Nuts for the Thanksgiving Table page

This is a paper play page -, something to keep the children busy while Mother cooked the feast. It also gave the children something to contribute to the fun at the table. Each of the hinged nuts had a riddle or connundrum to be pasted inside the "nut-shaped booklets" The riddles are very similar to what might be found in a Christmas Cracker - a little hokey but fun.The artist who created this page was Lou Eleanor Colby. This page was originaly published in The Delineator, November 1910This page would make a fun Thanksgiving card or invitation.The actual size of the digital image is 3150 by 4500 pixels - a very large image that will print out to a full page size with great clarity and detail or could be resized to create cards. It is available at digitalpaperdolls for $1.50 and will be digitally delivered within 24 hours of placing your order - no S/H costs and Paypal shopping cart on site.

Back to School

There are not all that many back to school themed paper doll pages. One of the nicest is the September page by Berta and Elmer Hader entitled This is the way Ruth goes to School.

Originally published September 1924 in the Good Housekeeping Magazine. Ruth is one of a series of 12 Girl of the Month pages that the Haders created.

I am constantly amazed at the art that went in to these vintage paper doll pages. This one is frameable as a delightful picture for the wall of a child's room. It also has some wonderful collage or scrapbooking design components.

Giving Dolly a Halloween Party

This is a full-base paper doll by Carolyn Chester, originally published in The Delineator, October 1912.
I think it one of the coolest paper doll pages that I have ever seen. It is frameable as is but could also be used as a collage or scrapbooking element. It would make a fast and fabulous Halloween card or party invitation.

The digital image is 3000 by4500 pixels - large enough for great detail and clarity when printed out but this image could also be resized and used in a wide variety of projects. This and other full-base paper dolls are available at digitalpaperdolls

Dottie Darling goes to a Halloween Party

Here is an excellent example of a double sided paper doll - a doll with a front and a back and usually hinged. Even her black cat and her Halloween bat are double sided as are her clothes.The artist who created Dottie Darling was Corinne Pauli Waterall.
The dolls in this series very strongly resemble the Dolly Dingle dolls of Grace Drayton (who was also the creator of the Campbell Soup kids). Dolly Dingle was the monthly paper doll of the Pictorial Review from 1916 to 1933.
This Dottie Darling page was originally published in the Pictorial Review of October 1933

Halloween Hilarity

Halloween is coming and just after that is Thanksgiving
If it feels like I want to rush into Autumn - you're absolutely right
I am a cool weather person - I tolerate summer because it makes other people happy and because I really can't do much about it.

What makes me happy is-

Autumn leaves turning colour
Crisp red apples
Early morning frost
Seeing your breath
Sweaters
Scarves
The first snowfall

I have lots of great autumn themed digital paper doll images to share this month.

The image today is "Halloween Hilarity" by artist John Dukes McKee and was originally published in 1931, a great animated paper toy. (not technically a paper doll)

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This image would be fun just printed out and used for paper play but this image could also be used in collage and scrapbooking.

Fun image for party invitations.