Welcome to PJ's Paper Doll Factory where you will find paper dolls in all shapes and sizes! From the twins, Rueben and Rachel pictured here that are characters in our fully illustrated children's book, "Twiglet, the Little Christmas Tree", to International Friends Paper Dolls from around the world. There are Little Animal Paper Dolls and Universal Paper Dolls that you can completely personalize yourself!! Scroll down to the Paper Doll Table of Contents to see the list of all the paper dolls available and the paper dolls to come...or sign up for PJ's Paper Doll Memories eNewsletter! Remember to drop by PJ's Paper Doll Cut Outs Blog and leave us your comments, we would love to hear from you!!!
How I Imagine Paper Dolls Were Created
The
idea of cutting out clothes has been around for centuries. We have
used many different mediums to clothe our families. So in the spirit
of creating and designing outfits that adorn for beauty, comfort, or
necessity, the idea of paper dolls was born.
I can imagine the very first designer of clothes
looking at her creations laid out on the drawing table thinking that
they would make wonderful toys for the children in the village.
Getting excited about the idea, she probably said out loud, "Now I
will have to fashion a little paper doll to wear these miniature
designs".
A little girl must have been hovering near the drawing board as the
designer cut out that very first outfit. I can see the little girl
with stars in her eyes, waiting not so patiently, excitement evident
in her chatter as she asks for the hundredth time, "is it cut out
yet?" And then, when it is finally her turn to use the scissors, she
carefully cuts out another dress for her new toy. She does not want
to be left out of this new idea! She has embarked on an adventure of
a life time as her imagination is sparked and the little girl sits for
hours playing with her first little paper doll.
Then the designer gets back to work with a sigh of satisfaction that
she has caused to come into existence a means by which thoughts
could be expressed and made known! However, the new idea doesn't
stop there. The little girl has a friend that is bedridden, she is
crippled and can't get out to play with the rest of the children of
the village. She gathers up her paper doll, the outfits that have
not yet been cut out, and a second pair of scissors. With permission
from the designer, and a second paper doll for the other little
girl, she goes next door to her friends' house.
You can just see the little crippled girl getting better as the two
little girls play with the dolls and clothes made of paper. She is
smiling and giggling as she tries out each outfit, hanging the
purses on the paper dolls arm or maybe off her shoulder, making sure
to find the matching hat to put on the little doll of papers' head!
When it is time for our thoughtful little girl to go home, she
promises to bring new outfits with her the next time she can come
over. Written by Janey Loree ~ October 14, 2007
PJ's Paper Doll Poetry Articles:
"Twas a Couple of Weeks before Christmas" Poem
PJ's Paper Doll Memories eNewsletter ~ Winter 2007 Edition
ach of our paper dolls have lots and lots of "art sparks" that can be used for your scrapbooking fun!
Excellent therapy for shut-ins and hours of entertainment for kids of all ages.
dd the booklet
size to your order as a keepsake, so that you can have fun cutting out
the larger doll and clothes.
Coming soon to match our paper dolls...coloring books, stickers, stationery, greeting cards,
and gift cards.
's Paper Doll Table of Contents
Rueben 'n' Rachel ~ Twins from "Twiglet" the Little Christmas Tree
Fawn ~ An International Friends Paper Doll from NATIVE AMERICA
Tiffany ~ An International Friends Paper Doll from THE UNITED STATES
Adelita ~ An International Friends Paper Doll from COST RICA
PJ's Universal Paper Dolls ~ that are available right now; Dolls V through AG are on the drawing board!
PJ's Universal Paper Dolls ~ Mary Elizabeth's Doll
PJ's Universal Paper Dolls ~ Shirley Anne's Doll
PJ's Universal Paper Dolls ~ Marjorie Alice's Doll
PJ's Universal Paper Dolls ~ Jessie Carol's Doll
PJ's Universal Paper Girls
PJ's Paper Baby Dolls
PJ's Kids of the World
PJ's Twins of the World
PJ's Little Girl Paper Doll
PJ's Janey Loree
PJ's Tiara ~ PJ's Red Carpet Paper Doll ~ Published in "Paper Doll Studio ~ The Quarterly Publication of the Original Paper Doll Artists Guild Issue ~ #86 Summer 2006"
PJ's Etta Rae ~ PJ's Erte Paper Doll ~ Published in "Paper Doll Studio ~ The Quarterly Publication of the Original Paper Doll Artists Guild Issue ~ #89 Fall 2007"
PJ's Sally Ann (waiting for her to come out in the Contemporary Doll Magazine in 2008!)
PJ's Book Character Paper Doll ~ Pollyanna ~ She went to the 2006 Paper Doll Convention!
Gracie 'n' Donnie
PJ's Featured Paper Doll...
PJ's See Through Paper Doll...
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...Owner Phyllis Mae (Freckles) recollects..."In a family of five girls
and three boys, my sisters and I loved paper dolls. I remember my older sisters, Mary Elizabeth (Beth) and Shirley Anne (Sheryl) drawing paper
dolls, and Marjorie Alice (Marj), Jessie Carol (Cricket) and I having to have our own paper dolls.
We drew our own paper doll clothes on
any plain paper we could find. We cut out the models from old Sears
Roebuck, and Montgomery Ward catalogs and then tried to find clothes to
fit. If all else failed we would cut our own pattern from the material
pages. We kept all of our paperdoll treasures in old shoe boxes under
our beds."
excerpt from Phyllis' Paper Doll
Memories ~ PJ's Paper Doll Newsletter - September issue ~ Read the rest
of Phyllis' memories on
PJ's Paper Doll Cut Out Blog!
..."After my mother drew Velvet for me she told me that she would need to be backed with cardboard to make her stronger. My search led me to my dad's garage where I found the cardboard from the "3M Sanding Block Sand-Paks"...the sand paper was left in a neat little pile on the bench.
I still have my homemade paperdolls. They are old, faded, crinkled, and torn, but they have memories that are precious and unique." excerpt from Janey's Paper Doll Memories ~ PJ's Paper Doll Newsletter - October issue ~ Read the rest of Janey's memories on PJ's Blog!
"It is only my memory that keeps my Grandma, Mary, with me. A paper doll is involved in one of my earliest memories of my Grandma. My first paper dolls came at the "magical" time of year that fills children's hearts and minds with awe and wonder: Christmas. I think that it was my Grandma who gave me my first paper dolls. I would have been 4 - 5 years old. My Grandma had come for a visit. She lived in Florida, we lived in California. Of course, Grandma spent most of her visit with my Mother and other grown ups." excerpt from Rhonda's Paper Doll Memories ~ PJ's Paper Doll Newsletter ~ November issue ~ Read the rest of Rhonda's memories on PJ's Blog!
Our International guests may use the handy foreign exchange currency converter
to find your price for the items on this page.
List of countries our International guests call home...
...Mexico, Switzerland, Argentina, Peru, France, Brazil, Canada, Netherlands, Belgium, United States, Japan, Turkey, Chile, Poland, Australia, Taiwan, Portugal, Germany, Sweden, Thailand, Czech Republic, Colombia, New Zealand (Aoteatoa), Denmark, Italy, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Hungary, Israel, Austria, Finland, Iceland, Dominican Republic, Norway, Ukraine, Morocco, Spain, Hong Kong, Costa Rica, Singapore, Greece, Guatemala, Egypt, Ireland, Russian Federation, Ecuador, Lithuania, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Uruguay, Honduras, Iran, Jordan, Syria, India, Pakistan, Macedonia, Malaysia, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Philippines, Slovak Republic, Estonia, Uzbekistan, Croatia (Hrvatska), Fiji, Paraguay, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, South Korea, Latvia, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, & South Africa, Yugoslavia, Slovenia, Lebanon...
PJ's Paper Doll Attractions...
Coming Soon to a website near you!!!PJ's Universal Kids Paper Doll Cut Outs...
...Native American...Caucasian...Mexican...Asian...African-American...
These ten kids have five different colored outfits each. Their wardrobe includes
dress attire, pioneer garments, pajamas, play clothes, and party apparel.
Native American Boy Native American Girl
Caucasian Boy Caucasian Girl
Mexican Boy Mexican Girl
Asian Boy Asian Girl
African-American Boy African-American Girl
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