Friday, March 20, 2015

Paper dress


I am loving this paper dress. Use it in cards or scrapbook. Or make a few and clip them to a string to make a garland for a shower or any party.

Below are the instructions with pictures. In the pictures below, don't be confused when the color of the paper changes...:)  I was making the first one and taking pictures along the way. But later on going through the pictures, I realized I missed taking pictures of some of the steps I wanted. So started to make another one, but then some of the pictures came out blurry. So I had to mix the pictures in the instructions..:(


And don't be daunted to try this. Though the procedure looks lengthy, its not at all a long process. I just took lot of pictures to make the steps clear. Trust me, give it a try...:)


You might also like to look at the doily dress I made few days ago.



You'll need:
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A square piece of paper.

Steps:
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-Take a square piece of paper.

- And fold in half and press it.


-Open it up. You'll have a crease line right in the middle.


- Bring the side edges to meet the center crease line and press it.



- Now open it up and flip it over. You'll have three crease lines, like the picture below.


- Bring the two side crease lines to meet the center crease line and press.



- Flip it over and fold almost in half, leaving approximately a centimeter at the top and press, like the picture below.


- Open up the down portion. But while unfolding do it by leaving a centimeter. Maybe the picture below can help understand better.


- So when you look from the side, it should like this. I know there is a name for such kind of fold, but how do I know...;)


- Flip it over and you'll have something like this.


- Fold a collar like the picture below.


-And then unfold the collar. So that you get the crease line


- To make the skirt of the dress. just pull the down side edges apart. Do it for both left and right sides.


- Now flip it over, you will have something like the picture below.


- Using the guideline for the collar crease line which you made earlier, pull down the top center and make the folds like this. This will make the collar line of the dress.


- Now for the arms of the dress, fold inside the top sides and as you fold, the skirt outline will also be folded.


- Do it for both the sides.


- Flip the dress over. Looking more like a dress now...:)


- You see the back of the paper peeking through near the collar of the dress. Just fold it back to form the sleeves of the dress.


- There you have it. Not that bad, huh..:)


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42 comments:

  1. Hi Priyam Your Paper dress craft is so cute and diffidently going to give a try. very interesting. Thank you to visit me and hope to see you again. Love and Hugs Sujatha:)

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    1. Thank you Sujatha for visiting again. Please do try making it, I am sure you'll love it...:)

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  2. Another little gorgeous dress from you. Love it.

    Thanks for linking up to Marvelous Monday on Smart Party Planning.

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  3. Very cute. I haven't tried one of these yet, but I will!

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    1. Thank you Brenda! Go ahead, give it a try, you will love it...:)

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  4. Amazing what you can make with paper.What do you do with these?

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    1. Erlene, you can it use it on a card, maybe like mother's day card or maybe even for bridal card. Also a string garland with these dresses would look cute for a party.

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  5. Oh my goodness! I love this cute little dress. Perfect for a wedding or shower too!

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  6. Oh my gosh, these are so cute! I'm loving the doily dress too! How gorgeous is that! I'm stopping by from the hump day blog hop, I hope your having a great day!

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    1. Thank you Leslie for stopping by and leaving a comment..:)

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  7. Adorable paper doll dresses......my girls will love to make some. Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! I hope you’ll join us again next week!

    Cheers,
    Kathy Shea Mormino
    The Chicken Chick
    http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com

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    1. Thank you Kathy! My girls love making these too..:)

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  8. These might work on my Prima Paper dolls I have made. They are cute, especially the doily paper.

    Thanks for stopping by to link and share on The Oh My Heartsie Girl WW this week!!
    We appreciate you shared your blog with us!!
    Have a great week, Karren~Host
    OMHGWW 3-24

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    1. Thank you Karren! Glad that you are finding ways to use this paper dress...:)

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  9. Too cute! My daughters would be all over this. I can just hear their oooooh!s. Thanks for sharing!

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  10. My daughters would love to try something like this!!

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  11. Hi there! Stopping by from the Creative Inspirations link party. This dress is so cute and I love both patterns you chose!

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    1. Thank you so much for stopping by. Appreciate you leaving me a comment too..:)

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  12. These are really cute! Thanks for sharing and for linking up with the OMHG Linkup! Have a wonderful weekend ahead.
    xx Ashleigh @Simply wright
    Co-Host, Oh My Heartsie Girls WW

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    1. Thank you Ashleigh! Loved linking up at the party..:)

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  13. Thank you for contributing to Motivation Monday!

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  14. It looks great, especially the white one :)

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  15. I love these! I'm printing the instructions to try with my daughter. Thanks!

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    1. Oh great Beth! Hope the instructions were clear enough for you to follow. Will love to hear from you when you give it a try..:)

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  16. What a great little craft. Thanks for linking up to Sweet and Savoury Sunday, stop by and link up again. Have a great day!! Laura@Baking in Pyjamas

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  17. Priyam, these are so adorable! I love the doily dress too.

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  18. Super Cute!! Thanks for Linking Up on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday - Link Party! Hope to see you again tomorrow! Pinned

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    1. Thank you Elaine! Absolutely, I will be there..:)

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  19. This is super cute! Thanks for joining HSH!
    Sherry

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