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02-02-2011, 03:21 PM

#81

butterflywing

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LOL! my father did the same thing for me. he rubber-cemented the page to heavier paper before i cut them out. i loved the smell of rubber cement. wheeeee!

02-02-2011, 05:01 PM

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shirley35

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I spent many an hour playing with my paper dolls. My mother saved everything so I still have mine packed away in their boxes with paper separating them. I have several of Betsy in my collection.

02-02-2011, 06:26 PM

#83

katcincinnati

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I played with Betsy McCall dolls for the first 9 years of my life. The good old days. Thanks for the memories.

02-02-2011, 06:52 PM

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sunflower sue

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Oh my gosh ! I remember my Toni doll. I think she was the first doll with hair you could curl. My Nana made complete outfits for mine and my sister's dolls. She even made school uniforms like we wore to Catholic school. What fun memories !

02-02-2011, 07:55 PM

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cheryl rearick

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yes, I played with paper dolls. great link. I may just be tempted... I'm making things for my grandchidlren to place in hope chest. I think these would be fun to slip into it..

02-03-2011, 04:34 AM

#86

jojosnana

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Oh yes, I remember Betsy. Couldn't wait to cut out the new outfits......now they have magnetic outfits.....

02-03-2011, 07:52 AM

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SandyinZ4

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ufoqueen

Loved those paperdolls. Speaking of perms, does anyone remember Spoolies? They were rubber curlers.

I am going to start a new topic on the non-quilting tab for my answer to this. That way it won't be under Betsy McCall but 'Spoolies and other archaic tortures" :-)

02-09-2011, 05:22 AM

#88

chrisqlt

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Thanks for these memories! I love that there is a site where we can still have them and share them with our Grandgirls! Delightful! Remember she had a little dachsund named "Nosey" I think?!

02-09-2011, 04:26 PM

#89

annyroony2

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I loved paper dolls!

02-09-2011, 06:23 PM

#90

KwiltyKahy

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My mother had a subscription to McCalls and we could hardly wait for them to come to get the paper dolls.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mamaw

I guess I have had my Grammie on my mind lately, and with all the quilting magazines I have...got me remembering how I used to love playing with the Betsy McCall paper dolls that Grammie used to save me in her McCall's magazines. Now, here I am grown up and buying McCall's Quilting magazines.
Do any of you out there remember the paper dolls, and having fun spending lots of hours playing with them also?
Happy Quilting!!
Nancy