Last Book You Bought and Why

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Originally Posted by Janine

Assorted Dover Paper Dolls for my grand-daughter, when she is old enough to play with them....haha...do kids still like paper-dolls?.....haha...they are probably more for me....
Gibson Girl Paper dolls ~ Tom Tierney (probaby use for clipart or design work)

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I actually own a large variety of Tom Tierney paper dolls. I have regretted cutting some of them out now, but what else was I supposed to do with them when I was a kid? :) But still, I am mad that I did that to the others because the uncut ones look nice in the books like that. I also own a few of his coloring books. But I have said before on here that I am a big fan of coloring books. I love to color in them. I love the different fashions of his. I should look at the Dover site and see if there are any new ones.

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Originally Posted by *Classic*Charm*

I LOVED paper dolls when I was a kid, Janine!

Haven't bought any books recently...stupid lack of funds!

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*Classic*, You sound like my sister, Michele. She was the 'queen of paper dolls' in our house. Everytime she got a little money she would buy a set. I loved them too and I think we still have some of our old vintage ones in the basement somewhere. I hope they are savagable, but it's doubtful. I get all nostalgic, when I see these paper doll books on Dover. I have this friend who lives in Michigan and she makes gorgeous quilts and designs patterns herself. She made the neatest quilt using the paper doll designs from Dover - the Pride and Prejudice ones, or it may have been a general Jane Austen collection. Her quilt is just amazing to see - all apliqued.

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I actually own a large variety of Tom Tierney paper dolls. I have regretted cutting some of them out now, but what else was I supposed to do with them when I was a kid? But still, I am mad that I did that to the others because the uncut ones look nice in the books like that. I also own a few of his coloring books. But I have said before on here that I am a big fan of coloring books. I love to color in them. I love the different fashions of his. I should look at the Dover site and see if there are any new ones.

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LadyWentworth, Wow, you have a lot of Tom Tierney paper dolls?Cool! I am sort of thinking the same thing now, that I bought these for Brooke. Do we really want to cut them out and ruin the books?
Probably, I will give her certain ones such as the "Little Ballerina";
I bought "Shakespeare" ones which I will probably keep for my own delight.
I also bought "Gibson Girl" and "Shirley Temple"...not sure now they would mean anything to her either. Maybe, what I can do is color photo copy them and we can cut those out; what do you think of that idea? Then you always keep the book intact. I signed up for Dover samples and they send them to me often. I have files of the coloring pages. Same deal - I hope to print them out so I can eventually color with my grand-daughter. What fun that will be and I love the smell of the Crayola crayons, don't you? How that takes one back in time. :) You should look on the site. They offer tons of paper dolls and always present new ones. It's worth it to sign up for free sample of clipart, too.

[QUOTE=*Classic*Charm*;698326]I LOVED paper dolls when I was a kid, Janine!

So did I. I even made my own sometimes. We would play with them for hours

My cousin and I had hundreds of paper dolls and we played with them all the time.

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Originally Posted by *Classic*Charm*

I LOVED paper dolls when I was a kid, Janine!

So did I. I even made my own sometimes. We would play with them for hours

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Yes, I used to trace the outlines of the dresses and make additional pieces for them haha.

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Originally Posted by Janine

*Classic*, You sound like my sister, Michele. She was the 'queen of paper dolls' in our house. Everytime she got a little money she would buy a set. I loved them too and I think we still have some of our old vintage ones in the basement somewhere. I hope they are savagable, but it's doubtful. I get all nostalgic, when I see these paper doll books on Dover. I have this friend who lives in Michigan and she makes gorgeous quilts and designs patterns herself. She made the neatest quilt using the paper doll designs from Dover - the Pride and Prejudice ones, or it may have been a general Jane Austen collection. Her quilt is just amazing to see - all appliqued.

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That quilt sounds incredible!! Shakespeare Jane Austen paper dolls? Jealous! I'd keep those for myself as well haha. I don't remember which ones I had. I know there was a Little House on the Prairie set. I think I still have them all in a shoebox somewhere.

I haven't purchased any books for a while, I have quite a bit which are yet to be read and I don't really have a lot of spare time on my hands lately to read, but I'm considering buying The Manticore by Robertson Davies. Fifth Business was such a great novel and I loved the subject matter. I don't expect it to be as 'magical' as Fifth Business was, but I think it will be a good read at any rate.

The Complete Sonnets and Poems of William Shakespeare
Selected Poems of William Carlos Williams (American Poets Project)

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Originally Posted by *Classic*Charm*

That quilt sounds incredible!! Shakespeare Jane Austen paper dolls? Jealous! I'd keep those for myself as well haha. I don't remember which ones I had. I know there was a Little House on the Prairie set. I think I still have them all in a shoebox somewhere.

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You had a "Little House on the Prairie" paperdoll set? Oh my gosh, LadyWentworth will freak out. She'll want to buy them from you.:lol:

I wish I could post the photo of the quilt for you all to see. I will ask my friend. She loves exposure and it was simply beautiful. She also made the cutest Barbie one. It had outfits and all. *Classic*, you can still buy the Shakespeare and the Jane Austen paper dolls from Dover Publishing (online). I will look them up for you. They have all kinds of cool paper dolls. Gee, we should have a paperdoll party!

Lynne, that is so cool that you and your sister made your own. I guess we did as *Classic* said. We make some additional clothes for our existing dolls.

Wow, hundreds, Lady Scarlett? That is way more than we had - sounds like great fun. Now I have the desire to go hunt for my old vintage ones - they are in a crawl space in our basement. I fear the dampness and mold may have gotten to them by now, but the floor is cement, so maybe they survived and I can air them out. They would be from the 50's. They might be worth a few bucks, but I would not want to sell them.

My cousin and I kept our paper dolls in huge boxes shoved under our beds.

Last book I bought was The Awakening - for here.

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Originally Posted by MissScarlett

My cousin and I kept our paper dolls in huge boxes shoved under our beds.

Last book I bought was The Awakening - for here.

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Wish mine were still under the bed; then they might be preserved. Now I have such an itch to go and find those old ones in the basement. What fun it will be to see them again.

Ok, last book I bought was two nights ago. I went to Barnes and Noble with a friend and her husband. I got a book from the sale section on Van Gogh and she bought a book on Dore. We figured we could share the wealth. Can one ever go to B&N and actually NOT buy something?Needless to say, they also had a ton of DVD's on sale, so we both picked up a few of those. I should be shot; I still have some unopened! The Van Gogh book is really nice though. I had not seen many of the paintings in it and the price was incredible, so I am happy. Art books never go to waste!

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Originally Posted by Janine

You had a "Little House on the Prairie" paperdoll set? Oh my gosh, LadyWentworth will freak out. She'll want to buy them from you.:lol:

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AH! I completely forgot that she loves Little House!!

I purchased some classics, have to use up my membership at the store before it expires.
So I got A tale of Two Cities and The Scarlett Letter and let me see, oh my I can't remember, I am very tired to day. Whatever it was it was wonderful! :)

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Originally Posted by Eugenie

I purchased some classics, have to use up my membership at the store before it expires.
So I got A tale of Two Cities and The Scarlett Letter and let me see, oh my I can't remember, I am very tired to day. Whatever it was it was wonderful! :)

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Both you mention are fine books, indeed. I loved them both. Happy reading, Eugenie and hope you get some rest!;)

Yes, *Classic*...for sure, LadyWentworth will be tracking you down to steal those paper dolls! :lol:

Capital vol. I

Just kind of seemed like the right time.

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Originally Posted by blp

Capital vol. I

Just kind of seemed like the right time.

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Only if you have some capital to worry about! ;)