Natural Wooden Toys by Erin Freuchtel-Dearing
Natural Wooden Toys is an exciting project book that shows you how tomake over 75 simple and charming wooden toys. Using just a scroll saw and a few simple tools, you can keep a child playing for months to come!You don't need to have prior woodworking experience to create a selection of fun and imaginative wooden toys. Each project comes with instructions so simple that your children can also help with the making and decorating.Rounded corners, food-colouring finishes and natural materials ensure that each toy is both safe and eco-friendly. The book also includes an informative section on natural finishes for any craft project.
This is a really fun book that you will loveSeventy-five great toys ready to be made for you or for someone else's kids. The toys are real simple to make with a scroll saw or even a fret saw and are finished with natural colors. Paprika will provide a beautiful orange shade, blueberries a flavorful purple. Specialty artist shops can provide you with brilliant non-toxic finishes as well. The toys are very basic but just as enjoyable for toddlers as those high tech toys to play with. And, full patterns are provided by the author; she provides recipes for the colors as well.
Erin Freuchtel-Dearing is a stay-at-home mum whose concerns about the low level of play and imagination in many commercial toys led her to start making wooden toys from scratch. She began selling creative, colourful, child-safe toys on Etsy.com and was selected from over 2,000 applicants to become a part of Etsy's 25-member Second Community Council. Erin's work has been featured prominently in American publications such as the Philadelphia Inquirer and Parents magazine.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781565238732 |
| ISBN 10 | 1565238737 |
| Title | Natural Wooden Toys |
| Author | Erin Freuchtel-Dearing |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Fox Chapel Publishing |
| Year published | 2015-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 184 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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