Printable Paper Dolls from Paper Thin Personas

Scallops & Sunshine: Printable Summer Paper Doll for Ensemble Eclectica

July 22, 2025July 22, 2025

Printable paper doll coloring page featuring a stylish Latina girl with glasses and a mix-and-match wardrobe. Includes dresses, tops, skirts, shoes, and accessories with fun scallop details—all in black and white, ready to be colored. A creative and customizable activity from the "Ensemble Eclectica" series from Paper Thin Personas by Rachel Cohen, perfect for kids, crafters, and paper doll fans.

Colorful printable paper doll featuring a stylish Latina girl with glasses and a vibrant pastel wardrobe. Includes mix-and-match scallop-trimmed dresses, tops, skirts, and accessories in sunny shades of coral, yellow, aqua, and purple. Part of the "Ensemble Eclectica" series from Paper Thin Personas by Rachel Cohen—perfect for creative play, DIY crafts, and paper doll collectors.

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I’m thrilled to share the latest paper doll addition to the Ensemble Eclectica series called Sunshine & Scallops in both a full-color printable paper doll and a black-and-white paper doll coloring page versions, so you can decide which was brings you more joy.

Sunshine & Scallops is a summer paper doll set featuring a stylish doll with glasses, a bright smile, and a fabulous wardrobe full of scallop-trimmed fashion. Think breezy dresses, mix-and-match separates, and cheerful accessories in a palette inspired by sunshine, sherbet, beach days other summery things. I think of her as being Latina, but you know, there’s no reason why she has to be. You do you, as my students are fond of telling me.

A quick tip! Don’t forget to trim along the doll’s shoulders to make the outfit tabs fit correctly. I include small dots to guide where to cut, but it’s easy to miss if you’re new to my designs or paper dolls. It’s so easy for me to forget that people are discovering paper dolls everyday and maybe they don’t know how they work.

Funny story: I was just explaining them to an teenage boy this week who had no idea what I was talking about until I finally got out pictures. Not sure I made a paper doll fan out of him, but at least now he knows. And as they say, knowing is half the battle.

If you’re thinking: Wow, you seem to be doing a lot of paper dolls with glasses lately, you are right! I think paper dolls with glasses are an unserved segment of the paper doll world.

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In Full Armor: A Knight Paper Doll

July 16, 2025

Printable lady knight paper craft to cut and color includes detailed medieval armor, sword, and dagger. She has short hair. Great for creative play or homeschool activities.

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So, as I mentioned last time I shared one of these knights, you know that moment when a single idea takes hold and before you realize it, you’ve found yourself fully immersed in a creative rabbit hole? That’s exactly what happened here.

I thought I’d just draw a little fantasy armor, and then things spiraled. Before I knew it, I had created a whole series of knight paper craft designs—more than I honestly knew what to do with. Well, that’s not totally true. I knew exactly what to do: finish them up and share them here. This blog exists because I need a place for all the paper dolls I make, and these knight paper craft creations fit right in.

I should probably always include a disclaimer with these posts: I know next to nothing about how actual full plate armor works, and I’m sure I’ve gotten plenty of details wrong. But hey, artistic license, right?

On my head, this paper doll is the sort of “serious warrior” of the group, since she’s the one with full-plate armor, where everyone else has sort of more light weight armor options. So, maybe she’s a paladin, to put things in Dungeons & Dragons terminology.

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Pastel Punk: Mix and Match Paper Doll for Creative Kids

July 9, 2025

Black paper doll coloring page featuring a girl with natural hair in a bun and glasses, wearing a bra and underwear. Includes a variety of mix-and-match outfits to color, such as pleated skirts, ripped jeans, crop tops with skull and heart designs, fishnet tights, and platform shoes. Printable fashion paper doll from the Ensemble Eclectica collection by Rachel L. Cohen, perfect for kids, crafters, and paper doll enthusiasts.

Printable Black paper doll with natural hair and glasses, wearing purple lingerie, from the Ensemble Eclectica collection by Paper Thin Personas. Includes a mix-and-match wardrobe of pastel goth and kawaii-inspired outfits with lavender ripped jeans, pleated skirts, crop tops with skull and heart graphics, fishnet tights, and platform shoes. Designed by Rachel L. Cohen, perfect for coloring, crafting, and dress-up play.

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Say hello to the latest addition to the Ensemble Eclectica paper doll series! This week’s printable paper doll is a pastel punk Black girl paper doll with her hair up in dreads and funky glasses.

Pastel Punk is what happens when soft, sugary pastels collide with 1970s punk fashion and somehow it works. From my limited understanding, the style pulls some inspiration from Kawaii and Harajuku fashion in Japan, mixed with the grit and DIY spirit of classic punk. I like the contrast of the surgery sweet with the spikes myself.

With more than fifty potential outfit combinations, she undoubtedly possesses a wealth of sartorial choices, as any paper doll should. I wanted these pieces to all be able to be mixed and matched for maximum versatility, so I kept to a very limited color palette. After all, what paper doll doesn’t need the juxtaposition of soft lilacs and mints paired with skull prints, fishnets, and a serious attitude? I can’t think of one…

Of course, if you’d prefer a more traditional punk color scheme, there’s always the coloring page version. Maybe she’s more red and black tartan punk than lavender and mint. You do you.

Don’t forget, she can share clothing with my other Ensemble Eclectica paper dolls. She has the same skin tone as some of my other Black girl paper doll creations including Sweat in Style, Straps and Lace, and In 1938. None of them match as well stylistically as the Gothic Glamour sets I did for Halloween back in 2023. Lots of skulls in those sets to expand her collection here.

I’ll admit that drawing alt fashion always makes me a little nervous. I’m more of a t-shirt and jeans (or cardigan and tweed) kind of person. I love the boldness of alternative styles, even if I’m not brave enough to wear them myself. They are a lot of fun to draw.

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Patreon Exculsive: Glorious at the Gala Paper Doll Coloring Page

June 29, 2025June 29, 2025

Archer of the Realm: A Warrior Woman Paper Doll

September 15, 2025June 19, 2025

Black and white printable paper doll coloring page titled "Archer of the Realm" from Paper Thin Personas. The sheet features a female doll with braided hair in underwear, a medieval-inspired wardrobe with three pieces (a tunic top with armor and puffy sleeves, a tunic with chaimaile over it, and matching armored pants tucked into boots), a sword, a bow, and a quiver of arrows. Decorative border with loops surrounds the page. Instructions on the right side explain how to print, cut, and use the doll. Created by Rachel L. Cohen, 2025. Great for homeschooling, rainy days, or fantasy-themed play!

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Have I ever mentioned how I tend to get into a “theme” and then realize I’ve drawn way too much of it? Yeah, that’s pretty much what happens to me.

I decide I want to draw armor. The next thing I know, I’ve done like five different versions of a warrior woman paper doll. And I’m just like… welp, that’s getting into series territory, ain’t it?

Part of this was about me learning to draw chainmail on an iPad. Part of it was me just wanting to draw some cool fantasy armor for ladies.

Anyway, this is the first in a little collection of paper doll knights, adventurers, warrior women, and ladies wearing fantasy outfits that include pants… you can call them whatever you like. Fantasy armor and outfits with pants are recurring obsessions of mine. I have an entire Pinterest board devoted to fantasy armor and another one solely for “fantasy outfits with pants.”

Please, don’t judge the clothing of this warrior woman paper doll based on practicality. Because, let’s be honest, could someone survive an actual fight in these outfits? No idea, but they look cool.

I might be defeating my own argument about not caring for practicality when I admit that my obsession with fantasy outfits featuring pants probably started as a child. Back then, I watched Xena and thought, “Someone, anyone, get these women some dang trousers, please.”

I wanted to be Xena really badly, but I also really badly did not want to wear a skirt. So, maybe all my armor drawing is my way of solving this problem for young Rachel.

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Dapper Daze: Mix-and-Match Vintage Outfits for the Ensemble Eclectica

June 12, 2025

Asian printable paper doll coloring page titled “Dapper Daze” featuring an elegant Asian female character with 1950s-style hair. The set includes mix-and-match vintage-inspired outfits: two fitted skirts, high-waisted pants, three blouses with puffed sleeves and collars, a jacket, two retro handbags, and a pearl necklace. Designed by Rachel L. Cohen for Paper Thin Personas.

Asian printable paper doll titled “Dapper Daze” featuring an elegant Asian female character with 1950s-style dark hair and bright red lip-stick. The set includes mix-and-match vintage-inspired outfits: two fitted skirts, high-waisted pants, three blouses with puffed sleeves and collars, a jacket, two retro handbags, and a pearl necklace. Designed by Rachel L. Cohen for Paper Thin Personas.

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Today’s Asian printable paper doll features a retro 1950s-inspired wardrobe, complete with classic women’s suits, soft tucked-in blouses, and a couple of purses I low-key wish I owned. (Even though I’m totally a cross-body bag kind of person. I just can’t carry a purse in my hand all day.) Of course, this isn’t the first time I’ve dived into vintage styles for the Ensemble Eclectica ladies. You can look at this more colorful 1960s inspired one if you need more outfit options. There’s also actual historical 1950s fashions, I have a whole collection of those.

As I was coloring Dapper Daze here, I kept thinking about a long conversation Julie Matthews (of Paper Doll School) recently had about mix and match paper dolls and how important a consistent limited color palette is to make a set really versatile.

Yes, this is what I text my friends about. Don’t judge me.

Lately, I’ve been on a mission to finish up all the paper doll projects gathering dust on my iPad. Starting things? Easy. Finishing them? A little harder in digital format, where it’s way too tempting to start something new instead of wrapping up what’s already halfway done. It’s so easy.

So, I dug through the files, polished off a few nearly-finished pieces, and ta-da! Today’s paper doll is finally ready to share. (Though I’ll admit I don’t fully remember what I was thinking when I first designed her. Artist brain is a mystery.)

Still, it feels great to finally bring some of these printable paper dolls across the finish line. I have more to share. Promise.

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Sixteen Different Printable Paper Doll Coloring Pages from Past Mays

May 29, 2025

Looking for printable paper doll coloring pages and don’t feel like digging through the archives? Who can blame you.

Over the years, I’ve created a wide range of paper doll printables from fantasy characters to historical fashion. This curated collection features 16 unique coloring pages you can download and enjoy, whether you’re a parent, teacher, or just a fan of paper dolls.

To keep myself from getting too lost in my own archives (which is very easy to do), I decided to focus on things I posted during the month of May from the blog’s beginnings all the way up to last year. It gave me a clear timeframe to work within and helped me narrow down the massive collection of paper dolls I’ve shared over the years.

I will openly admit that when I go back through my own archives, it is a little like a time capsule, highlighting things I forgot I drew and the stuff that I was going on my life that I felt like sharing.

Sixteen Different Printable Paper Doll Coloring Pages

Snake themed printable paper doll coloring page for kids — *These paper dolls were chosen, because I’m still proud of them after all these years.*

Little Mermaid printable paper doll coloring page for kids — *These paper dolls were chosen, because I’m still proud of them after all these years.*

Some of these are paper doll coloring pages for kids like Ethan or Emily, while others of these are more teenager focused like my bone fairy. The bone fairy was part of a whole series of mildly creepy paper dolls I drew in college.

Want even more printable paper dolls? Explore my Etsy shop, Patreon collection, or browse hundreds of printables in the archives here!

There is a lot to explore, I have to say.

Patron Exclusive: Evening Lace with Cut & Color Couture

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025

Cut & Color Couture: 1630s and 1640s

May 28, 2025May 21, 2025

Printable 17th century paper doll coloring page featuring women's fashion from the 1630s and 1640s. Includes historical details like stays, chemise, lace collars, and voluminous sleeves. Great for homeschool history, crafts, or coloring activities.

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Today’s printable 17th century paper doll coloring page is showing off styles from the 1630s and 1640s, a celebration of Baroque fashion. She’s the first of two I drew. I confess that this is not my favorite period of historical fashion, but that’s part of why I drew it. I’d drawn a few other historical paper dolls for the Cut & Color Series: 1940s and 1920s. I thought I would continue the trend.

I both wanted to stretch myself and work on something that I wasn’t super comfortable with. Also I needed to practice drawing lace. There’s so much lace in Baroque fashion.

Women typically began dressing with a shift or chemise as the base layer, over which they wore stays to shape the torso. These stays created a pronounced, rounded cleavage, accentuated by the often very low necklines popular at the time. The effect was dramatic. As they say in Monty Python, “huge… tracts of land.”

The overall silhouette for this 1640s paper doll includes broad shoulders and a higher waist, though this would begin to descend in the following decades. Bodices were typically fastened with stomachers, crafted from the same fabric as the gown, making them less visually distinct. While the long, pointed bodice would become more common in the 1650s, the historical gowns featured on this doll are a bit less extreme in their styling. Maybe one day, I’ll take on the 1650s as another paper doll project. For now, I’m sticking with my printable 17th century paper doll coloring page and calling it good.

Full, voluminous sleeves, sometimes cinched at the elbow with ribbons or decorative rosettes, are also a big part of the look. I made sure to include them on this historical costume coloring page for one of the paper doll’s gowns. This style of sleeve can be also seen in this 1630s portrait, which was one of my reference images.

Lace collars and cuffs were also super popular. There was often lace trim around the low, square necklines too. Since lace was extremely expensive, wearing it was definitely a way to say, “Look how rich I am!” One reason I chose to create this Baroque fashion paper doll printable was to practice drawing lace. There’s so much of it in this era, like in this portrait.

Hairstyles in the 1630s and 1640s were very distinctive. Hair was usually pulled back with structured curls framing the face. It’s a super distinctive look. Occasionally, women wore soft, wispy bangs at the front. One of the challenges of drawing this Stuart-era dress-up paper doll was getting those hair details. Curls and I have a complicated relationship.

This is the first of two of these I drew. I’ll get into why that happened when I post my next one.

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I haven’t done any other 17th century paper dolls, so I can’t add any to this list. It’s not a super popular period for paper doll creations. Brenda Mattox did a Cinderella paper doll in this era and Tom Tierney has a coloring book from the period as well.

If you know of any others, please let me know and I’ll add them.

Wardrobes of Whimsy: Fjord Fantasy

May 28, 2025May 14, 2025

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So, back in June of last year, my husband and I went to Norway for a few weeks. Partly a work trip for me and partly a lovely vacation for the two of us. It was very fun. We went to several different cities and lots of museums. Norway is beautiful and reminds me so much of Alaska where I am from. The fjords, the mountains, the weirdly large number of stuffed polar bears in Tromsø, and the presence of lots of plants that looked familiar.

It was a really really fantastic trip.

While I was there, I did a lot of doodling of Viking inspired clothing (especially because I got to see actual dwarf broaches and they were just as beautiful as I suspect they would be) and so here’s a bit of that coming out in paper doll format.

So, these garments are inspired by “apron dresses” over under dresses. As I discussed at great length a decade ago when I wrote about Viking dress, no one really knows for sure what Viking women wore, but man there are a lot of people on the internet who get a lot of joy out of arguing about it. I’m not entering into that debate, but I did have fun creating these fantasy dresses inspired by my limited understanding of Viking clothing.

These aren’t very traditional mix and match dolls, which is kind of the point. As I mentioned last week, the whole concept of these was how layering comes together for a paper doll outfit. I really like the idea, but I’m not sure. There’s more than two outfits here- you actually have 8 different combinations, between the shoes and the various apron dresses that go over the dresses.

I don’t know if I’ll do more of these or not… I’m having many thoughts.

Wardrobes of Whimsy: A Romantic Evening

May 28, 2025May 7, 2025

A printable paper doll evening gowns themed coloring page with a doll and two dresses.

A printable paper doll evening gowns themed coloring page with two dresses and shoes.

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Sometimes, I talk myself out of ideas—and this project was one of those cases. I’ve always really loved mix-and-match paper dolls, but designing sets like these comes with certain compromises. One challenge is layering, especially when it comes to tops being tucked into pants or skirts or long gloves, like on this set. That limitation got me thinking: what if I could have both the full layered outfit and the individual pieces as separate, layer-able parts in one paper doll set?

One of the great things about digital art is the flexibility it offers. It’s so much easier to draw, erase, and redraw without relying on tons of tracing paper.

I originally designed these printable paper doll evening gowns in summer of 2024 and was really excited about them at the time.

But then life got busy, and I started second-guessing the whole idea.

I showed them off at the Paper Doll Convention in Indianapolis, and the reaction was a bit lukewarm. People didn’t seem to quite “get it.” That made me wonder if the layout just isn’t doing a good job of explaining the idea, if maybe it was a poor idea in the first place, or if ballgowns are maybe not the best example of the concept… I feel like maybe it needs a revision or two.

So, with the caveat that this might get heavily revised in the future and I am not even going to give these their own category yet, as the two I’ve currently made may end up being the only two that are ever made, here’s my printable paper doll evening gowns experiment.

The other set that goes with this experiment, I’ll share next week.

Fashionable Florals: A Patreon Exclusive

May 28, 2025April 30, 2025