tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66990957191861685372024-03-12T21:47:25.703-07:00Ecopapershapescool things for kids to make and do with crafty cut-out paper shapesEcopapershapeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912956731657605843noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699095719186168537.post-55388639029962255422014-11-19T02:48:00.000-08:002014-11-19T11:02:52.101-08:00christmas wish list<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We're super-excited that some of our lovely <b>ecopapershapes </b>have been selected to feature on the highly covetable <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://stall.blogandbuysale.com/">Blog&BuySale Christmas Wish List</a></span>!<br />
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Take a look the list and you will see that we are in very good company...<br />
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Christmas shopping suddenly feels a bit less daunting. Ecopapershapeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912956731657605843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699095719186168537.post-9122693074236476212014-11-16T09:12:00.000-08:002014-11-16T09:12:35.101-08:00the c word<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTz3CGCBaUCeauovqjAtLjg00JylgnAxwMZJGuUQUh8J9nxX9TyRDCJFZGPB-ZIQD8yoewas4jcQMIGTcS_G8atEE8KjRVfWPnSTTpVJFAm5ngRcU_aWH-PejcS9xHHM8VHFxPAGdkvXo/s1600/dec+finished.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTz3CGCBaUCeauovqjAtLjg00JylgnAxwMZJGuUQUh8J9nxX9TyRDCJFZGPB-ZIQD8yoewas4jcQMIGTcS_G8atEE8KjRVfWPnSTTpVJFAm5ngRcU_aWH-PejcS9xHHM8VHFxPAGdkvXo/s1600/dec+finished.jpg" /></a>Apologies in advance, but we're going to talk about Christmas. Christmas decorations, to be precise.<br />
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Before you crawl back under your duvet in despair, please note that we've taken some of the hassle out of the whole hoopla by making these crafty <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://ecopapershapes.bigcartel.com/product/ecopapershapes-summer-dress-up-doll">Christmas shapes</a></span> for you to customise.<br />
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Ida chose the bauble shape for some beta-testing. <br />
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But they also come in seasonally appropriate star, heart, snowflake and bird shapes.<br />
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They're just begging for a dab of glue and a sprinkling of glitter.<br />
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Like so.<br />
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No need to stop at just one colour.<br />
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How nice would this look dangled from your tree?<br />
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While we were at it, we had a go at a snowflake as well.<br />
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Most methodically coated in glue...<br />
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... and glittered to within an inch of its life.<br />
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Fiercely festive, if a little previous. Still, no harm in being prepared.<br />
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You can get your seasonal shapes <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://ecopapershapes.bigcartel.com/product/ecopapershapes-summer-dress-up-doll">here</a></span>.Ecopapershapeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912956731657605843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699095719186168537.post-60851543112518404572014-11-13T06:38:00.003-08:002014-11-14T11:12:43.061-08:00mystery object<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We couldn't resist sharing some snaps of this mystery object, hot off the laser-cutter and intended for our friends at <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://www.spottyherberts.com/">Spotty Herberts</a></span>.<br />
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There are quite a few of them, as you can see. <br />
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What can they be?<br />
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Ida has some ideas about how you might use one of them...<br />
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... or a whole stack of them.<br />
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Keep your eye on <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://instagram.com/spottyherbertsshop">Spotty Herbert's instagram</a></span> to find out what this mystery object is and how they plan to use it. How very mysterious...Ecopapershapeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912956731657605843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699095719186168537.post-15357600515155710962014-11-02T04:48:00.001-08:002014-11-02T04:48:03.615-08:00autumn togs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's NOVEMBER and we're dressed like this today. Bizarrely balmy. Ecopapershapeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912956731657605843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699095719186168537.post-75612785704578732052014-10-31T05:20:00.001-07:002014-10-31T05:20:27.356-07:00halloween fail<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://ecopapershapes.bigcartel.com/product/ecopapershapes-paperscharms">Papercharms</a></span> are so charming that they simply refuse to be spooky. <br />
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This was about as scary as we could make them. <br />
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Not very, I think you'll agree. Ecopapershapeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912956731657605843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699095719186168537.post-69824103817076934162014-10-29T03:16:00.000-07:002014-10-29T03:16:07.881-07:00recycled halloween dolls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As you know, we're keen on all things recycled. So much so, that all our shapes are cut from 100% recycled card.<br />
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We're also not averse to recycling ideas. So here are some Halloween <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://ecopapershapes.bigcartel.com/product/ecopapershapes-dress-up-doll">Dress Up Dolls</a></span> that we made last year... Still spooky enough for 2014?Ecopapershapeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912956731657605843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699095719186168537.post-66933229057562305362014-10-16T10:52:00.002-07:002014-10-20T01:57:54.659-07:00sewing card house<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After we did <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://ecopapershapes.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/stitched-up.html">this</a></span>, Ida wanted a go.<br />
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So we made a slightly more elementary sewing card out of one of our <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://ecopapershapes.bigcartel.com/product/ecopapershapes-postcards">Postcards</a></span>...<br />
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... suitable for five-year-old fingers. Complete with over-enthusiastically-punched extra hole.<br />
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One colour done, one more to go.<br />
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It was only while putting this post together that I realised Ida had picked colours to coordinate precisely with her headphones. Well, you would, wouldn't you? <br />
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The finished article.<br />
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A little embroidery project for a rainy afternoon.<br />
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We took one of our <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://ecopapershapes.bigcartel.com/product/ecopapershapes-postcards">Postcards</a></span> and punched some holes in it...<br />
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... to facilitate a spot of decorative stitching. <br />
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We used cotton embroidery thread, but wool or even string would work just as well. <br />
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Minna did the nifty needlework... <br />
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... while the cat was irresistably drawn to the combination of bird and string.<br />
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Wouldn't this make a sweeet dangling decoration?<br />
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Like so.Ecopapershapeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912956731657605843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699095719186168537.post-89842871183344360172014-10-13T06:05:00.001-07:002014-10-13T06:05:30.607-07:00seasonal shapes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Autumn is here, for sure. And you can find these seasonal shapes tucked away in each packet of <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://ecopapershapes.bigcartel.com/product/ecopapershapes-paperscharms">Papercharms.</a></span> <br />
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Also included are some other shapes that feel about right for this time of year:<br />
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Been seeing a bit too much of clouds like this lately.<br />
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A stout, rain-proof hat is definitely called for.<br />
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As is a nice hot cup of tea...<br />
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... and somewhere cosy to shelter.<br />
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You can get your Papercharms <a href="http://ecopapershapes.bigcartel.com/product/ecopapershapes-paperscharms">here</a>. What sort of autumnal pictures are you going to make with them?Ecopapershapeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912956731657605843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699095719186168537.post-23039986711555133352014-09-26T04:23:00.002-07:002014-09-26T04:23:35.755-07:00invitation<br />
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Wouldn't it be great if you could invite someone over for tea using an invitation shaped EXACTLY like a teacup?<br />
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Oh, wait... You can! Here are our delightfully handy bird, teacup, house and cloud-shaped <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://ecopapershapes.bigcartel.com/product/ecopapershapes-postcards">postcards</a></span>...Ecopapershapeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912956731657605843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699095719186168537.post-47630345799430113302014-09-22T02:34:00.000-07:002014-09-22T02:34:50.404-07:00cloud 9<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Some friends got married the other day, which was lovely and romantic.<br />
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This was the gift tag for the present I gave them. They are on Cloud Nine, you see.<br />
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I made it using one of our cloud-shaped <a href="http://ecopapershapes.bigcartel.com/product/ecopapershapes-postcards">Postcards</a>...<br />
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... and drew the nine with the aid of a stencil. <br />
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Stencils are a bit of a personal passion.<br />
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And that number 9 is a peach. My cutting mat is quite mucky though, I notice...<br />
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Oh, hello there. This cool kid is something we've been working on for the lovely <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://www.eenymeenykids.co.uk/">eenymeenykids</a></span>. Its a cut-out, colour-in <b>ecopapershapes</b> version of their very own mascot, complete with jaunty salute.<br />
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<br />If you're familiar with this exemplary online kids' shop you'll know that this little guy is usually seen sporting a jazzy fairisle jumper - but we've left it blank so you can add your own decoration, thus:<br />
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Minna came up with this natty knitwear. We'd love to see Sarah Lund wearing something like that. <br />
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Keep your eye on the eenymeenykids <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://www.eenymeenykids.co.uk/">website</a></span> to find out how to lay your paws on an eenymeenykid of your own...<br />
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Is your house as territorial as ours? I suppose fighting over who owns what is just part and parcel of the sibling relationship.<br />
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I recall one particularly bitter row over a mouth-organ (because it's important to fight over the stuff that really matters) when my youngest
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Because we are a household of stationery fetishists, notebooks are often the object of heated debate.<br />
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Fortunately, our <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://ecopapershapes.bigcartel.com/product/ecopapershapes-alphabet">Alphabet</a></span> is at hand to settle those disputes once and for all, marking out your papery territory for all to see.<br />
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That notebook is mine, by the way, and it's OUT OF BOUNDS.Ecopapershapeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912956731657605843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699095719186168537.post-2202202515127672402014-09-11T03:41:00.001-07:002014-09-12T06:53:19.104-07:00back to school<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hmm. It seems the holidays are over. In a transparent attempt to make the whole idea of going back to school and doing homework FUN, we made these pencil toppers.<br />
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I'm embarassed to say we relied on trusty loom bands once again. Embarassed because I have a sneaking suspicion that loom bands are going to turn out to be the next big environmental catastrophe and that in a few year's time they will be regarded in much the same light as plastic bags. I'm basically waiting for the first photo of a starving baby dolphin to be washed up on a beach with a knot of reverse-fishtail-braided loom bands around its beak.<br />
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Mind you, a friend of mine reported that her son made himself a tiny cock ring out of them the other day, so it's not all completely bleak.<br />
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But I digress. Back to back to school.<br />
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First we decorated some <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://ecopapershapes.bigcartel.com/product/ecopapershapes-paperscharms">Papercharms</a></span>.<br />
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The Cat in the Hat!<br />
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Then we taped them to some loom bands and then stuck them on our pencils.<br />
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Too cool for school? I don't think so. Depending on your school's policy on loom bands in the playground, of course. Ecopapershapeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912956731657605843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699095719186168537.post-16903717929183031902014-08-15T14:13:00.002-07:002014-08-15T14:13:44.417-07:00summer holiday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just to let you know we're on holiday for the next couple of weeks. We're back on 31 Aug, so any orders placed between now and then will be sent out on 1 September.<br />
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Remember the <a href="http://ecopapershapes.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/just-for-kicks.html" style="color: orange;">shoe accessories</a> we made a while back? Too hot for stout boots right now, so we whipped up some flip flop adornments.<br />
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... and taped a safety pin to the back using duct tape.<br />
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Ida's flip flops have fabric straps so we used a safety pin to fasten our shapes to them, but you could just as easily tape your shapes to your flip flops if they're plastic. Or even tie them on with a bit of taped on elastic.<br />
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We're off on holiday for the rest of the week. Back on Sunday, so any orders placed between now and then will be sent out on Monday 11th Aug.<br />
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Have a lovely week!Ecopapershapeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912956731657605843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699095719186168537.post-52475038055805067922014-07-31T02:36:00.000-07:002014-07-31T02:36:03.503-07:00express yourself<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5207mYWM2QoeZ-PN4tWTFNzgk_iDmaaN9X1oucquZh39MvcyLMva3sU4FWAZhcLIRCP9lIAWl3scB7JrNbPVjGtFt6ITmxEyzkR8q-oHkIHxyzHZSwA-4EOSMkrWur7TlvbBtaSoIFg/s1600/musical.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5207mYWM2QoeZ-PN4tWTFNzgk_iDmaaN9X1oucquZh39MvcyLMva3sU4FWAZhcLIRCP9lIAWl3scB7JrNbPVjGtFt6ITmxEyzkR8q-oHkIHxyzHZSwA-4EOSMkrWur7TlvbBtaSoIFg/s1600/musical.jpg" /></a>We like speech bubbles. We like them so much that we've not only included them in our <a href="http://ecopapershapes.bigcartel.com/product/ecopapershapes-summer-dress-up-doll" style="color: orange;">Dress Up Doll</a> sets but also in our packs of <a href="http://ecopapershapes.bigcartel.com/product/ecopapershapes-paperscharms" style="color: orange;">Papercharms</a>.<br />
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Of course you don't just have to use your speech bubbles to make your Dress Up Doll come alive.<br />
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These ones ended up stuck all over a colouring-in poster that we have up in the house...<br />
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... where some very curious characters are speaking their mind. <br />
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The poster is from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/110784444/roxy-marj-coloring-posters-set-of-3?ref=shop_home_active_21">here</a>, by the way. It's been a smash hit with the kids (and has got us peaceably through some very scratchy afternoons). I have also been known to steal away to sit quietly and do a spot of colouring on occasion. Very therapeutic. Ecopapershapeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912956731657605843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699095719186168537.post-7816836734429257972014-07-27T22:42:00.002-07:002014-07-27T22:42:54.438-07:00rings on her fingers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Remember we showed you the <a href="http://ecopapershapes.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/ecopapershapes-vs-rainbow-looms.html" style="color: orange;">ring</a> we made with a rainbow loom band? Here's an alphabetical alternative. <br />
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We painted some letters from our <a href="http://ecopapershapes.bigcartel.com/product/ecopapershapes-alphabet" style="color: orange;">Alphabet</a> and taped them to rainbow loom bands to make this set of rings.<br />
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Of course you don't have to wear them on your hands.<br />
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We're sweltering, but our<span style="color: orange;"> </span><a href="http://ecopapershapes.bigcartel.com/product/ecopapershapes-summer-dress-up-doll" style="color: orange;">Summer Dolls</a> take the rising temperatures in their stride. Luckily, they're equipped with all the seasonal separates you need to face the heatwave with style.<br />
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And a swimming costume and flippers. <br />
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Sunglasses worn on head, for optimum poolside attitude.<br />
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And if swimming's not your thing, stay cool in a vest and skirt (with added sequinned fabulousness).<br />
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And what appear to be some tattoos... All ready for Carnival.<br />
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What summer outfit will your doll wear? Ecopapershapeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912956731657605843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699095719186168537.post-83617576087894739422014-07-23T04:05:00.002-07:002014-07-23T14:13:00.229-07:00ecopapershapes + rainbow looms = <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A slightly unorthodox use for some rainbow loom bands...<br />
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We've discovered that they make perfect rings - and you can tape your favourite <a href="http://ecopapershapes.bigcartel.com/product/ecopapershapes-paperscharms" style="color: orange;">Papercharms</a> to them to make them even more charming.<br />
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This bunny was a real hit. Ecopapershapeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912956731657605843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699095719186168537.post-36627042531229298452014-07-21T12:07:00.001-07:002014-07-21T12:07:31.625-07:00eenymeenykids<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.eenymeenykids.co.uk/" style="color: orange;">Eenymeenykids</a> in Tuffnell Park is one of our favourite kids shops in London. For one thing, they stock these beauties ...<br />
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... which we have already raved about <a href="http://ecopapershapes.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/best-stocking-filler.html" style="color: orange;">at some length</a>.<br />
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And now they are stocking <b>ecopapershapes</b> alongside all their other lovely wares! We feel in very good company. Read all about it <a href="http://www.eenymeenykids.co.uk/blog/?p=1546" style="color: orange;">here</a>. And swing by the shop, won't you?Ecopapershapeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912956731657605843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699095719186168537.post-43717059298650269702014-07-17T02:22:00.000-07:002014-07-23T03:52:07.679-07:00let them eat cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So what if our Dress Up Doll comes with rollerskates, deelyboppers, cowboy boots and all sorts of other modern frippery? Sometimes you just want to dress up like Marie Antoinette.<br />
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These were the instructions I was given by my five-year-old. I sketched the dress and wig and Ida painted them and drew the face. Those are some magnificent eyelashes.<br />
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I think we managed a passable Kirsten Dunst.<br />
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And here she is with her 'servants'...Ecopapershapeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912956731657605843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699095719186168537.post-72450799430741592512014-07-14T03:44:00.000-07:002014-07-23T03:52:15.791-07:00birthday box of biscuits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A friend turned 40 this weekend (young whippersnapper). We used our <a href="http://ecopapershapes.bigcartel.com/product/ecopapershapes-alphabet" style="color: orange;">Alphabet</a> to make a birthday gift suitable for this solemn occasion. <br />
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A nice box that once contained chocolates... <br />
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... and topped off with some letters before being filled with homemade lemon shortbread biscuits. The forties are definitely the shortbread decade. <br />
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Just have to deter opportunist raiders before wrapping it up and handing it over. <br />
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We're very excited to introduce a new addition to the <b>ecopapershapes</b> family...<br />
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We've scaled up some of our favourite<span style="color: orange;"> </span><a href="http://ecopapershapes.bigcartel.com/product/ecopapershapes-paperscharms" style="color: orange;">Papercharms</a> shapes to make these perfectly-formed postcards. So now you can jot down your thoughts on a card, send a teacup through
the post, give a birdy birthday greeting or hand out a house-shaped
change of address.<br />
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They're cut from our lovely recycled card so they're robust enough for you to paint, draw or write all over. And they're sized to fit into a C6 envelope - or just stick on a stamp and post them as is!<br />
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You can use them as notelets, party invitations, gift tags, bunting or what ever else takes your fancy.<br />
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And you can get them <a href="http://ecopapershapes.bigcartel.com/" style="color: orange;">here</a>. Ecopapershapeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912956731657605843noreply@blogger.com0