I decided this last weekend that i wanted to take a stab at making my own, and it was so easy. They are a perfect craft for children and can become the inspiration for endless play and storytelling. Take some wooden pegs, add recycled materials from your making box and let the kids get to work, making whatever characters are in their imaginations. I have often found that other doll making books skip steps in the process. I love browsing through book stores and consider myself lucky that my small town has three. Last year i was honored to be asked by fellow blogger and longtime clean reader margaret bloom to contribute a few wooden peg dolls to her book, making peg dolls. This is a great book with super easy to follow directions. This series of delightful craft projects will inspire all the family to make and play creatively. Making peg dolls by margaret bloom, hardcover barnes. Making peg dolls is margaret blooms first book and it introduces us to her magical world of peg dolls. The finished dolls become the inspiration for endless play and storytelling and help to promote the emotional and imaginative development of the young child. It focuses mostly on using felt and watercolor paint to create the peg dolls.
Margaret blooms book introduces us to over 60 peg doll characters to keep hands busy. How to make wooden peg dolls moon child blog bella. In making peg dolls youll find patterns for animals, flowers, bugs, fairytale characters, angels, gnomes and more illustrated with beautiful color photos over 60 different wood peg doll designs and patterns. The projects in this collection demonstrate even more ways to make and engage with these charming toys. Arranged by season theres one adorable and irresistible project after another. Her first book, making peg dolls, showed us how to create lovely little pegs for our collection.
Peg dolls are small, enchanting, simple to make, and a perfect craft for children, and for adults to do together with children. We have loved making our version of the peg dolls in the first book so this would be a lovely addition to our collection. Vibrantlycolored photographs depict seasonal, naturethemed, and holiday scenes of wooden peg people that children and adults can easily create together. Margaret blooms book introduces these irristible pegdoll craft projects that will inspire all the family. Making peg dolls is a valuable resource for families and classrooms with young children. This inspiring collection by margaret bloom builds on the success of her first book making peg dolls. Paul bloom, photographer peg dolls are small, enchanting, and easy to make. The more peg dolls you make the younger you become. This spring, we have had a lot of fun new products coming through our doors here at bella luna toys, but im not sure that any has caused as much excitement around here as our new book making peg dolls. In the same way gepetto carved pinocchio to life, so do the tiny blank wooden peg dolls call out to be infused with personality and character, says margaret, whose book holds over 60 designs and patterns for different. Using photos from the internet my children adapted the. Toys that spin, fly, and bring sweet dreams crafts and family activities. They are accompanied by hand drawn diagrams, that look a little wonky and naive, but are quite charming, and add to the feeling that peg dolls are achievable for anyone willing to have a go. This is an adorable book and it has many dolls for holidays, seasons, and storytelling.
The book can be ordered from the book depository, steiner books, waldor f books, booktopia, amazon, or your favorite local book seller. So, when margaret blooms new book, making peg dolls, came out, i thought what a super 9th birthday gift for kitty. An excellent waldorf craft howto book, with over 60 different peg doll. Making peg dolls book margaret bloom waldorf crafts. Making peg dolls and more by margaret bloom, 9781912480029, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. An inspiring section on storytelling with peg dolls this is a great book to enjoy with the kids, as a parent or teacher, but even if you dont have children, let yourself reconnect with your inner child and fall in love with this magical world of tiny wooden. Its 192 pages of peg doll love, with patterns for over 60 different doll designs and clear step by step instructions. A range of over 60 designs and patterns for peg dolls. Her new book, making peg dolls and more, shares new fantastic ideas. Making peg dolls is incredibly simple and easy to follow. In introducing this enchanting new book, i thought it would be fun to interview margaret, and learn more about her. Buy making peg dolls crafts and family activities by margaret bloom isbn. I wrapped it in a silk, tied a ribbon around it and watched the delight. Making peg dolls by margaret bloom will excite and inspire you the moment you open it.
This is a great book to enjoy with the kids, as a parent or teacher, but even if you. Doll making there are endless ways for children to use peg dolls in everyday play, from puppet shows and nature tables to dollhouses party favors. Ideas for peg dolls as gifts and toys and for seasonal nature tables and fairs. Making peg dolls book margaret bloom waldorf crafts for kids. Beautiful photographs and illustrations will guide users to create seasonal, holiday, and naturebased peg people. Want an activity that promotes creativity, environmental awareness and maths skills and combines imaginative play with a boost of literacy. Making peg dolls crafts and family activities margaret bloom, paul bloom. Now available for purchase from a childs dream come true, book depository uk, amazon, steiner books, and many other lovely booksellers. Our wooden peg dolls and painting kits are the perfect blank canvases for children to create their very own dolls. Margaret bloom invites you to enter the tiny magical world of peg dolls. Making peg dolls available for download and read online in other formats. A giveaway and a conversation with margaret bloom spring is coming.
Margaret bloom offers inspiration, instruction, and resources for adults and children for making over 60 different peg people. And for their playvalue, a homemade peg doll cant be beat. Toys that spin, fly, and bring sweet dreams crafts and family activities bloom, margaret on. Ideas for peg dolls as gifts and toys, for seasonal nature tables or fairs. Making peg dolls margaret bloom english book ex libris. Now available for purchase from a childs dream come true, book depository uk, amazon, steiner books, and many other. With a forward by susan perrow, this unique book provides step by step instructions for making enchanting peg dolls with children. Published in february of this year, margaret blooms making peg dolls, is one of the sweetest and most simple craft books weve seen in some time. Making peg dolls, opened my eyes to a whole new world of cute and has kept phoebe and i busy since christmas. We have literally spent hour upon hour making fairies, gnomes, wizards and puppies it amazes me that my children never tire of making peg dolls. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Pdf making peg dolls download full pdf book download. Making peg dolls by margaret bloom hardcover, 192 pages published by hawthorn press available from your favorite booksellers and online. Making peg dolls by margaret bloom, 9781907359774, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Her book is just chock full of wonderful ideas and patterns so that you can create your very own peg doll world. Today i am excited to introduce you to margaret bloom. Ive recently started seeing some adorable peg doll sets, most recently on, and they are so fun. 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. I was 41 before i got this book, now i am 7 years younger 1 year per peg doll i made. You want to go ahead and choose a standard size, and we love the big ones that i recommended above.
Over 60 fun, creative projects for children and adults crafts and family activities. Making peg dolls the ultimate resource list with 3. Over 60 fun, creative projects for children and adults crafts and family activities bloom, margaret on. Keep the magic of childhood alive with this enchanting col. An inspiring section on storytelling with peg dolls this is a great book to enjoy with the kids, as a parent or teacher, but even if you dont have children, let. Coming from the waldorf handcraft tradition, these irresistible dolls encourage creative play. I would have liked to seen a few more methods for making the dolls such as wood burning, fabric, and other kinds of paints. This series of delightful craft projects will inspire all the family to make. You can purchase it from a childs dream come true, bella luna toys, castle in the air, amazon,and book depository, uk.