NOTE: This giveaway is now closed. Please feel free to leave a comment though. We love to hear from you!Once upon a time (or last week), a beautiful package arrived in the mailbox for a little girl named Lucy.

It was so very pretty, had a flower on top, and was from the lovely land of
Lily and Thistle.
Lucy was beaming with excitement.
A package for me??! she exclaimed.

It was almost too pretty to open, so Mom made her wait for a moment while she took pictures.

Then.....Lucy pulled off the ribbon,

She opened the box; gasped; and laughed. What to her wondering eyes should appear?

But a miniature version of herself! Her very own
mini Me paper doll, customized and personalized to look like...Lucy!



She came with the most beautiful dresses, gowns, tops and leggings, balloons, hats, and of course, princess crowns.


Lucy quickly asked her mom to cut out every outfit. She couldn't wait to see what they looked like on "her".

She picked her first ensemble, placed it on mini Lucy,


and admired herself as a beautiful mermaid!

Then she meticulously lined up all the pretty clothes, so she could pick out the next outfit.

Her mom oooo-ed and aaaahhh-ed over the everyday clothing because it looked something from a boutique children's line.

There was even a
can-can skirt in there! Her heart melted.

Lucy and her mom tried on crowns,

Alice in Wonderland bows,

and played together because, Mom had her own mini Me doll too!

It was a happily ever afternoon.

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Okay...have you heard of
Lily & Thistle and her new boutique line of
Mini Me paperdolls?

Wow. I was blown away. I've seen some paper dolls in my day and played with plenty when I was 5. But these are far beyond the grocery-store variety I remember. Hannah (the artist and creator of mini Me) is a genius. She's created beautiful, timeless, clever, cute paper dolls that are customizable for little girls (or even for you!)

When you go to her
SHOP, you choose from 8 different Hair Styles:

Then you choose a Skin Tone and a Hair Color (you can also choose freckles, glasses, eye color, etc):

Then,
mini Me prints it to high-quality textured art paper and creates your personalized paper doll, with your name on the bottom. The quality and design of these dolls are impressive. You can even see the slight coloring in the shadows on the doll legs and in the clothing. Hannah is a true artist.

Then
mini Me packages it up with a darling line of clothing. Her
Spring Line is my favorite right now. Of course, Lucy couldn't get enough of the
Fairy Tale Line. And
everything is lovely, full of amazing designs. Hannah, can you create real clothing from your images please?!
Depending on which doll package you chose (the
Standard or the
Ultimate), mini Me creates the whole experience into a keepsake for you and your little girl. The
Ultimate package comes with an additional doll set, personally signed by the artist, Hannah. So your little girl can play with one doll set and hold on to the other set as a beautiful keepsake or piece of art.

Also included are journaling and Family History pages, such as
All About Me and
My Family Tree.
And just when you were wondering:* what if my daughter tears the tabs off?
* what if she's too young and gets frustrated with the tabs?
* what if baby brother tears her Gretel outfit to shreds and my little girl starts bawling?
Hannah has it all figured out!
Included in your doll set is a clever little
STICKY STRIP.
So you can cut all the tabs OFF if you want to and play without them! It's a double-sided sticky strip that you can stick on to your doll and then stick the clothing on and off without them tearing! And if your sticky strip starts to lose it's stick, just wipe it with a damp towel and you're back in business (if you ever need additional strips they can be purchased at office supply stores).
Lucy was having fun with her dolls from the get-go, but once we discovered the Sticky Strip she completely lit up and the playing took on a new level. She could now do everything
all by herself.


If you're ever worried about losing an outfit or something getting torn,
also included is a CD of all the outfits and your doll so you can reprint anything at home! BRILLIANT.

And finally, on the
Lily & Thistle blog Hannah shares
FREE downloads, such as the
Mable Doll (every girl needs a friend to play with) and the
Mother's Day outfit. More clothing lines and FREE downloads to come in the future!
All of it is just darling. I want to invite you over to our house so we can play paper dolls together.

Or better yet, throw your own
Printed Paper Doll Party with your friends! (for less money, you can
Print Yourself from home).

The options and ideas just keep coming from
mini Me. Purchase a doll for your grand-daughter, give a gift certificate to a friend on her birthday, buy an extra doll
a la carte, join the
Outfit of the Month club!

There are so many ways to enjoy a
mini Me.
And today, we want you to try them out! So we're having a GIVEAWAY!
One lucky winner will get a $50 gift certificate to the mini Me
SHOP.

Here are the details...
Giveaway Rules:* Leave a comment! That's it.
* Leave you EMAIL ADDRESS in your comment.
* Only ONE entry per person.
* If you forget something and need to leave a second comment, go back and DELETE your first comment.
* Open to anyone with a normal address in the world.
* There will be ONE winner for a $50 Gift Certificate.
* Giveaway ends SATURDAY 5/15 at 10pm (Central Time).
Thank you mini Me. We played with your dolls again yesterday and Lucy was happy for almost 2 hours straight. Heaven.

509 comments:
1 – 200 of 509 Newer› Newest»What an amazing idea - I love it! And thanks for the giveaway too - definitely have to get one for my daughter's birthday in August!
What an adorable gift this would be. Thanks for the chance to win.
asmithonline at yahoo dot ca
So pretty!
These are crazy adorable. Lucy has a really great mommy that would sit and cut them all out for her :)
oh my gosh, i would LOVE to have these for mary margaret. LOVE them! (can i get some for me? or is that too weird?)
twougaalums@bellsouth.net
So cute, I had paper dolls as a kid but didn't realize they were still out there.
melindasr5 at yahoo dot com
Those are super cute. My daughter would love them too.
brettandkristi@gmail.com
What a beautiful product! My 6 yr old self would have gone crazy for one of those!!!
thecrazygecko at googlemail dot com
Wow! Those are absolutely adorable.
I hope to win one for Julia. It looks like lots of fun.
weiru.chang@gmail.com
Those are beyond adorable!
lagamorphlounge@yahoo.com
can't decide if the dolls or the pictures of Lucy are more adorable!!! since you aren't doing a Lucy giveaway, i guess we'll settle for the dolls-- they are great!!
dignity_depravity@hotmail.com
So cool! Lucy is darling!!
emmillee(at)gmail(dot)com
That is just precious!! Love it! My daughter would go crazy over that!
Jen
jenc at crazysummer dot org
That is such a cute idea!
Sheryldowner@gmail.com
Wow - this would be perfect for my little girl's birthday! We've already got paper doll invitations:)
mendyandcal@hotmail.com
Absolutely precious. Would love to see a set for boys!
hilary1 AT gmail dot com
I hope I get a chance to win~!!!!
naoxhaaa@gmail.com
this is SO COOL. hoping to win for
my sister (:
oh lord!!! how cute!!
rlynnbaker@gmail.com
this is SO COOL. hoping to win for
my sister (:
nadinadine @ gmail.com
(please disregard my previous comment! >.<)
What a wonderful giveaway! You took beautiful pictures of Lucy too! I hope I win one for my Sophia.
3littlechicks@cox.net
Wow those are so cute. I know a couple little girls that would just love them to bits. And their mommy helped my sew my wedding dress. I just found out that they wont be able to come to my wedding - stupid economy! So their family has been in my heart lately. Even if I don't win I just might have to get a couple of these for the girls as a thankyou for letting me steal their mom for a weekend of sewing even though they kept asking "is it time for a break yet?".
megan{dot}lazzar{@}gmail{dot}com
these are the most precious paper dolls! such detail!! i loved playing with paper dolls as a little girl and now again with my daughter. we would ♥♥♥ to win a set of these!
xo
chottsy@yahoo.com
OH my daughter would just DIE for these. She LOVES paper dolls and I love playing them with her, as I had some when I was little. These are so adorable!!
javalek (at) cableone (dot) net
Thanks SO MUCH!!!
So beautiful! What a great idea - my Genevieve would love one of these!
camillemalucci@yahoo.com
How cute is that????!! My 4 year old would be over the moon!! I could see hours of entertainment in our future.:) betsybreuer@yahoo.com
hi dana,
omg i can´t belive those dolls are true!!!
i wish i had one for myself!!!!!!
holasoylulu@yahoo.es
OMG!! i want a mini me!
dcrg.melodrama@gmail.com
Oh My Gosh! I have to win this for Abby! Freckles even!
I bet Lucy is having the best time with these!
jenniferyarbrough at hotmail dot com
Too Cute!!!
melissa.lorenz@yahoo.com
I was just given a set for my birthday. They are beautiful! I wish someone would have taken pictures of me opening my package. It's that beautiful. Every step of the way. What a great give away. Win or lose I can't wait to share these with my little nieces and nephews!
bootstothemoon@gmail.com
Oh goodness. Couldn't be sweeter! encutshall@gmail.com
I love these! I was quite the paper doll collector in my younger days. I had a Princess Diana and Dolly Parton set.
cfhogue@yahoo.com
These are so cute!
alisharusher at gmail dot com
These are incredible! My daughters would go nuts for them. floodpud14 (at) hotmail (dot)com
What a great set. My daughter would love this when she gets a little older-she's just turned 2.
rmaclary@gmail.com
absolutely adorable- count me in!
That's the cutest thing I've seen in a long time. My daughter's birthday is next month and I"m thinking she would LOVE this.
Alice
stephensons4 at embarqmail dot com
Such a cute idea!!!My girls would love this!! Thanks for doing this giveaway!!!
drama_jewel@hotmail.com
Oh my goodness. Those are soooooo cute! And kudos to you for indulging the "cut them all out right away" request.
What a wonderful giveaway! My daughter would love this!
heatherlw@gmail.com
How CUTE!! I love it!
bluebird1018@gmail.com
absolutely beautiful,brings back fond memories of playing with paper dolls when I was younger.
-Kellee
kiwii22@msn.com
The doll and outfits are amazing and so creative. My Princess is loving the pictures you posted.
lisa@morgridgefamily.com
absolutely beautiful,brings back fond memories of playing with paper dolls when I was younger.
-Kellee
kiwii22@msn.com
Wow - they are so wonderful!! Your review makes me want to go over there and buy a set and I'm a trained non-impulse buyer :) I'll wait to see if I win!
Very cute! My daughter would LOVE this! Crossing my fingers!
Thanks for the opportunity!
bigvz@yahoo.com
Oh my goodness, brilliant and wonderful! How my girls would love love love this. Ooooh, how *I* would love this! Thanks for a chance to win, off to browse her site...
greetingarts@yahoo.com
wow! my girl would love this!
kirstencanblog@gmail.com
So fun and creative! We'd love one at our house!
bryannkeri@yahoo.com
Those are gorgeous. I think I may have to try to copy some of the clothes for real life for my daughter. So cute! Rebshabur(AT)hotmail(DOT)com
Oh me and my sister used to play paper dolls for hours, store bought ones and we cut out own out of sunday paper ads.
These MINI Me ones are so lovely. I have two daughter approaching paper doll age. I'm going to have to check these out!
Jessica
Jessica@theschneebergs.com
Brings my memorries baaaaaccckkk to my child hood.. sigh. I would love to win.. for my little girl so she can learn how fun it is to play paper doll!
Too precious! It takes me back to when I was young and played with paper dolls! Beautiful craftsman ship. Just love it!
joneshann@gmail.com
Aw, these make me soo excited for my babies to grow up! I could blow a million dollars in her shop! What an excellent idea!
Melissa
Aldrich.melissa (a) gmail.com
WOW-just brings back a ton of wonderful memories.
sueellenhafen@yahoo.com
I love it! I loved playing with paper dolls when I was little. Now I get to play with real dollies. One is 6 and the other is 2. These are the coolest paper dolls I've ever come across. Thanks!
dianamoody@gmail.com
How adorable!
katiegar@gmail.com
Those are wonderful! My niece would love it.
hramerh (at) gmail (dot) com
My daughter would honestly be soooo excited to play with these!!
dpkayli at yahoo dot com
I would love to win!!!! My daughters would have so much fun!!
alainaharden@yahoo.com
what fun for little girls!
becky_jo@msn.com
Love it!! My 5 year old would love these!
lisainnevada(at)gmail(dot)com
I just LOVE LOVE LOVE these dolls!!! I am going to buy one for my DD for her birthday, but maybe I can win one!!
Marinewife1023(at)gmail(dot(com)
So much fun! With three little girls, we would have a LOT of fun with these! Thanks so much!
lmhr515(at)yahoo(dot)com
I'm soooo in love with these!!! Is it ridiculous that I love them so much that I want two?? One for me and one for my daughter!!
Great giveaway. I hope this is my lucky chance to actually win something!
subtletee(at)ymail.com
oh these are just so darling!!
i can't wait till my baby is old enough to enjoy just girly treasures.
chelonih00(AT)hotmail(DOT)com
Pick me! My daughter just discovered paper dolls. Thank you for hosting.
burleyaudio(at)gmail(dot)com
they are so adorable it makes me want to play with paper dolls all over again.
wigsla@gmail.com
Super sweet! How cute...I can just hear my girls squealing now! :)
love them!
wkpanter@yahoo.com
So sweet :) Would make a lovely birthday gift for a girl who just happens to be turning 5 in a month!
amoberly (at) gmail (dot) com
I loved paper dolls as a little girl! I don't have a daughter yet, but this would be a great gift for one of my many nieces!
ilovepaulduersch [at] gmail [dot] com
i am old, but i would like to win this giveaway just for myself...:)
What a stunning gift this would make for my daughter!
How incredibly CUTE! I am bookmarking the site for future gift ideas! Lovely!
How presious !
missavene at gmail dot com
Amazing dolls! The cutest I have ever seen. Thanks for the heads up on them :) I'd love to win a set...If I don't, you know I'll get some and save them for a rainy day!
simply gorgeous!
I LOVE these!!! Sarah skubinski@mac.com
Wow! I am so impressed with these paper dolls. My daughter has a grocery store variety set that we finally threw away (they would always fall over and the clothing wouldn't stay in place etc.)
These are just gorgeous and I know my daughters and I would treasure one of these sets. Thank you for the giveaway.
Too cute!
bcgood83@yahoo.com
My fashionista daughter would be in heaven! mycole4@hotmail.com
viciousandrotten@GMAIL.COM
so cute!!
OMGoodness, these are Adorable! Lucy is so precious with them, too! Thanks for a chance to win! kristinorth@mchsi.com
Cute! I'v a mini Lily :)
Oh my!!! My little girl would go nuts for this, thanks for the chance!!
Absolutely adorable!! So is precious Lucy. :)
jennifer.coons@yahoo.com
Best giveaway EVER.
smidgkins at gmail.
So way cute! My daughter, Frances, is in need. NEED, I tell you!
hcronk@gmail.com
What an excellent, lovely idea!
Oh me oh my! This is so very beautiful. I loved playing with paper dolls growing up.
carlyjane35@gmail.com
my girls would love love love this! i'll have to check them out.
tiffany {at} simplymodernmom {dot} com
I would love to give this to my niece. Great gift.
Joanna
Sincerefaith[a]gmail.com
I would love to win this! We love paper dolls at our house. But would love a set that is not cut by my cricuit!
kjp37@hotmail.com
oohhh...I remember playing with paperdolls as a little girl for HOURS. My mom even saved her paperdolls from her childhood and if we were REALLY good we could play with them too. Great for imaginative play :-)
silvisum@aquinas.edu
oh my cuteness!!!
susanmaloneyseward@gmail.com
I would love to give these to my nieces...they would love them to pieces! My daughter is only 2, so she has FABRIC "paper dolls" until she learns how to do them for real :)
This is awesome..
razaklady at gmail dot com
Love them!
virginiamae (at) gmail.com
These look like so much fun!
mrshumphries at gmail dot com
Oh my, my almost 5 year old NEEDS these! I found some paper dolls from my oldest daughter a few days ago and my youngest sat and played with them for 2 hours! :)
dave_n_tonya@yahoo.com
Wow, I am in awe!!! I am going to have to tell my friends and sisters about these.
jules_88@sbcglobal.net
how fun this would be...so many choices.
amyhuch@hotmail.com
craftedbymama.blogspot.com
Oh, this giveaway just makes my heart flutter :)
lindsayrpeterson@yahoo.com
Paper dolls are my favorite. My grandmother used to bring them to me. How fun is it to personalize them. My Lucy would love them! bettydenglish@gmail.com
These are so freakin adorable! My daughter, Cambria, would LOVE to play with these :)
Courtney
camarkovitz@gmail.com
OMG! My four year old cuts things out constantly for her cut out collection, she even plays with American Girl dolls cut out from the catalog. She would LOVE this!
kimmartens@att.net
These are super cute!
THanks for the opportunity to win.
aimeembryan@gmail.com
These are just the cutest! I'm so happy there's a giveaway for them too. :)
melissabutar@yahoo.com
Sooo cute! <3
vjackiev@gmail.com
they're so lovely!
uniquety@gmail.com
best giveaway ever...!!!!I really hope to win...!!!
alex_ophilia@hotmail.com
I'm so in love with these! I think that she is brilliant to offer the additional keepsake package.
megitys@juno.com
Cutest thing ever! Would love something like this for my daughter
sunshinebabysite@gmail.com
These are beautiful. We get the ones from the dollar store and the girls play endlessly with them. I can't imagine how much they would LOVE these!
Love them! And how my little girl (my middle child) would love to have a mini-her.
My daughter is just dying for those paper dolls! Darling!
mmhemsley AT gmail DOT com
Absolutely precious! Kind of takes you back to another simpler, more innocent time. :)
wow, those are pretty impressive!
thebluecastle@hotmail.com
So adorable! My daughter would LOVE playing with these!!!! :)
snoglobe21@yahoo.com
My daughter would just LOVE these paperdolls! So lovely!
daciashu(at)gmail(dot)com
I'm so glad to discover paper dolls aren't a thing of the past! Love it!
jessica.lashelle@gmail.com
so so so cute!
keller.amber@gmail.com
too cute! my nieces would love these!
WOW! these make me want to be 6 again. My daughters would love these. What an amazing company.
Would love to win for my girly girl.
s_ropacki@hotmail.com
My girlies would love this!
chels.adams@gmail.com
These are SO sweet! I've collected paper dolls forever, and this would be such a fun keepsake to add to the collection!
~Elise
Beautiful! Lucy is a lucky girl! I hope my girl will get this beautiful package one day!
boba.travica@gmail.com
How precious!
kelli.staggs@gmail.com
Reminds me of the paper dolls my sisters and I played with. Our dolls weren't nearly as cute though. I'd love one of these for my baby girl!
hcaryl80@hotmail.com
Oh goodness gracious! A more perfect gift for a little girl could not exist-
bohemiadesign@gmail.com
My daughter would also love this.
thecardrificgirl@yahoo.ca
I'm so in love.
anjanettepaul@gmail.com
Oops, forgot to include my email. Sorry!
I love paper dolls, and these are some of the cutest, sweetest ones I've ever seen! I would love to get these for my girls!
serenakate at gmail dot com
This is the cutest thing I have ever seen My daughter would go crazy for this!!
carriechilton@gmail.com
So darling! I remember playing with my paper dolls for HOURS each day when I was little. maxineparrish at gmail dot com
Ohh how cute !!! I hope I win !! Karen5huff@gmail.com
I know my little girl will loovvvee this !
Adorable! I hope I can win these for my daughter!
cheyennealexander@hotmail.com
I loved paper dolls as a little girl, and these are awesome! bonbabyshop (at) gmail (dot) com
I would love to win this for my 4 year old sister!
jordan {at} gnuhaus {dot} com
I am in love with these. I hope that I win, if not I will just have to go out and buy a few dolls for our house :)
rneorr@yahoo.com
WOW!!! Where were these when I was little?! I KNOW my 5 year old daughter would feel SO special to have something like this!!! Thanks for the chance to win such an AWESOME GC!!!!!!!
So adorable! I loved paper dolls when I was younger. I bet my little girl would love them too!
Funny -- I have had paperdolls on my mind for a while now, but decided to wait because my girl would for sure rip off the little paper thingies... so, these would be perfect --- besides being impossibly CUTE!
irisgp17@aol.com
So cute! Reminds me of ones I had when I was little. My granddaughter would love this! kcandjudy@comcast.net
Love this!!!! My little girl would so love this!!!
that is beautiful!!!
i totaly love it and would love to win it for my doughter
thanks!
Amazing. My girls are 7 and 10, but never tire of playing with dolls. They would LOVE this!
raelynstoddard@hotmail.com
Thanks for a chance to win!
My girls would just love these!!! So sweet!
amy.s.conger@gmail.com
My two little girls would LOVE this. What gorgeous drawings!
Lora
shoegal8.lj@gmail.com
My daughter is DROOLING over these darling dolls, thanks for the chance to win!
sikcoe@gmail.com
Oh my, those are the cutest things ever!!
oh wow...these are so cute....my these are perfect!!!
mamdaray@bigpond.com
Very cool! My daughter is just getting into paperdolls.
allysont@ecologyfund.net
My daughter would LOVE these! jinxster2atgmaildotcom
My daughter would love these.
julie at ohbabyredding dot com
Ooooh, oooooh, pick me, pick me!! :D bigfoot_mama@hotmail.com
~Ashleigh
gorgeous....these would be great presents for my girls!
hollymchristopher@gmail.com
Hoping to win this one, my daughter would love these! bubbabluedog@gmail.com
So cute and clever! My daughter would love this.
wells.maryanne@gmail.com
I'm in love with these!! I think my girls have to have them!!
So cute! I want my own paper doll.
renjenl21(at)gmail(dot)com
I have three little girls I know they would all love this!
kychs@hotmail.com
I really have no comment because my mouth is hanging open in wonderment at the cuteness of those dolls. WOW!!!
jessicaleeperkins@hotmail.com
soooooo cute!
kaceykendrickwagner {at} gmail.com
oh and my email address is sarahaglover@gmail.com
LOVE LOVE LOVE this! I loved paper dolls when I was little, and I can't wait to buy some for my little Molly!
carrieoverman@gmail.com
She'll love this!!! What a clever idea.
My daughter would love these! :o)
So cute! I love that these let little girls use their imagination!
mattvaleiler at gmail.com
Oh my heck! What darling paper dolls! I love them!
kabutterfield@gmail.com
Love these! katievarela@att.net
Those are adorable! My four year old would be so excited to get something like that.
jocelynmateos(at)gmail(dot)com
This is such a great idea! My niece would love them as my baby girl is a bit too young. Beautiful!
leah_ayers@hotmail.com
Ahh, brings back memories! How much fun my daughter and I could have.
emilou84037@yahoo.com
oh...my little Ava would love this!
Thanks for the chance to win it for her.
Nancy
quilt(at)centurytel(dot)net
Oh my daughter and nieces would love this! Thanks for introducing this lovely shop. mindymtaylor@yahoo.com
Love the 'sticky strip' concept. I laminated the last set I made and then all she can do is hold up the clothes together. not fun. but this set=fun!! Thanks for the opportunity to win! lisa_janae at hotmail dot com
I would have died if I had this as a little girl!
laurahall7@gmail.com
Very cute and clever.
lrb7@cox.net
awesome! I would have to get 3 sets, one for each girl!
monique@thefrugalfarm.com
Oh my Gigi would love one! I am almost 40 yrs old and still have vivid memories of playing with my paper dolls. Such a cute idea.
mamidesigns@yahoo.com
AMAZING!
Too CUTE!
scottandlaurahilton@gmail.com
What an awesome giveaway!
heidicrawford at gmail dot com
This is just too much fun. And so thoughtfully put together. Thanks for the chance!
brilliant!
taffyjane@ cableone.net
What a great gift!
tatanish at gmail dot com
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