Not my ideas .....

I cannot take credit for the ideas nor for all the items in the photos. I got some of the ideas from a book that says something about Foof A Life but I cannot find the book, it is packed away and has been for 18 months. Along with everything else I own minus 10 or 12 boxes. That is another post and story, anyway, my sister Karen made a couple of the items that are pictured. She and I love to do most anything you can with paper. We are trying to do it all but do not have enough time! Anyway, these were for our wonderful sister, Janet's birthday. That is a photo of her when she was little on the inside of the blue box, isn't she a cutie?

Happy New Year, almost!

I wish I remembered my daughter telling me that she had set up a blog for me because I would have been blogging but..... I forgot, I guess. Anyway, I love paper dolls. The love developed as a small four year old girl wanted to use the scissors but her mother said,"NO!" Then.... she received paper dolls for her birthday or Christmas and she had a legitimate reason to use scissors. Her mother said she could use the scissors just for cutting the paper dolls and the love of paper dolls was born. At first, I just loved them because I got to use the forbidden scissors. But over time, I loved them because I could pretend to be what I wanted to be that day and the dolls helped create that world for me. I also loved them because I like to change things up a bit and there were no rules about playing paper dolls, especially if they were mine and I was playing by myself so..... I loved them then and love 'em now. I buy them for my precious granddaughter Avery now. She loves them, too. Her imagination is awesome and has no boundaries. She loves to play with her paper dolls. I made her a special case to carry them in but I did not take a picture of it. I will try to get one to post here. Until tomorrow, or whenever I remember to post again, Happy New Year and find something that makes you happy!

P.S. Hubby and I are going to an antique auction tomorrow. We have very little money but it will be fun even if we cannot afford a thing. I will share anything we buy or learn on our little adventure!