Comments on: Paper Dolls: After the Internet

By: Lynnea

Lynnea — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:41:38 +0000

I did the same thing Jessica did. I loved to cut out people and clothes from catalogs. I spent hours doing this. I also loved Barbie paperdolls. Feel free to come and see my collection! I have some awesome ones my father in law bought from ebay. I love them. It was all I could do to not punch them out. They are the nicer ones in long rectangle boxes. Most of mine were packages more like coloring books.

By: Misty

Misty — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:24:39 +0000

Thanks, Will for the great site to include in the list. cubeecraft.com has great cartoon figures including a companion cube.

Thanks all for including your stories (you too, Rick). I loved them all and am always excited to hear that my experiences are echoed in other people’s lives.

By: kat

kat — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:34:12 +0000

I loved paper dolls growing up. It was one of those few non-tom boyish activities that I loved. I still see the old fashioned type paper dolls in museum stores and such. I’ll have to keep my eye out for them now.

By: duchess

duchess — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:25:42 +0000

My mother encouraged my obsession with paper dolls. I will have to make sure to steer you towards them on our trip.

By: May

May — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:29:38 +0000

I grew up in the 50s when cut-out paper dolls were plentiful. Nothing was more fun that after a Saturday afternoon movie than to go next door to the 5 and dime store and buy a pack of paper dolls for 10 cents. Then go home, cut them out, and begin to construct a make believe world. The only thing to make that scene better was to have a friend or a cousin come over with hers and play with you all afternoon long.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:58:54 +0000

Ha ha snrk, Rick likes to make paper dolls.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:26:53 +0000

oops! That comment was supposed to be from me, not Rick. Now he’s glaring at me for not noticing who’s name was in the comment field!

By: Will

Will — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:12:42 +0000

Cubeecraft.com is a good resource. Very geeky for the most part.

By: Misty

Misty — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:02:11 +0000

I didn’t start cutting out of magazines until I was a teen but I wish I had thought of your idea when I was a kid!

By: Rick

Rick — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:59:22 +0000

I loved paper dolls too. I remember cutting up the JC Penney catalog to make my own. I would cut some of the models to be the doll and then cut several of the clothes to be the clothes. Didn’t matter that they weren’t perfectly fitting. I did get some actual paper doll kits that you mentioned, but I had almost just as much fun cutting up the catalog!