Queen of Queens

Queen Alexandra of Denmark,

Queen Consort of King Edward VII,

Mother of King George V,

Sister to Princess Dagmar of Denmark, {Maria Feodorovna}

Aunt to Tsar Nicholas II,

the Last Tsar of Russia.

Queen Mary of Teck,

Queen Consort of George V,

Mother of King Edward, who abdicated the throne for Wallis Simpson

& to Albert who took his place & became King George VI,

Grandmother to our current Queen Elizabeth.

Queen Marie Antoinette of France,

Born Archduchess of Austria,

She ruled France with her husband,

King Louis the XVI,

who she was married to from 1770 until 1793

when they were both executed during the

French Revolution.

Soooooo, from all of the paper doll designs I've made lately,

I have decided I, vintagesusie, am the Queen of Queens!

It's a tough job, but someone has to do it!!! :)))

{if you'd like to see any of my dolls for sale,
they can be found in my etsy shop right
HERE}

XOXO

vintagesusie

Dapper Dan

Hi Darlins...

Just a quick post to show you my NEW Gentleman Friend...

Dapper Dan!

All my Victorian Ladies were in need of a companion!!

I think he's quite DAPPER...

how bout you??

XOXO

vintagesusie

Paper Dolls Headin to Finland!!!

Happy TGIF Sweet Friends!

Say HI to my new Victorian Paper Doll...

this girl has a HABIT, a RIDING HABIT that is!! ;)

This has been a tough week for me...my Daddy had a hip replacement

& has been suffering some complications from it. I've been going back

& forth to the hospital & have been so worried about him. But I was

very excited this morning to wake up to 2 separate paperdoll orders!

Two dolls are headed to a new customer in Helsinki, Finland & one

doll is on her way to a return customer in Victoria, Australia. How

Absolutely Fabulous is that!!! :)))

Here is another affirmation, that doing what you LOVE & following

your BLISS can lead you in a direction you might have never even

imagined. I make paperdolls & I LOVE it! And guess what, others

have an appreciation for it too & I'm selling them.

Who would have thunk!!! LOL

XOXO

vintagesusie

do you want to play paperdolls?

{check out the Ed Hardy high tops}

When I was a little girl I loved to play with paperdolls!

I don't remember thinking of my family as poor & I had my fair share of Barbie's & Skipper's,

but paperdolls seemed to be the one luxury I could possibly talk my Mother into while shopping at our local pharmacy in Belmont Shore.

Jumping out of the car with my new acquisition, I would run to the kitchen, grab a pair of scissors & frantically cut EVERYTHING out.

Do you remember how they had little tabs at the shoulders & on the sides to fold behind your doll to keep the outfits on & how you had to make a tiny, little slit in the hat to slide it on? That was always hard!

So...would you be surprised to know that at 53 years young, I get paid to make paperdolls?

I am! I could never have imagined, in my wildest of dreams, that 1. I would be a shopgirl & own my very own store & 2. I would make whimsical paperdolls & sell them there.

Now I don't cut quite so frantically, glitter is always included, they almost always have wings & are riding on something magical, but yes...I truly do get paid to make these delightful, paper fairies!

Can you imagine my excitement when I was asked to create a custom order for a dear friend's, Mother's 80th birthday? Overjoyed!

She provided me with the black & white photo of her Mommy when she was just a wee lass.

Looking at that sweet little B&W face, I knew she had to have some soft color, so off to Photoshop we went. I then gathered together some of my favorite elements...black & white striped tights & high tops being a favorite.

I'm under some strange illusion that all little girls need to look a little bit like 'Alice'.

I then print all the components on a white card stock, cut them out, add glitter & let dry. I edge them with a dark chalk for shadow & attach the elements with brads allowing some of the parts to be movable. The final touch is to add a colorful wire for hanging & again..

Viola!! C'est Tres Magnifique!

Thank you Carol for the chance to rekindle my passion & play again!

And I wish your dear Mommy,

the Sweetest of Birthdays!
Look how happy she looks flying on a bluebird!

XOXO

PS: Just email me if you'd like a custom doll made for someone you love!

Paper Dolls, My New OCD!

It all started so innocently. I have always loved paper dolls, as a child one of my favorite memories is when my Mother would get her McCall's magazine issue & I would get my new Betsy McCall paper doll. Carefully I would tear out the page & sit on the floor with my scissors & cut out Betsy or one of her friends & a bevy of cute outfits for her to wear...what a sweet & simple joy. Well, I recently joined an 'Alice in Wonderland' swap & it happens to be for a paper doll. I have never actually created my own paper doll, but I felt I was up to the challenge because of my general knowledge & experience in this area, LOL. OK...I'm hooked!!! I'm in love with making paper dolls! I can't get enough of them. The search for the perfect face or dress or tights is all consuming, everything must wait until I find the perfect pair of wings. So now, at 53, for hours, I sit on the floor with my scissors & obsess & cut out & play with my paper dolls & it is still such a sweet & simple joy! Here are a few of my new creations..I adore them!