The book can be ordered from the book depository, steiner books, waldor f books, booktopia, amazon, or your favorite local book seller. With a forward by susan perrow, this unique book provides step by step instructions for making enchanting peg dolls with children. Over 60 fun, creative projects for children and adults crafts and family activities bloom, margaret on. Making peg dolls is incredibly simple and easy to follow. Making peg dolls book margaret bloom waldorf crafts. This inspiring collection by margaret bloom builds on the success of her first book making peg dolls. Making peg dolls crafts and family activities margaret bloom, paul bloom. Coming from the waldorf handcraft tradition, these irresistible dolls encourage creative play. 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. Beautiful photographs and illustrations will guide users to create seasonal, holiday, and naturebased peg people. Now available for purchase from a childs dream come true, book depository uk, amazon, steiner books, and many other.
Over 60 fun, creative projects for children and adults crafts and family activities. Making peg dolls by margaret bloom will excite and inspire you the moment you open it. Toys that spin, fly, and bring sweet dreams crafts and family activities bloom, margaret on. I have often found that other doll making books skip steps in the process. 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. 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. Using photos from the internet my children adapted the. 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. Coming from the waldorf handcraft tradition, these peg dolls are made from natural materials and are linked to the seasonal cycle, and favourite fairytales and festivals from around the. Making peg dolls and more by margaret bloom, 9781912480029, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Buy making peg dolls crafts and family activities by margaret bloom isbn. Making peg dolls with margaret bloom moon child blog.
Margaret blooms book introduces us to over 60 peg doll characters to keep hands busy. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Margaret blooms new book promises to be just as delightful and inspiring as her original volume, making peg dolls. The projects in this collection demonstrate even more ways to make and engage with these charming toys. Making peg dolls book margaret bloom waldorf crafts for kids. Want an activity that promotes creativity, environmental awareness and maths skills and combines imaginative play with a boost of literacy. In introducing this enchanting new book, i thought it would be fun to interview margaret, and learn more about her. You can purchase it from a childs dream come true, bella luna toys, castle in the air, amazon,and book depository, uk. It focuses mostly on using felt and watercolor paint to create the peg dolls. 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.
I decided this last weekend that i wanted to take a stab at making my own, and it was so easy. I would have liked to seen a few more methods for making the dolls such as wood burning, fabric, and other kinds of paints. An excellent waldorf craft howto book, with over 60 different peg doll. 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.
This is a great book to enjoy with the kids, as a parent or teacher, but even if you. Making peg dolls by margaret bloom, 9781907359774, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Peg dolls can be made from natural materials to reflect the seasonal cycle, favorite fairy tales and festivals from around the world. Making peg dolls is margaret blooms first book and it introduces us to her magical world of peg dolls. Ideas for peg dolls as gifts and toys, for seasonal nature tables or fairs. Toys that spin, fly, and bring sweet dreams crafts and family activities. Making peg dolls available for download and read online in other formats. Now available for purchase from a childs dream come true, book depository uk, amazon, steiner books, and many other lovely booksellers. You want to go ahead and choose a standard size, and we love the big ones that i recommended above. Arranged by season theres one adorable and irresistible project after another. A giveaway and a conversation with margaret bloom spring is coming. And for their playvalue, a homemade peg doll cant be beat. We have loved making our version of the peg dolls in the first book so this would be a lovely addition to our collection.
Margaret bloom offers inspiration, instruction, and resources for adults and children for making over 60 different peg people. This is an adorable book and it has many dolls for holidays, seasons, and storytelling. 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. Ive recently started seeing some adorable peg doll sets, most recently on, and they are so fun. Making peg dolls by margaret bloom, hardcover barnes. Paul bloom, photographer peg dolls are small, enchanting, and easy to make. This series of delightful craft projects will inspire all the family to make. 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. Making peg dolls margaret bloom english book ex libris.
Peg dolls are small, enchanting, simple to make, and a perfect craft for children, and for adults to do together with children. Today i am excited to introduce you to margaret bloom. I was 41 before i got this book, now i am 7 years younger 1 year per peg doll i made. Margaret bloom invites you to enter the tiny magical world of peg dolls.
Her book is just chock full of wonderful ideas and patterns so that you can create your very own peg doll world. Making peg dolls the ultimate resource list with 3. Making peg dolls by margaret bloom hardcover, 192 pages published by hawthorn press available from your favorite booksellers and online. Ideas for peg dolls as gifts and toys and for seasonal nature tables and fairs. 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. This series of delightful craft projects will inspire all the family to make and play creatively. The finished dolls become the inspiration for endless play and storytelling and help to promote the emotional and imaginative development of the young child. Making peg dolls, opened my eyes to a whole new world of cute and has kept phoebe and i busy since christmas. Her new book, making peg dolls and more, shares new fantastic ideas.
This is a great book with super easy to follow directions. So, when margaret blooms new book, making peg dolls, came out, i thought what a super 9th birthday gift for kitty. I love browsing through book stores and consider myself lucky that my small town has three. 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. Keep the magic of childhood alive with this enchanting col. The more peg dolls you make the younger you become. 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. 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. Pdf making peg dolls download full pdf book download. I wrapped it in a silk, tied a ribbon around it and watched the delight.
Its 192 pages of peg doll love, with patterns for over 60 different doll designs and clear step by step instructions. How to make wooden peg dolls moon child blog bella. 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. And because i want you to stay forever young, today im giving away a copy of margaret blooms book. Making peg dolls is a valuable resource for families and classrooms with young children. Her first book, making peg dolls, showed us how to create lovely little pegs for our collection. They are a perfect craft for children and can become the inspiration for endless play and storytelling.