Art Paperdolls...'Lydia, Oh Lydia'

Ooooooooh...

Lydia, oh Lydia,

Have you met Lydia,

Lydia The Tattooed Lady.

She has eyes that folks adore so,

And a torso, even more so.

Oh Lydia oh Lydia,

Say have you met Lydia,

Oh Lydia the Tattooed Lady,

When her muscles start relaxin,

Up the hill comes Andrew Jackson.

I just love the idea of 'Upstairs Downstairs' & the secrets of servants

of the Victorian era. 'Albert Nobbs' was a wonderful movie from last

years Academy Award season, that tragically told this tale. Lydia's

story isn't quite so sad...she simply ran away from home as a young

girl & joined the circus. After a tiring day of duty & service to her

wealthy employers, she goes to her tiny room, locking the door

behind her. She takes her uniform off & sitting on the edge of her

bed, she takes out her few treasured mementos. She looks into

the mirror at her tattoos & is transported to faraway places

& a life of adventure. I wonder why Lydia had to quit

the circus & become a maid?? I have my ideas... ;)

Lydia can be found HERE on my ETSY for $5.00!!!

XOXO

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Art Paperdolls...'There Was A Little Girl'

Happy November 1st Sweeties!!!

Well, I've made a rash decision...

I'm bypassing Thanksgiving & going straight into Christmas.

Enough pumpkins for me, I'm READY for Pine Trees & Pine Cones.

Merry Christmas Friends!!

{I know, don't die hard people like me just make you sick, lol}

AnyWho...

Here's another little friend I've made to add to my

Art Paperdoll Collage Sheet Collection,

'There Was A Little Girl, Who Had A Little Curl'. Isn't she a doll?

She's my 'NOT so well behaved' lady's daughter & she loves

dolls too! You can find her at my ETSY Shop for $5.00.

You will receive a digital download to your computer,

ready for you to print as many as you'd like.

More FUN to Come, I'm just SURE of it!!!

XOXO

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I LOVE Art Paperdolls...'Well Behaved Women'

Greetings Friends...

I don't know about you, but I LOVE paperdolls!!!

I have ever since I was a child. I couldn't wait for my Mommy's

McCalls magazine to come in the mail every month, so I could get

the one page I ADORED...Betsy McCall.

Over the years, I have made my own Art Paperdolls & sold them at

my shop or given them as gifts. I LOVE giving my dolls as a card

rather then a traditional card. I think a card is looked at, appreciated,

saved for a couple of weeks & then tossed, where a paperdoll is

enjoyed, displayed & considered as a work of art.

{my finished doll}

This Christmas I decided I'm going to make paperdolls for my family &

loved ones & use them as the gift tag. Believe it or not, a lot of digital

work goes into making these little Sweeties! Searching the internet for

just the right images, sizing & coloring all the images, days spent on

Photoshop getting everything as perfect as possible, for ONE doll. 

{havin a little bubbly, while undressing...naughty}

This Naughty & Nice, Victorian Beauty is called...

'Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History'.

How very true, right & she turned out so darn CUTE!!!

Sooooooo, I thought maybe it would be fun to share my one of a kind

creations on ETSY for everyone to enjoy. These are fun & easy to make,

just like when you were a kid. Instead of cutting & pasting, this time

your cutting & brading!! {adding brads} LOL

I will be listing them on ETSY for $5.00 as I design them. You will

receive a digital download, that you can download right to your own

computer & print from home & then Let The Fun Begin!!!

Hope you like them...there will be many more to come.

XOXO

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