http://www.thewoodenwagon.com/blog News and reviews on natural wooden toys, folk art, books and more! Thu, 01 May 2008 15:30:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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, ... http://www.thewoodenwagon.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/01/wonderful-decoupage-project/ 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 ... http://www.thewoodenwagon.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/29/complete-line-of-cuboro-marble-runs/ 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. http://www.thewoodenwagon.com/blog/index.php/2008/03/22/egging-you-on/ 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 ... http://www.thewoodenwagon.com/blog/index.php/2008/03/21/not-too-late-to-dye-your-eggs-naturally/ 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 ... http://www.thewoodenwagon.com/blog/index.php/2007/10/21/new-smoking-men/