Download - Helen Johnson's Paper Doll Costume Stylings
The Paper Doll Costume Stylings of Helen C Johnson
• Collected and Arranged by Judy M Johnson
• Helen Johnson is my mother, whose talent for paper cutting and design is stunning, considering her age of 85 and arthritic hands.
• My goodness, it’s stunning even if she were 45 with perfect hands!
• Well, I’m proud of the work she does and it’s here to share with you.
* By the way, she will be selling some of these at the Kansas City Paper Doll Convention July 2010. She says as this is her last paper doll convention, these are the last paper doll costumes she will be making.
Some Ballet DesignsThe center costume is cut from a seed/bulb catalogue
Some Ballet DesignsCostumes at left are from scarves, at right, is from a wallpaper book
Who would have guessed that lovely costume is cut from paths in sand made by heavy earth movers?
I love these yellow floral costumes!
Look at that fine cutwork! Both cut from wallpaper sample books.
L: Cut from wallpaper, R: Cut from seed catalogue (or calendar)
Cut from greeting cards
Cut from catalogues
L: Cut from a vintage paper napkin R: Cut from seed catalogue
Left, Judy’s Carmen in Wallpaper Flowers. Right, a doll I painted for Mother to dress.
CostumesCutfrom
WallpaperBooks
Doll isClairefrom50’s
PaperDollSet
Dolls Painted by Judy, Dressed by Helen
Cici, and DeeDee Painted by Judy, Dressed by Helen
A Touch of GlassCostumes made by Helen
from Art Glass found in catalogues
Costumes made by Helenfrom Art Glass found in catalogues
Pin-Ups in Cut-Work Costumes by Helen C Johnson
Egret costume cut from Dick Sutphen’s book & CD catalogue
Sonja Henie Looks Great in Helen’s Costumes
Sonja Henie Looks Great in Helen’s CostumesL: Flowers cut from a Kleenex box R: Cut from Wallpaper
Movie Stars Look Great in Helen’s CostumesL: Elizabeth Taylor R: Gene Tierney
Movie Stars Look Great in Helen’s CostumesL: Greer Garson, classy in classic wallpaper R: Elizabeth Taylor, costume cut of wallpapers
Movie Stars Look Great in Helen’s Costumes L: Gale Storm, in wallpaper R: Charlize Theron, costume cut of wallpapers
Most Any Paper Doll Looks Great in Helen’s CostumesL: Art Deco Dolly by Judy, in wallpaper R: Bride paper doll, in mixed papers
Most Any Paper Doll Looks Great in Helen’s CostumesL: Golden Girl in wallpaper R: Bride paper doll, in mixed papers
Most Any Paper Doll Looks Great in Helen’s Costumes
Most Any Paper Doll Looks Great in Helen’s Costumes: Arlene Dahl, & Ballerina
Most Any Paper Doll Looks Great in Helen’s Costumes: L: Pert & Pretty R: Doll by Judy M Johnson
Most Any Paper Doll Looks Great in Helen’s Costumes: L: Pert & Pretty R: Doll by Judy M Johnson
Most Any Paper Doll Looks Great in Helen’s Costumes: L: My Twin Babies by Avis Mack R: Career Girl Doll by Davi Botts
Most Any Paper Doll Looks Great in Helen’s Costumes: L: Joan Collins doll by Berta Fredsoe of Denmark R: Career Girl Doll by Davi Botts
Most Any Paper Doll Looks Great in Helen’s Costumes: L: “Sassy” Doll by Judy R: Career Girl Doll by Davi Botts
Thanks for Visiting!• With appreciation to the artists, known and unknown who have painted such
lovely dolls for Helen to dress.• Helen encourages you to use these for ideas and inspiration; to try your
hand at cutting costumes from a variety of papers: • * Art & craft papers • * Wallpapers from old sample books• * Pretty envelope linings• * Catalogues, Magazines, Calendar photos• * Greeting cards• * Wrapping paper• * Any papers with shape and direction to the pattern which can suggest moving about
the form of a figure, and details which can be cut and pieced on for decoration and details.
• HAVE FUN!• Some of Helen’s originals, and some printed compendiums of her art are
available at www.papergoodies.com
• All costume images here are copyrighted by Helen C. Johnson and not to be duplicated in any fashion (in print, digitally, or online) without express permission of Mrs. Johnson.