Painted Wooden Dolls — by Guest Mom Lindsey Rose Johnson

Every once in a great while I start to get the itch to unearth my crafty side. While this may surprise a few of my friends, I actually do craft sometimes. (I even own a glue gun — and a lot of felt.)

A few summers ago, while browsing the craft booths at an all-day festival called Swiss Days in Midway, Utah, I came across the most delightful, darling wooden dolls and blocks. They were painted in lovely bright colors with stripes and polka dots.



They were the kinds of toys I dreamed of buying for my sweet daughter. Yet, I only bought four little painted people--two of which have become residents of the black hole underneath the fridge. The last two (pictured above) now only have each other for companionship.

Any day now I'm going to get around to painting my own. Any day now. . .

I did get as far as looking online to see if I could find that awesome company--surely operated by some equally awesome moms. No luck.

However, I did come across some pretty great substitutes/examples of what I'd like to make over at everyone's favorite place (other than Design Mom), Etsy. Yay for Etsy!

These darling ladies from Relentlesstoil's Etsy Shop are my absolute favorites. How cute are they? I want one of each.



1. Blue with white flowers, 2. Orange with white flowers
3. Pink with purple flowers, 4. Dark pink with yellow flowers

I also found this darling Fairy Angel Doll from LoveBoxes.



And some painted wood families from Gemmilou's Etsy Shop.



1. Custom Order 2. Mama and Children-7,
3. Mama and Children-6, 4. The Wood Family-12

And painted people of all shapes and sizes from Love Monkey's shop.



But, I still really want to try my hand at painting my own. I don't know how they'll turn out, but I'll love them just the same.

You can buy your own unpainted dolls from Gemmilou's shop.



1. Four Little Boys, 2. Little Girlfriends, 3. The Wood Family, 4. Best Friends

Now I just need to buy some paint. . .