The Toymaker's Journal

Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that’s...

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:58:31 -0400

Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that’s where you renew your springs that never dry up. ~ Pearl Buck

In a pea green boat.

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:54:56 -0400

In a pea green boat.

mandaflewaway: CLICK TO MAKE SOME MUSIC This is so lovely.

Sun, 05 May 2013 23:03:12 -0400

mandaflewaway:

CLICK TO MAKE SOME MUSIC

This is so lovely.

I like to be home.

Sat, 04 May 2013 14:47:08 -0400

I like to be home.

lesliehowardforever: Leslie Howard as Percy Blakeney My...

Fri, 03 May 2013 23:23:52 -0400

lesliehowardforever:

Leslie Howard as Percy Blakeney

My favorite movie of all known time….

wilwheaton: Somebody made this, and now I have something in...

Wed, 01 May 2013 18:01:56 -0400

wilwheaton:

Somebody made this, and now I have something in both of my eyes.

(via The Wisdom of Wil - Imgur)

I want a time machine to send this back to my seven-year-old self.

Back from Little India. Chapati with dinner.

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:32:43 -0400

Back from Little India. Chapati with dinner.

Play Puppy Marbles with the Mysterious Math Carnival....

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:56:52 -0400

Play Puppy Marbles with the Mysterious Math Carnival. ♥

http://www.thetoymaker.com/3WORKSHOP.html

I will make you brooches and toys for your delightOf bird-song...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:13:30 -0400

I will make you brooches and toys for your delight
Of bird-song at morning and star-shine at night.
I will make a palace fit for you and me
Of green days in forests and blue days at sea.

~Robert Louis Stevenson

The Seahorse Carousel...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:44:19 -0400

The Seahorse Carousel Adventure….

http://www.thetoymaker.com/Otter/1Ottercarousel.html

katsallday: Lotte Reiniger’s The Adventures Of Prince Achmed...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:39:34 -0400

katsallday:

Lotte Reiniger’s The Adventures Of Prince Achmed (1926)

The first full length animated film and all of the characters and details were hand cut out of paper, one by one.

I finally saw this movie last holiday season and it is absolutely

gorgeous.

I love this movie.

Making pinwheels and hoping that spring comes soon for my...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 03:44:00 -0400

Making pinwheels and hoping that spring comes soon for my friends in the north.

http://www.thetoymaker.com/Toypages/21pinwheel/21PINWHEEL.html

wilwheaton: Because we could all use something good to balance...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:26:53 -0400

wilwheaton:

Because we could all use something good to balance out the evil today: Redditor’s daughter is giving away free rainbows.

Every person’s life is a fairytale written by God’s fingers....

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:11:00 -0400

Every person’s life is a fairytale written by God’s fingers. ~ Hans Christian Andersen

Thinking about the seashore….

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:47:53 -0400

Thinking about the seashore….

Drawing seashells today because it’s cold and windy and I...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:37:49 -0400

Drawing seashells today because it’s cold and windy and I can smell the ocean.

A fabric design I’m working on .

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:05:09 -0400

A fabric design I’m working on .

Photo

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:17:33 -0400

I got up early and made a bunch of geometric stamps this...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:05:33 -0400

I got up early and made a bunch of geometric stamps this morning. My hands look like…

Photo

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 02:23:14 -0400