22.2.11

Making Peg Dolls



My new book, Making Peg Dolls & More, is now available! You can purchase it from AmazonBook Depository, UK, Bella Luna Toys, A Child's Dream Come True & Castle in the Air.

The premise behind the new book is this:  I wanted to bring peg dolls off the shelf and out of the doll house to spin, fly and travel about in the larger world.   Between the covers of the book there are patterns for dolls to sit on your pincushion & help mind your stitches, dolls flying through the air on dragons and bright winged birds, dolls to accompany children through the day as they face the world and through the night as they dream on their pillows, plus many more lovely projects.  You can see some of them in the animated book trailer below.



The book also includes a beautiful foreword by Sharifa Oppenheimer, author of Heaven on Earth, plus an inspiring preface by Steffi Stern, author of an upcoming book on felting from Hawthorn Press.

 

Making Peg Dolls & More is a follow up to my first book from Hawthorn Press: Making Peg Dolls.  It's 192 pages of peg doll love, with patterns for over 60 different doll designs and clear step by step instructions. The book can be ordered from The Book DepositorySteiner Books, Waldorf BooksBooktopia, Amazon, or your favorite local book seller. The book is also carried by retailers who specialize in Waldorf Education and natural craft supplies such as Bella Luna Toys and A Child's Dream Come True.



Here's an animated trailer for the book -- we hope you like it!

16 comments:

  1. Such a beautiful post absolutely glittering with fairy dust!

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  2. These are so delightful...I am sure my son would love to make a set of these.

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  3. such lovely inspiration you have collected here :) beautiful

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  4. These are so cute... I bet you could make an entire gnome chess set with those pegs... great job

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  5. Oh, Kathy, a gnome chess set would be just too funny (and cute!) Kind of like the movie "Gnomeo." Have you seen it?

    xo

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  6. I LOVE THESE! I'm in the middle of fourteen months of only giving my children handmade toys and we're pretty heavy on sewn items at this point. I'm going to make some of these for Easter baskets!

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  7. just came over from the crafty crow---oh my goodness. these are fabulous. thanks so much for this tutorial and all the links. i've bookmarked your post and hope to get started on some peg people soon!!!! i'm thinking these would be great in easter baskets. or i wonder if i could make some leprechauns for st. patrick's day? :D

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  8. I am so excited to make a set for my daughter! Thank you for the suggestions!

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  9. Can you please let me know what kind of watercolors you are using?

    Thanks,
    Hope

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  10. The watercolors I use are made by Lyra... I love them!

    Thanks for visiting,
    MB

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  11. This is so beautiful! Miniatures are my favorite. Do you cover them with a glaze or. Sealant? I am wondering whether or not to get that. Keep up the creations!

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  12. So that's the name of the little people. Peg people. I had no idea.

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  13. So excited...it's almost time for the big release! I can't wait. We treasure our little peg people angels that we received in the angel swap from you!They are absolutely adorable. Congratulations again!

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  14. I can't wait to get my hands on this book!

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