The kids and I got really inspired this week, and we are happy to share with you Part 1 of The Nutcracker Paper Doll Set. We will be sending Part 2 next week, so after you color these and cut them out (while listening to The Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies, of course!), save them so…
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Paper Doll and Song: Stargirl
This week, Rosie decided to make a “space girl,” so I was inspired to illustrate a character from a song that I wrote several years ago called Stargirl and Moonboy. It is a sweet little love song that Randy and I recorded here at the house. I play accordion, and he plays guitar, bass, and Irish…
Ms. Cinnamon, Moon Shell the Selkie, Pansy and Lilly by The Paper Doll Club
I love this week’s paper dolls. Rosie’s are inspired by Song of the Sea, an amazing movie based on the traditional Irish legend of the Selkie, a girl who turns into a seal. I especially love her name, Moon Shell, and the fact that she is wearing a seaweed dress. My paper dolly is a…
The Paper Doll Club: Sleeping Beauty, Sara, and Lilly Rose
This week’s printable are Sleeping Beauty dolls. One is awake, and one is asleep. Hope you enjoy coloring them, cutting them out, and playing! You could cut the sleeping doll a bed out of colored paper, make her a paper pillow, and a paper blanket to pull up over her. And if you like, you could…
Paper Doll Club: The Little Family of Mr. and Mrs. Bunny, Princess Bunnies, and Pop and Tart
Hope you enjoy this week’s paper dolls! We have a little Bunny Family, and a couple of Princess Bunnies by Paloma, age 6. I am also happy to share the little Bunny Boys by Kells, age 4. They are named Pop and Tart. Decorate them, cut them out, and play! To subscribe to The Paper Doll Club…
Paper Doll Club–Lady Lark, Feather, and Robin Feather Lace
Welcome to the Paper Doll Club, Week #2. Here are your free printable paper dolls from Rosie, Paloma, and me. I started working on mine and told the girls I was going to make a lady with a bird nest for a hat. From that little bit of inspiration, they created two beautiful dollies, Feather (by…
The Paper Doll Club
Happy Monday, everyone! Today, the girls and I have a little gift we’d like to send to you. We spend a lot of time drawing, cutting, folding, and making things out of paper. We decided that we are going to start a Paper Doll Club. We are going to try our best to make paper…
6 Quick Kid-Friendly Crafts Made from Recycled Materials
I recently finished my miniseries called How-To Tuesdays. To make it easier to find these in my blog, I am just putting them all together here in one post. Hope you can find something to make with your kiddos using things you have laying around the house. These are quick, easy, inexpensive playthings that can…
How-To Tuesdays #3: How to Make a Meow-Meow (and other soft dolls)
I love handmade soft dolls. I have always wanted to make them, but my sewing skills are VERY basic. A few months ago, I pulled out a bunch of old fabric scraps–some outgrown or damaged clothes, some bits and pieces of projects-gone-by. I went through them with the girls, asking which ones they liked, then…
How-To Tuesdays #2: Cereal Box-Grocery Bag Journal
I love journals. (You can read about my lifelong love of writing here: Journaling, or The Story of My Life) I love handmade books. I love kraft paper. I love flimsy cardboard covers… Because of that, I am just crazy about these quick, easy, no-previous-experience-necessary little handmade books. The pages are made from cut up…
How-To Tuesdays #1: Milk Jug “Paper Dolls”
It us turning out to be an amazing summer for us. Randy is spending a record amount of hours in the living-room-recording studio. (If you haven’t heard any of our sneak-previews from the new album, check them out on our website–www.thejosephineknot.com) There is a lot of creative energy bouncing around here. As a challenge and…