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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Paper dolls retain timeless appeal


Diamonds can be a woman's best friend, but a little girl's best friend is certainly her pop. While the dolls are usually associated with girls, are paper dolls created and collected by young and old, regardless of their sex.

France is the place where these dolls appeared for the first time. Their origin can be traced to the reign of King Louis XV when paper dolls were very popular among the French royals. Paper dolls formed in England at about the same time, and they were used to convey moral stories in an attractive manner. Paper was initially very expensive In America so paper dolls were a luxury item has children very good care of it. Once the paper was cheaper and more readily available, were paper dolls made on cardboard on a mass scale.

Paper dolls were hand-painted and different types of clothing. Some were neatly dressed as European film stars, while others came only with underwear on! As early paper clothes came without tabs, used to keep clothes on sealing wax people. Pattern cloth, lace, and tissue paper were used to make clothes for these dolls. Many girls and women earned a living by selling them.

Men, women, children and animals usually working in advertising campaigns, but imagine dolls is used to advertise various products! Paper dolls were used to advertise new types of clothing and designs in several popular magazines of women, and their appeal was so great that they began to take place in newspaper supplements as well.

These dolls depicted clowns, animals, ordinary people and, most importantly, celebrities from the world of movies and music. How to obtain this dolls is any modern day paper pop collector's dream. If you thought only children that they collect, think again! Adults collect coins and stamps these dolls just like they do. Paper dolls represent fashion, celebrities, inanimate objects and animals and are fun to collect. They are also cheap. Adults who they collect say it reminds them of their childhood days. You can collect on the basis of a specific subject, such as, movie stars.

If these dolls in popularity that they are sold in the books came grew. Many companies specializing in making these dolls. People who purchased the books had to cut out the dolls, clothes and accessories. Today, among collectors are old books with dolls and their clothes all the rage. They often get higher prices than those which have been reduced.

If you want to start with a pop collection, buying local artists and treaties. You can get in touch with other collectors via the Internet or insert ads in newspapers. Many contain greeting cards dolls. Keep an eye on them.

Paper dolls are a great way to maintain peace at home and encourage creativity when your children have a school holiday! These days, many pop templates be downloaded from the Net. Encourage your children to dress up dolls with pieces of colored paper, crayons, and dust. You can also ask them to dolls similar to themselves! Let them collect a family affair!




Tania Penwell is a frequent contributor to Savvy Cafe miniature collectibles, information oncollectibles , as well as many other hobbies.




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