Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Paperdolly Valentine Tea Party


This valentine card from 1975
gave little girls a sweet, folk-art kitchen for hosting a paperdolly tea party.



(American Greetings, 1975)


Do they even make cards this adorable anymore? 




44 comments:

  1. I know the answer to this one...No they don't! doesn't that look like your little side table? Very sweet, thanks for sharing my friend! Sweet hugs, Diane

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    1. Too bad. I have to admit I love the old vintage cards best. Yes, it does look a big like my side table! :-)

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  2. Love! I guessed mid 70's and I was right!
    I love learning the art styles of the decades.

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    1. One can tell by the hair and the clothes.... just like in the movies. :-)

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  3. They really don't make cute Valentine/holiday cards anymore. Simply adorable.

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    1. It's kinda sad, isn't it? I admit that I love the vintage cards more.

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  4. It really IS adorable! Too many cartoon character valentines now; no love expressed.

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    1. I really think that if my kids were still young, we would make all our own valentines. I really do not like the choices available at the stores these days.

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  5. Oh so cute - and I don't think little girls play with paperdolls so much anymore. But I still play with mine.

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    1. I do, too. :-) And I think that young kids will happily play with whatever the adults in their life provide for them to play with. Paperdolls included. Older kids are a different story, as they are heavily influenced by friends, and parents don't have as much control over that.

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  6. It is so cute, Gayle.
    I haven't seen any like this one around.

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    1. I honestly don't think they make cards like this anymore. Sad. :-(

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  7. It really is sweet......I miss these sweet illustrations.

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  8. Very cute. How do you resist making them.

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    1. I do cut them out when I have two exactly the same. Otherwise I keep the paper doll cards I find in one piece. It's so easy to lose pieces once they are cut out.

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  9. OhI sure know my sister carrie and I would have loved that Card and added it to our Paper Doll Collection for sure. Speaking of Grand-peeps you are going to be over the moon being a grandma..

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  10. No, valentines cards are definitely not cute like that anymore. They don't even come with envelopes now! They've gotten really cheap and boring.

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    1. I would be making all my own valentines, then. Maybe that's better anyhow.

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  11. My Grandma used to get me cards with paper dolls on them for my Birthday. I loved those cards because I loved paper dolls! Do little girls even play with paper dolls anymore?

    Linda

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    1. My little girl did! :-) I think youngsters will play with whatever toys their parents provide for them.

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  12. Oh my gosh I just love, love, love the first pic. I want to hang it on my wall.

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  13. So sweet and I just love their darling faces! xo Heather

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  14. Isn't that such a sweet card! Love the little tea set.

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    1. The tea party made this card extra special for me. :-)

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  15. Oh these are really sweet, I love them. x

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  16. So cute. Such memories these cards bring to mind.

    M :)

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    1. My baby sister was the right age for paper dolls at the time this one was published. So these illustrations make me think of her as a little girl.

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  17. Awww...they are so sweet! I always love the vintage valentines. Not so much the new ones of today.
    warmly,
    deb

    are you looking for anything special, as you commented on my blog about cleaning out the china cabinet. I have 2 more china cabinets to go thru! LOL! I know!!! (hoarder!)

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    1. Me too! Oh, I always have my eye out for pretty teacups, for a family exchange we are doing. Wish you had an etsy shop!

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  18. Aww, these are so sweet!! I bought a book on Vintage Valentines a few years ago. I love to thumb through it, and look at the old cards.

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  19. Oh that is just beautiful! No, they don't make them as adorable any more - but I wish they did! Have a good weekend.

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  20. For that matter, do they even make paper dolls anymore?

    I remember when most of the magazines my mother bought had a paper doll page. The back of the page was just advertisements so it didn't hurt to take the page out. I would anxiously wait for my mother to read the magazine so she'd give me the go-ahead.

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    1. Yes, they absolutely do still make paper dolls. We have a lot of really wonderful contemporary paper doll artists! There are paper doll magazines that can be subscribed to. I should do a blog post about that sometime soon. I do miss the Betsy McCall paper dolls that you are probably referring to. And Mary Engelbreit's dolls, too.

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  21. What a sweet Valentine. It has been a while since I've looked for children's valentines but I can't imagine there still being anything this sweet still around. Out of curiosity I think I'll check that out. :)

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  22. You'll have to let us know if you find something wonderful!

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THANK YOU for your thoughtful comments. Replies to your questions will be posted here, so be sure to check back soon. Have a wonderful day! - Gayle, Garden Of Daisies