How to make Paper Dolls - Our best tips and tricks!
How to make Paper Dolls
Here we reveal the best tips and tricks for finishing Laika Minja Paper Dolls. Making paper dolls strong and durable will lengthen their lifespan and help bring playtime joy even to younger children. Taking the time to make paper dolls sturdier is also an ecological choice — we don’t want to use more paper than necessary.
Making Paper Dolls sturdy
We advocate reducing plastic use, but in some cases it can be the smart choice. It’s better to protect your craft than to print and assemble it all over again multiple times. That’s why we prefer to laminate our dolls.
In addition to durability, lamination gives your paper doll a vibrant shine that really makes the colors pop. You can laminate colorable dolls too — just remember to color them before laminating!
Laminating machines and pouches can be found in electronics stores, and you may also be able to laminate prints at your local library.
Top feature in laminated Paper Dolls
The best thing about laminated paper dolls is the expanded playability! A laminated doll works just like a sticker book: grab some Blu-Tack and use it to attach the wearables to your doll.
No grease, no smudging — just endless, fun variations with your favourite paper dolls!
Items for Paper Dolls
Laika Minja Paper Dolls include multiple items your doll can hold, such as bags, baskets, and even weapons! You can use Blu-Tack to attach the items to their hands as well.
However, what we recommend is making a small cut along the line between the palm and the thumb, as shown in the picture. This way, the items stay in place much more easily!
How to make Paper Dolls even more awesome!
Have you seen the wing pockets designed for Laika Minja Dolls? They were created with the idea that a finished doll should be as customizable as possible. With a wing pocket attached to the back of the doll, you can switch between different wings whenever you like.
Make a full transformation and play out entirely new and exciting stories!
We are currently working on new tools similar to the wing pocket — corresponding attachments for mermaid tails and animal tails. One doll with endless possibilities is our ultimate goal.
The process is slow at the moment, but please stay patient and stay tuned — nice things are worth the wait.
Free Paper Dolls!
We want to help you get started with this awesome new hobby - that's why we're offering a free Printable Paper Doll kit for you. While sharing the digital product version is prophited, you are allowed to share the printed dolls with your friends!
You're also warmly welcome to our community,
Paper Doll Penpals.
Laika Minja Paper Dolls:
Candyland • Frog Lover • Roller Derby
Nothing to do with the Russian space dog. Everything to do with unique paper dolls!
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"I believe art and crafts are meant to be created by humans, not by artificial intelligence. All Laika Minja Paper Doll products are designed by a real human being, without AI".
- Usva Puisto.