Vintage Wardrobe
Old-fashioned dresses for the paper bear: embroidered aprons, gingham, puffed sleeves, ribbon sashes, a lace bonnet, a floral headscarf and a wicker basket.
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How to print: print both pages at 100% ("actual size") on Letter or A4, so the clothes fit the doll. Cardstock (65 lb / 176 gsm) keeps the doll standing; clothes are fine on regular paper.
Black & white version — color it yourself
The same doll and clothes as black-and-white line art, all 2 pages: color the outfits in any pattern you like, then cut them out and dress the doll exactly like the color version. Same size, same tabs — and it works on any printer.
Black & white to color · 2 pages (PDF)Page 2 of the same file — more outfits
Page 2 comes in the same PDF as the doll, so one download gives you both. Every piece is drawn to the same scale and fits the doll on page 1: cut around the outline, keep the white tabs and fold them behind the doll.
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About this design
Page 1 has the bear in a cream lace romper, a pink floral dress with an embroidered apron, a blue gingham dress with a big bow, a sage dress with a flowered apron, a yellow floral dress with a pink sash, a floral headscarf, a lace bonnet and a little wicker basket. Page 2 adds a lilac dress with a bow, a peach dress with an apron, a blue and cream floral dress, a pink gingham dress with heart pockets, a yellow button-front dress and a green floral dress with an apron.
How to make it
Print both pages at 100%. Cut out the doll first and glue it onto a piece of cereal-box card if you printed on plain paper. Cut out each outfit along its outline, keeping the white tabs; put it on the doll and fold the tabs behind the shoulders and sides. Store the clothes in an envelope or a zip bag so nothing gets lost.
Ideas for this page
- Start here: the bear on page 1 is the same in every wardrobe, so this page doubles as the base for all seven sets.
- The bonnet and basket turn any dress into a picnic outfit — try them with the Beach Day clothes.
- Read a teddy bear picnic story, then let kids dress the bear for it.
Questions
Which wardrobe should I print first?
This one or Autumn Walk. The vintage dresses are the easiest pieces to cut — simple outlines with no trousers — so they are a good first set for younger kids.
