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Awesome Giveaway From Sarah’s Silks!
Edit: This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to everyone that participated! WHERE Michelle and I chose to buy toys for the wee ones is every bit as important to us as WHAT we buy the…
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A Peek at Pippin
After due consideration, I decided to make a bunny doorstop for several reasons; it got the most votes, it is seasonal, it is both a barnyard and woodland creature, and finally, and probably most importantly,…
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ARTISTIC EXPRESSION – An Interview with Sarah Baldwin
When a child’s basic needs are met, i.e., food, clothing, shelter and love, they are free to explore the world around them with confidence. Artistic expression is a natural outpouring of…
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Felt Pizza… Yum!
It’s Friday… in household across America, it means PIZZA! So what better day of the week to introduce our play Felt Pizza? And not just ANY pizza. We have enough toppings here to satisfy the…
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Paper Mache Puppets Part Three: Adding Hair
It is time to finish your puppet and put on a show! Choose the yarn you would like to use for your puppet and a book that is between 8-10" wide (or wider if you…
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Paper Mache Puppets Part Two: Making the Body
Ok, this was actually pretty easy after I finally sat down and just did it. Print out the puppet body pattern. Cut out two matching pieces of fabric on a fold. Place the body pieces…
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Paper Mache Puppets Part One: Making the Head
When we were at the Renaissance Festival way back in September the kids got to see a wonderful puppet show. When we got back home they wanted to make their own puppets to have a…
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Hidden in Plain Site
Yesterday there was a lovely comment made by Tara at Fiddle Mama. (Thank you, Tara 🙂 She also mentioned that she just made the Quick Craft Basket. She was delighted that now she has all their crafting supplies in one spot, and when the…
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Knitted in the Round 12″ Baby Doll – Part 2 – Adding Hair and Face
Part 1 – Knitted in the Round Doll can be found HERE. Hair, like the face itself, is how you personalize the doll. I chose to use a thick, natural organic yarn, but pick yarns…
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Lavender Beanbags
As I mentioned in previous posts, Pixie’s birthday is coming up… actually, this Friday. I wanted her gifts to have a rainbow theme. First, I made her a Rainbow Coiled Rag Bowl which I love.…
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Baby Doll for the Little Lady
The next two weeks are non stop busy. Time to put away the crafts and focus on what’s important, right? Well, for me, crafting is important. And the busier I am with life, the…
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Noisy Nora
I have some bad news to share… Last evening I was working on Part Two of Noisy Nora. I was sitting at the computer, banging away at the keyboard, my two Yorkies were curled up on…
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Naked Nora
You know how it is when you get your child’s portrait taken and you must go through the agonizing decision of picking 2 or 3 cute poses out of 50? So you ask a friend……
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Book Nook – Noisy Nora – Part One
To begin making our little finger puppet mice for our Book Nook Book – Noisy Nora, I made 5 little bodies. Below are the directions. Before I get to that, however, I want to introduce everyone…
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What Are They?
So, what do you think this is a picture of? Perhaps cat tail tops? Morels? Owl pellets? A cat’s fur ball? No to all of the above. Actually, they are the bodies for Nora, Kate,…
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A Simple Test for Safety
SPREAD THE WORD… PLEASE SHARE THIS POST WITH YOUR FRIENDS. At Wee Folk Art we strive to create designs that are natural, beautiful and safe for children to play with. But if we had to…
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Book Nook – Caps for Sale Directions
The book Caps for Sale, by Russian author Esphyr Slobodkina, has been well loved for generations. Now you can make the characters so children can extend the story play. The original blog can be…
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Gnome Campfire
The children in The Thicket always look forward to the approaching summer months. This means the days themselves grow like weeds, with more hours of daylight allowing for more hours of fun. But this also…
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Dolly Diapers
Lately, the girls can’t seem to log enough Mommy hours. Although they have always enjoyed their dolls… they are currently playing Mommy in a very realistic way. They feed and clean their babies, put them…
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Wooden Frogs
Now that spring has sprung, our pond has come alive! Reeds and lily pads, ducks and water lilies… not to mention our newest addition… frogs! In my humble opinion, every household needs its fair share…
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Spring and Summer Gnome Home Ideas
If you haven’t done it already, it’s time to get your gnome home ready for the warm days of spring and summer. Below are some of our past gnomey spring things. Just click on the picture…
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A Whimsy of Knit Gnomes
I have always been fascinated by unique collective nouns. For instance, did you know a group of mice is called a “mischief”? Sounds about right, doesn’t it? Or that dolphins travel in pods? Other names are band, horde,…
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Lily Pads and Water Lilies
Three selfish frogs learn a valuable lesson about sharing from a toad and a very scary thunderstorm in Leo Lionni’s It’s Mine. I created the pattern for the Water Lily and the Lily Pads to…
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Felt Lily Pads
It began as a desire to have a few props for some of Leo Lionni’s books. I especially wanted to focus on It’s Mine. I began by drawing a frog and toad to be cut from…
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