Peg people

While playing at a friend’s house, Emma discovered some old school fisher price “little people”. Remember the ones with straight little bodies and no arms and legs? Well, she had so much fun playing with them that I decided to make some of my own. This idea is nothing new. There are images of wooden […]

"Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth." - Henry David Thoreau, Walden We have been asked about Season Peg Dolls to accompany our Weather Gnomes...and they are finally here! Made of beech wood and with an extra larger size of 8cm height, our Four Season peg dolls are perfect to be played individually or to go on season table as a set~ Selling as a set of FOUR Season Peg Doll as painted in the…

Tips for Painting Peg Dolls for Beginners By a Beginner - or "The Things I Learned the Hard Way" - Last December I got my first lessons in peg-doll painting from a friend who had been doing it for a while and was generous enough to share with me her supplies and the wisdom that comes from experience. A year later, I still think of many of the tips she gave me when I sit down to paint. And I've painted enough dolls now to have started my own mini store of experience-based wisdom. I'm still a…

Tutorial by Amy Liu Bissett on creating these adorable DIY wooden fairy dolls as decor for a dreamy woodland fairy party!

Peg dolls have become increasingly popular in the indie craft world and are a fantastic way to express your creativity. Wooden peg dolls are a blank canvas, waiting to be transformed into any chara…

20 Perfect Peg Dolls - for all kind of pretend play!

How to make Halloween peg dolls. These peg dolls are so easy to make if you paint step-by-step. A DIY peg doll tutorial that anyone can do!

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