The Paper Doll Costume Stylings of Helen C Johnson

• Collected and Arranged by Judy M Johnson

• Helen Johnson is my mother, whose talent for paper cutting and design is stunning, considering her age of 85 and arthritic hands.

• My goodness, it’s stunning even if she were 45 with perfect hands!

• Well, I’m proud of the work she does and it’s here to share with you.

* By the way, she will be selling some of these at the Kansas City Paper Doll Convention July 2010. She says as this is her last paper doll convention, these are the last paper doll costumes she will be making.

Some Ballet DesignsThe center costume is cut from a seed/bulb catalogue

Some Ballet DesignsCostumes at left are from scarves, at right, is from a wallpaper book

Who would have guessed that lovely costume is cut from paths in sand made by heavy earth movers?

I love these yellow floral costumes!

Look at that fine cutwork! Both cut from wallpaper sample books.

L: Cut from wallpaper, R: Cut from seed catalogue (or calendar)

Cut from greeting cards

Cut from catalogues

L: Cut from a vintage paper napkin R: Cut from seed catalogue

Left, Judy’s Carmen in Wallpaper Flowers. Right, a doll I painted for Mother to dress.

CostumesCutfrom

WallpaperBooks

Doll isClairefrom50’s

PaperDollSet

Dolls Painted by Judy, Dressed by Helen

Cici, and DeeDee Painted by Judy, Dressed by Helen

A Touch of GlassCostumes made by Helen

from Art Glass found in catalogues

Costumes made by Helenfrom Art Glass found in catalogues

Pin-Ups in Cut-Work Costumes by Helen C Johnson

Egret costume cut from Dick Sutphen’s book & CD catalogue

Sonja Henie Looks Great in Helen’s Costumes

Sonja Henie Looks Great in Helen’s CostumesL: Flowers cut from a Kleenex box R: Cut from Wallpaper

Movie Stars Look Great in Helen’s CostumesL: Elizabeth Taylor R: Gene Tierney

Movie Stars Look Great in Helen’s CostumesL: Greer Garson, classy in classic wallpaper R: Elizabeth Taylor, costume cut of wallpapers

Movie Stars Look Great in Helen’s Costumes L: Gale Storm, in wallpaper R: Charlize Theron, costume cut of wallpapers

Most Any Paper Doll Looks Great in Helen’s CostumesL: Art Deco Dolly by Judy, in wallpaper R: Bride paper doll, in mixed papers

Most Any Paper Doll Looks Great in Helen’s CostumesL: Golden Girl in wallpaper R: Bride paper doll, in mixed papers

Most Any Paper Doll Looks Great in Helen’s Costumes

Most Any Paper Doll Looks Great in Helen’s Costumes: Arlene Dahl, & Ballerina

Most Any Paper Doll Looks Great in Helen’s Costumes: L: Pert & Pretty R: Doll by Judy M Johnson

Most Any Paper Doll Looks Great in Helen’s Costumes: L: Pert & Pretty R: Doll by Judy M Johnson

Most Any Paper Doll Looks Great in Helen’s Costumes: L: My Twin Babies by Avis Mack R: Career Girl Doll by Davi Botts

Most Any Paper Doll Looks Great in Helen’s Costumes: L: Joan Collins doll by Berta Fredsoe of Denmark R: Career Girl Doll by Davi Botts

Most Any Paper Doll Looks Great in Helen’s Costumes: L: “Sassy” Doll by Judy R: Career Girl Doll by Davi Botts

Thanks for Visiting!• With appreciation to the artists, known and unknown who have painted such

lovely dolls for Helen to dress.• Helen encourages you to use these for ideas and inspiration; to try your

hand at cutting costumes from a variety of papers: • * Art & craft papers • * Wallpapers from old sample books• * Pretty envelope linings• * Catalogues, Magazines, Calendar photos• * Greeting cards• * Wrapping paper• * Any papers with shape and direction to the pattern which can suggest moving about

the form of a figure, and details which can be cut and pieced on for decoration and details.

• HAVE FUN!• Some of Helen’s originals, and some printed compendiums of her art are

available at www.papergoodies.com

• All costume images here are copyrighted by Helen C. Johnson and not to be duplicated in any fashion (in print, digitally, or online) without express permission of Mrs. Johnson.