Paper Cuts of Farm Animals

        Below, I have restored a few paper farm animals: horse, cow, goat, duck, rooster, sheep, dog, bunny, pig and cat. These may be freely used by students and teachers for the classroom. Silhouettes on my blog are not to be redistributed by alternative websites and are not meant to be sold or purchased.

These paper cuts of animals found on the farm would make great design
elements in a classroom or any other art project a young
student might need them for.

Paper Cuts of Jigging Pigs!

        Above are jigging (dancing) pigs and below is a single paper cut pig with a turnip. Have fun including these silhouettes in your crafts for the classroom!

Paper Silhouette Camel Cuts

       Paper Camel Cuts for teachers and students to use in the classroom or in art projects. The center one has a rider.

Circus Elephants Paper Cuts

The circus clown and tight rope walker balance on an elephant with monkey.

       Vintage paper cuts of an era ended, these circus elephants are now only found in books. I've restored these for your scrapbooks only. Enjoy.

• Read 33 facts about elephants and then visit the links to retired circus elephants as well.
• Search tags for more circus themed posts
• Listen to a story about a special little brave elephant...

Circus elephants walk behind each other into the arena.

Free Paper Cuts of Sheep

Perfect for arts and crafts projects in the Sunday School or classroom. Use them in personal craft too.

Paper Cuts for Halloween of Black Cats

       These little black cats may be used in the classroom and in personal crafts.

Paper Cuts of Thanksgiving Turkeys

       Thanksgiving silhouettes/paper cuts of turkeys for the classroom and personal crafts.

Paper Cuts of Children With a Pony

A girl and a boy lead a pony through a pasture.

A boy balances on a chair, a pony nips and pulls away.

A boy rides a pony and a girl greets him.

A charming paper cut of deer

   This old paper cut depicts deer and plant forms. 

Two different ways to mount your paper cuts and put them on display.

Fairy Friends Paper Cuts

    These fairies have butterfly wings and companions who play with them inside of a garden. Paper cuts also include flowers, grasses, birds and animal friends.

Classroom paper cuts of black cats . . .

 This black silhouette of a fuzzy cat would make a sweet paper cut for
   those of you practicing your cutting technique. He even has a furry chin.

Here is an additional stencil of a furry cat as well...

 Magic

Three pussy cats who had no tails, (as may be very plainly seen)
Went for a walk and little talk one magic Hallowe'en
Alas, alack! 'Twas very sad and most unfortunate. I ween
To have no tails to wave about on magic Hallowe'en. 

They walked a bit and talked a bit o'er little meadows nice and green

Until they came where cat-tails grow on magic Hallowe'en.

They wished for tails with all their might, with very patient sighs between

When suddenly they got some tails on magic Hallowe'en.

When happy wished come to you

And merry hopes that mean

Much to your blessed little hearts,

Just wish on Hallowe'en!

Paper Patterns by Paul Konewka

      Paul Konewka was an artist remarkable for his skill and expression in silhouette designs. He was a Pole by birth and studied both sculpture and painting. His chief works are the illustrations of "Faust," and of the "Midsummer's Night Dream." I will eventually include these collections under his name. He died at the young age of 31 in Berlin, 1871.

A self portrait of Paul Konewka.

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• Literatur von und über Paul Konewka im Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek
• Silhouetten zu Goethes Faust

"If Pets, Why Not Useful Ones?"

By Percy Shaw.

I wonder how 'twould be if cows

And hens and ducks were household pets,

And banished far were growls and meows,

As witness in these silhouettes!

Mere man would look aghast no doubt

And voice a thousand vain regrets;

But though these ladies ne'er come out,

They look well in these silhouettes.

Papercutting by Walter Crane

      Walter Crane (1845–1915) was an English artist and book illustrator. He is considered to be the most prolific and influential children’s book creator of his generation and, along with Randolph Caldecott and Kate Greenaway, one of the strongest contributors to the child's nursery motif that the genre of English children's illustrated literature would exhibit in its developmental stages in the latter 19th century. His work featured some of the more colorful and detailed beginnings of the child-in-the-garden motifs that would characterize many nursery rhymes and children's stories for decades to come. He was part of the Arts and Crafts movement and produced an array of paintings, illustrations, children's books, ceramic tiles and other decorative arts. Below I will include some of his silhouettes.

a chimney sweep

a workhorse