Make a Dollhouse in a Box: Simple, Portable and Fun
I have a particular regard for dollhouses. In my childhood, the two shelves in my room that served as a dollhouse held as much drama as the four volumes of War and Peace. When I got older, I was...
View ArticleMake a Countdown Calendar with Wooden Blocks
Christmas is still many days away, but if you are an excited kid, it may be time to start counting them! Using old wooden blocks, help children to make a countdown calendar. After the holiday season is...
View ArticleWooden Toys You Can Make Yourself
Wooden toys are my passion. While my blog serves the purpose of sharing my tutorials and ideas for building handmade wooden toys, I am also fond of collecting links to other people’s projects,...
View ArticleMagical Christmas Lanterns
After taking down the decorations for Halloween, we missed the soft and magical glow of our lanterns. So out came more mason jars and paint, and we are prepared for cozy winter evenings with Christmas...
View ArticleMake a Set of Personalized Coasters
Sadly, I was looking at the row of glasses and cups that once again lined up next to the sink. It seemed like for every plate in the house, I washed at least three glasses. “The problem is that they...
View ArticleMake a Lantern Card: “You’re the Light of My Life”
There are plenty of stereotypical images that can be used to good effect when making a card to celebrate an event, but a handmade card to celebrate your love for someone may require something more...
View ArticleWooden Bangles for Animal Lovers
If you look around my blog, you will find out that wood is one of my favourite materials to paint on. I like how absorbent it is, yet how smoothly paint goes onto the wooden surface, and how well it...
View ArticleMake a Train Whistle!
Trains are a going concern around our house, of late. A complicated network of wooden tracks crisscrosses our living room, so that safe navigation from one end to the other looks something like a game...
View ArticleOwl Easter Eggs
I am not what you would call “a big owl fan”. If I ever felt connection with any animals, that would be foxes. But somehow owls keep sneaking into my art again and again, while you would hardly ever...
View ArticleCake Painting with My Family
It is not uncommon to see a lavishly decorated cake as a centre piece at a birthday or some other kind of party, and I always have some decorating ideas waiting for such occasions. But then, there are...
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