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Published: 2012-02-07 22:09:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 12125; Favourites: 476; Downloads: 791
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"Take this apple for your kindness, my dear. Don't let it go to waste."As I promised
I'm planning on making some more fairytale themed paper cuttings.
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Thank you to everyone who has added this to their favorites. I was thanking everyone individually, but DA thought I was a spammer, so I'll have to just thank you from here.
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This is brilliant! I am a gourd artist, and I would love to burn this image on an apple gourd. I would credit your design with any photo postings (provided it ever comes into fruition). Would this be acceptable to you? If not, I totally understand. It's just that now that I've seen this, I can't unsee/unimagine it : ).
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Beautiful. Love the words on it, too - makes it look vintage and so pretty! How long did it take you to cut this out?
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This is wonderful, so intricate and detailed. You amaze me. Thanks for sharing this.
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Wow, this is amazing. This is one of my favorite Grimms tales (my first is most definitely Sleeping Beauty), and while you picked the moment everyone knows, I'm hankering to see more moments from this tale. It's just such a great tale made for paper cutting, I think. The original Grimms tale of Cinderella is another. The Grimms are fabulous.
I especially love the paper you choose. It's perfect.
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I want to do a scene from Sleeping Beauty, but I'm not sure which scene I should do. I thought about doing the moment when she poked her finger on the spindle, but I'm not sure how to frame it.
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It depends what you want to do. Do you want a scene that most everyone will know or one that's particular to the Grimm's story?
My particular favorite scene is when the prince comes to the castle after a hundred years, and instead of seeing thorns that had killed many many men who had been killed trying to get Sleeping Beauty, they had turn to flowering shrubs and he was allowed to pass without harm. That one is particular to the story. (Ahem, not to be sexual or anything, but talk about a not so subtle way about waiting for the right person in a fairy tale. Of course, fairy tales were originally meant to be told to other women coming of age and adults, not children!)
The kiss is my other favorite, obviously, where everything outside comes to life again. The Grimms spend this moment in the kitchen where the cook had fallen asleep when he was about to box a boy's ear and he was finally able to finish it one hundred years later. I found that particularly funny! You could frame that a bit like you did the 7 Dwarves. Make a simple castle, put the kiss up in a tower and put the scenes you like best in the areas of the castle. This one is a combination of the movie and the book.
I wonder if the cook knew what he was boxing the poor boy's ears for all those years later!
The first version I'm leaving is a particular favorite of mine as it's more descriptive (I used it for an essay), but the second one is the one the Grimm's wrote down originally from the people they listened to who brought these stories, before they were forced to edit out things and then rewrite them to please publishers.
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I like the idea of showing the castle inhabitants waking up. Thanks!
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You are always welcome.
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I really like this paper cut / cutout- It's lovely and my favorite so far. 
I'm just so happy to see someone still doing this method of art!
I hope you continue to make amazing art!
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Thank you! You could totally do it too. You just need an exacto knife to cut it, and a cutting mat. And make sure all of your lines are connected before you cut it out. Paper choice is also important. Thin paper is easier to cut but tears easy. Thick paper is hard to cut, but is sturdy. I like thin paper because it cuts smoothly.
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I love it! Just full of magik! tells the tale in one snapshot.
Lorna
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Wow! This looks absolutely beautiful! I have to say I absolutely love this. The idea behind it is rather interesting, and the detail is incredible! I love the lettering on the paper--it really adds to the piece--and the edges are so smooth and perfect! Amazing job
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oh ma jeezuz...stuff being amazing. I love the facial profiles. making me jealous
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Thank you, but I don't think you should be jealous, because your stuff is amazing and super detailed!
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You're very welcome hun x
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Gorgeous! 
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The handwriting was on the paper. It was some pretty cardstock I bought at walmart.
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Gorgeous! What do you use to cut the paper? Just scissors, or something else?
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I use an exacto knife to cut the paper. I don't think I could have made this with scissors. I used pretty cardstock, about the same thickness as printer paper, so it is pretty thin. Its easy to cut, but it also tears easily. I also used a plastic cutting mat, so I wouldn't ruin the table.
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Cool! Thanks for letting me know.
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I'm planning on making some more in a fairytale theme.
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Thank you, I had some help with the idea.
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