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ANITA'S PAPER DOLLS 03/2004 Here's Miss Brahms, Mrs. Slocombe's
assistant on the ladies' counter, with her clothes. Also taking time off from
their jobs at Grace Brothers department store are Mr. Humphries (two poses),
Captain Peacock, Mr. Grainger, Mr. Lucas and Mr. Rumbold. I've drawn some of
the store furniture (counters and drawers) so you can send the paper dolls
back to work in their accustomed environment. On AZN (the Asian-American
cable network), I watched a wonderful, 51-part Korean historical drama called
“Emperor of the Sea.” The last episode was perhaps inevitable and totally
distressing, but I loved all the other ones! So here are 24 characters from
that show, with extra clothes for the three most important ones, Jang Bo-Go,
Miss Jung-hwa and Lady Jami. From the outrageous British tv comedy,
"The Young Ones," Vyvyan (who was played by Ade Edmondson), and
from totally different worlds, Sophia Loren and a couple of ancient
Egyptians. Mr. Spock and Captain Kirk from the
original Star Trek make an appearance, with two pages of clothes. Also from
that show are Elaan of Troyius with her four outfits, and Lt. Uhura, the
communications officer. (There are color notes for Elaan's clothes, but of
course, you can use any colors you like.) From the hilarious British sci-fi
comedy tv show "Red Dwarf," The Cat, with several pages of his way
cool outfits. I didn’t watch Firefly when it was first
broadcast in 2002, not being a fan of Fox network, especially not its news. A
good friend of mine lent me his DVDs of the program and I fell in love with
it. I haven’t finished dolls of the men in the show (just started Mal), but here
are the women: Inara, Zoe, Kaylee and River. Inara has the most outfits – her clothes in the show are
fabulous. Go wild with your
color choices! Suggestions: Print out the dolls with their stands and
the store fixtures on card stock if your printer accepts it, the heavier the
better. Otherwise, use the heaviest paper you can, e.g., 24-lb. Color them as
desired (see next paragraph). Paste the dolls, stands and store counters onto
light cardboard (cereal boxes or collapsible gift boxes, for instance). Let
the paste dry. Cut the figures out, but do not cut the spaces next to arms
and legs. Snip the slots near their feet, and any shoulder slots that may be
needed. Cut out the stands with slots, and insert the stands at the dolls'
feet. The stands for M. Poirot, Mr. Rumbold, Captain Peacock, and The Cat
have two slots and should curve behind the doll. Print out the clothes on 24-lb. paper so
that they stand up to being colored. Try colored pencils, watercolors (not
too wet, or the paper will buckle), colored inks, brush markers,
blow-markers, art sticks or crayons. (I like colored pencils, layering
different colors for nice effects and shading.) Cut out the clothes with all
the tabs intact. Some tabs have slots, too; these lock behind the dolls to
keep their clothes flat against them. Special note for Mrs. Slocombe's
extravagant feathered hat -- this oversized hat has three separate tabs. Cut
out the hat and the tabs. Place the hat on the doll and lay them both face
down on the table. Position the tabs as shown in the little diagram and tape
them to the hat. Trim off any excess tape that protrudes around the hat.
You'll see other garments with wide edges and separate tabs, such as Kaylee’s
umbrella outfit -- do the same thing with them. Make similar tabs for the wide
sides of Kaylee’s fluffy pink and white dress, too – I forgot to include
them. Special note for Elaan doll: When cutting
her out, snip into the first lock of hair from her shoulders, so the tabs of
her dresses can slip into the slots.
Also see the extra page for the Firefly women, which shows the cuts
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