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Does anyone remember how to make the actual paper dolls from the readers digest books? MY mother and I are trying to make them as my grandmother used to, but we cant figure out how to attach the head, etc. Thanks :) !!
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Re: Paper Dolls from readers digests
Tue, January 24, 2006 - 9:46 PMhmmmm.... I think Marie Antoinette paper dolls would be lovely.
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Heads for Magazine Dolls
Wed, February 1, 2006 - 3:09 PMHello!
I haven't made them since I was a little girl, but WAAAAY back then, the heads were styrofoam balls, and you used a paring knife to cut a small conical section from the bottom. You then put some Elmer's glue in it, and stuck it onto the pointed top of the doll's body made from the reader's digest.
Also, back then, Reader's Digest was about twice as thick as they are today, so you may want to glue two of them together, so your doll will have the proper "fullness."
Hope this helps!
~Maddy -
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Re: Heads for Magazine Dolls
Wed, February 1, 2006 - 3:28 PMoh, now i know what you're taking about!! the body is the mag opened front to back (like those paper beolls for wedding showers)with the pages folded origami-styleso the thing stands up. but i have no idea how to do it. helpful , aint i?
i remember making betsey mc call doll's from mc call's magazine...cutting out the dolls, gluing them to the cardboard that came in my mom' s packages of nylons, then cutting out the clothes,. such fun.
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Re: Paper Dolls from readers digests
Thu, February 2, 2006 - 3:41 PMIf you're still having problems, here's a tutorial online:
familycrafts.about.com/cs/mak...gel.htm
And here is Reader's Digest's directions for the Christmas tree, which was similar:
www.rd.com/content/openContent.do
