby, and he's not the only kid anymore! So I'll invite you Google Reader faithfuls to come see.

I love to read blogs on their actual blog pages. It makes it more individual, more blog-like. In Google Reader, I feel like I'm reading a mass email or something. It's just not as fun. Or as pretty. The look of a blog has a lot to do with the content, I feel. Maybe I put too much into it, but I really enjoy seeing the different styles across different blogs.

I think Reader is boring. :D