Waldorf peg dolls

As a waldorf teacher I create these 3" peg doll felt gnomes for my class each year. Valuing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), a variety of skin tones are available. Each pine wood peg doll contains plant dyed wool felt, beads, embroidery and beading thread. The light pegs are unfinished, the medium pegs finished with beeswax and the dark dyed with black tea and beeswax. Because of their size and shape they are not intended for unsupervised play for children under 3 years old.

We love the versatility of wooden peg dolls, but have had a hard time finding readily available ones in a spectrum of skin tones. We naturally dye wooden eggs every year with much success, so why not peg dolls?! We also already have a lot of unfinished wood peg dolls at home and always try

"Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth." - Henry David Thoreau, Walden We have been asked about Season Peg Dolls to accompany our Weather Gnomes...and they are finally here! Made of beech wood and with an extra larger size of 8cm height, our Four Season peg dolls are perfect to be played individually or to go on season table as a set~ Selling as a set of FOUR Season Peg Doll as painted in the…

100% Merino Wool Felt en Instagram: “Get out! It's finally here! You've all been waiting so patiently 🥰 We finally have the cutest kits in stock for our Woodland…”

Tips for Painting Peg Dolls for Beginners By a Beginner - or "The Things I Learned the Hard Way" - Last December I got my first lessons in peg-doll painting from a friend who had been doing it for a while and was generous enough to share with me her supplies and the wisdom that comes from experience. A year later, I still think of many of the tips she gave me when I sit down to paint. And I've painted enough dolls now to have started my own mini store of experience-based wisdom. I'm still a…

This little doll is from the Etsy shop Dream Child Studio.