Paper is generally considered highly flammable and easily wasted. Dolls are generally thought of as delicate toys used in make-believe settings.

Here’s some of what Arabella Grayson has learned about black paper dolls: Mid-1700s: Rich ladies in England and France make tiny paper dolls in their own images. 1810: Little Fanny, the first ...

Zelda Fitzgerald once gauged a publisher's interest in creating a collection filled with the striking paper dolls she made for her daughter, but the book she imagined never materialized. More than 70 ...

I remember making paper dolls from Sears catalogs. When a new Sears catalog arrived at our home, the old one was set aside, available for play. My sister and I would pour through it, looking for just ...

As Barbie turns 67, fans celebrate the iconic doll’s cultural impact—while one local collector honors the milestone by sharing their passion and giving back to the community.

WASHINGTON — A slip of the scissors and off comes a foot. A nick and there goes a finger. A wrong snip and a tab that would have held up her dress disappears. Paper dolls, fragile though they were, ...

Eighteenth-century iterations of paper dolls — hand-painted figures marketed to wealthy Europeans — were nearly as rarefied as the real-life versions of the towering headdresses and ruffled gowns they ...

VietNamNet Bridge – Handmade paper dolls have become intriguing gifts for tourists in Viet Nam. Pham Tuyet Huong, 30, creates some of these dolls depicting unique Vietnamese cultures. VietNamNet ...