I’m already thinking about things to make for the holidays, so I thought I’d feature a handmade toy under $50 each week. By buying a handmade toy you are supporting an independent crafter, likely getting a safer product than what’s on the shelf at big stores, and giving your child a one-of-a-kind gift. And you can pretty much avoid batteries and television characters. So I’ve created a page here with some resources for handmade toys and tutorial links for making your own. I’ll be adding to this list regularly, so check back.
This week’s featured toy is the Baby Gnome Doll, made of recycled materials by Shannon Jefferson of projectgrabbag and available at Craftsbury Kids for $22. She also has some other great plush toys at Craftsbury Kids and a lovely shop over at Etsy.
Thank you for featuring my gnome dolls!! Your blog has so many great resources for buying handmade and one of a kind items – I love it!!!
Thank you for featuring Craftsbury Kids as a shopping resource on your fabulous handmade toy page, and source for projectgrabbag dolls! I hope to try some of your fun projects with my kids!
Those dolls are adorable!
What lovely things.
Only just dicovered your blog & am hooked already – thank you.
I was thinking along the same lines for holiday gifts & I came across these that you might like to add to your resouce page?
http://mollychicken.blogs.com/my_weblog/tutorials/
http://londonmummy.typepad.com/london_mummy/2008/09/sewing-tutorial—handmade-vintage-style-fabric-skittle-gift-set-for-kids.html
http://angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/2008/04/mermaids.html
http://angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/2007/08/not-made-in-chi.html
Now off to read your archive, instead of washing up! (thank you)