From baby dolls to monsters, a simple wooden spoon can become so much more! Help your child transform a plain wooden spoon into a fun craft with endless possibilities. Paint all sides of the ...

Traditional Japanese doll-maker Mantaro Ningyo has been crafting such dolls and displays since 1919, and now they are using their century tested talents to put out perhaps the most elegant version of ...

Kokeshi dolls are handmade wooden dolls that originated in Northern Japan. ... This tetotetote-produced video features Yasuo Okazaki, an artist whose craft has been passed down from his father.

Channapatna, often referred to as the "Toy Town of India," is famous for its handcrafted wooden and lacquer toys. These vibrant creations are sculpted from ivory wood, a locally grown deciduous ...

Then his doll makers sand, paint, varnish and dress the dolls. Because of the nature of wood, which has different grain patterns, and the differences in hand detailing, the Naber Kids seem to be ...

Most collectors today look for later carved "peg wooden" dolls like those made ... Transogram Co. was founded by Charles S. Raizen in 1915. It made toys, play sets, games, craft sets and juvenile ...

Natungram: The Doll's Village Of Bengal The craftspeople of this village within easy driving distance from Kolkata have reinvented ways to preserve the traditional craft of making wooden dolls ...

Weekend Read Rediscovering Traditions: Putting folk arts, crafts at the forefront. Wooden dolls painted in a crimson-red or saffron-yellow sari with a black hair bun are a traditional craft of ...

That is why I wanted to do a wooden doll with a mac, hat and scarf, but she has got a smile on her face. This was our first and last camping trip.” Joyce Baxtrem, 94, used the arts and crafts ...