The Wooden Wagon :: Impressions

Wonderful Découpage Project

Adam — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:25:01 +0000

I have liked the look of Lorina Siminovich’s work at Petit Collage for some time now, and was happy to see a DIY découpage project from her at Design Sponge.

If you are feeling crafty and need a fun spring project, why not give it a try? Make some wall art, or add a splash of color to some furniture–I can think of loads of other possibilities as well!

Complete Line of Cuboro Marble Runs

Adam — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:55:33 +0000

We are happy to now carry the complete line of Cuboro marble run sets, from the Cuboro Cugolino and Cugolino Pop sets for younger children, to the building blocks and six-pack sets to add greater functionality to your marble runs.

The six-pack sets are especially useful, either to augment the larger sets that they reflect, or just to add a few new twists and turns to your standard Cuboro runs. And the Cugolino sets, as a stand-alone units that later may be used in conjunction with the runs for older children, provide a fun (and eye-pleasing) introduction to the fascination world of kugelbahns.

Egging You On

Adam — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:02:42 +0000

Another decorating idea for eggs, from the wonderful blog KidsHaus: Making Easter Eggs . Shows the results of adding a little (olive) oil to the dye mixture.

Not too late to dye your eggs (naturally)

Adam — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:39:28 +0000

Although we painted our eggs this year, we usually dye them for Easter, and last year Oma surprised the boys with a trick I have since discovered on the web: boiling the eggs with onion skins will give them an orange hue, its strength varying with the length of time left boiling. Other plants and spices can create different natural dyes. For instructions, and for other natural coloring suggestions, have a look at this article in National Geographic’s Green Guide.

New Smoking Men

Adam — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:42:40 +0000

This holiday season sees many new additions to our collection of smoking men from the Erzgebirge: the charming smokers by the workshop of Klaus Merten, and a number of cunning miniature smokers from Crottendorf.

The Merten smokers are the typical height of the Erzgebirge smoking man–approximately 8 inches–and feature a wide range of subjects: There are a professor, station master, coachman, gardener, herbseller, cabinetmaker and even a clockseller and guitar player!

The Crottendorfer miniatures are approximately 4 3/4 inches in height, and use a miniature incense cone. Again, there is a gardener (to brighten gloomy winter days!), and also a postman, a forester and my favorite, a skier.

And I’d be remiss if I failed to mention the new smoking man from the Wolfgang Braun workshop: The night watchman with his dog is a handsome second smoker from the craftsmen who make our wonderful shepherd with sheep.