Kewpie's New Year 2018

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Happy New Year everyone.  Just finished this single page paper doll today just in time for 2018!  Of course, I used a reference photo I found on the internet of the famous Kewpie character doll created by Rose O'Neill. When I was younger I thought the naked baby character was a tad creepy, but now I find the vintage doll charming.  My paper doll has 4 outfits, a party suit, pajamas, and two party dresses along with shoes and accessories.  I always believed Kewpie to not have a gender, being a boy or a girl so I included outfits for male and female.  The 'alcoholic' drink is more like a Shirley temple and the bottle of cider.  I decided on Kewpie as a 'baby new year' character.

Winter Wear

 The Last theme for the Collaboration.  It's been tons of fun and quite a challenge.  It was great seeing everyone's unique ideas about each theme.  This months theme was winter weather that you prefer.  I hate the cold, so I live in a desert.  Snow is evil.  I like light layers that are easy to remove.  But I love a cable knit sweater!  So I drew one with winter leggings and a matching cap.  I tried to draw a jacket I own... My thumb is still healing from a kitchen accident, so it's hard for me to draw right now.  Can't wait to start next years new projects but I'll miss working on this one each month.


For more outfits for this doll drawn by me click here

More for this theme in the blogs below
Paper Doll School here
Paper Thin Persona here
Pop Culture Paper Dolls  here

Jane Arden

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season.  Here's a fun Jane Arden newspaper featuring Jane in an unusual pose along with 4 fabulous skiing outfits.  This one is dated 3-19-39,

Christmas 2017

Between finals, cutting my thumb, and being sick, I haven't had much time to do a Christmas paper doll.  Start early, I tell myself every year... Yet the holiday sneaks up on you!  Don't know if I'll do a New Years paper doll. 

Pat O'Brien

Another Movie Dressograph newspaper sheet from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.  This pose is just amazing, so unusual for a paper doll.  The above set features the actor Pat O'Brien along with three outfits and two hats.  These are from his movies "The Irish in Us", "Oil for the Lamps of China" and "Caliente"  This one is dated 3-1-35. 

Doodle Dump 2

princess serenity

princess serenity

princess rose

princess serenity

princess rose

vampire

lolita

princess serentiy

lolita

ballerinas

Schools almost over, today is my last day!  So here are my sketches from the back of my school notes (all the ones I liked a bit at least).

Lovely back view paper doll from Tillie the Toiler Fashion Parade by Russ W Stover, this one is dated 4-21-35.  It features two dresses and a hat.

Oh Christmas Tree

upside down mushrooms

elf

bird clip

chapel

vintage bulbs

peacock

seal

angel

Finished decorating my Christmas Tree the other day.  First Christmas in my own home! 

Rebecca

This beautiful two page magazine paper doll might be one of my favorites.  It features a K and R doll called Rebecca who is 28 inches tall in real life. The K and R stands for Kammer and Reinhardt.  The lovely detailed doll has 2 outfits, along with a hat, parasol and teddy bear.  The same artist, J. Grammer also did the cover for the magazine in color. The magazine is Dollmaking from Summer 1986.

2017 Christmas Wish List

It's that time of year again!  Here's a List of things I want.  Not that I expect any of you to buy them for me...

Start off with Paper Doll related items.

 
This beautiful set by Cory Jensen



cute Dolly Dingle coloring


 this book




wonderful book by Julie Matthews


this Korean book

and pretty much any issues of Paperdoll Review Magazine
https://paperdollreview.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=11