Scrap dolls

I’ve been quite ill so I haven’t made much this year. I’ve just designed these scrap dolls and the idea originated from the November 2010 edition of “The world of interiors magazine”. This is a way of recycling very small scraps of fabrics, lace and ribbon. The scrap dolls can be used as bookmarks or to show off samples of your favourite fabrics. They would look lovely made into cards. If you paste the paper doll onto very stiff cardboard and waterproof it before adding the fabric scraps and a brooch pin – you’ll have a brooch to wear. To make one:
• Simply find a paper doll with the hands off the body (see below for some websites).
• Print it on nice paper (I’ve used thick watercolour paper) and cut it out.
• Decorate with scraps of nice fabric, lace, ribbon (and glitter if you like).
Some websites where you will find paper dolls:

Blogs by people who collect paper dolls

http://thepapercollector.blogspot.com
http://marlendy.wordpress.com

Some clip art sites with paper dolls

http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com
http://bibigreycat.blogspot.com

Something for Easter

When you need to be very frugal but want to give Easter treats to friends and family - sometimes you will need to design your own treats. I have to confess I designed the base for this a year ago intending to buy an expensive chocolate or egg to put in it - but with reduced finances I looked around and could only find mini bars of Cadbury's chocolate that I liked (I never give others what I wouldn't eat myself). This is a very simple design with a cutout clip art rabbit and cupcake patties. Print rabbit out onto good cartridge paper. I can't share my rabbit with you as it was a free download and I lost where I got it from (I suspect it was a Dover freebie). Anyhow I hope this is useful to you