Toys for Friday Finds

Hide and seek?  No, it's Friday and time for featuring Etsy items that I have found that I like.  And time to share with you! I have many grandchildren and just got this wonderful picture of one of my sons and his family!  Just had to share!

Roman, Gideon, Ada and Bella with parents, Aaron and Annie

In honor of this latest picture, I am featuring TOYS today!   Here is what I have found:

Something for Ada--toy for toddlers (and representative of Spring):

Mama Duck and Babies by OzarkRusticWood

Something for Gideon--Soft teether /pacifier holder:  

Fireman Firefighter Pacifier holder/teether by sassydoodlebaby

Something for the group when quiet play is needed:

Soft Bowling toy by emhocollections

Something for Bella--A toy for carrying on an outing:

Sea Creatures play set by MagnoliaSurprise

Something for Roman -- A vintage plane:

Vintage Hubley Airplane by vintage19something

Got any favorites?  

Who would your give it to?  

Happy shopping! 

Wagon Dolls

Recently, in a blog thread discussion, I mentioned wagon dolls.  A friend wondered what they were.  So. . .  here they are.  Although the picture is not the best and is taken from an old snapshot, maybe you can see what these cute homespun dolls look like. They were originally designed by Vicki Lauritsen out of Geraldton, Western Australia in 1994.  She fashioned them after reading a library book about children's toys on the wagon trains. Thus the name!

These are lovely soft dolls for playtime. They stand about 22 inches tall. I made several of these for my grandkids some years ago. They are made of muslin with an embroidered face and the best part about them is their hair. It's strips of fabric and buttons. The strips are cut with pinking shears. The fabric strips make for a floppy head of hair and the most adorable part of the doll, in my opinion. (Although it takes a lot of time to finish this part.) Clothing is a simple dress of homespun fabric with cute little striped bloomers. 

I originally found this pattern in an international quilt shop series book called The Calico House by Joanna Brazler.  It features the creative talents of a group of women who work and frequent The Calico House quilt shop in Perth Australia.  I have made several of the projects in this book and highly recommend the book (if you can find it--it was printed by That Patchwork Place in Bothell Washington, 1995).

Ribbons for Bella!

Just recently, my son and his family came to visit. My new granddaughter, Bella Jo, was getting a little fussy while her brother was coloring at the table. The crayon roll he was using, (that I made) had a ribbon tie. Bella got hold of the ribbon and loved it! She fingered it, stuck it in her mouth and sucked on it. She was very vocal when we took it away from her, so I went to my studio and got a piece of green ribbon for her to have. She eventually went to sleep with it! So when she left, I made a cute little toy with ribbons on it. She'll be back this weekend, and I can't wait to give it to her! Creativity Rules!!!

(Click on the crayon roll picture to see more.)