Peg doll tutorial

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…

We recently worked on this family with several cats for an order from Oliver and Adelaide. We thought it would be a great opportunity to give a quick how-to on painting cats. To paint your cats, begin by painting the doll bodies a solid color (we like to use 1" peg dolls), a color that most represents your cat. Then, b

Well I've finished the peg dolls for the swap over at We bloom here and Miss Molly is ALMOST done so I thought maybe I'd put up some pictu...

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

Well I've finished the peg dolls for the swap over at We bloom here and Miss Molly is ALMOST done so I thought maybe I'd put up some pictures and a little tutorial. The inspiration for my dolls started with The Story of the Root Children by Sibylle von Olfers. However, as my dolls progressed they sort of took on a life of their own and became spring maidens. Helpers to mother nature in the spring to bring green grass and colorful flowers...They are sweet and this was fun. They are all the…

We love the versatility of wooden peg dolls, but have had a hard time finding readily available ones in a spectrum of skin tones. We naturally dye wooden eggs every year with much success, so why not peg dolls?! We also already have a lot of unfinished wood peg dolls at home and always try

How to make simple and fun DIY peg dolls using wooden peg doll forms.

Peg dolls are a timeless and classic toy. They are beautiful and unique and children appreciate that. They know that peg dolls are special because they are one of a kind. In this article I