Cone Doll: Snow Princess

A snow princess, 4⅜ in tall: the kimono is a paper cone, the head is folded from two halves, and an ice crown is glued above the bangs. A little snow bunny sits at the hem.

• Easy
• 11 cm tall
• 4 pieces
• 1 Letter sheet

Make it with your phone cameraLesson code: 7407

On VanGami the template appears over your sheet through your phone camera — no printer needed. Trace it, cut, fold and glue. Below are all the steps in text.

What you’ll need

• Letter sheet — office paper, 80 gsm (20 lb)
• Markers
• Pencil — and eraser
• Scissors — small
• Glue stick — or PVA glue
• Glass — phone stand

Steps

Trace

1. Kimono: outline. Trace the solid line: the two straight sides from the pointed corner and the arc at the bottom. You'll cut along it.
2. Kimono: drawing. Trace the drawing with thin lines. Three more lines: along the right straight edge, the edge of the glue strip (don’t color the strip); near the sharp corner, a short arc, the neck line; and on the side, a short straight line, the mark: you’ll glue the tab to it.
3. Head, bunny, and crown: outlines. Trace 3 pieces with a solid line: head, bunny, crown. You'll cut along these lines.
4. Head, bunny, and crown: folds. Draw a dashed line across the top of the head — the head will fold in half along it — and a line at the snow bunny. Don't cut along dashed lines.
5. Head, bunny, and crown: drawing. Copy the drawing with thin lines: the picture on the screen is your guide. It doesn't have to be exact to the millimeter.

Color

6. Color: kimono. Wavy hem and hair on the back — light blue; belt, collar, and snowflakes — blue; sleeve trim — light blue. The rest of the kimono stays white; trace the drawing lines in black.
7. Color: head, crown, and bunny. Hair — light blue; bow and crown band — blue; face — skin tone; blush — pink. Color one half of each crown crystal light blue. The bunny gets red eyes, green ears, and pink cheeks; the bunny itself stays white, and the bottom of its tab is light blue: the tab will lie on the hem. Trace the drawing lines in black.

Cut

8. Cut out: kimono. Cut out the kimono along the outline: cut the straight sides in one motion, and turn the sheet as you cut the arc.
9. Cut out: head, bunny, and crown — 3 pcs. Cut out the head in one piece — face and back together; don't cut along the dashed line on top. Cut out the bunny together with its tab.
10. Color the back. Flip the bunny and the crown face down and color the back: on the bunny, the ears green; the crown all light blue: the crystals can be seen from behind too. The drawing shows through a little — follow it.

Glue

11. Roll the kimono. Apply glue to the narrow strip along the right edge. Roll the piece into a cone with the drawing facing out and lay the left edge over the strip up to the line: the bottom should become an even circle. Press the seam.
12. Head on top. Flatten the top of the kimono with your fingers down to the neck line — the seam goes at the back. Lay the head face down, unfolded, and apply glue to the whole back side. Place the flattened top on the half with the face — the neck line along the bottom edge of the head — and cover it with the back of the head, folding along the dashed line. Hold for 20–30 seconds.

Assemble

13. Snow bunny. Fold the bunny’s tab back along the dashed line, apply glue to it, and press it to the right side of the kimono at the hem: the bunny sits on the table and looks forward. The fold goes at the mark on the side. Hold for 20–30 seconds until the glue sets.
14. Ice crown. Apply glue to the back of the crown's blue band and stick it on top of the bangs, in the middle: the crystals stick up above the head.

Done. The snow princess is done: she stands in a long kimono, the crown sparkles above her head, and a snow bunny sits at the hem. Turn her around — the hair at the back reaches below the belt.

Make it with your phone camera

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