Saturday, August 18, 2012

Bridal Cutouts








Whitman 1964 Bridal cutouts paper dolls.  Very mod set with very period clothing.

Description:Bridal set
Name:  Date:1964 Publisher:Whitman
Artist:unknown
Format:6 pages 2 sheets of dolls
Condition: uncut reproduction

Ratings: Out of 10
Base: 9 I love the swinging poses
Clothing: 8 very mod outfits
Accessories: 7.5 hats to match outfits
Cover:  not shown 9 lovely drawing of the bride with roses in backdrop
Color: 9 nice range of colors
Shading/Texture: 8.5 could use a little more shading, but good patterns
Overall:8.5 of 10

Friday, August 17, 2012

licca paper dolls










Some various sets of paper dolls featuring Licca, a fashion doll much like Barbie from Japan.

Description: Licca photo dolls
Name: Licca  Date:90s  Publisher: Takara Tomy?
Artist: Takara Tomy?
Format:3 sets, one un-punched, two punched
Condition: used,

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Happy Bride Cut Out dolls












A Whitman paper doll set that is wedding themed. The date is 1967.  There are four dolls and outfits for each doll.  I may be missing some pieces of this set.

Description: bridal set
Name:  Happy Bride Date: 1967 Publisher: Whitman
Artist:unknown
Format:folder, punch out dolls and clothes
Condition: used, incomplete

Ratings: Out of 10
Base: 8.5 lovely dolls and good poses
Clothing: 8 very retro/mod outfits
Accessories: 8.5 nice hats and purses
Cover:  9 lovely illustration of the bride, good colors
Color: 8.5 nice bright colors with good variety
Shading/Texture: 8 fun patterns and textures
Overall:8.4 of 10

Monday, August 13, 2012

vintage handmade paper doll







A vintage handmade paper doll set with a few clothes from other sets that were altered to fit the dolls.  I do not know the artist or the era exactly.  Color pencil is the medium.

Description:handmade vintage paper dolls
Name: unknown  Date:40s or 50s Publisher: none
Artist:unknown child or teen
Format:2 dolls, drawn clothes, magazine cut outfits, accessories from other dolls
Condition:

Ratings: Out of 10
Base: 8 doll two is a little thin and lips are little large,
Clothing: 8 lots of outfits, mix and match, some do not fit well
Accessories: 7 good use of other doll accessories
Cover: N/A
Color: 7 pencil is faded and faint on some
Shading/Texture: 6 cute patterns
Overall:7.2 of 10

Friday, August 10, 2012

Robin Hood and Maid Marian Peck Gandre













Robin Hood and Maid Marian set from Peck-Gandre copyright 1992.  This is part of the Romance Series.  It includes 2 dolls, 3 sheets of black and white outfits, and colored outfits.

Description:Peck-Gandre set
Name:  Robin Hood and Maid Marian Date: 1992 Publisher:Peck-Gandre
Artist:Peck-Gandre
Format:2 solid dolls colored and black and white outfits
Condition: cut and colored

Ratings: Out of 10
Base: 8.5 not a big fan of Robin, but Marian is lovely
Clothing: 9 lovely detail to the costumes
Accessories: 9 good attached accessories and hats
Cover: N/A folder with cutout heart window showing dolls
Color: 8.5 nice range of colors
Shading/Texture: 9.5 lovely patterns and textures
Overall:8.9 of 10