my heart trembles and sings

my own dear child eyes of bluest bright, alight body in holy motionbrimming over with lifesongand the beating, beating, beating heart beautiful breath that flows inside you like a melody for the gift of your love and living presence my heart trembles and sings (This is the image I saw outside my office window as…

The Princess and The Pea and Beauty and the Beast

Hello from The Paper Doll Club.  We are having some technical difficulties around here.  Our internet has been down off and on for two weeks, which has made uploading impossible, and last week our scanner died.  (See the weird marks on the bottom of Paloma’s drawing)  : ( So, I am going to take the pressure…

Half a Year of Paper Dolls from The Paper Doll Club

It is The Paper Doll Club’s Half-Birthday!  Thanks to all of those who stop by and print out our drawings to color and play with.  It has been a lot of fun for me and the kids. This week, I have to admit, that due to a lot of major transition in our lives (more…

Janie, Rosie, Heidi, and Mae

This week the girls named their paper dolls after themselves.  Not sure why.  Rosie named the cat after her baby sister, Heidi. I love Rosie’s color palette this week.  She drew her pictures on white card stock and painted them with watercolors, then cut them and pasted them onto a piece of brown kraft paper…

Poppy, Lady Leucojum, and Friends

Happy Spring from The Paper Doll Club. I love the girls’ drawings this week.  Rosie’s Poppy has a beautiful pink poppy dress.  I love everything about this doll. Paloma’s little girls are full of rich details.  One of the friends is carrying a basket of easter eggs.  I hope you enjoy playing with these paper…

Miss Vanilla, CatPuppies,The Fox and Rabbit, and Super Bunny

Happy Monday from The Paper Doll Club!  Today we have some sweet paper dolls for you. Miss Vanilla has ice cream for hair and a combination sugar cone/plain cone dress.  If she gets cold, you can put on her strawberry syrup shawl, and if she’d like to go out for some fun, put on her…

Super Bunny Boy, Ninja Bunnies, Baby Sisters, and Girls With Fans

Happy Leap Day!  This is a fun week from The Paper Doll Club.  For all of the little boys who have patiently endured weeks of princesses and very girly paper dolls, this week is for you!  Super Bunny Boy is a fun little guy.  I especially like his skinny rocket pjs.  Hope you will have fun coloring…

Harperella, Hazel, Rose, and King Candy

We have lots of paper dolls for you this week.  I think you will especially like Kells’s cute little guy named King Candy.  He is wearing a birthday cake hat and has a little baby friend.  I love this boy’s drawings. Paloma has another girl named Rose with a  bunny named Rosie.  And Rosie has…

Best Friends, Girls, and a Bunny from The Paper Doll Club

Some sweet girls by Rosie and Paloma this week.  I think you will love all of the detail to color in Paloma’s girls.  She made a doll named Rosie that is very Valentine-y, complete with a heart sweater, box of chocolates, heart crown, and special bouquet of flowers.  Rosie has made a beautiful girl with…

Valentines and The Queen of Hearts

Happy February from The Paper Doll Club.  This week, we made Valentines!  Print them out on some card stock, color them, write your to and from on the back, and pass them out or drop them in the mail for Valentine’s Day.  I loved making these.  My favorite is the peanut butter and jelly sandwich….

Cinderella, Little Red, and Sleeping Beauty Paper Dolls

We were in a fairy tale mood this week.  I had a lot of fun drawing Cinderella, which was one of my favorites as a child.  Rosie’s Little Red Riding Hood is beautiful and sweet.  Perfect for play.  Paloma drew a lovely Sleeping Beauty.  (I am slightly terrified of her old witch with the spinning…

Swan Lake, Violet Fairy, and The Love Cats by The Paper Doll Club

We have lots of dolls for you this week!  Swan Lake is a ballet with amazing music by Tchaikovsky.  I have never actually seen the ballet, but I listened to the story with the music as a child.  This morning, the girls and I listened to a great rendition of the story on spotify called Swan Lake,…