Friday, October 10, 2008

AUTUMN GNOMES


After sifting through yet more things in the spare room of the new(ish) place, I came across this little doll-making kit given to me by a co-worker almost 3 years ago. I get into "craft mode" starting at about this time of year, and so I thought it would be a great little project for the week, that would make me feel less guilty about sitting in front of Iron Chef so much. Turns out, it only took about 4 hours of work at most, and the results are so cute! I have never made little dolls before- but these European-designed guys (either Dutch or Scandinavian- not sure) are super awesome. I took a look at the company name on the leaflet supplied, and it said Atelier Pippilotte. When Googled, I came across this store in BC that has loads of adorable and super different craft kits like this one. Where do I get stuff like this in the East???

Here is the website where doll kits like this one can be found:
http://beardancecrafts.com/

2 comments:

skona said...

ack! they are so cute! i love the mushrooms on their tunics. welcome to the interweb.

marnigobanjo said...

Hey!!

i know these little guys! They look fantastic!! They are Waldorf inspired toys so try a "Waldorf" search and see what you come up with... also, there is a store in Thornhill which is actually inside a waldorf school filled with wonderful stuff! get ready for beauty overload! i just made a couple adorable little tumbling men because the Autumn gets me all crafty too!!
Hope you are well and cozy, babe!
Craft On!

lerv,
marnie

ps... Etsy has some good waldorf stuff too.