Author: Charles

Left, front side of swallow-tailed clothespin butterflies. Right, lates. This is just one way to design clothespin butterflies. Kids making this version will need adult help and supervision due to the use of a hot glue gun and nails. Detailed photos of butterfly clothespins craft. Support list: Wooden clothespins Small wooden wing parts Black, white and green acrylic paints decorative paper Wire and black beads for the antenna Hot glue gun and hot glue white school glue Step by step instructions: Paint the top half of the butterfly black and the fork green. Point the pin with the fork-legs toward […]

When painting clothespins for bees, turn the fork of the pin to the side. Lines should be drawn along the entire length of the pin. The wings will be affixed in a downward position so that the bee looks like an “arrow”. (look at the pictures) Clothespins are not attached to the stands. These little Clothespin dolls are painted in black and yellow stripes! Details of the craft of clothespins from bees or wasp insects. Support list: Wooden clothespins Black, brown, yellow, white, peach, red acrylic paints Thin wire for the antenna Gold leaf for the crown yellow tulle (optional) […]

Maltese Knight from Malta. Here is a knight! He is a Maltese knight from the island of Malta, a stronghold in the Mediterranean Sea. When chivalry was in flower, knights belonging to the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem ruled the island. This guy is dark and handsome. Every fares. When he moves, his shiny armor rattles delightfully. Very cool, the knight should live in the castle. If a castle were built for him, it must have been a huge affair, at least twelve feet long, high and wide. Preferably, the castle should stand on an island in the middle […]

Cowboy doll watches the cows and plays a happy tune.   This handsome guy is a true western cowboy. It’s very interesting, because he dances and Whistles and also plays the harmonica. Previous slide or next slide.

This baseball sweetheart doll is big enough to dress up in Little League clothes. This is the most popular member of the Doll Baseball team. He looks a lot like Babe Ruth, The Home Run King, who everyone calls Babe Ruth. He is a fun fellow and always smiling.

This is another photo of Jessie. Although not very big, it is quite athletic. There he stands ready to catch him. Previous slide or next slide

Mickey, the puppet soccer player, wears a suit much like the ones boys on university teams wear. His helmet is made of brown leather, heavily lined on the inside. Padding is placed to prevent injury to the player’s head. His heavy jacket is dark blue. Mickey’s dog name is Spooky. He was named Spooky because he looks so scary in the dark When one sees him all he sees are four white legs, his chest and part of his face. Spooky is the mascot for the puppet soccer team. It brings them good luck. They never knew they lost a […]

Elderly doll immigrants from France, then Ellis Island to the United States. This photo was taken of Grandma and Grandpa Dole on Ellis Island just moments after they arrived in this country. They dressed as they were dressed in France. Grandmother wears a white bonnet, black satin waist, checkered skirt, black silk apron, and black silk gloves. Her shoulder shawl is of black lace. The only jewelry she wears is a heavy gold chain. Each of these old men wears wooden shoes. Grandpa wears a red stocking, gray pants, a blue velvet dress, a blue handkerchief and a black hat.

Early mass-produced dolls were sometimes called “Topsy” in reference to Topsy-Turvy Dolls that have two faces, one above the skirt and the other below. The above doll is not But upside down. It is made from configuration. Her braids are interconnected holes in her head. Her checkered blouse was most likely green or red. This tiny three-braided doll is Topsy. Almost everyone thinks that Topsy is the cutest doll they have ever seen. She didn’t look so happy when this picture was taken. Perhaps she was afraid her dog, Spot, would take a bite of her bread.

Peggy dressed up for a winter adventure has already had an accident.  This is Peggy. She is crying real tears. But no wonder she cries. She was riding when her sled hit a bump and bounced into the snow unnoticed. Sue, the girl who was painting the sleigh, didn’t see what had happened until she got home and then it was too dark to return. Soon Peggy was icy cold. Fortunately a friend came and saved her. The friend was tall, low, and black as coal. It was a dachshund that lived next door. Previous slide or next slide